An amazingly vast and comprehensive array! This wide-ranging, diverse collection consists of more than 6,700 cards comprising 200 different complete sets. The cards were issued as promotional items to accompany cigarettes, tea, periodicals and foods, and a few were produced as special "collector issues." Many of the sets are wrapped, just as they left the factory, and overall condition is presumably EX to NM or finer throughout (a few top or bottom cards, in particular, may exhibit wear). The unbelievably extensive list of sets includes:

Aircraft (18) - 1936 Player International Air Liners (50); 1937 Churchman The R.A.F. at Work (48); 1938 Player Aircraft of the Royal Air Force (50); 1953 Beaulah Modern British Aircraft (24); 1956 Jones/Sunecta Jet Aircraft of the World (24); 1956 Knockout Super Planes of Today (20); 1958 Anonymous Modern Aircraft (25); 1958 Auto. Machine Modern Aircraft (25); 1961 Lyons Tea Wings of Speed/Desc. Back (24); 1962 Amal./Mills Histoire de L'Aviation/2nd Ser. (25); 1962 Lyons Tea Wings Across the World/Desc. Back (24); 1963 Kellogg A History of British Aircraft (16); 1964 Rossi's World's Fastest Aircraft (25); 1965 Lyons Famous Aircraft (40); 1972 Brooke Bond History of Aviation (50); 1977 Player/Doncella Golden Age of Flying (24); 1980s Anon. Airline Tail Logos Sticker Cards (50); 1986 Orbit Adv. Famous Douglas Aeroplanes (20).

Animals/Birds/Flowers (30) - 1925 Carreras Orchids (25); 1931 Player Wild Animals' Heads (50); 1932 Player Wild Birds (50); 1934 Wills Animalloys (48); 1935 Player Sea Fishes (50); 1936 Phillips Animal Studies (30); 1937 Gallaher Wild Animals (48); 1937 Phillips Flower Studies (30); 1937 Player Birds & Their Young (50); 1938 Wills Garden Hints (50); 1938 Wills The Sea Shore (50); 1939 Gallaher Wild Flowers (48); 1939 Wills Garden Flowers/Sudell (50); 1954 White Fish Authority The Fish We Eat (25); 1958 Kane Products National Pets Club (25); 1959 Sweetule Birds & Their Eggs/Black (25); 1959 Sweetule Animals of the Countryside (25); 1960 Sweetule A Nature Series (25); 1960 Brooke Bond Freshwater Fish (50); 1962 Brooke Bond African Wild Life (50); 1963 Anon. Pond Life (25); 1963 Brooke Bond British Butterflies (50); 1964 Rington's Fruits of Trees and Shrubs (25); 1966 Brooke Bond Trees in Britain (50); 1972 Trucards Animals (30); 1972 Trucards Flowers (30); 1976 Brooke Bond Wonders of Wildlife (50); 1978 Carreras/Black Cat Sport Fish (50); 1981 Brooke Bond Small Wonders (40); 1985 Kellogg Prehistoric Monsters and the Present (8).

Automotive (22) - 1951 Maxilan Motor Cars (25); 1954 Kane Products Modern Racing Cars (50); 1954 Morning Foods Modern Cars (50); 1955 Miranda 100 Years of Motoring (50); 1960 Ewbanks Miniature Cars & Scooters (25); 1962 Kellogg Veteran Motor Cars (16); 1962 Weston Biscuit/Aust. Veteran & Vintage Cars/Ser. 2 (24); 1966 Mobil Vintage Cars (24); 1966 Petpro Grand Prix Racing Cars (35); 1968 Brooke Bond History of the Motor Car (50); 1970 Sanitarium NZ Rod and Custom Cars (20); 1970 Shell/NZ Cars of the World (60); 1972 TruCards Veteran and Vintage Cars (30); 1975 Candy Gum Autosprint (50); 1980 Player/Doncella Golden Age of Motoring (24); 1976 Black Cat/Carreras Vintage Cars (50); 1976 Sanitarium NZ Cars of the Seventies (20); 1977 Midland Counties Kings of the Road (24); 1980 Taddy/Modern London & Grimsby Motor Cars (25); 1981 Player/Grandee Famous M.G. Marques (28); 1986 Player/Tom Thumb History of Motor Racing/Imp. Gp. (30); 1987 Sanitarium NZ Exotic Cars (20).

