Featured cigarette card, year issued?

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  1. Phaik Hooi

    Phaik Hooi Well-Known Member

    dear all

    Photo: Raffles Monument, Singapore.
    Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd.
    cannot find the year when this card was issued.

    other cards include:
    1) BAT Film and Stage Favourites No 31 Elsa Macfarlane 1926 (only one card)
    2) The Pageant of Kingship No 88 Opening of Australian Parliament 1937 (only one card)
    3) BAT Modern Beauties 1938 (incomplete set, 29/50)
    4) Phillips Beauties of Today 1938 (incomplete set, 27/32)
    these are not worth anything unless they are a complete set, right?

    regards
    phaik hooi

    raffles monument, singapore front.png raffles monument, singapore back.jpg
    cigarette cards1.jpg
     
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  2. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    the set will bring the best value.....but they are still worth something....specially to a collector who needs them for ' his ' set !
     
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  3. AJefferson

    AJefferson Well-Known Member

    Yes they have value by themselves. I'd say about 1-3 bucks a piece

    The first one is from the mid 20s (US $2). Haven't found the exact card, but there were different series between 1925 and 1929
    1. BAT Film and Stage Favourites No 31 Elsa Macfarlane 1926 (US $2-3)
    2. The Pageant of Kingship No 88 Opening of Australian Parliament 1937 (US $1)
    3. BAT Modern Beauties 1938 (incomplete set, 29/50) (US $1-2)
    4. Phillips Beauties of Today 1938 (incomplete set, 27/32) (US $2)
     
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  4. Phaik Hooi

    Phaik Hooi Well-Known Member

    TQ!! :joyful::joyful:
     
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  5. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    Cigarette Card collecting and dealing reached its height in the late 80`s early 90`s then the scammers took over, colour photocoping and reprinting the expensive types ruined the hobby.
    It seems to have gone the same way as stamp collecting.
    I know a dealer who had to take a UV light and other material to trade fairs to detect the glue where two copied sides had been attached to deceive buyers.

    However, keep a look out for individual cards from a company called Taddy & Co, the theme Clowns and Circus Artistes, only 20 sets were produced, the backs are blank, they command over £1000 each. (But there are copies)
     
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  6. Phaik Hooi

    Phaik Hooi Well-Known Member

    thanx for the info!! the reason i am looking for the year the raffles monument card came out is because i am thinking of donating it to the National Archives of Singapore (that is, if they would like to have it). so i am looking for more information and i just cannot find it! googled every combination of keywords i could think of :banghead::p:shame::hilarious:
     
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  7. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    email these people, they are sure to know.
    http://www.londoncigcard.co.uk/index.php
     
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  8. Phaik Hooi

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  9. Phaik Hooi

    Phaik Hooi Well-Known Member

    update: Steve Laker of londoncigcard.co.uk tells me that it is from the set titled Views of Malaya, 1930. mentioned on page 119 of the 2017 Cigarette & Trade Card Catalogue. the catalogue is priced at GBP12.50.
     
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  10. daveydempsey

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    Great news. I used to have the catalogue in the early 90`s.
     
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  11. KingofThings

    KingofThings Well-Known Member

    The copiers should be made to eat them...
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  12. Phaik Hooi

    Phaik Hooi Well-Known Member

    do you know anyone who has a catalogue who can let me have a photo of the "Views of Malaya, 1930" set? tq.
     
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  13. daveydempsey

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  14. Phaik Hooi

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  15. KingofThings

    KingofThings Well-Known Member

    I think you are the only one that got that Aqui. ;)
     
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  16. Phaik Hooi

    Phaik Hooi Well-Known Member

    :hilarious::hilarious:
     
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