Now this is here because this cottage is near Guildford, and our Hants and Surrey Branch meet within the Guildford Area, at at Normandy Village Hall, Manor Fruit Farm, Glaziers Lane, Normandy, GU3 2DD
Now the burning question is does this lovely cottage still exist? That goes out to all members and visitors of Hants and Surrey Branch especially, but also to anyone who is super skilled at tracking a location by a photo by using the internet. There are a few clues in the description as well.
So in case you have not guessed, this is a stereoscopic set designed to be viewed in a special machine that slightly alters the image and makes a three dimensional view. If you look at both the fronts for this number they seem the same but there are slight differences, for instance the smaller roof is longer on one card than the other.
Some time I might add another blog "S for Stereoscopic" because they are a crossover set between cards and another branch of collecting, in this case photography. Plus there were also several different machines issued to look at the cards with, and these fall under the scope of collectors of toys and games.
Anyway this set is listed in our World Tobacco Issues Indexes under header :
1. Stereoscopic Series.
Each number consists of a "Right" and a "Left" card, printed together as a pair and often found joined at centre. A complete series is thus twice the number shown against each set.
However the actual listing is only "GLORIOUS BRITAIN. Md. Nd. (25)." This (25) does seem rather confusing, for if you look at these in most dealer`s catalogues today you will find them as MS50 - M standing for Medium size, S for Stereoscopic and 50 in a set, which does take into account the fact that each card is one of two versions.