Card Identification Forum

Hi,

Picking your brains again for a few cigarette cards:

Same as the 1916 Teal Cigarettes issue, but with no mention of makers'

https://www.get-collectables.co.uk/tobacco-cigarette-cards-set-war-incidents-teal-cigarettes-1916-8109-p.asp

Also similar (fronts) as https://www.tcdb.com/Checklist.cfm/sid/362155 So no worries, I'll have no trouble editing a checklist. Lol

I was just wondering if any of you had an idea on the issue date of these cards ?

From a quick search I do not see that specific non-brand back, but a lot of resources state 1915 as the original set by Wills and/or Wills/Havelock. This reprint set from 1995 states 1915 was the first issue by W.D. and H.O. Wills.

https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-3464787
https://www.myoldarndtlilley.com/world-war-1-resources/cigarette-cards/
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/accessing-records-at-the-memorial/findingaids/special/cards/cigarette-trade
https://www.britishempire.co.uk/media/cigarettecards/cigarettewar/cigarettewar1.htm

Havelock back (around 1915)
https://auctions.vintagenonsports.com/LotDetail.aspx?inventoryid=13583

W.D. & H.O. Wills back (1915)
https://www.comc.com/Cards/Non-Sports/1915/BAT_War_Incidents_-_Tobacco_Base_-_Wills_Back,sc,ot

Hi,

Thanks for your answer mate, I knew I could count on you.

I've added both Anonymous & Teal series with checklists & put 1916-18 as date for the Anonymous series as the Teal one is dated 1916 & it has clearly to be a "copy" of it.

As for the Wills's 2nd series, it's dated 1917 here, might want to have it corrected to 1915. (Cigarette & Trade Card Catalogue also dates it to 1915)

I've sent a message to get-collectables asking if they had any intel on those anonymous cards... Think I might have found a rare pearl... Lol

I'll post another Anonymous card, in a few minutes, should get some answers as it's a Soccer card. Lol

Just looking at the scans you provided these are definitely Britain uniforms in the WW1 era  The US entered WW1 in April 1917 and ended in November 1918. Britain entered the war in August 1914 and ended in November 1918. 
 

Those are pretty cool cards

The “last shot” card mentions the battle at Armentieres “in October last” which is referencing 1914; this would lead me to believe this card was printed in 1915. However, the Sulva Bay landing against the Ottomans didn’t take place until fall 1915. 

Okay,

Both sets are here:

https://www.tcdb.com/ViewSet.cfm/sid/404414/1916-Teal-Cigarettes-War-Incidents

https://www.tcdb.com/ViewSet.cfm/sid/404415/1916-18-Anonymous-War-Incidents

get-collectables sent me an answer this morning, unfortunately they couldn't help us with this set.

As those cards were part of a 850 bulk lot, I just ordered another 1250... LOL

Time to mark this post as solved.

Thanks to all

Hi,

Not "Anonymous" anymore, here is an email I got from the London Cigarette Card Company:

These cards are from the British American Tobacco set of War Incidents blue back dating from 1916.