Michele This is a newish project, which lists cards by year, and month, of issue, and it was suggested to us by several readers, who said that they would find this information really useful for social media, and for research.
Sadly, it is limited, for though we have good records of dates of issue from the larger manufacturers, many of the smaller ones are lacking - and also, until now, there was no ascribed place to record any dates of issue that were revealed during hunts for other things.
We are also doing this in conjunction with our gallery of cards, and eventually all of these sets will have clickable links to take you off and show you the front and back of those cards, plus all the information we currently know about them. To make it easier for me, the ones which are already linked in to a card are prefixed by *L*. Most of these are Cards of the Day, which means that only that card appears on the page, but some are newsletter cards, and you will need to scroll down a newsletter to find them, though we do give the day of their appearance in the entry in those cases.
Books added in for Jan and Feb - Wills Combined, all Catalogues,
JANUARY
- 1905 - Ogden "British Birds" - second series
- *L* 1908 - Ogden "Famous Footballers"
- 1909 - Churchman "Football Club Colours"
- 1910 - Churchman "A Tour Round The World"
- 1910 - Churchman "Medals"
- *L* 1910 - Wills "Aviation" [in newsletter, scroll down to Friday, 31st March 2023]
- *L* 1911 - Ogden "Boy Scouts" - first series
- 1911 - Wills "Music Hall Celebrities", female only - `Scissors` brand - export issue
- 1911 - Wills "Music Hall Celebrities", male and female - `Scissors` brand - export issue
- 1911 - Wills "Old English Garden Flowers"
- 1912 - Wills "Historic Events"
- 1913 - Wills "Old English Garden Flowers" second series
- *L* 1915 - Wills "First Aid" - with album clause
- *L* 1915 - Wills "Flags of the Allies" - shaped for the buttonhole
- 1915 - Wills "Victoria Cross Heroes" - `Scissors` brand - export issue
- 1916 - Churchman "Boy Scouts" - first series
- 1923 - Player "British Livestock" - blue backs (extra large size)
- 1924 - Edwards, Ringer & Bigg "Musical Instruments"
- *L* 1924 - Wills "Railway Engines"
- *L* 1925 - Carreras "A Kodak at the Zoo" - second series
- 1926 - Churchman "Curious Dwellings"
- 1926 - Wills "Dogs - Scenic Backgrounds" - export issue
- 1926 - Wills "English Cricketers" - export issue
- 1927 - Churchman "Pipes of the World"
- 1927 - Wills "Birds of the East" - re-issue, `Ruby Queen` brand - export issue
- 1927 - Wills "English Period Costumes" (large size)
- *L* 1927 - Wills "Household Hints"
- 1928 - Player "Gilbert & Sulllivan" second series (large size)
- 1928 - Wills "Cinema Stars" first series
- 1928 - Wills "Cricketers 1928"
- *L* 1928 - Wills "Ships and Shipping" - export issue
- *L* 1929 - Player "Sailor" advertisement card
- 1929 - United Kingdom Tobacco Company "Beautiful Britain" (postcard size)
- *L* 1930 - Player "Association Cup Winners"
- 1931 - Churchman "Eastern Proverbs" first series (large size)
- 1931 - Churchman "Italian Art Exhibition 1930"
- *L* 1931 - Churchman "Landmarks in Railway Progress"
- 1931 - Lambert & Butler "Footballers 1930-1"
- 1931 - Churchman "Landmarks in Railway Progress - first series" (large size)
- 1931 - Player "Wild Animals Heads"
- *L* 1933 - Player "Boy Scout & Girl Guide Patrol Signs & Emblems" (cards and transfers)
- *L* 1933 - Wills "Garden Flowers"
- 1934 - Player "British Butterflies"
- *L* 1934 - Wills "Do You Know" fourth series - re-issued
- *L* 1936 - Carreras "Famous Airmen and Airwomen"
- 1936 - Carreras "Popular Footballers" - white or cream
- 1936 - Player "Championship Golf Courses"
- 1936 - Wills "Roses" (large size)
- 1936 - Wills "Wild Flowers" - export issue
- *L* 1937 - Carreras "Amusing Tricks and How To Do Them"
- 1937 - Churchman "The King`s Coronation"
