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Friday, 12 February 2016

Merlin - Merlin Ultimate (1994-95) (02) - Laser Cut cards

1994-95
Merlin Ultimate
Merlin
245 cards

An illustrated checklist of the five laser cut cards.

I. Rutter & Co. - Comic Phrases

1905
Comic Phrases
I. Rutter & Co.
54 cards (1 football)

It's not often I come across a proper football cigarette card that I haven't covered before. One of an unnumbered set of 54 cards. The cards are numbered here for reference purposes only and 11 subjects remain unlisted.

A chilling reception
A dandy coloured coon
An enjoyable smoke
A friendly argument
A hopeless case - added 19-01-2022
A Hurricane (Upper case)
A killing costume - added 19-01-2022
A Marine Painter
A Miss with a Mission for a Man with a Mansion (Upper case)
A Moonlight Serenade
A Snapshot (Upper case)
A stern chase is a long chase
A striking advertisement - added 19-01-2022
A Study from the Antique (Upper case)
A Tailor's Dummy (Upper case)
An interesting occupation - added 19-01-2022
Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home (Upper case) - added 19-01-2022
Beautiful Aroma
Bicycle for sale, Cheap! Owner Given up Riding (Upper case)
Caught in the Act!
Circumstances alter Cases (Upper case)
Coming Events Cast their Shadows Before (Upper case)
First Favourites - added 19-01-2022
Getting a Lift in Life
Got up to kill
Hard Up for a Light
His Night Out
How doth the little busy bee delight to bark and bite (Upper case) - added 19-01-2022
Hurrying to Catch the Mail (Upper case)
In the spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to love - added 19-01-2022
Is civilization a failure? (Upper case) - added 19-01-2022
Keeping Pace with the Times (Upper case)
Married beneath her
My Heart's in the Highlands (Upper case)
None but the brave deserve the fare (Upper case) - added 19-01-2022
Off to Philadelphia in the Morning (Upper case)
Oft in the stilly night
Oh! My poor jaw - added 19-01-2022
Oh! Would I were a Bird (Upper case)
One for the Referee
Rock Me to Sleep Mother
Smoke Mitcham Cigarettes
Stew'd soles and eels
Stick to Mitcham Cigarettes (Upper case)
The Emancipation of Woman (Upper case)
The girl I left behind me
The Man that broke the Bank at Monte Carlo (Upper case)
The Mother-in-Law
The new woman
The Size of the Fish We Lose (Upper case)
Tommy's Last Tune
Two to one on the field
We Won't Go Home Till Morning (Upper case)
What are the Wild Waves Saying? (Upper case)

Cadbury Bros. - (CAD-140-1/CAD-41) British Marvels / More British Marvels

1932
(CAD-140-1/CAD-41) British Marvels / More British Marvels
Cadbury Bros.
2 x 120 stickers

Only one football sticker throughout these two collections.

(CAD-140-1/CAD-41) British Marvels

Series 1 - Famous Engines & Trains
Series 2 - Great Cathedrals
Series 3 - Favourite English Birds
Series 4 - Celebrated Inventors
Series 5 - Wild Flowers
Series 6 - Famous Ships
Series 7 - Marvellous Engineering Feats
Series 8 - British Dominions & Colonies
Series 9 - Products of the British Dominions
Series 10 - Typical British Dogs

(CAD-140-2/CAD-41) More British Marvels Album No. 2

Series 1 - Varieites of Fish
Series 2 - Popular Sports
1. Horse Racing
2. Football (Association)
3. Football (Rugby)
4. Golf
5. Lawn Tennis
6. Shooting
7. Fishing
8. Cricket
9. Hockey
10. Polo
11. Coursing
12. Motor Racing
Series 3 - Wonderful Butterflies
Series 4 - Monsters of the Past
Series 5 - Trees and Grains of Wood
Series 6 - Favourite British Fruits
Series 7 - Great Castles
Series 8 - Celebrated Cricketers
Series 9 - Types of Aeroplanes
Series 10 - Famous Explorers

William Collins & Son - Football Phrases Illustrated - F Series (02)

1900s
Football Phrases Illustrated - F Series (P/C)
William Collins & Son
6 postcards

I listed one card previously but without an illustration to go with it. I've found information about a few other postcards. I presume there are six cards in the set.

UPDATE (08-01-2024 18:08): Tim Thornham has provided scans of the missing postcards, so completing this illustrated checklist.

A Centre Forward "Where's my confounded dog gone to!"
A Corner
A Penalty "Six months hard!"
A Smart Pass
A Throw In
Left Wing "Piece off the wing for me for me please!"

D.C. Thomson / Adventure - THO-340/ZG4-1 Footballers & Motor Cars (02)

1930
THO-340/ZG4-1 Footballers & Motor Cars
D.C. Thomson / Adventure
24 cards

An illustrated checklist. The complete listing can be found here - D.C. Thomson / Adventure - THO-340/ZG4-1 Footballers & Motor Cars, along with the original issue dates.

D.C. Thomson / The Rover - (THO-390/THO-89) Great Disasters that Shook the World

1937
(THO-390/THO-89) Great Disasters that Shook the World
D.C. Thomson / The Rover
1 booklet

A booklet that was issued with The Rover in 1937. One page tells the story of the Ibrox Disaster. Here is a list of contents:

1. The Tay Bridge Disaster
2. Sinking of the Titanic
3. Ibrox Disaster
4. The Doom of St. Pierre
5. R101 Disaster
6. The sinking of the 'Birkenhead'
7. The Messina Earthquake
8. The Fire of Chicago
9. The Fire of Chicago at its height
10. The Tokyo and Yokohama Earthquake
11. The la Rosiere Avalanche
12. The Gretna Troop Train Crash
13. The St. Cloud Tornado
14. London's day's of Terror - Fire
15. London's day's of Terror - Plague
16. The Courrieres Mine Disaster
17. The Quebec Bridge Catastrophe
18. The Halfax Explosion
19. The Eruption of Vesuvius
20. The sinking of the 'Royal George'
21. The Pennsylvania Floods

Thursday, 11 February 2016

Topps - Match Attax Extra 2007-08 (03) - Limited Edition

2007-08
Match Attax Extra 2007-08
Topps
124 cards + 4 LE's

An illustrated checklist of the four Limited Edition cards.

Match Attax Extra 2007-08 - Limited Edition

James McFadden (Birmingham City) - Match of the Day magazine #1
Nicolas Anelka (Chelsea) - Match Attax Extra Binder
Stephen Ireland (Manchester City) - Shoot magazine 4/11 March, 2008
Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) - Match Attax Extra Tin