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GALLAHER'S
PARK DRIVE CIGARETTES
A
rare opportunity to acquire a complete and beautifully
preserved original 'The Navy' World War II card collection
- to include the original Park Drive cigarette packet they
were kept in until 1970. The Navy series comprises
48 hand painted snapshots of life in Her Majesty's Royal
Navy during the last World conflict, reproduced as printed
cards for the famous cigarette company and a favorite with
the troops, who collected them.
Forty-eight
cards meant the collector bought a minimum of 48 packets
of cigarettes - or, if he or she was extremely lucky,
traded with other smokers to attain a complete set. Thus,
not only was it difficult to collect a complete set, but
then to keep it safely through those hard times, to be
passed from one generation to the next as a reminder of
who's shoulders we stand - is truly something to be
marveled at. As far as we know this is the only
complete set to have survived intact.
The
48 card set mounted and framed
Please
Note: The cards are mounted in transparent corner pockets,
hence they are completely unmarked and may be removed from
the corners to read the story behind the picture. Manufacturers:
Gallaher Limited, Virginia House, London & Belfast
All
the proceeds from this sale can only be accepted as gift
aid for the Solar
Navigator solar powered catamaran project.
Please help this exciting expedition by offering as much
as you can for the complete set and presentation case.
Card
No 4. "Torpedo Bomber "
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