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Lot 511: A Framed Set of Vintage John Player & Sons Territorial Army Uniforms Cigarette Cards

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A vintage set of fifty John Player & Sons cigarette cards from the Territorial Army Uniforms series, issued in 1939. The collection features chromolithographic illustrations depicting various British military uniforms, ranging historically from the late 18th century to contemporary service dress of the 1930s. Each card is printed with the header PLAYER’S CIGARETTES and includes the name of the regiment and the date the uniform represents at the bottom, such as Castlemartin Yeomanry, 1797, 5th BN. The Lancashire Fusiliers, 1915, and 56th Cornwall A.A. Regt, R.A. 1939. The cards are arranged in a five-by-ten grid and professionally presented in a multi-aperture black mount within a gold-toned frame. A handwritten label on the lower right of the mount reads John Player 1939 Territorial Army Uniforms.