Here is a Wills’s full set of cigarette cards entitled “Speed” from 1938 featuring aircraft, cars, boats, and aeroplanes.
This UK issue set includes original cards in an official Wills’s branded album, making it a valuable addition for collectors of tobacciana and smoking collectibles. Produced by Wills’s in the United Kingdom before the Second World War, this set offers a glimpse into the popular culture and interests of the time, making it a sought-after item for enthusiasts of vintage cigarette cards.
Aeroplanes, Cars, Bikes, Trains, Boats & Ships featured in this set are as follows:
De Havilland Albatross Transport, Armstrong Whitworth Ensign Transport, Short Empire Flying Boat Transport, Lockheed 14 Super Electra Transport, De Haviland Comet Racer, Percival Mew Gull III Racer, Macchi Castoldi 72 Racer, Hawker Hurricane Fighter, Supermarine Spitfire Fighter, BFW Messerschmitt Fighter, Bristol Blenheim Bomber, Boeing B-17 Bomber, Heinkel 111 Bomber, Savoia Marchetti S-79 Bomber, Thunderbolt, Flying Spray, Speed of Wind, Mormon Meteor, Napier Railton, MG Magnette, ERA, Mercedes Benz, Auto Union, German High Speed Motor Coach, 499 CC Norton, 494 BMW, 348 CC Velocette, 248 CC DKW, Bristolian Express GWR, Coronation Scot Express, Princess Elizabeth, Coronation Express, Santa Fe Super Chief Diesel Flyer, Denver Zepohyr Diesel Flyer, German Diesel Flyers, Steamlined Propeller Railcar, The Queen Mary, The Normandie, The Empress of Japan, The Stirling Castle, The Prince Baudouin, HMS Hood, HMS Southampton, The Admiral Graf Spee, HMS Icarus, HMS Thames, HM Motor Torpedo Boat No 102, Sir Malcolm Cambell and his Bluebird, Speed Boat Notre Dame & Outboard Motor Boat Chick III.
A guaranteed original authentic cards.
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Condition: Excellent overall condition, the cards look to be in very fine condition and the album shows light signs of wear including some lighter areas to the front cover where the cards behind have rubbed through, and slight wear to the corners of the album.
Measurements: approximately.
International shipping available.
Bidders from The Isle Of Man, The Channel Islands, please message me for a shipping quote as it will be more than the price advertised.
International buyers are responsible to pay for all import duties with their country’s customs office.
I am an experienced seller of antiques and collectibles, and this item will be well wrapped, and packed with care for delivery.