- 1937 - Wills "Our King and Queen" - export issue
- 1937 - Wills "Round Europe"
- 1938 - Ardath "A Continuous Series of General Interest" - sixth series, film and stage stars
- 1938 - Ardath "Empire Flying Boat"
- *L* 1938 - Wills "Garden Flowers - New Varieties - A Series" (large size)
- *L* 1938 - Wills "Garden Hints"
- 1939 - Ardath "Stamps Rare and Interesting"
- 1939 - Carreras "Film and Stage Beauties" - set of 54, standard size
- 1939 - Gallaher "Army Badges"
- *L* 1939 - Lambert & Butler "Interesting Customs & Traditions of the Navy, Army & Air Force"
- 1939 - Pattreiouex "Coastwise" (small and medium size)
- 1939 - Player "Modern Naval Craft" - Channel Islands issue
- 1939 - Player "Screen Celebrities" - Irish issue
- 1939 - Wills "Garden Flowers by Richard Sudell"
FEBRUARY
- *L* 1903 - Players "Fishes of the World"
- 1904 - Players "Badges and Flags of British Regiments" - grey green backs
- 1904 - Players "Badges and Flags of British Regiments" - brown backs
- *L* 1905 - Players "Riders of the World" - on thick grey card
- *L* 1906 - Ogdens "Flags & Funnels of Leading Steamship Lines"
- 1906 - Ogdens "Owners, Racing Colours & Jockeys" - set of 25
- 1907 - Ogdens "Orders of Chivalry"
- 1907 - Wills "Chinese Actors and Actresses" - `Pirate` brand - export issue
- 1907 - Wills "Buildings" - `Pirate` brand - export issue
- 1908 - Ogdens "Records of the World"
- 1908 - Players "Products of the World" - on thin card
- 1908 - Player "Wooden Walls"
- *L* 1912 - Churchman "East Suffolk Churches" - black fronts
- *L* 1912 - Churchman "Flags & Funnels of Leading Steamship Lines"
- 1912 - Churchman "Phil May Sketches"
- *L* 1912 - Ogden "Boy Scouts" - second series (in the newsletter, scroll down to Monday, 27th March)
- 1912 - Wills "Art Photogravures" - export issue
- 1912 - Wills "Houses of Parliament" - export issue
- 1912 - Wills "Indian Regiment Series" - export issue
- *L* 1912 - Wills "Indian Regiment Series" - `Scissors` brand - export issue
- 1914 - Player "Bygone Beauties"
- 1914 - Wills "Chinese Transport" - `Ruby Queen` brand - export issue
- *L* 1914 - Wills "Physical Culture" [in newsletter, scroll down to Thursday, 25th May]
- *L* 1915 - Churchman "Silhouettes of Warships"
- 1915 - Wills "The Evolution of the Royal Navy" - export issue
- 1916 - Player "Napoleon" - brown back
- *L* 1916 - Wills "Celebrated Pictures" (large size)
- 1916 - Wills "Overseas Dominions - Australia"
- 1916 - Wills "Merrie England Studies" - `Three Castles` brand - export issue
- 1916 - Wills "Birds of Brilliant Plumage" - `Pirate` brand - export issue
- 1917 - Wills "Gems of Russian Architecture"
- 1917 - Wills "Military Portraits" `Scissors` brand - export issue
- *L* 1922 - Churchman "The Inns of Court"
- 1923 - Player "Struggle for Existence"
- 1924 - Wills "Birds of Brilliant Plumage" - `Four Aces` brand - export issue
- 1924 - Wills "Old Furniture" second series (large size)
- *L* 1925 - Player "Army Corps & Divisional Signs - second series"
- *L* 1925 - Wills "Flower Culture in Pots"
- 1925 - Wills "Merchant Ships of the World" - export issue
- *L* 1926 - Carreras "Famous Escapes" (all sizes, standard, large, and extra large)
- 1926 - Faulkner "Our Pets"
- 1926 - Lambert & Butler "Motor Cars - third series"
- *L* 1926 - Wills "Do You Know" third series [in newsletter - scroll down to Wednesday 13 October]
- 1927 - Wills "Zoo" - export issue
- *L* 1928 - Lambert & Butler "Common Fallacies"
- *L* 1928 - Sarony "A Day on the Airway" (standard and large size)
- *L* 1929 - Player "Footballers 1928-9 - second series"
- 1929 - Player "Picturesque Bridges"
- *L* 1929 - Wills "Rigs of Ships" (large size)
- *L* 1930 - Churchman "Life in a Liner" [in newsletter, scroll down to Monday, 15th April 2024]
- *L* 1931 - Wills "A Famous Picture - Mother and Son"
- 1932 - Wills "A Famous Picture - When Did You Last See Your Father?"
