Card of the Day - 2022-03-14

slight confusion (as always for me) over numbering, as there were 259 numbered stickers, and also there were ones showing red noses and these were separately lettered from A to Z. If someone can add this up, I will change the 259+ to the actual figure ! 

The cards showed personalities from stage, screen, and sport, because Sport Relief used to alternate with Comic Relief until last year, when it was decided to have Red Nose Day every year and Sport Relief moving into association with a range of actual sporting events all year round.

The set also contained scenes from the people and charities that the money would be going towards, and unusual cards like this cat and her canine companion, sporting their red noses in a whole new way.

The original album for 1995 showed Richard Wilson (One Foot in the Grave), Rowan Atkinson (Mr. Bean), and Lenny Henry on the front cover, and said that “by buying this album you are contributing to Comic Relief and supporting projects in Africa and the UK”. 

I have to say that at the moment I know of no other years of this event which were recorded by Merlin stickers; but I can't believe that this was the only year that such a good fund-raising idea was used, so is it just that the others are just really scarce?

Anyone out there with any info do let us know…