Cup Final at Wembley – but which one? If you know do tell us!
This set was issued in New Zealand, Malaya, Malta, and what our original World Tobacco Issues Index rather cryptically calls “elsewhere”, and it is catalogued under New Zealand issues as "HOMELAND EVENTS. Sm. Black and white photos. Nd. (50) See W/233.A
However our Wills booklets state that there are two sets of Homeland Events. These are :
232. 54. Series of 54. Size 63 x 35 m/m. Wills` name and I.T.C. Clause at base of back, Home issue 1932.
233. 50. Series of 50. Size 66 x 36 m/m. Issued between 1925-30. Similar series issued by Lambert & Butler.
A) Wills` name at base of back, no I.T.C. Clause. Issued in New Zealand.
B) Anonymous backs. General Overseas Issue.
The home issue with 54 cards dates from February 1932, whilst the New Zealand one is quite a bit earlier, arriving in August 1927.
It looks like the anonymous series of 50, issued through British American Tobacco was hot on its heels in 1928.
The Lambert & Butler set of 50 was also issued in 1928, but only overseas. This is mentioned in our original reference book RB.9 where it is described as :
53. 50. HOMELAND EVENTS. Size 2 19/32 x 1 3/8 or 66 x 35 m/m. Fronts : uncoloured photo prints. Backs in black, with descriptions. Export issue.