Card of the Day - 2023-01-28

Chums "Football Teams 1922-23"
Chums [trade : periodical : UK] "Football Teams 1922-23" (1922) 7/20 - CHU-030 : CHU-2-1

This clue referred to the first match of the Six Nations Championship, which is being played at Cardiff. And the kick off is at 2.15. But also it refers to the fact that Wales was the first winner of the competition in 1893, its first year. However at that time it was not called the Six Nations, mainly because only four nations took part, these being England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales so it was called the Home Nations Championship. And though none of these teams were really that international, the event has gone down in the record books as  the first International Rugby Tournament. It continued until 1909.  

This set was issued with “Chums” magazine. And that is how they are listed in both our British Trade Indexes. However "Chums" was not an issuer, but just a magazine, that ran between 1919 and 1925, it was actually published by Cassells. 

This set was issued a card a week, and we do have week dates for some of the cards, but not all - not this one either. They are described in our British Trade Indexes as being black glossy photos, measuring 70 x 45 m/m, numbered, and a set of twenty cards. There is also a "New Series" which was issued in 1923, but only seems to have been eight cards, and of a smaller size, 60 x 35 m/m.