RAF Badges
Series information
- Series name : RAF Badges
- Issued by: John Player & Sons
- Date of issue : 1937
- Number of cards : 50
- Image variants : 2 series: with and without motto on the reverse. There are some small differences in the texts on the reverse between the series, see for example card 46.
Company
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.
In March 1828, William Wright set up a small tobacco factory in Broadmarsh, Nottingham. This business expanded and provided William Wright with a comfortable fortune. This business was purchased in 1877 by John Player. He was a man of vision and saw the need for expansion. He built the Castle Tobacco Factories in Radford, Nottingham. He constructed three large factory blocks, but initially only one was used for the production and packaging of tobacco. The other two blocks were let to lace manufacturers, until the business had expanded sufficiently to utilise the additional space. One of John Player's innovations was to offer pre-packaged tobacco. Prior to this, smokers would have purchased tobacco by weight from loose supplies and cigarette papers to roll them in. He also adopted a registered trade mark as a guarantee to the public that the goods could be relied on.
The business was run later by his sons, John Dane Player and William Goodacre Player.
In 1901, in response to competitive threats from the USA, the Player's business was merged with the Imperial Tobacco Group. (source)
The company has issued hundreds of series of cigarette cards, including several with a heraldic theme.
Cards issued
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The cards could also be placed in an album :
The whole album : File:Album.raf.pdf
Front:
1. 1 Fighter Squadron
2. 2 Army Co-Operation Squadron
3. 4 Army Co-Operation Squadron
4. 9 Bomber Squadron
5. 11 Bomber Squadron
6. 12 Bomber Squadron
7. 13 Army Co-Operation Squadron
8. 14 Bomber Squadron
9. 15 Bomber Squadron
10. 16 Army Co-Operation Squadron
11. 17 Fighter Squadron
12. 18 Bomber Squadron
13. 19 Fighter Squadron
14. 20 Army Co-Operation Squadron
15. 22 Torpedo Bomber Squadron
16. 23 Fighter Squadron
17. 24 Communications Squadron
18. 25 Fighter Squadron
19. 26 Army Co-Operation Squadron
20. 27 Bomber Squadron
21. 28 Army Co-Operation Squadron
22. 31 Army Co-Operation Squadron
23. 32 Fighter Squadron
24. 33 Bomber Squadron
25. 35 Bomber Squadron
26. 38 Bomber Squadron
27. 39 Bomber Squadron
28. 40 Bomber Squadron
29. 41 Fighter Squadron
30. 43 Fighter Squadron
31. 45 Bomber Squadron
32. 54 Fighter Squadron
33. 55 Bomber Squadron
34. 56 Fighter Squadron
35. 57 Bomber Squadron
36. 64 Fighter Squadron
37. 65 Fighter Squadron
38. 66 Fighter Squadron
39. 70 Bomber Transport Squadron
40. 74 Fighter Squadron
41. 84 Bomber Squadron
42. 104 Bomber Squadron
43. 111 Fighter Squadron
44. 151 Fighter Squadron
45. 201 General Reconnaissance Squadron
46. 203 General Reconnaissance Squadron
47. 207 Bomber Squadron
48. 216 Bomber Transport Squadron
49. 230 General Reconnaissance Squadron
50. 269 General Reconnaissance Squadron
Reverse without motto:
1. 1 Fighter Squadron
2. 2 Army Co-Operation Squadron
3. 4 Army Co-Operation Squadron
4. 9 Bomber Squadron
5. 11 Bomber Squadron
6. 12 Bomber Squadron
7. 13 Army Co-Operation Squadron
8. 14 Bomber Squadron
9. 15 Bomber Squadron
10. 16 Army Co-Operation Squadron
11. 17 Fighter Squadron
12. 18 Bomber Squadron
13. 19 Fighter Squadron
14. 20 Army Co-Operation Squadron
15. 22 Torpedo Bomber Squadron
16. 23 Fighter Squadron
17. 24 Communications Squadron
18. 25 Fighter Squadron
19. 26 Army Co-Operation Squadron
20. 27 Bomber Squadron
21. 28 Army Co-Operation Squadron
22. 31 Army Co-Operation Squadron
23. 32 Fighter Squadron
24. 33 Bomber Squadron
25. 35 Bomber Squadron
26. 38 Bomber Squadron
27. 39 Bomber Squadron
28. 40 Bomber Squadron
29. 41 Fighter Squadron
30. 43 Fighter Squadron
31. 45 Bomber Squadron
32. 54 Fighter Squadron
33. 55 Bomber Squadron
34. 56 Fighter Squadron
35. 57 Bomber Squadron
36. 64 Fighter Squadron
37. 65 Fighter Squadron
38. 66 Fighter Squadron
39. 70 Bomber Transport Squadron
40. 74 Fighter Squadron
41. 84 Bomber Squadron
42. 104 Bomber Squadron
43. 111 Fighter Squadron
44. 151 Fighter Squadron
45. 201 General Reconnaissance Squadron
46. 203 General Reconnaissance Squadron
47. 207 Bomber Squadron
48. 216 Bomber Transport Squadron
49. 230 General Reconnaissance Squadron
50. 269 General Reconnaissance Squadron
Reverse with motto:
1. 1 Fighter Squadron
2. 2 Army Co-Operation Squadron
3. 4 Army Co-Operation Squadron
4. 9 Bomber Squadron
5. 11 Bomber Squadron
6. 12 Bomber Squadron
7. 13 Army Co-Operation Squadron
8. 14 Bomber Squadron
9. 15 Bomber Squadron
10. 16 Army Co-Operation Squadron
11. 17 Fighter Squadron
12. 18 Bomber Squadron
13. 19 Fighter Squadron
14. 20 Army Co-Operation Squadron
15. 22 Torpedo Bomber Squadron
16. 23 Fighter Squadron
17. 24 Communications Squadron
18. 25 Fighter Squadron
19. 26 Army Co-Operation Squadron
20. 27 Bomber Squadron
21. 28 Army Co-Operation Squadron
22. 31 Army Co-Operation Squadron
23. 32 Fighter Squadron
24. 33 Bomber Squadron
25. 35 Bomber Squadron
26. 38 Bomber Squadron
27. 39 Bomber Squadron
28. 40 Bomber Squadron
29. 41 Fighter Squadron
30. 43 Fighter Squadron
31. 45 Bomber Squadron
32. 54 Fighter Squadron
33. 55 Bomber Squadron
34. 56 Fighter Squadron
35. 57 Bomber Squadron
36. 64 Fighter Squadron
37. 65 Fighter Squadron
38. 66 Fighter Squadron
39. 70 Bomber Transport Squadron
40. 74 Fighter Squadron
41. 84 Bomber Squadron
42. 104 Bomber Squadron
43. 111 Fighter Squadron
44. 151 Fighter Squadron
45. 201 General Reconnaissance Squadron
46. 203 General Reconnaissance Squadron
47. 207 Bomber Squadron
48. 216 Bomber Transport Squadron
49. 230 General Reconnaissance Squadron
50. 269 General Reconnaissance Squadron
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