1937 “Aeroplane Markings” (L8-41)
Lambert & Butler Cigarettes, UK


Series Title: “Aeroplane Markings”
World Trade Index №: L8-41
Issued by: Lambert & Butler
Issued with: Lambert & Butler Cigarettes
Country: United Kingdom
Number of Cards: 50
Card Numbering: 1 to 50
Type of Card: tobacco
Card Dimensions: 67.73 × 35.56 mm
Circa: 1937
Checklist: Checklist

Overview


During 1937, Lambert and Butler issued a 50-card set of “Aeroplane Markings” tobacco cards. The cards were packaged with Lambert & Butler’s Cigarettes. Each of the 50-cards feature color artwork showing the placement of military aircraft national markings, i.e. Roundels and Fin Flashes. The fronts of the cards feature landscape (horizontal) aircraft artwork surrounded by a thin black perimeter line and white margins. The cigarette brand name Lambert and Butler’s Cigarettes is included within the artwork. The individual card Title/Country is centered beneath the artwork within the white margin.

The backs of the cards are presented in a portrait format, and feature branding and descriptive data.

Image-Guide


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Checklist


1937 Aeroplane Markings
CHECKLIST
xCard Title
1ARGENTINE REPUBLIC: Army Air Service
2ARGENTINE REPUBLIC: Naval Air Service
3AUSTRIA: Austrian Air Force
4BELGIAN: Military Air Arm
5BOLIVIA: Corps of Aviators
6BRAZIL: Naval and Military Air Services
7CHILE: National Air Force
8CHINA: National Government Air Force
9COLOMBIA: Colombian Air Force
10CUBA: Aviation Corps
11CZECHOSLOVAKIA: Military Air Force
12DENMARK: Royal Army Flying Corps
13DENMARK: Royal Naval Air Service
14ECUADOR: Ecuadorean Air Force
15EGYPT: Royal Army Air Force
16ESTONIA: Air Defence Force
17FINLAND: Finnish Air Force
18FRANCE: Army of the Air (Armée de l’Air)
19FRANCE: Naval Aviation
20GERMANY: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
21GREAT BRITAIN: Royal Air Force — (1)
22GREAT BRITAIN: Royal Air Force — (2)
23GREECE: Royal Hellenic Air Force
24IRAQ: Royal Iraq Air Force
25IRAN: Royal Iranian Air Force
26IRISH FREE STATE: Irish Free State Air Corps
27ITALY: Royal Air Force
28JAPAN: Imperial Japanese Air Services
29LATVIA: Military Air Force
30LITHUANIA: Military Air Force
31MEXICO: Mexican Aeronautical Service
32NETHERLANDS: Royal Netherlands Air Services
33NORWAY: Royal Norwegian Air Services
34PERU: Aviation Corps of Peru
35POLAND: Military Air Service
36PORTUGAL: Army and Navy Air Services
37RUMANIA: Royal Air Force
38SALVADOR: Salvadorean Military Aviation
39SIAM: Royal Aeronautical Service
40SPAIN: Spanish Air Force
41SWEDEN: Royal Air Force
42SWITZERLAND: Swiss Military Air Corps
43TURKEY: Turkish Air Force
44U.S.S.R.: Red Air Fleet
45UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA: South African Air Force
46URUGUAY: Army and Navy Air Services
47U.S.A.: Army Air Corps
48U.S.A.: Naval Air Service
49U.S.A.: Coast Guard
50YUGOSLAVIA: Royal Military Air Force


References


  1. John A. Shupek: Card images via the Skytamer Archive Digital Image Database.





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