Comic (9) - 1963 Primrose The Flintstones (50); 1963 Primrose Popeye/Ser. 4 (50); 1964 Primrose Bugs Bunny (50); 1964 Primrose Quick Draw McGraw (50); 1960s Anon. Disney Characters Game Cards (21); 1970 Barratt Tom & Jerry (50); 1977 Bassett/Barratt Disney Health & Safety (50); 1986 Bassett/Barratt Hologrems/Red Back (24); 1988 Sanitarium Your Journey Through Disneyland (20).

Military (21) - 1917 Wills Allied Army Leaders (50); 1937 Churchman The Navy at Work (48); 1954 Morning Foods British Uniforms (25); 1959 Glengettie Tea The British Army/Black (25); 1959 Glengettie Tea Medals of the World/Blank Bk. (25); 1960 Wiko (German) Soldiers of the World (50); 1961 Cadet Sweets Arms & Armour (25); 1962 Barratt Warriors Through the Ages (25); 1962 Nort. Co-Op Tea Weapons of World War II (25); 1962 United Dairies British Uniforms/19th Cent. (25); 1963 Badshah Tea British Cav. Uniforms/19th Cent. (25); 1963 Tony Oliver German Orders & Decorations (50); 1965 Tony Oliver Vehicles of the German Wehrmacht (25); 1967 EH Booth Badges/Uniforms of Famous Brit. Reg./Corps (25); 1971 Tony Oliver German Uniforms (50); 1971 Ringtons British Cav. Uniforms/19th Cent. (25); 1972 Trucards World War II (30); 1976 Carreras/Black Cat Military Uniforms (50); 1980 Player/Doncella History of the V.C. (24); 1980 Player/Doncella Napoleonic Uniforms (24); 1991 Victoria Gallery American Civil War Leaders (20).

People (15) - 1935 Carreras Celebrities of British History (50); 1935 Gallaher Shots From Famous Films (48); 1936 Gallaher Film Episodes (48); 1937 Churchman Howlers (40); 1937 Player Coronation Series (50); 1938 Ogden's Actors/Natural & Character Studies (50); 1956 Cadet Sweets "Record Holders of the World" (50); 1957 Sweetule Products "Famous Sports Records" (25); 1959 Kane Products Kings and Queens (30); 1961 B.A.T./Domino "Figures Historiques"/Une Series (25); 1982 Brooke Bond Queen Eliz. I - Queen Eliz. II (50); 1989 Channel 4/Cheerleader "All-Time Great Quarterbacks/NFL" (20); 1990 Imperial Publishing American Golfers (20); 1990s Cecil Court CC Famous Film Directors/1st Ser. (20); 1991 Victoria Gallery Legends of Hollywood (20).

Railroad (7) - 1956 Miranda Ltd. 150 Years of Locomotives (50); 1960 Sonny Boy Railway Engines (50); 1961 B.T. Ltd. British Locomotives (25); 1970 Ringtons Trains of the World (25); 1976 Player/Doncella Golden Age of Steam (24); 1979 Sharman Newspapers Golden Age of Steam (24); 1990s Coach House Studios Railway Locomotives/Modern Collector Issue (50).