- 1932 - Wills "Homeland Events"
- 1932 - Wills "Miniature Playing Cards"
- 1933 - United Kingdom Tobacco Company "Aircraft"
- *L* 1933 - Wills "Cathedrals" (large size)
- 1934 - Churchman "British Film Stars"
- 1934 - Churchman "Can You Beat Bogey at St.Andrews?"
- 1934 - Lambert & Butler "Motor Cars - A Series of 25"
- *L* 1934 - Player "Freshwater Fishes" - white card
- *L* 1935 - Carreras "Popular Personalities"
- 1935 - Player "Aviary & Cage Birds" (large size)
- *L* 1935 - Wills "Flowering Shrubs" (large size)
- *L* 1936 - Ardath "Figures of Speech" [in newsletter, scroll down to Tuesday, 16th August 2022]
- 1936 - Wills "Wild Flowers"
- 1937 - Players "Coronation Series - Ceremonial Dress" - Channel Islands version
- *L* 1937 - Wills "Irish Industries"
- *L* 1937 - Wills "Our King and Queen"
- *L* 1937 - Wills "Trees" (large size) -[in newsletter, scroll down to Friday, 30th December]
- 1938 - Ardath "A Continuous Series of General Interest" - fifth series, views
- *L* 1938 - Churchman "Modern Wonders" [in newsletter, scroll down to Sunday, 9th October 2022]
- 1938 - Gallaher "Flying" (medium size)
- *L* 1938 - Gallaher "Garden Flowers"
- 1938 - Hignett "Actors, Natural & Character Studies"
- 1938 - Illingworth "Flying" (medium size)
- 1938 - Player "Military Uniforms of the British Empire Overseas"
- 1938 - Player "Old Hunting Prints"
- 1939 - Ardath "A Continuous Series of General Interest" - series ten, film and stage stars (large size)
- 1939 - Carreras "Film and Stage Beauties" - set of 36 (large size)
- 1939 - Player "British Naval Craft"
- 1939 - Player "Modern Naval Craft"
- 1939 - Player "Motor Cars" - Channel Islands issue
- 1939 - Player "Types of Horses"
- 1939 - Wills "Racehorses and Jockeys, 1938" (large size)
MARCH
- 1908 - Edwards, Ringer & Bigg "Dogs Series"
- 1909 - Edwards, Ringer & Bigg "A Rour Round The World"
- 1916 - Churchman "Army Badges of Rank"
- 1929 - Lambert & Butler "Fauna of Rhodesia"
- 1929 - Lambert & Butler "Hints & Tips for Motorists"
- 1935 - Ardath "Sports Champions" - `State Express 333" brand
- 1937 - Lambert & Butler "Aeroplane Markings"
APRIL
- 1900 - Adkin "Soldiers of the Queen"
- 1902 - Wills` "Vanity Fair"
- 1905 - Ogden "British Costumes from 100 BC to 1904
- 1908 - Churchman "Dogs and Fowls"
- 1908 - Wills "Time and Money in Different Countries"
- 1909 - Ogden "Dominoes" black back
- 1915 - Ogden "Infantry Training"
- 1930 - Lambert & Butler "Garden Life"
- 1932 - Lambert & Butler "A History of Aviation" green fronts
MAY
- 1904 - Ogden "Fowls, Pigeons & Dogs"
- 1905 - Ogden "British Birds" - white back - first series
- 1906 - Churchman "Birds & Eggs"
- 1906 - Ogden "Football Club Colours"
- 1908 - Wills "Cricketers - 1908"
- 1909 - Wills "Billiards by John Roberts"
- 1910 - Wills "Fish and Bait"
- 1914 - Churchman "Fish and Bait"
- 1930 - Lambert & Butler "Garden Life"
JUNE
- 1904 - Wills "Borough Arms"
- 1905 - Edwards, Ringer & Bigg "Beauties "CERF"
- 1906 - Edwards, Ringer & Bigg "Birds & Eggs"
- 1907 - Churchman "Wild Animals of the World"
- 1935 - Ardath "Sports Champions" - `Ardath Cork Tipped` brand
JULY
- 1905 - Churchman "Interesting Buildings"
- 1905 - Edwards, Ringer & Bigg "Life on Board a Man O`War"
- 1909 - Wills "Naval Dress and Badges"
- 1914 - Ogden "Boxing"
- 1914 - Ogden "Club Badges"
AUGUST
- 1896 - Wills "Ships" - 50 new designs
- 1903 - Wills "Locomotive Engines and Rolling Stock"
- 1907 - Wills "Arms of the Bishopric"
