John Player & Sons, known simply as Player's, was a tobacco and cigarette manufacturer, based in Nottingham, England. It is today a part of the Imperial Tobacco Group.
Player's were one of the first UK tobacco companies to include sets of general interest cards in their packs of cigarettes. One of the first sets, produced is 1893, was 'Castles and Abbeys'. These cards were generally produced in sets of 50 and have since become highly collectable. Other sets produced include 'Footballers' (1926), 'Civil Aircraft' (1935) and 'Motor Cars' (1936).
link: Cigarette Cards - 'Collect-it' Magazine.
link: Cigarette Cards - 'Collect-it' Magazine.
Player's Cigarettes - Nature Series (set of 50 issued in 1909)
N°1 King Parrot
Player's Cigarettes - Nature Series (set of 50 issued in 1909)
N°3 Many Coloured Parrakeet
Player's Cigarettes - Nature Series (set of 50 issued in 1909)
N°4 Red & Blue Macaw
Player's Cigarettes - Nature Series (set of 50 issued in 1909)
N°6 Blue Mountain Lory
Player's Cigarettes - Nature Series (set of 50 issued in 1909)
N°7 Red-Wing Parrakeet
Player's Cigarettes - Nature Series (set of 50 issued in 1909)
N°8 Barnard's Parrakeet.jpg
Player's Cigarettes - Nature Series (set of 50 issued in 1909)
N°9 Military Macaw
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