1926 W.D. & H.O. Will’s Cigarettes Wonders Of The Past 50 TOBACCO CARDS Full Set

Description: For sale is the complete set of 1926 W.D. & H.O. WILL'S CIGARETTES WONDERS OF THE PAST 50 TOBACCO Cards. Full Set, originals not reproductions. In very good to excellent condition. Kept in plastic sleeves. Taken from Wikipedia "In 1887, Wills were one of the first UK tobacco companies to include advertising cards in their packs of cigarettes, but it was not until 1895 that they produced their first general interest set of cards. Cigarette cards are trading cards issued by tobacco manufacturers to stiffen cigarette packaging and advertise cigarette brands. Between 1875 and the 1940s, cigarette companies often included collectible cards with their packages of cigarettes. Cigarette card sets document popular culture from the turn of the century, often depicting the period's actresses, costumes, and sports, as well as offering insights into mainstream humour and cultural norms" Cards are approximately 1-3/8" x 2-5/8". Card fronts feature fullcolorful artwork and card backs feature descriptive text. Included in the 50 card complete set is - No. Title 1 Colossus at Abu-Simbel 2 The Colossi of Memnon 3 Model Boat of 4,000 Years Ago 4 Egyptian Mummy-case 5 Mummy-case and Mummy 6 The Pharos of Alexandria 7 Processional Portal at Karnak 8 The Great Pyramid of Cheops 9 The Pyramids of Gizeh 10 The Sphinx of Gizeh 11 Statue of Tutankhamen 12 Treasure from Tutankhamen's Tomb 13 Maya "Date Marker" 14 Easter Island Image 15 Temple Carved from Living Rock 16 Temple of Diana at Ephesus 17 Mausoleum at Halicarnassus 18 Nineveh 19 Assyrian Man-Headed Lion 20 Assyrian Palace, Nineveh 21 The Hanging Gardens of Babylon 22 Angkor Vat 23 Hittite God , Carchemish 24 Pagoda of Poh-sz-tah 25 Stone Elephants at Ming Tombs 26 The Great Wall of China 27 The Taj Mahal 28 Buddha's Most Sacred Shrine Buddh-Gaya 29 Rock Temples of Ellora 30 Bronze Buddha at Kobe 31 Boro Budur 32 Solomon's Temple at Jerusalem 33 Gate of Xerxes, Persepolis 34 Archers of Darius from Susa 35 Stonehenge 36 The Pont du Gard 37 The Colossus of Rhodes 38 The Parthenon 39 Statue of Zeus at Olympia 40 Theseion, Athens 41 Venus of Milo 42 The Colosseum 43 Trajan's Forum, Rome 44 Tombs by the Appian Way 45 Temple of Concord, Girgenti 46 Temple of Poseidon at Paestum 47 Unfinished Temple of Segesta 48 Mosque at Cordova 49 Court of Lions, Alhambra 50 Puente del Diablo Please contact me with any questions, comment, additional photos. Etc.Thanks for looking.

Price: 30 USD

Location: Brattleboro, Vermont

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