Card of the Day - 2023-01-19

Brooke Bond SA "Our Pets"
Brooke Bond [trade : tea : South Africa] "Our Pets" / "Ons Troeteldiere" (1967) 23/50 - BRM-13 : SA.4

This set only appears in our original set of British Trade Indexes, part two. It is described as being small [or standard] size, numbered, and a set of fifty cards. The back has a Pretoria address, [which is 159 Watt Road. And do note that they sell Tea and Coffee]

The set does not appear in our updated British Trade Index, though other South African sets do, and that is becauseĀ  they were issued in Great Britain and in South Africa. However this set was only issued in South Africa, so it is excluded.

We included this card mainly because if you read the text in Afrikaans, the rabbit is called an Angorakonyn, from where you can see how Kony, or Coney became the name for a rabbit, and for the Island we featured a couple of days ago.

These are angora rabbits and they are used for wool just like sheep, though it is technically called either hair or fibre. It is warm and light on the human skin. This card shows the white rabbit, though they can come in greys browns and blacks.

If you buy angora items do make sure they are ethically produced, please.