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1926 “Aeroplanes (Gilt Border)” (ZB6-0)
British American Tobacco Co., Canada
Series Title: “Aeroplanes (Gilt Border)”
Issued by: British American Tobacco Company
Country of origin: Canada
Issued as: Anonymous set
World Tobacco Issues Index: ZB6-0
Year issued: 1926
Type of card: Tobacco card
Number of Cards: 50
Numbering: 1-50 on reverse side
Card Dimensions: 66.4 × 35.0 mm
Checklist: Download
Overview
The “Aeroplanes” series of 50 airplane trading cards was issued by the British American Tobacco Co., Ltd. for distribution in Canada during 1926. The landscape images on the card fronts feature color-artwork of significant military and civil aircraft of the era. Aircraft from Great Britain, France, The Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Czecho-Slovak, and the United States of America are included. The card fronts have an imposing golden border surrounding the aircraft artwork. The card titles are included within the artwork image area. This set is a clone of the 1926 Gilt Border “Aeroplane Series” issued by John Player and Sons in the UK. The cards fronts are identical, while the backs are different. The checklists are the same.
The backs of the cards are presented in a “portrait” format. The card backs are printed in dark-grey ink. A rectangular double-lined box includes the following five vertical segments:
Image-Guide
Checklist
| 1926 “Aeroplanes” Checklist | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The De Havilland 9A | |
| 2 | The Gloster “Gamecock” | |
| 3 | The Blackburn “Cubaroo” | |
| 4 | The Gloster “Grebe” | |
| 5 | The Nieuport Delage 42 C1 (French) | |
| 6 | The Boulton & Paul “Bugle” | |
| 7 | The Fairey “Fox” | |
| 8 | The Breguet XIX Biplane (French) | |
| 9 | The Fokker D.XIII (Dutch) | |
| 10 | The Spad S.51 (French) | |
| 11 | The Nieuport Avion de Chasse (French) | |
| 12 | The Fairey “Titania” | |
| 13 | The Blackburn “Velos” Seaplane | |
| 14 | The Farman & engine Bomber (French) | |
| 15 | The Vickers “Vanguard” | |
| 16 | The Avro Biplane | |
| 17 | The Bernard Racer (French) | |
| 18 | The Armstrong-Whitworth “Siskin” | |
| 19 | The Parnell “Plover” | |
| 20 | The Avro “Aldershot” | |
| 21 | The Hawker “Woodcock” | |
| 22 | The Dewoitine Monoplane (French) | |
| 23 | The Fokker C.IV Biplane (Dutch) | |
| 24 | The Schneider Monoplane (French) | |
| 25 | The Avro “Bison” | |
| 26 | The Douglas Biplane (American) | |
| 27 | The Curtiss Racing Seaplane (American) | |
| 28 | The Fairey “Flycatcher” | |
| 29 | The Fokker F.VII Monoplane (Dutch) | |
| 30 | De Havilland “Moth” | |
| 31 | The Avia B.H.17 Biplane (Czecho-Slovak) | |
| 32 | The Fairey 111D Seaplane | |
| 33 | The Loening Flying Boat (American) | |
| 34 | The Vickers “Virginia” | |
| 35 | The Dornier “Wal” Flying Boat (German) | |
| 36 | The Savoia Twin Engine Flying Boat (Italian) | |
| 37 | The Savoia Flying Boat 16 ter (Italian) | |
| 38 | The Caproni Bomber (Italian) | |
| 39 | The Focke Wulf Monoplane (German) | |
| 40 | The Three-engine Junkers Monoplane (German) | |
| 41 | The Koolhoven F.K.31 (Dutch) | |
| 42 | The Stout “Pulman” Monoplane (American) | |
| 43 | The “Kingston” Metal Hull Flying Boat | |
| 44 | The Hawker “Horsley” | |
| 45 | The Fiat G.R. Fighter (Italian) | |
| 46 | The Curtiss PW8 Pursuit Plane (American) | |
| 47 | The Dewoitine Commercial Monoplane (French) | |
| 48 | The Bristol “Fighter” | |
| 49 | The Boeing Pursuit Biplane (American) | |
| 50 | The Potez XV (French) | |
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