Worshipful Company Packs of Playing Cards 1901 to 1944
1901 Both colours
Justice seated holding scales and a wheel of fortune.
Ace of Spades with portrait of the Master. Ace of Hearts with portrait of the Master’s wife and monogram M.H.
Undated.
(A) White border. (B) Coffee border.
Background colour: Both
Official Box/ Un-Boxed: Official Box
Number of cards: 52/52 +1 for both colours
Condition: MINT [ Not tax wrapped ]
First Class / Air Mail Postage: to UK – £3.70 / to Europe – £6.85 / to Other – £11.15
Insured is an additional £4.50 to any Country.
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REF: MOS1902_DD
£550.00
This is a LIMITED EDITION
NOT SOLD TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
1903 Both colours
Imperial Federation. A figure of Britannia with female figures representing the
Colonies.
(A). Pink background (B). Chartreuse background
Background colour: Both
Official Box/ Un-Boxed: Official Box
Number of cards: Two Tax Wrapped Decks
Condition: As issued
First Class / Air Mail Postage: to UK – £3.70 / to Europe – £6.85 / to Other – £11.15
Insured is an additional £4.50 to any Country.
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REF: MOS1903_DD
£725.00
This is a LIMITED EDITION
NOT SOLD TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
1904 Both colurs
A standing female figure emblematic of the City of London, before a drapery pulled aside to show a banqueting hall.
(A). Pink background (B). Chartreuse background
Background colour: Both Colours
Official Box/ Un-Boxed: Official Box one for each colour
Number of cards: Two tax Wrapped Decks one with sample card, one without sample card
Condition: As issued
First Class / Air Mail Postage: to UK – £3.70 / to Europe – £6.85 / to Other – £11.15
Insured is an additional £4.50 to any Country.
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REF: MOS1904_DD
£650.00
This is a LIMITED EDITION
NOT SOLD TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
1906 Both colurs
The Prince and Princess of Wales’s visit to India 1905-6 and the Reception at
Guildhall, 17 May 1906.
(A). White border (B). Red border
Background colour: Both Colours
Official Box/ Un-Boxed: Official Box
Number of cards: Two decks both Tax Wrapped
Condition: As issued
First Class / Air Mail Postage: to UK – £3.70 / to Europe – £6.85 / to Other – £11.15
Insured is an additional £4.50 to any Country.
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REF: MOS1906_DD
£750.00
This is a LIMITED EDITION
NOT SOLD TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
1909 both colours
England’s Naval Supremacy. Britannia Rules the Waves. Emblematic figures representing the Navy with the inscription Defence – Not Defiance. Vignette of H.M.S. Dreadnought surmounted by the inscription “One Heart One Way”.
(A). White border (B). Dark blue border.
The design celebrated the Fleet’s visit to London in July.
The warships gathered together on the Thames in a pageant extending some 45 miles to the Houses of Parliament.
Background colour: Both Colours
Official Box/ Un-Boxed: In official Single Boxes
Number of cards: Taw Wrapped
Condition: As issued
First Class / Air Mail Postage: to UK – £3.70 / to Europe – £6.85 / to Other – £11.15
Insured is an additional £4.50 to any Country.
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REF: MOS1909_DD
£600.00
This is a LIMITED EDITION
NOT SOLD TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
1919 Single White - The Angel Of Peace
Design by Bernard Partridge, a leading cartoonist in the magazine Punch,
to the commission of Goodall & Son, for a fee of 50 guineas. White Border
Description:
Official Box/ Un-Boxed: Official Box
Number of cards: Tax Wrapped
Condition: As issued
First Class / Air Mail Postage: to UK – £4.45 / to Europe – £8.00 / to Other £10.95 Insurance is an additional £5.00 to any Country for the first £250.00 We combine postage and only charge our costs.
REF: MOS1919_SD-084
This is a LIMITED EDITION
NOT SOLD TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
1921 Single Deck The League of Nations
Design by Wall Cousins.
The picture also suggests that all governments will eventually welcome this opportunity
for furthering the betterment of mankind.
Single Deck Green Border
Description:
Background colour: GREEN
Official Box/
Number of cards: TAX WRAPPED
Condition: AS ISSUED
First Class / Air Mail Postage: to UK – £4.45 / to Europe – £8.00 / to Other £10.95 Insurance is an additional £5.00 to any Country for the first £250.00 We combine postage and only charge our costs.
REF: MOS1921_SD
005
SOLD
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NOT SOLD TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
1922 Single Deck - Irish Free State
Commemorating the establishment of the Irish Free State by treaty with England in December 1921
In the centre of the Celtic design is the National Emblem of Ireland with the words Ireland for ever.
