Trading/Cigarette Cards

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Irish related cigarette cards issued over the past century.This isn't an exhaustive list and represents only the earlier cards that may have some value as collectors items. I have excluded the more recent cards such as those produced by the European tour and to commemorate Ryder cup events which are probably produced on an annual or bi-annual basis in large quantities.
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W.A. & C.A. Churchman : Ipswich - Three jovial golfers in search of the perfect golf course [Irish Issue] 72 cards issued 1934

2. WM. Clarke & Son : Dublin 1902 [Golf Terms part of a set of 50 sporting cards]
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T.P.& R. Goodbody Dublin & London 25 cards 'Sports and Pastimes' 1935
4. PORTMARNOCK.JPG (13936 bytes) John Players & Sons Ltd : 1936 'Championship Golf Courses' 25 cards (Includes Royal Portrush, Royal County Down, Portmarnock etc.)
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W.A. & C.A. Churchman : Ipswich - Prominent Golfers 50 cards issued 1931. Only one of these cards relates to an 'Irish' (Although born in Sheerness he played much of his golf out of Royal Portrush] Golfer ie. Major C.O. Hezlet.
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W.D. & H.O. Wills - Famous Golfers 25 cards issued 1930. Again only one of these cards relates to an 'Irish' Golfer ie. Major C.O. Hezlet.
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This original card was issued by the the American & British Chewing Gum Company of England in 1954. It is card number 87 from a set of 120 cards entitled "All Sport Series". The card was given as a free premium and was inserted into gum packs. The front of the card shows the name, set name, card number, and a photo of the star, while the back of the card is blank.
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British Golf Cigarette Card from 1910. Gallahers Irish Views, B&W photo of Newcastle Golf Club, number 391.
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This original card was issued by the Carreras Tobacco Company of England in 1949. It is card number 4 from a set of 50 cards entitled "Sport Series". The card was given as a free premium and was cut from the inside panels of Turf cigarette packs. The front of the card shows the name, card number, artists signature, and a blue tinted black and white pic", while the back of the card is blank. .
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Birchgrey Ltd. (Sporting Promotions): The Ryder Cup 1988 15 cards (includes Eamonn Darcy the only Irish member of the team that year.
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The massive Sportscaster set features large full-colour cards including players from dozens of different sports - some of them very obscure - among more than 2,000 different subjects, making it one of the biggest sets of trading cards ever issued. Available by mail subscription from 1977 through 1979, the Sportscaster cards are large, measuring 4 3/4" x 6 1/4". Subscribers were mailed one series of 24 cards for $1.89 plus postage every month or so. Each card has a series of icons in the upper-right hand corner to assist collectors in the various methods of sorting. The backs contain a detailed write up of the athlete featured. The cards were also sold in several European countries and can be found with backs printed in French, Swedish and other languages.
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