Very Rare Set of "W.D. & H.O. Wills Cigarettes "Motorcycle Advertising Cards" *

Description

Description:  This Very Rare Set of "W.D. & H.O. Wills Cigarettes "Motorcycle Advertising Cards" has 49 cards out of a set of 50. Great colored pictures of each motorcycle and it's name on front of card and on back of card is a description of the motorcycle.
In 1887, Wills were one of the first UK tobacco companies to include
advertising cards
in their packs of cigarettes, but it wasn't until 1895 that they produced their first general interest set of cards ('Ships and Sailors'). Other Wills sets include 'Aviation' (1910), 'British Butterflies' (1927), 'Garden Flowers' (1933) and 'Air Raid Precautions' (1938).
W.D. & H.O. Wills
was a
British tobacco
importer and
cigarette
manufacturer formed in
Bristol
,
England
. It was one of the founding companies of
Imperial Tobacco.
Condition: Corners and edges are very slightly worn
.
Shipping .00 First Class Mail and will ship on Monday.
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6/2014
Nancy