We are one of Britain's foremost public auctioneers of Cigarette and Trade cards. Our six sales each year contain collections and dealers’ stocks offered intact, as well as ranges and sets by individual manufacturers, both British and foreign and rare type cards.

Public auctions of postcards, cigarette and trade cards, autographs and printed ephemera are held six times a year. The dates of our 2012 sales are as follows:

• 21st March 2012
• 23rd May 2012
• 18th July 2012
• 19th September 2012
• 14th November 2012

Our next general public auction of Cigarette and Trade Cards will be held at the Lord Leycester Hotel, Jury Street, Warwick CV34 4EJ, on Wednesday 21st March, starting at 12 noon. The online catalogue will be available approximately 3 weeks before the sale. To view the online catalogue, once it is uploaded, and place bids on items in the sale click here. To download a catalogue (without illustrations) click here.

The sales take place at the Lord Leycester Hotel, Jury Street, Warwick CV34 4EJ. The hotel has a small car park at the rear and the nearest public car park is in New Street. The nearest railway station is Warwick Town and the nearest major international airport is Birmingham. For directions please visit our How to Find Us page.

Public viewing for all of our auctions is held at our own premises, the sales being too large to transport to the auction venue. Account settlement and lot allocation takes place progressively at our premises whilst the auction continues, so as soon as the section which interests you has been knocked down, you can pay and collect your lots without waiting for the end of the sale.

Public viewing for this sale is available at our offices on the following dates:

• Friday 16th March from 09.00 - 17.00
• Monday 19th March from 09.00 - 17.00
• Tuesday 20th March from 09.00 - 17.00
• Wednesday 21st March from 08.00 onwards

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Churchman 1927 Famous Golfers L set makes £1,150

The L size set of Famous Golfers, issued by Churchman, in good condition, realised £1,150 in the Warwick and Warwick auction of January 18 2012. Currently the set has a catalogue quote of just £300! Other sets selling well are listed below:

• C.W.S. 1936 Railway Engines £57;
• Ogden 1933 A.F.C. Nicknames £80;
• Wills 1924 Golfing £63;
• Wills 1930 Famous Golfers £138;
• Brooke Bond South Africa 1967 Our Pets £115;
• Cadet Sweets 1965 Dr Who and the Daleks £57;

• Primrose Confectionery 1968 Yellow Submarine £150.

Results from November 16th 2011 Auction

The auction was strong in collections offered intact. However, the following sets were on offer and achieved good results:

• Cohen Weenen 1926 Cricketers £149.
• Cope 1912 Dogs of the World (English) £172.
• Cope 1913 Music Hall Artistes (no quantity) £230.
• Gallaher 1902 Royalty Series £75.
• Ruddell 1924 Grand Opera Series £41.
• Smith 1913 Derby Winners £138.
• Cummings 1949 Famous Fighters £115.

Wills 1901 Cricketers with Vignettes sell for £529.

A set of Wills 1901 Cricketers, with vignettes, in fine condition sold for £529 in the Warwick and Warwick September 21 auction. The auction was well attended and most of the room bidding was concentrated on the large section of miscellaneous accumulations and collections offered intact. The first lot on offer was a collection of complete and part sets from a large range of manufacturers, contained in 4 large boxes and estimated at £1,000. Determined room bidding took the realisation to £2,760, including the buyer’s premium.

A range of complete sets, in fine condition, was on offer and the following results were typical:

• Churchman 1914 Footballers (coloured) set (3 cards with very small creases and the odd card with a trivial fault), cat. £800. Realisation £347.
• Faulkner 1899 Military Terms, 2nd Series set, cat. £300. Realisation £207.
• Faulkner 1902 Street Cries set, cat. £300. Realisation £184
• Lambert & Butler 1908 Motors set (less 4), cat. £546. Realisation £195.
• Smith 1912 Cricketers (1-50) set (2 with creases and some cards with usual minor wear to edges), cat. £750. Realisation £241.
• Taddy 1901 Boer Leaders set (odd card with trivial fault), cat. £500. Realisation £241.

