Our original World Tobacco Issues Index catalogues the set as ;
- HEROES OF THE TRANSVAAL WAR. Sm. 68 x 38. Unnd. (40).See H.389. ...S16-8
The H.389 here is the original London Cigarette Card Handbook, and that entry reads as follows :
- H.389. HEROES OF THE TRANSVAAL WAR (titled series). Fronts in colour. Unnumbered series.
Pre 1919
Salmon & Gluckstein - Series of 40. Captions in (a) dark brown (b) light brown. A few subjects only have been seen in the (b) printing
Overseas
Star Tobacco Co. of Bombay - Series of 52, with Playing-card insets. Two cards only have been inspected (Nos 20 and 30 below) and it is not known how the card values are distributed over the subjects.
- (a) Col. Baden-Powell
(b) Maj-Gen. Baden Powell- Col. J.F. Brocklehurst
- Gen. Sir Redvers Buller
- Lt. Col. J.J. Byron, Australian Artillery
- Maj. Lord Edward Cecil
- Maj. Gen. Sir H.C. Chermside
- Lord Chesham, Yeomanry
- Lieut. Gen. Sir C.F. Clery
- Capt. C.F. Cox, New South Wales
- Cmd. Egerton
- Commander Ethelstone, R.N.
- General French
- General Gatacre
- Col. Greene. Commanding Natal Carabineers
- Maj. Gen. Fitzroy Hart
- Maj. Gen. Hildyard
- Gen. Sir Archibald Hunter
- Col. Kekewich
- Maj. Gen. Kelly Kenny
- Lord Kitchener
- Capt. Lambert. Kaffrarian Scouts
- Capt. Lambton, R.N., C.B.
- Maj. Gen Lyttelton
- Brig. Gen. Hector Macdonald
- Col. Mackinnon
- Lieut. Gen. Lord Methuen
- Col. Plumer
- Col Rhodes
- Lord Roberts
- Maj. Robin. New Zealand
- Capt. Scott, R.N,. C.B.
- Maj. Gen. Sir C. Holled Smith
- Col. Spreckley
- Gen. Sir W.P. Symons
- Lieut. Gen. Chas. Tucker
- Sir Forestier Walker
- Gen. Sir Charles Warren
- Maj. Gen. Wauchope
- Gen. Sir George White
- Maj. Gen. Woodgate
We also have the catalogue, uniform with that handbook, which tells us that odds were currently being retailed at between 3/6 and 10/-, with sets at £20. It makes no mention of light or dark brown, so that seems to suggest the light was the result of the ink running down during the printing process.
The Star Tobacco Co. of Bombay did not appear in the catalogue, but it does appear in our original World Tobacco Issues Index, with our set being recorded as :
- HEROES OF THE TRANSVAAL WAR. (A). Sm. 62 x 36. Front 6, with playing-card inset. Back 4, (52). Illustrated in "N & N", Vol.7 No.4 ... S114-3
The curious front and back numbers are explained in the header for the issuer, and you are redirected to the "X" codes at he back of the book. That is but a block, which I will add as soon as the scanner wants to work rather than make odd grumbling noises.
Our updated World Tobacco Issues Index catalogues the set as ;
- HEROES OF THE TRANSVAAL WAR. Sm. 68 x 38. Unnd. (40).See H.389. ...SO41-200
That H.389 directs us to an entirely different book. our own handbook. issued in 2003. That entry is rather exciting, as it adds in the cards of the Star Tobacco`s playing card version, as follows
- H.389. HEROES OF THE TRANSVAAL WAR (titled series in Salmon & Gluckstein only). Fronts in colour. Unnumbered series.
Pre 1919
Salmon & Gluckstein - Series of 40. Captions in (a) dark brown (b) light brown. A few subjects only have been seen in the (b) printing.
Overseas
Star Tobacco Co. of Bombay - Series of 52, with Playing-card insets. No series title. Values known shown in parentheses below (41 different known)
- (a) Col. Baden-Powell
(b) Maj-Gen. Baden Powell (eight of hearts)- Col. J.F. Brocklehurst (jack of hearts)
- Gen. Sir Redvers Buller (nine of hearts)
- Lt. Col. J.J. Byron, Australian Artillery (6 of hearts - and - Queen of Clubs)
- Maj. Lord Edward Cecil (three of spades)
- Maj. Gen. Sir H.C. Chermside (king of hearts)
- Lord Chesham, Yeomanry (ten of clubs)
- Lieut. Gen. Sir C.F. Clery (seven of diamonds)
- Capt. C.F. Cox, New South Wales (seven of clubs)
- Cmd. Egerton (five of diamonds)
- Commander Ethelstone, R.N. (six of clubs)
- General French (ten of hearts)
- General Gatacre (jack of diamonds)
- Col. Greene. Commanding Natal Carabineers (five of hearts)
- Maj. Gen. Fitzroy Hart (three of diamonds)
- Maj. Gen. Hildyard (six of spades)
- Gen. Sir Archibald Hunter (four of spades)
- Col. Kekewich (king of clubs)
- Maj. Gen. Kelly Kenny (two of diamonds)
- Lord Kitchener (nine of clubs)
- Capt. Lambert. Kaffrarian Scouts (nine of spades)
- Capt. Lambton, R.N., C.B. (four of clubs)
- Maj. Gen Lyttelton (seven of hearts)
- Brig. Gen. Hector Macdonald (eight of spades)
- Col. Mackinnon (ace of spades)
- Lieut. Gen. Lord Methuen (king of diamonds)
- Col. Plumer (eight of diamonds)
- Col Rhodes (ace of diamonds)
- Lord Roberts (eight of clubs)
- Maj. Robin. New Zealand (ten of spades)
- Capt. Scott, R.N,. C.B.(five of clubs)
- Maj. Gen. Sir C. Holled Smith (five of spades)
- Col. Spreckley (seven of spades)
- Gen. Sir W.P. Symons (queen of diamonds)
- Lieut. Gen. Chas. Tucker (queen of hearts)
- Sir Forestier Walker (ten of diamonds)
- Gen. Sir Charles Warren (six of diamonds)
- Maj. Gen. Wauchope (four of diamonds)
- Gen. Sir George White (nine of diamonds)
- Maj. Gen. Woodgate (two of spades)
That means that the cards we have yet to see are :
- clubs - two, three, jack, and ace
- hearts - two, three, four, and ace
- spades - jack, queen, and king.
That probably means that either, just like "Lt. Col. J.J. Byron, Australian Artillery", some people can found on more than one card - or that there are other people who appear in the playing card version but not the Salmon and Gluckstein one. Anyway if anyone can add anything to this, please do !