Description: This is an original set published in 1938 and they are in Very Good Condition. You are buying from one of the largest stockist of cigarette and trade cards in the UK. The artwork in this set is impressive, full of colour and detail. You get a real sense of choppy waves and wind in the sails. Beginning with an ancient Egyptian ship the set continues with a Roman War Galley, a Viking ship of the 9th century, ships of discovery like the 'Santa Maria' used by Columbus, Vasco de Gama's 'Raphael', John Cabot's the 'Mathew', Drake's 'Golden Hind', the 'Mayflower' used to transport the Pilgrim Fathers to America, Captain Cook's 'Endeavour, the 'Discovery' used to transport Scott to the Antarctic etc., the there are old warships like 'Henri Grace A Dieu', 'Ark Royal', 'Revenge', the 'Centurion', the 'Victory' etc. and notable ships like the infamous HMS 'Bounty', the steam and sail paddle-ship 'Savanah', Brunel's 'Great Eastern, the clipper 'Cutty Sark', the world famous 'Titanic' which sunk in 1912, a '"Q" ship developed in the First World War which were fighting ships masquerading as merchant shipping, HMS 'Hood' which was sunk 1941 with huge loss of life, and liners the 'Normandie' and 'Queen Mary'. The picture of the 'Normandie' is particularly fine as it shows other vessels in the vicinity, so you get a sense of scale. A fine set which is backed by informative text. Size 60 x 53mm Number of cards in set: M36 For over 10,000 items listed search for londoncigcard in your search engine.
Price: 22 GBP
Location: Somerton, Somerset
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Shipping Cost: 25.24 GBP
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Returns Accepted: Returns Accepted
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Brand: Phillips
Type: Cigarette Cards
Issue: UK Issue
Original/ Repro: Original
Theme: Ships/ Boats
Presentation: Loose
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Subtype: Complete/ Full Sets
