This card is here because of all the dogs, the beagle appears to be the only one which howls. In fact many people say that the name beagle comes from the French for `open mouth` which is `bee` (wide open) `gueule` (mouth). Strangely that `gueule` can be taken as rather offensive when talking about a person`s mouth, but it is fine when used for an animal.
And I did not realise how lengthy this description would be. All is revealed by H.64, and the handbook entry, to which I have added the dates of issue, is :
H.64. FOWLS, PIGEONS & DOGS or DOGS AND FOWLS, or DOGS SERIES. (titled, except Edwards, Ringer & Bigg). Fronts in colour, illustrated in Notes & News, Vol.1. No,4.
Pre-1919
- Churchman - Titled "Dogs & Fowls". Series of 38 (April 1908)
- Edwards, Ringer & Bigg - Untitled series of 23. Dogs only (March 1908)
- Ogden - Titled "Fowls, Pigeons & Dogs". Series of 50 (3 variations No.12) Illustrated in "Notes & News Vol.1 No.6 (May 1904)
- Smith - Titled "Fowls, Pigeons & Dogs"..Series of 50 (May 1908)
Trade -
- Fry (cocoa) - Titled "Fowls, Pigeons & Dogs".. Series of 50
Overseas -
- Gevolgelte (Holland) - Titled "Durven & Housen". Series of 48
- Imperial Tobacco Co. of Canada - Titled "Dogs Series". Series of 23, serial No, 7605. Recorded in Burdick under C.7, page 40
And from now on, as we feature these other issuers, I will link them in on this above list, using bold type.
In the meantime does anyone know when the overseas ones were issued? Or what "Durven & Housen" means in English?