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Grim Nigel
04-17-10, 07:29 AM
I found this hanging on my grandads wall, I've never noticed it before.

Tried to take some close ups but my phone isnt too good at macro settings. These are original cigarette cards printed between 1939 and 1943 (if I remember rightly, I accidently cut the dates off the top of the frame :oops:)

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs459.ash1/25226_114223025272873_100000555277781_181462_12874 74_n.jpg


http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs419.snc3/25226_114223648606144_100000555277781_181464_12508 4_n.jpg
Platapus
04-17-10, 07:48 AM
A most cooleo find. :yeah:
Grim Nigel
04-17-10, 09:33 AM
One of my work clients has an original commendation note signed by Monty himself.
One of his relatives was in the desert rats and commended for acts of bravery. I'm tempted to snag a photo of that too :DL
Jimbuna
04-17-10, 10:53 AM
Very nice....I remember collecting candy cigarette cards like that olys footballers, cricketers etc. as a kid.

I don't have them now but I believe some of the rarer sets are now worth a tidy sum.

I hope yours is :up:
Sailor Steve
04-17-10, 12:09 PM
Great stuff!:rock:
fw66
04-17-10, 05:19 PM
Cool! Yeah, they may be worth something :)

Are some perhaps a little later from the Korean war era?

Good find!
Madox58
04-17-10, 05:29 PM
Very nice that your GrandFather has them.
:up:

Now make sure you suck up to him big time
so they are left to you!

Steps to insure they are?
1) Get rid of all others that stand in your way.
2) Alibi, Alibi, Alibi!
fw66
04-17-10, 05:37 PM
Very nice that your GrandFather has them.
:up:

Now make sure you suck up to him big time
so they are left to you!

Steps to insure they are?
1) Get rid of all others that stand in your way.
2) Alibi, Alibi, Alibi!

Some sound Macchiavellian advice there! Go for it!
Madox58
04-17-10, 06:00 PM
I think you meant 'Machiavellian advice'.
:03:
I'll deny everything though!
I have Alibis for everything!
Someone hacked my user name and posted this stuff!
:o
fw66
04-17-10, 06:53 PM
I think you meant 'Machiavellian advice'.
:03:

Whoops! That's the one!
Subnuts
04-17-10, 08:22 PM
These are original cigarette cards printed between 1939 and 1943 (if I remember rightly, I accidently cut the dates off the top of the frame :oops:)

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs459.ash1/25226_114223025272873_100000555277781_181462_12874 74_n.jpg


Let's see here...

HMS Puma was commissioned in 1957.
HMS Hampshire in 1963.
HMS Victorious is depicted as she appeared after her refit which completed in 1958.
HMS Lion was commissioned in 1960, the Porpoise in 1958, the Daring in 1952, and the "New Assault Ship" card probably depicts an early version of what became the Fearless-class LPD, the first of which was commissioned in 1965.

So, it would seem like you're about 20 years off there. :O:
Grim Nigel
04-18-10, 04:43 AM
Let's see here...

HMS Puma was commissioned in 1957.
HMS Hampshire in 1963.
HMS Victorious is depicted as she appeared after her refit which completed in 1958.
HMS Lion was commissioned in 1960, the Porpoise in 1958, the Daring in 1952, and the "New Assault Ship" card probably depicts an early version of what became the Fearless-class LPD, the first of which was commissioned in 1965.

So, it would seem like you're about 20 years off there. :O:

Interesting!!! I'll go back and check on the dates and snap another pic. If somethings labelled wrong it needs to be fixed. I did wonder though when I saw the "Guided missile destroyer" card
I'm pretty sure they hadnt got that kinda missile tech in WW2. Would it be possible that some of those ships started life during WW2 and were just refitted over time?