A small piece of history I found!

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

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Platapus · 04-17-10, 07:48 AM

A most cooleo find.

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

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

Sailor Steve · 04-17-10, 12:09 PM

Great stuff!

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!

04-17-10, 05:29 PM

Very nice that your GrandFather has them.

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

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Originally Posted by privateer

Very nice that your GrandFather has them.

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!

04-17-10, 06:00 PM

I think you meant 'Machiavellian advice'.

I'll deny everything though!
I have Alibis for everything!
Someone hacked my user name and posted this stuff!

fw66 · 04-17-10, 06:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by privateer

I think you meant 'Machiavellian advice'.

Whoops! That's the one!

Subnuts · 04-17-10, 08:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grim Nigel

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

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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.

Grim Nigel · 04-18-10, 04:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Subnuts

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.

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?

04-17-10, 07:29 AM	#1
Grim Nigel Sailor man Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: UK Posts: 46 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	A small piece of history I found! 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 ) __________________ Formerly of U-13, 1st Flot. Back in the days of the WPL and SH2. Current career : OberLeutnant z. S. Werner Faust of U-707 (Type VIIC) 13th Flot. St. Nazaire. U-707 Patrol Logs at http://grimnigel.blogspot.com/

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,360 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	A most cooleo find. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

04-17-10, 09:33 AM	#3
Grim Nigel Sailor man Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: UK Posts: 46 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	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 __________________ Formerly of U-13, 1st Flot. Back in the days of the WPL and SH2. Current career : OberLeutnant z. S. Werner Faust of U-707 (Type VIIC) 13th Flot. St. Nazaire. U-707 Patrol Logs at http://grimnigel.blogspot.com/

04-17-10, 10:53 AM	#4
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	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 __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Great stuff! __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

04-17-10, 05:19 PM	#6
fw66 Torpedoman Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: UK Posts: 119 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 0	Cool! Yeah, they may be worth something Are some perhaps a little later from the Korean war era? Good find!

04-17-10, 05:29 PM	#7
Madox58 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Very nice that your GrandFather has them. 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!

04-17-10, 06:00 PM	#9
Madox58 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I think you meant 'Machiavellian advice'. I'll deny everything though! I have Alibis for everything! Someone hacked my user name and posted this stuff!