1902
(M8-2-?) Cricket & Football Teams (Large)
D. & J. MacDonald
2+ cards
Dave Riley recently added this Aston Villa card to his collection. It measures 95mm x 75mm and is the first card of this type I have ever come across. According to a website I checked, the team photo comes from 1897 with the First Division Championship Trophy taking pride of place.
When I looked at my e-mails again I noticed one from Carl Wilkes and he had sent me photos of a Hibernian card, from what looks like the same series. It's a shame that Carl's card has been badly cropped. Does any Hibs collector have a better version of this card?
The backs of the cards are similar but different. The Aston Villa card is a Winning Team Cigarettes type, perhaps the Hibernian card has a Tontine Cigarettes back.
(M8-2-?a) Cricket & Football Teams (Large - Winning Team Cigarettes)
(M8-2-?b) Cricket & Football Teams (Large - Tontine Cigarettes)
Aston Villa
Hibernian
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