• Taddy 1911 Orders of Chivalry set (odd card with light foxing), cat. £500. Realisation £253.
• Taddy 1913 Heraldry Series set (odd card with a trivial fault), cat. £500. Realisation £195.
• Taddy 1915 Honours & Ribbons set (1 card with a minor crease), cat. £625. Realisation £299.
• Kinney 1889 Famous Gems of the World set less 1 (odd card with light staining to the reverse), cat. £528. Realisation £195.

Unissued Wills sets achieve High Prices.

Two sets published by Wills, but never issued, were on offer to bidders in our July 20th 2011 auction.

The first of these was the set entitled “The Life of H.M. King Edward VIII” and it was intended to issue it after the coronation of the king in 1937. Unfortunately for Wills the king chose to abdicate and the series had to be abandoned. Currently catalogued at £1,000, this is a rare set and was offered with an estimate of £400. A lot of interest was shown in it and the final result was a realisation of £517.

The second unissued set on offer was the series entitled “Puppies”. This consists of 40 cards and was prepared for issue in the 1950s. The reason why it was never issued is unknown and it is thought that very few sets have survived. The set on offer had been pasted to a sheet and removed, possibly as part of the original presentation prior to production. The estimate was £200 and the realisation was £230.

Other interesting results were as follows:

• Boguslavsky 1924 Big Events on the Turf set £207;
• Societe Job 1909 Racehorses set £195;
• Kinnear 1898 Jockeys set 1 £391;
• Pattreiouex 1926 Cricketers Series set less 1 £253;
• Pattreiouex 1927 Footballers Series, brown caption, 87/100, £391;

• Salmon & Gluckstein 1900 Owners and Jockeys Series set £949;
• Smith 1913 Derby Winners set £184;
• Taddy 1907 Prominent Footballers, without footnote, 45/595, £1,121

Taddy 1912 Famous Horses and Cattle Set makes £2,645

The Warwick and Warwick sale held on March 2nd contained a superb range of scarce Taddy sets in good condition. Rarest of them all was the 1912 Famous Horses and Cattle set, which realised £2,645, after fierce competition both on the book and in the room. Other Taddy sets on offer included:

• 1902 V.C. Heroes – Boer War (61-80) set, cat. £440, which realised £138.
• 1902 Coronation Series part set, 18 of 30, in good cond., apart from 1 with minor damage, cat. £432, which realised £126.
• 1910 Famous Jockeys (no frame) set, in good cond., apart from the odd card with very minor stain to reverse, cat. £800, which realised £218.
• 1910 Famous Jockeys (with frame) set, cat. £750, which realised £368.
• 1912 Sports & Pastimes set, cat. £575, which realised £264.
• 1913 Heraldry Series set, which realised £253

Other sets, in good condition, selling well included:

• Churchman 1927 Famous Golfers £391;
• Churchman 1931 Prominent Golfers £299;
• Cohen Weenen 1906 Owners, Jockeys, Footballers, Cricketers Series 2 £345;
• Kinnear 1898 Jockeys, Set 1, damage to reverse of 10 cards, also Jockey Tod Sloan £368;
• Ogden 1911-1914 Boy Scouts 6 sets, 1st, 2nd & 3rd series (blue back), 4th, 5th & different series £264;
• Player 1898 Old England’s Defenders £414;

• Player 1900 Military Series £529;

• Salmon & Gluckstein 1900 Owners & Jockeys Series £747
• Smith 1913 Derby Winners £368;
• Wills Scissors 1907 Football Club Colours £264;
• Allen & Ginter 1888 Racing Colors of the World (white border) £661.

• Amongst the trade cards the best result was the £333 paid for the A & BC Gum 1965 Rolling Stones set.

