8493. [set 8] W.D. & H.O. Wills Tobacco Company, Lighthouse Series Cigarette Cards.c.1926
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8493. [set 8] W.D. & H.O. Wills Tobacco Company, Lighthouse Series Cigarette Cards.c.1926
- [set 8] W.D. & H.O. Wills Tobacco Company, Lighthouse Series Cigarette Cards.c.1926. In 1926 in New Zealand, the “Three Castles” Virginia Cigarettes issued a very rare series of fifty cigarette cards depicting fifty different light stations of Great Britain. Cards include a short history and description of each station on verso. A collection of the 50 original cards is exceptionally difficult to find and would sell for about $280. This lot represents eight of these rare original cards. Included are Dungeness Lighthouse, Dubh Artach, Great Orme, South Foreland, Anvil Point, Flannan Islands, Lundy Isle, and Penninis Light. 1 3/8”w x 2 5/8”h. Clean, VG or better. (VG). $48.