Collection Of 14 Ogden's Guinea Gold Cigarette Cards
Collection Of 14 Ogden's Guinea Gold Cigarette Cards
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Fourteen Ogden Golf Cigarette Cards.
The collection of fourteen 'Ogden's Guinea Gold Cigarettes' card show twelve different professional male golfers, two are duplicates. The cards show posed photographic images of the golfers with distinctive black border, 'Ogden's Guinea Gold Cigarettes' and the name of the golfer. The cards show W. Auchterlonie (misspelt W. Auchterlome) (Open Champion) 2 identical cards, Leslie Melville Balfour 2 different cards, Horace G. Hutchinson, J.L. Low, Chas. Hutchings, The Late Lt. F.G. Tait, H.H. Hilton, John Ball Jr. 2 identical cards, Peter Paxton, J. Graham, Arnand Massey (French Professional). Tobacco cards / cigarette cards are trading cards issued by tobacco manufacturers, often to stiffen cigarette packaging and to promote and advertise their own brands. The cigarette companies often included collectible cards with their packages of cigarettes between 1875 and 1940's and often depicted actresses of the period, costumes and sports.
The Ogden Tab Cigarettes General Interest issue was a massive set, believed to contain around 1,560 cards, spread out over six series between 1901 & 1902. Whilst the set includes a large number of non-sporting subjects, it has a good number of sports cards from various sports, including boxing, golf, cycling, soccer, rugby, cricket, and more.
Dimensions:
1900-1949
Circa 1901
Paper
United Kingdom
good, with some wear, see images.
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 (Open Champion) 2 identical cards, Leslie Melville Balfour 2 different cards, Horace G. Hutchinson, J.L. Low, Chas. Hutchings, The Late Lt. F.G. Tait, H.H. Hilton, John Ball Jr. 2 identical cards, Peter Paxton, J. Graham, Arnand Massey (French Professional). Tobacco cards / cigarette cards are trading cards issued by tobacco manufacturers, often to stiffen cigarette packaging and to promote and advertise their own brands. The cigarette companies often included collectible cards with their packages of cigarettes between 1875 and 1940's and often depicted actresses of the period, costumes and sports.The Ogden Tab Cigarettes General Interest issue was a massive set, believed to contain around 1,560 cards, spread out over six series between 1901 & 1902. Whilst the set includes a large number of non-sporting subjects, it has a good number of sports cards from various sports, including boxing, golf, cycling, soccer, rugby, cricket, and more.){kind=link}