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A collection of vintage cigarette cards from the John Player and Sons series titled Drum Horses, originally issued circa 1928. This lot comprises three matching glazed frames containing a total of thirty-two cards. One frame contains twelve cards and two frames contain ten cards each. Each card features a detailed colour illustration of a British Army regimental drum horse in full ceremonial dress, including intricate drum banners and uniformed personnel. The cards are captioned with their respective regiments, such as the 1st Life Guards, 2nd Life Guards, Royal Horse Guards, 17th (Duke of Cambridge’s Own) Lancers, 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys), and various other Dragoon, Lancer, and Hussar regiments. The cards are professionally mounted within dark green card mounts and housed in dark wood-effect frames with gilt inner slips. The publisher is identified as John Player and Sons, a branch of the Imperial Tobacco Co.
Lower frames: 31cm x 25cm
Upper frame: 33cm x 23cm.
Condition report:
The cards appear to be in good, bright condition with no significant signs of foxing or fading visible through the glass. The mounts are clean and the cards are well-aligned. The frames and glazing are in overall good condition, showing only minor shelf wear and light surface scratches consistent with age and handling.
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