Bidspirit auction | A Collection of Vintage British

A Collection of Vintage British Cigarette and Trade Card Albums - This collection comprises various mid-20th-century cigarette and trade card albums and a specialist catalogue. The items represent major British brands including John Player & Sons, W.D. & H.O. Wills, and Brooke Bond. The John Player & Sons items include An Album of Motor Cars and a commemorative album titled The Kings and Queens of England 1066-1935. W.D. & H.O. Wills is represented by three generic picture-card albums, two with handwritten cover titles Do You Know 1st and Do You Know 2nd, and a dedicated Album of Dogs. Brooke Bond trade card albums include British Butterflies and Transport through the ages, the latter priced at sixpence. A larger black Paterson's Album of Balloons features a circular diagram of historical aeronautical craft. Also present is a second edition of The Popular Pocket Catalogue of Cigarette and Trade Cards by A.W. St. Clare. One generic landscape album is displayed open, containing a variety of cards including a Mocking Bird, botanical illustrations, and maritime views. Largest album approx. 25cm x 21cm Standard booklets approx. 12.5cm x 18.5cm.