Ogden Guinea Gold and Tabs excite Interest

The Warwick and Warwick sale of December 1st contained a fine section of popular Ogden Guinea Gold and Ogden Tabs sets and part sets, all identified and the majority in good condition. Many scarce cards were on offer and the realisations considerably exceeded estimates. The following results were achieved:

• Guinea Gold 1899 Actresses Base J set, in good cond. cat. £114, estimated £40, realisation £80;
• Guinea Gold 1899 Actresses Base K set (less 7), in good cond., cat. £638, estimated £200, realised £483;
• Guinea Gold 1899 Actresses Base L set (less 2), in good cond., cat. £470, estimated £150, realised £333;
• Guinea Gold 1899 Continental Actresses Base B 299/322 in good cond., cat. £822, estimated £250, realised £529;
• Guinea Gold 1899 Cricketers Base M (set 1) 43/50, in good cond., cat. £860, estimated £280, realised £391;
• Guinea Gold 1899 Cricketers Base M (set 2) 10/27, in good cond., cat. £300, estimated £100, realised £195;
• Guinea Gold 1899 Cyclists Base M set, in good cond., cat. £310, estimated £100, realised £241;

• Guinea Gold 1899 Footballers Base M 113/176, in good cond., cat. £2,260, estimated £750, realised £1,610;
• Guinea Gold 1899 Pantomime & Theatre Artistes Base D set, in good cond., cat. £175, estimated £60, realised £80;
• Guinea Gold 1899 Pantomime & Theatre Artistes Base M set (less 1), in good cond., apart from 1 with a crease, at £294, estimated £90, realised £230;
• Guinea Gold 1900 Actresses Base D set (less 1), in good cond., cat. £467.50, estimated £100, realised £86;
• Guinea Gold 1900 Actresses & Miscellaneous Base M, 440 cards in an album, in good cond., cat. £484, estimated £150, realised £207;
• Guinea Gold 1901 Cricketers Base I set, in good cond., cat. £143, estimated £50, realised £109;
• Guinea Gold 1901 General Interest Numbered 1-1148 set (less 12), including 14 of the scarce cards, in good cond., apart from the odd card with trivial fault, cat. approx. £2000, estimated £400, realised £719;

• Guinea Gold 1901 Golf Base I set (less 2), in good cond., apart from 1 with minor wear to edges, cat. £360, estimated £120, realised ££414;
• Guinea Gold 1902 New Series 1 set, B set & C set, in good cond., cat. £1,370, estimated £320, realised £471;
• Guinea Gold. 1902 New Series C (1-200), in good cond., cat. £220, estimated £70, realised £80;
• Tabs Type 1900 Actresses & Foreign Views set (less 11), in good cond., apart from the odd card with trivial fault, cat. £415, estimated £100, realised £86;

• Tabs Type 1902 F Series (1-420) set (less 1), in good cond., apart from the odd card with trivial fault, cat. £650, estimated £100, realised £575;
• Tabs Type 1902 General Interest (Item 97-2, Cricket) set, in good cond., apart form the odd minor fault, cat. £145, estimated £50, realised £57;
• Tabs Type 1902 General Interest (Item 97-2, Football) set, in good cond., apart from the odd trivial fault, cat. £125, estimated £50, realised £115;

• Tabs Type 1902 General Interest (Item 97-2 Golf) set, in good cond., apart from the odd trivial fault, cat. £300, estimated £90, realised £356;
• Tabs Type 1901 Our Leading Cricketers set, in good cond., apart from 1 with some damage, cat. £168, estimated £50, realised £53.

Churchman 1927 Famous Golfers Set Makes £1,092

A remarkable realisation of £1,092, including the buyer’s premium, was obtained for the 1927 set of Famous Golfers issued by Churchman, in the Warwick and Warwick September 1st auction. This set currently has a Murray catalogue quote of £625. Another excellent result was the £483 paid for the rare type card of G.Townsend from the Hook of Holland 1900 Footballers series.

