VAA-030 Sportsmen and Other Notabilities
V.C.C., 71 Roman Road, London, E3
72 cards
I've been thinking about these V.C.C. cards again. I had a niggling thought that there was another list of anonymous cards that have been likened to Bunsen and Barratt cards from the mid-1920s.
As I said previously, the Barratt cards and the Anonymous cards are from different issuers, even though they use the same photos. Just for completeness, I'll repeat what I said previously: It seems that the Anonymous cards are V.C.C. cards without any reference to the company on the back.
I am wondering if the V.C.C. cards are similar to the Webcosa Football Bingo wrappers from the late 1950s, where you had to collect the different teams as listed on the wrappers. The trouble was, most wrappers didn't have the team name printed on them!!! I wonder if it's the same with the V.C.C. cards - the only cards you could use for exchanging for presents were those that were numbered and had V.C.C. printed on the back. As the cards said, "No other cards accpeted unless printed with the name of V.C.C." This seems to imply that there may be cards without V.C.C. printed on them.
I've got a list of 26 of the Anonymous cards and all the known V.C.C. cards appear in this list. The only little blip is the 26 cards, when the VCC numbers of the footballers only seem to run from 1 to 25 - 26 in the V.C.C. checklist is a cricketer. As you can see from the illustrations above, all the Barratt cards had the team name printed in capital letters.
I've now found the other list, to be found in the Trade Index under ZJF-040. These are listed in the book as 'Famous Figures Series. As those issued by Bunsen, but unnumbered and untitled.' I've added further illustrations of real Bunsen cards from the Famous Figures Series. In my opinion, these cards have no real similarity to the Anonymous cards that I believe are part of the V.C.C. collection. I've included all the illustrations I've gathered over many years of these Anonymous cards.
Another point I'd like to make is that V.C.C. cards can be found with the backs overprinted with a Poppletons rubber stamp. The only other time I've seen this rubber stamp used is on the backs of the Anonymous cards that are similar to the V.C.C. cards.
I'd be pleased to hear from any collectors who have similar cards in their collections. It would also be good to hear from collectors regarding my theory about these Anonymous cards.
Guide to the illustrations
Row 1. Barratt Ltd. - BAR-170 Cricketers, Footballers & Teams
Row 2. Anonymous cards - ZJC-110-2 / ZJ5-39-2b Footballers (V.C.C. cards???)
Row 3. V.C.C. cards - VAA-030 Sportsmen and Other Notabilities
Row 4. V.C.C. cards - VAA-030 Sportsmen and Other Notabilities - with a Poppletons rubber stamp on the back
Row 5. Bunsen Confectionery Co., London E3 - BUN-020 Famous Figures Series
Row 6/7/8. ZJF-040 Famous Figures Series. As those issued by Bunsen, but unnumbered and untitled. (V.C.C. cards???)
V.C.C. - VAA-030 Sportsmen and Other Notabilities
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2. A. Thain (Chelsea)
3. W.H. Smith (Huddersfield Town)
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7. R. Butler (Bury)
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9. T. Wilson (Huddesfield Town) (sic)
10. R. McDonald (Tottenham Hotspur)
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15. J. Kerr (Brentford)
16. H.A. White (Arsenal) - Thanks to Mark Hughesdon
17. H. Bagge (Fulham)
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19. E.R. Robson (Portsmouth)
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21. W. Jennings (Luton Town)
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26. E.R. Wilson (Yorkshire - Cricket)
27. Macauley (Yorkshire - Cricket)
28. Skelding (Leicester - Cricket)
29. Whysall (Notts - Cricket)
30. F. Creig (Worcester - Cricket) - actually G.G.F. Greig
31. Oates (Notts - Cricket)