The border shows historical landscapes together with the Arms of the four Provinces,
the centre being filled by the Imperial Crown – emblem of supreme sovereignty.
Red border
Description:
Background colour: RED
OFFICIAL BOX
TAX WRAPPED
Condition: AS ISSUED
First Class / Air Mail Postage: to UK – £4.45 / to Europe – £8.00 / to Other £10.95 Insurance is an additional £5.00 to any Country for the first £250.00 We combine postage and only charge our costs.
REF: MOS_1922SD_R
£200.00
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NOT SOLD TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
1923 St. Bartholomew’s Hospital
Foundation Celebration
DOUBLE DECK
“Bart’s” Octocentenary, 1123- 1923. Founder Rahere.
Design by Edward Cunningham of the firm of Goodall & Son and De La Rue & Co.
IN OFFICIAL SINGLE BOXES
Description:
Background colour: BOTH COLOURS
OFFICIAL SINGLE BOXES
Number of cards: TAX WRAPPED
Condition: AS ISSUED
First Class / Air Mail Postage: to UK – £3.70 / to Europe – £6.85 / to Other – £11.15
Insured is an additional £4.50 to any Country.
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REF: MOS_1923DD
£300.00
This is a LIMITED EDITION
NOT SOLD TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
1924 British Empire Exhibition BOTH COLOURS
Opened at Wembley in April. Designed and made by De La Rue & Co.
(A). White border (B). Red border
Description:
Background colour: BOTH
OFFICIAL BOXES
Number of cards: RED – MINT
WHITE – Tax Wrapped
First Class / Air Mail Postage: to UK – £3.70 / to Europe – £6.85 / to Other – £11.15
Insured is an additional £4.50 to any Country.
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REF: MOS_1924DD
£350.00
This is a LIMITED EDITION
NOT SOLD TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
1925 Railway Centenary - Single Deck
White Background
Railway Centenary 1825-1925. Celebrations were held at Darlington in July. Design by Goodall & Son
Showing Stephenson’s ‘Locomotion I’ built for the Stockton and Darlington Railway and a modern L.N.E.R. Locomotive.
Description:
Background colour: WHITE
OFFICIAL BOX
Number of cards: TAX WRAPPED
Condition: AS ISSUED
Details
REF: MOS_1925_SD_W
£225.00
This is a LIMITED EDITION
NOT SOLD TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
1926 Aviation. Aircraft encircling the World
DOUBLE DECK
With St. Paul’s Cathedral in the foreground, to commemorate the record flight
to Australia and back by Sir Alan Cobham. Design by Goodall & Son.
(A). Red border (B). Olive green border
Description:
Background colour: BOTH
OFFICIAL BOX
Number of cards: TAX WRAPPED
Condition: AS ISSUED
Details
REF: MOS_1926_DD
£325.00
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1933 Flight over Everest by 2 aeroplanes
of the Houston Everest Expedition on 3 April
and was repeated again on 19 April
DOUBLE DECK
(A). Blue and silver border (B). Red and gold border.
Description:
Background colour: BOTH
OFFICIAL BOX
Number of cards: TAX WRAPPED
Condition: AS ISSUED
First Class / Air Mail Postage: to UK – £3.70 / to Europe – £6.85 / to Other – £11.15
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REF: MOS_1933_DD
£650.00
This is a LIMITED EDITION
NOT SOLD TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
1934 Waterloo Bridge 1817-1934
Double Deck - Both Colours
Demolition of the old bridge began in June in preparation for the erection
of an entirely new structure. At night or by day.
(A). Blue and silver border. At night (B). Red and gold border. By day.
Description:
Background colour: BOTH
OFFICIAL BOX
Number of cards: 52/52 PLUS SAMPLE CARD
Condition: MINT
First Class / Air Mail Postage: to UK – £3.70 / to Europe – £6.85 / to Other – £11.15
Insured is an additional £4.50 to any Country.
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REF: MOS_1934_DD
£250.00
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NOT SOLD TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
1940 Arms of the Company
supported by men in armour.
Inscribed The Second Year of War 1940,
and the name of the Company - Single Deck
Design in gold on light blue background.
Description:
Background colour: BLUE
Official Box/ Un-Boxed: OFFICIAL BOX
Number of cards: TAX WRAPPED
Condition: AS ISSUED
First Class / Air Mail Postage: to UK – £4.45 / to Europe – £8.00 / to Other £10.95 Insurance is an additional £5.00 to any Country for the first £250.00 We combine postage and only charge our costs.
REF: MOS_1940_SD_B
£150.00
This is a LIMITED EDITION
NOT SOLD TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
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