Lot 349: A Collection of Mid-20th Century Cigarette and Trade Cards, Albums, and Football Ephemera

This lot comprises an assortment of mid-20th-century paper ephemera, primarily of British origin. Included are three cardboard-bound albums titled Wills’s Cigarette Picture-Card Album, with specific subjects including Railway Equipment and A.R.P. (Air Raid Precautions). Each album cover is inscribed with the name Leslie Revendale. There is a booklet titled Hints on Association Football, issued by John Player & Sons, featuring an illustration of a football player. A cardboard box for Football Boots, bearing an endorsement by Jimmy Greaves, contains a substantial quantity of loose trade and cigarette cards, including visible examples from Weetabix and various historical series. Packaging items include a Player’s Navy Cut Cigarette Medium outer sleeve and an Osbornnia box containing multiple individual packets of Gallaher Ltd Cadets cigarettes. The collection is completed by a rolled blue promotional wall chart titled 50 Star Footballers of 1963. Visible markings include Wills’s Cigarette Picture-Card Album, Leslie Revendale, Railway Equipment, A.R.P., Hints on Association Football, Issued by John Player & Sons, Football Boots, Recommended and used by Jimmy Greaves, Cadets, Player’s Navy Cut Cigarettes Medium, Osbornnia Styled in Italy, and 50 Star Footballers of 1963.