Other results were as follows:

• Churchman 1916 Boy Scouts, A Series set, £138
• Gallaher 1912 Woodland Trees Series set, £230
• Hill 1924 The All Blacks set, £103
• Hudden 1898 Beauties, Crown Seal, type card, £126

• Lambert & Butler 1901 Colonel R.S.S. Baden Powell, £253
• Mitchell 1900 Regimental Crests & Collar Badges set, £161
• Mitchell 1903 Scottish Clan Series set, £161
• Mitchell 1905 Interesting Buildings set, £195
• Mitchell 1925 River & Coastal Steamers set, £138
• Muratti 1904 Russo Japanese Series set, £115
• Ogden 1908-9 Pugilists and Wrestlers 1st and 2nd sets, £471
• Ogden 1914 Boxing set and 1915 Boxers set, £195
• Pattreiouex 1934 Footballers in Action set, £138
• Phillips 1902 Beauties (numbered B801-B825) set, £172
• Salmon & Gluckstein 1911 Coronation Series, 1911 set, £145
• Scottish C.W.S. 1924 Wireless set, £145
• Smith 1905 Medals (unnumbered) set, £230
• Smith 1908 Phil May Sketches (grey, multi-backed) set, £195
• Smith 1913 Battlefields of Great Britain set, £287
• Smith 1920 Cinema Stars set (8 brands), £145
• Taddy 1908 Territorial Regiments set, £264
• Wills 1902 Football Series set, £230
• Nile Industrial and Tobacco Co. 1935-40 Film Stars set, £115

• Typhoo 1915 Conundrums set, £356.

Phillips KF Footballers Score!

Warwick and Warwick’s June 9th auction contained a collection of 1064 Phillips KF Footballers, contained in 9 special printed albums and on 7 additional leaves. The total catalogue value of the collection was in excess of £1,300. Estimated at £200, competitive bidding ensured it realised £604.

The best result for a single manufacturer lot was the £2,760 paid for a collection of Gallaher sets, housed in 6 modern albums, which was estimated at £900. Single Gallaher sets also fared well: 1910 Association Football Club Colours made £448 and 1912 Sports Series made £517, despite 5 with slight creases.

Other good tobacco results were as follows:

• Nicholls 1913 Orders of Chivalry, £161;

• Smith 1904 A Tour Round the World, 45 with postcard back and 5 with script back, £661;
• Smith 1911 Naval Dress and Badges, descriptive, £402;
• Smith 1924 Phil May Sketches, brown multi backs, £264;
• Taddy 1903 Royalty Series, £218;
• Taddy 1904 Russo-Japanese War, 1 – 25, £241;
• Ditto, 26 – 50, £287;
• Taddy 1911 Orders of Chivalry, £241;
• Thomson & Porteous 1915 The European War Series, £138;
• Westminster 1930 Views of Malaya, £172;

• Wills 1908 Actresses, brown back, p.c. inset, £368.

The 1934 Kensitas Flowers sets issued by J. Wix fared well. The standard size set, 1st and 2nd series and the L size set, 1st and 2nd series were offered together as a single lot, with a catalogue value of £1,250. They realised the pleasing figure of £805.

The next Warwick and Warwick sale will be held on September 1st.

Trade Cards Outperform Estimates

The Warwick and Warwick auction held on March 3rd contained an impressive section of trade cards. Many of the sets offered singly outperformed their pre-sale estimates by large margins. Typical were the following results:

• Cadbury 1914 Shadows Series set £126;
• Calvert 1954 Dan Dare Series set ££69;
• Fry 1912 Birds and Poultry set less 6 £63;
• Fry 1912 Birds and their Eggs set ££48;
• Huntly & Palmers 1900 Wonders of the World set £172;

• Maynards 1921 Girl Guide Series set £241;

• Slade & Bullock 1925 Science and Skills Series set £264 (double estimate);
• Typhoo 1914 British Birds and their Eggs set less 1 £138;
• Whitbread 1950 Inn Signs, 2nd series (metal) set £98.

Silks were popular in the cigarette card section. The Wix 1934 Kensitas Flowers P size was represented by a set of the plain backs, which made £471 and a set of the printed backs which made £529.

The Phillips 1921 Birds silk set exceeded the catalogue quote of £250, by realising £253.