- 1912 - Churchman "Regimental Colours and Cap Badges"
- 1913 - Churchman "Sectional Cycling Map"
- 1916 - Churchman "Boy Scouts" - second series
- 1937 - Lambert & Butler "British Trees & Their Uses"
SEPTEMBER
- 1905 - Smith "A Tour Round The World" (postcard back version)
- 1905 - Wills "Medals" (issued overseas)
- 1905 - Wills "Nelson Series"
- 1906 - Wills "Wild Animals of the World"
- 1907 - Ogden`s "Racehorses"
- 1907 - Wills "Football Club Colours" (Scissors brand)
- 1908 - Player "Highland Clans"
- 1908 - Wills "Portraits of European Royalty"
- 1909 - Ogden`s "Royal Mail"
- 1910 - Wills "The World`s Dreadnoughts"
- 1911 - Churchman "Fishes of the World" (the original 50)
- 1911 - Wills "Celebrated Ships"
- 1913 - Wills "Products of the World" - maps & scenes ("Pirate" brand)
- 1914 - Ogden "Boy Scouts" - fifth series
- 1914 - Player "Gems of British Scenery"
- 1914 - Wills "Beauties - Picture Hats"
- 1914 - Wills "Britain`s Defenders"
- 1914 - Wills "Famous Footballers" (Scissors brand)
- 1915 - Player "Napoleon"
- 1915 - Wills "War Pictures" (Specialities and Havelock)
- 1916 - Wills "Musical Celebrities" second series
- 1917 - Wills "Britain`s Part in the War"
- 1922 - Wills "Do You Know" first series
- 1923 - Wills "Beauties" (red star and circle back)
- 1924 - Lambert & Butler "Wonders of Nature"
- 1924 - Player "Drum Banners and Cap Badges"
- 1926 - Carreras "Old Staffordshire Figures"
- 1926 - Churchman "Railway Working" first series (large size)
- 1926 - Player "Ships Models"
- 1926 - Wills "Wonders of the Past"
- 1927 - Wills "Art Hangers" (Ruby Queen brand - set as yet untraced)
- 1927 - Wills "Engineering Wonders"
- 1928 - Churchman "Lawn Tennis"
- 1928 - Wills "Modern British Sculpture"
- 1929 - Sarony "Cinema Studies"
- 1930 - Player "Country Sports"
- 1930 - Player "History of Naval Dress"
- 1931 - Player "Picturesque London"
- 1932 - Player "Aquarium Studies"
- 1933 - Wills "Strange Craft" (re-issue)
- 1935 - Ardath "Film Stage & Radio Stars"
- 1935 - Carreras "Celebrities of British History"
- 1935 - Carreras "Famous Footballers"
- 1926 - Churchman "Rugby Internationals"
- 1935 - Gallaher "Portraits of Famous Stars"
- 1935 - Hignett "Football Caricatures"
- 1935 - Player "Kings & Queens" (large size)
- 1936 - Ardath "Proverbs"
- 1936 - Carreras "Dogs & Friend"
- 1936 - Churchman "Curious Signs"
- 1936 - Gallaher "Dogs"
- 1936 - Gallaher "Famous Jockeys"
- 1936 - Lambert & Butler "Empire Air Routes"
- 1936 - Player "National Flags & Arms"
- 1936 - Wills "Household Hints" (the later version)
- 1937 - Ardath "Tennis" - export
- 1937 - Player "Famous Beauties"
- 1938 - Ardath "Dog Studies"
- 1938 - Ardath "National Fitness"
- 1938 - Carreras "Britain`s Defences"
- 1938 - Churchman "Association Footballers"
- 1938 - Wills "Speed" (overseas version)
- 1939 - Carreras "Do You Know"
- 1939 - Churchman "Association Footballers" second series
- 1962 - Brooke Bond "Asian Wildlife"
OCTOBER
- 1899 - Hill "Belle of New York Series"
- 1904 - Churchman "Beauties "CERF"
- 1910 - Wills "Arms of the British Empire"
- 1912 - Ogden "Boy Scouts" - third series
- 1915 - Ogden "Boxers"
- 1916 - Churchman "Boy Scouts" - third series
NOVEMBER
- 1906 - Wills "School Arms"
- 1913 - Ogden "Boy Scouts" - fourth series
- 1914 -- Churchman "Footballers Action Pictures & Inset"
DECEMBER
- 1904 - Ogden "Birds Eggs"
- 1910 - Wills "Calendar for 1911"
- 1933 - Lambert & Butler "A History of Aviation" - brown back
- 1936 - Ardath "Britain`s Defenders"