Ships (21) - 1952 Amalgamated Famous British Ships/1st (25); 1954 British Automatic Co. Warships of the World (24); 1957 Miranda Ships Through the Ages (25); 1957 Morning Foods The Cunard Line/Blue (12); 1959 Sweetule Naval Battles (25); 1961 Ching Cig. Ships and Their Workings (25); 1962 Barratt Merchant Ships of the World/Blue (25); 1962 Kellogg Ships of the British Navy (16); 1962 Lyons Tea HMS 1902-1962 (32); 1965 Bishops Stortford Passenger Liners (25); 1967 Ringtons Ltd. Ships of the Royal Navy (25); 1970 Brooke Bond The Saga of Ships (50); 1970 Golden Grain Tea Passenger Liners (25); 1971 Amaran Tea Naval Battles (25); 1971 E.H. Booth Ltd. Ships and Their Workings (25); 1971 GB Tea Sailing Ships Through the Ages (25); 1971 Glengettie Tea Naval Battles (25); 1971 Mills Filtertips Naval Battles (25); 1978 Player/Doncella Golden Age of Sail (24); 1980s A.S. Prior Evolution of the Royal Navy (25); 1986 Abbey Grange Hotel Fighting Vessels (15).

Wild West (14) - 1950s CWS Tobacco Western Stars (24); 1950s Anon. Cowboy (50); 1955 Times Confec. Roy Rogers/Old Amarillo/Blank Bk. (24); 1955 Times Confec. Roy Rogers/South of Caliente/Print Bk. (24); 1957 Kane Products Red Indians/1st Series (25); 1957 Kane Products Red Indians/2nd Series (25); 1958 Express Weekly The Wild West/O'Print (25); 1959 Weetabix The Western Story (25); 1960 Sweetule The Wild West/Blue Bk. (25); 1961 Barratt The Wild West (24); 1968 Ringtons The West (25); 1972 Burtons Indian Chiefs (25); 1972 Burtons The West (25); 1972 Burtons Wild West Action (25).

Assorted Subjects (43) - 1912 Player Characters From Dickens/1st Ser. (25); 1912 Player Characters From Dickens/2nd Ser. (25); 1930 Player Fire-Fighting Appliances (50); 1934 Carreras Gran-Pop/Smaller (50); 1934 Carreras Gran-Pop/Larger (50); 1935 Typhoo Tea The Swiss Family Robinson (25); 1936 Phillips This Mechanized Age/1st/Non-Ad. (50); 1936 Player National Flags and Arms (50); 1938 Churchman "In Town To-Night" (50); 1938 Typhoo Tea Interesting Events in British History (25); 1938 Wills The King's Art Treasures (40); 1939 Typhoo Tea Important Industries of the British Empire (25); 1948 British Automatic Co. History of Transport (24); 1960 Comet Sweets Olympic Achievements/Series 1 (25); 1960 Sunblest Tea Inventions & Discoveries/Ser.1 (25); 1961 West London Synagogue Jewish Life in Many Lands (50); 1961 West London Synagogue Jewish Symbols and Ceremonies (25); 1961 Twinings Rare Stamps/2nd/Red O'Print (30); 1964 Barratt What Do You Know? (25); 1965 Barratt Space Mysteries (25); 1966 Bassett Nursery Rhymes (25); 1966 Brooke Bond Transport Through the Ages (50); 1966 Prescott Speed Kings (36); 1968 Barratt Magic Roundabout (35); 1960s-70s Liebig Meat Extract, six different foreign-language sets of six cards apiece, including: Firearms, Circus, Writing Machines, Early Aircraft, Aircraft/Ser. 306 and Circus Animals; 1970 Primrose Space Patrol (50); 1970 Reddings Strange Customs of the World (25); 1970 Sharp "Hey Presto!" (25); 1971 Anon. Musical Instruments (25); 1973 Ringtons Head-Dresses of the World (25); 1975 Sanitarium/NZ Timeless Japan (20); 1977 Brooke Bond Police File (40); 1981 Wills/Embassy World of Speed (36); 1982 Wills/Embassy World of Firearms (36); 1986 Wills/Embassy Wonders of the World (36); 1987 Anon./Large Motor Cycles Collectors Series (12); 1988 Kellogg Gardens to Visit (20); 1992 Polar Cards Classic Cards/Collector Issue (25).

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