The Wills Irish sets are scarcer than you would think by looking at their catalogue listings and this was borne out by the realisations:

• Wills 1924 Irish Beauty Spots (catalogued £110) realised £92;
• Wills 1924 Irish Holiday Resorts (catalogued £110) realised £103;
• Wills 1926 Irish Rugby Internationals (catalogued £275) realised £103;
• Wills 1927 Hurlers (Eire) set (catalogued £90) realised £48;
• Wills 1936 Irish Sportsmen (catalogued £200) realised £92.

Other cigarette card sets, in good condition, to realise good prices were as follows:

• Churchman 1928 Famous Golfers, 2nd set, L, £299;
• Churchman 1931 Sporting Celebrities £103;

• Cope 1899 Beauties, playing card inset, £920;
• Gallaher 1928 Footballers, 1 – 50 and 51 – 100, £184;
• Golds 1914 Motor Cycle Series £402;
• Hill 1901 Battleships and Crests £356;
• Lambert & Butler 1931 Footballers 1930-1 £103;
• Mitchell 1903 Scottish Clans Series £241;
• Murray 1929 Cinema Scenes £80;
• Patteiouex 1929 Dirt Track Riders £172;
• Taddy 1912 British Medals and Ribbons £264;

• Wills 1902 Football Series £437;
• Wills Overseas Police of the World £161.

Churchman’s Footballers Score!

The 2 lots topping the realisations for individual sets in the December 2009 auction were the Churchman 1914 Footballers. The brown series was represented by 44 of the 50 cards issued, all in good condition. The estimate for this part set was £500 and the realisation was a massive £977. The coloured set was complete and again in good condition. Estimated at £320, it realised £690.

Other sets, in good condition, yielding better than estimate results were as follows:

• Ardath 1936 PhotocardsD, Scots Football Teams, £253 (catalogued £200);
• Carreras 1916 Women on War Work, £195;
• Edwards Ringer & Bigg 1908 Dogs Series, both Exmoor Hunt and Klondyke sets, £195;
• Gallaher 1910 Association Football Club Colours (3 creased), £391;
• Golds 1914 Motor Cycle Series, numbered, mixed blue and grey backs, £494;
• Lambert & Butler 1908 Motors, £322;
• Pattreiouex 1930 Celebrities in Sport, £287;
• Player 1895 Castles, Abbeys, without border (3 small faults), £207;
• Player 1898 England’s Military Heroes, narrow, descriptive back 3 trivial faults), £322;
• Player 1899 Cabinet Size Pictures, green front, printed back, Nelson and Kitchener, £149;
• Player 1900 Famous Authors and Poets, narrow, £172;
• Player 1927-9 Irish Place Names, 1st and 2nd, £80;
• Player 1935 Famous Irish Greyhounds, £161;
• Player (Overseas) 1923 Bonzo Dogs, £80;

• Smith 1902 Champions of Sport, blue back, cricketers Palairet, Hirst, Saunders and Jones and golfer Hilton, £345;
• Smith 1925 Holiday Resorts, £138;
• Taddy 1912 British Medals and Decorations, steel blue backs (2 small faults), £299;
• Westminster 1922 Women of All Nations, £115;
• Wills (Australia) 1913 Royal Mail, Capstan, £195 (catalogued £180);

• Wills (Australia) 1933 Footballers 1933, £287;
• American Tobacco 1901 Actresses, blue back, 274/300, £540;
• B.A.T. 1927 Who’s Who in Sport, £209 (catalogued £150);
• B.A.T. 1930 Types of North American Indians (1 trivial corner crease), £207.

The auction contained a significant section of trade cards offered as individual sets. The following results were obtained:

• John Filshill 1924 Birds and their Eggs (2 creased), £126;
• Fry 1906 Days of Nelson, £138;
• Scottish Widows’ Fund 1910-13 Advertisement Bookmarks, Months of the Year set less August (2 with faults), £92;
• Singer 1898 Beauties, p.c. inset, £391;
• Somportex 1966 Film Scene Series, James Bond 007, £230;
• Spratts 1926 Champion Dogs (less one), £207.