35. W. Cook (Lancashire - Cricket)
36. G. Buckston (Derbyshire - Cricket)
42. Preece (Worcester - Cricket)
44. M. Jewell (Worcester - Cricket)
45. Hendren (Middlesex - Cricket)
Anonymous cards - ZJC-110-1 / ZJ5-39-2a Cricketers
G. Buckston (Derbyshire)
W. Cook (Lancashire)
F. Creig (Worcester) - actually G.G.F. Greig
E. Hendren (Middlesex)
M. Jewell (Worcester)
Macauley (Yorkshire)
Oates (Notts County) (sic - Cricket, not the football club)
Preece (Worcester)
Skelding (Leicester)
Whysall (Notts County) (sic - Cricket, not the football club)
E.R. Wilson (Yorkshire)
Anonymous cards - ZJC-110-2 / ZJ5-39-2b Footballers
J.T. Atkin (Derby County)
H. Bagge (Fulham) - included in V.C.C. list
E. Beeson (Wycombe Wanderers)
J. Birch (Queens Park Rangers)
R. Butler (Bury) - included in V.C.C. list
F. Gough (Sheffield)
F. Graham (Millwall)
J.H. Hill (Burnley)
P. Hopkins (Hartlepoole)
W. Jennings (Luton Town) - included in V.C.C. list
J. Kerr (Brentford) - included in V.C.C. list
A. Layton (Stockport County)
J. Lythgoe (Norwich City)
R. McDonald (Tottenham Hotspur) - included in V.C.C. list
F. Penn (Fulham)
E. Pilkington (Oldham Athletic)
D. Raitt (Dundee)
E.R. Robson (Portsmouth) - included in V.C.C. list
E. Sims (Stockport)
W.H. Smith (Huddersfield Town) - included in V.C.C. list
A. Thain (Chelsea) - included in V.C.C. list
D. Tremelling (Birmingham)
F. Walden (Tottenham Hotspur)
H.A. White (Arsenal) - included in V.C.C. list
T. Wilson (Huddersfield Town) - included in V.C.C. list
F. Womack (Birmingham)
ZJF-040 - Famous Figures Series. As those issued by Bunsen, but unnumbered and untitled.
H.M. Abraham (All Round Crack - Athlete)
J.T. Atkin (Derby County) - also included in ZJC-110-2 / ZJ5-39-2b Footballers list
W. Bardsley (Australians - Cricket)
E. Beeson (Wycombe Wanderers) - also included in ZJC-110-2 / ZJ5-39-2b Footballers list
Frank Bullock (Jockey)
R. Butler (Bury) - included in V.C.C. list
Georges Carpentier (Boxer)
Bernard Carslake (Jockey)
Donald Cock (Fulham)
Steve Donaghue (Jockey)
A.P. Freeman (Kent - Cricket)
A.E.R. Gilligan (Sussex - Cricket)
F. Gough (Sheffield) - also included in ZJC-110-2 / ZJ5-39-2b Footballers list
Jack Hearn (Middlesex - Cricket)
Jack Hobbs (Surrey - Cricket)
P. Hopkins (Hartlepoole - sic) - also included in ZJC-110-2 / ZJ5-39-2b Footballers list
Miles Howell (Surrey - Cricket)
W. Jennings (Luton Town) - included in V.C.C. list
Buck Jones
J. Kerr (Brentford) - included in V.C.C. list
Matheson Lang (Actor)
A. Layton (Stockport County) - also included in ZJC-110-2 / ZJ5-39-2b Footballers list
Albert Lloyd
J. Lythgoe (Norwich City) - also included in ZJC-110-2 / ZJ5-39-2b Footballers list
'Boy' McCormick (Light Heavy Weight - Boxer)
A. Mailey (Australia - Cricket)
Harry Morey (Actor)
F. Penn (Fulham) - also included in ZJC-110-2 / ZJ5-39-2b Footballers list
E. Pilkington (Oldham Athletic) - also included in ZJC-110-2 / ZJ5-39-2b Footballers list
D. Raitt (Dundee) - also included in ZJC-110-2 / ZJ5-39-2b Footballers list
L.H. Rees
Wilfred Rhodes (Yorkshire - Cricket)
E.R. Robson (Portsmouth) - included in V.C.C. list
G.B.D. Rudd (Olympic Champion - Australian Athlete)
Tom Rushby (Surrey - Cricket)
E. Simms (Stockport) - also included in ZJC-110-2 / ZJ5-39-2b Footballers list
W.H. Smith (Huddersfield Town) - included in V.C.C. list
Hon. H.L. Tennyson (Hampshire - Cricket)
A. Thain (Chelsea) - included in V.C.C. list
D. Tremelling (Birmingham) - also included in ZJC-110-2 / ZJ5-39-2b Footballers list
Waddington (Yorkwhire - Cricket)
F. Wadden (Tottenham Hotspur) - also included in ZJC-110-2 / ZJ5-39-2b Footballers list
H.A. White (Blackpool) - included in V.C.C. list
Jimmy Wilde (Boxer)
Wilding (Chelsea)
T. Wilson (Huddersfield Town) - included in V.C.C. list
F. Womack (Birmingham) - also included in ZJC-110-2 / ZJ5-39-2b Footballers list
F.E. Wooley (Kent - Cricket)
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