Bidspirit auction | A Collection of Vintage Brooke

A Collection of Vintage Brooke Bond and W. D. and H. O. Wills Picture Card Albums - A collection of five vintage staple-bound softcover picture card albums from the mid-20th century, including four Brooke Bond Tea card albums and one W. D. and H. O. Wills cigarette card album. The group includes the following titles: An Album of Wild Flowers, Second Series, by Keith A. Adamson, issued by W. D. and H. O. Wills (Branch of the Imperial Tobacco Company of Great Britain and Ireland, Ltd.); Asian Wild Life, illustrated and described by C. F. Tunnicliffe, R.A., issued by Brooke Bond and Co. Ltd.; Trees in Britain, illustrated and described by Michael Young, issued by Brooke Bond and Co. Ltd.; Wild Birds in Britain, illustrated and described by C. F. Tunnicliffe, R.A., issued by Brooke Bond and Co. Ltd.; and Wildlife in Danger by Peter Scott, likely issued by Brooke Bond. Each album is designed to house a series of collectible picture cards. Internal pages demonstrate that cards have been pasted into the designated spaces, including species such as the Turnstone, Sparrow Hawk, Moorhen, and Gean (Wild Cherry). The Brooke Bond albums feature an original printed price of Sixpence on the front covers.