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<font size=5><center>'''RAF Badges'''</center></font> | <font size=5><center>'''RAF Badges'''</center></font> | ||
[[File:23.raf.jpg|center|200 px]] | [[File:23.raf.jpg|center|200 px]] | ||
==Series information== | ==Series information== | ||
*Series name : RAF Badges | *Series name :RAF Badges | ||
*Issued by: John Player & Sons | *Issued by:John Player & Sons | ||
*Date of issue : 1937 | *Date of issue :1937 | ||
*Number of cards : 50 | *Number of cards :50 | ||
*Image variants : 2 series: with and without motto on the reverse. There are some small differences in the texts between the series. | *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== | ==Company== | ||
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* click on images to enlarge * | * click on images to enlarge * | ||
Front: | |||
The cards could also be placed in an album : | |||
[[File:Front.raf.jpg|center|350 px]] | |||
The whole album : [[File:album.raf.pdf]] | |||
====Front:==== | |||
<gallery perrow=0> | <gallery perrow=0> | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
Reverse: | ====Reverse without motto:==== | ||
<gallery perrow=0> | <gallery perrow=0> | ||
File:1b.raf.jpg|1. 1 Fighter Squadron | File:1b.raf.jpg|1. 1 Fighter Squadron | ||
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File:49b.raf.jpg|49. 230 General Reconnaissance Squadron | File:49b.raf.jpg|49. 230 General Reconnaissance Squadron | ||
File:50b.raf.jpg|50. 269 General Reconnaissance Squadron | File:50b.raf.jpg|50. 269 General Reconnaissance Squadron | ||
</gallery> | |||
====Reverse with motto:==== | |||
<gallery perrow=0> | |||
File:1bm.raf.jpg|1. 1 Fighter Squadron | |||
File:2bm.raf.jpg|2. 2 Army Co-Operation Squadron | |||
File:3bm.raf.jpg|3. 4 Army Co-Operation Squadron | |||
File:4bm.raf.jpg|4. 9 Bomber Squadron | |||
File:5bm.raf.jpg|5. 11 Bomber Squadron | |||
File:6bm.raf.jpg|6. 12 Bomber Squadron | |||
File:7bm.raf.jpg|7. 13 Army Co-Operation Squadron | |||
File:8bm.raf.jpg|8. 14 Bomber Squadron | |||
File:9bm.raf.jpg|9. 15 Bomber Squadron | |||
File:10bm.raf.jpg|10. 16 Army Co-Operation Squadron | |||
File:11bm.raf.jpg|11. 17 Fighter Squadron | |||
File:12bm.raf.jpg|12. 18 Bomber Squadron | |||
File:13bm.raf.jpg|13. 19 Fighter Squadron | |||
File:14bm.raf.jpg|14. 20 Army Co-Operation Squadron | |||
File:15bm.raf.jpg|15. 22 Torpedo Bomber Squadron | |||
File:16bm.raf.jpg|16. 23 Fighter Squadron | |||
File:17bm.raf.jpg|17. 24 Communications Squadron | |||
File:18bm.raf.jpg|18. 25 Fighter Squadron | |||
File:19bm.raf.jpg|19. 26 Army Co-Operation Squadron | |||
File:20bm.raf.jpg|20. 27 Bomber Squadron | |||
File:21bm.raf.jpg|21. 28 Army Co-Operation Squadron | |||
File:22bm.raf.jpg|22. 31 Army Co-Operation Squadron | |||
File:23bm.raf.jpg|23. 32 Fighter Squadron | |||
File:24bm.raf.jpg|24. 33 Bomber Squadron | |||
File:25bm.raf.jpg|25. 35 Bomber Squadron | |||
File:26bm.raf.jpg|26. 38 Bomber Squadron | |||
File:27bm.raf.jpg|27. 39 Bomber Squadron | |||
File:28bm.raf.jpg|28. 40 Bomber Squadron | |||
File:29bm.raf.jpg|29. 41 Fighter Squadron | |||
File:30bm.raf.jpg|30. 43 Fighter Squadron | |||
File:31bm.raf.jpg|31. 45 Bomber Squadron | |||
File:32bm.raf.jpg|32. 54 Fighter Squadron | |||
File:33bm.raf.jpg|33. 55 Bomber Squadron | |||
File:34bm.raf.jpg|34. 56 Fighter Squadron | |||
File:35bm.raf.jpg|35. 57 Bomber Squadron | |||
File:36bm.raf.jpg|36. 64 Fighter Squadron | |||
File:37bm.raf.jpg|37. 65 Fighter Squadron | |||
File:38bm.raf.jpg|38. 66 Fighter Squadron | |||
File:39bm.raf.jpg|39. 70 Bomber Transport Squadron | |||
File:40bm.raf.jpg|40. 74 Fighter Squadron | |||
File:41bm.raf.jpg|41. 84 Bomber Squadron | |||
File:42bm.raf.jpg|42. 104 Bomber Squadron | |||
File:43bm.raf.jpg|43. 111 Fighter Squadron | |||
File:44bm.raf.jpg|44. 151 Fighter Squadron | |||
File:45bm.raf.jpg|45. 201 General Reconnaissance Squadron | |||
File:46bm.raf.jpg|46. 203 General Reconnaissance Squadron | |||
File:47bm.raf.jpg|47. 207 Bomber Squadron | |||
File:48bm.raf.jpg|48. 216 Bomber Transport Squadron | |||
File:49bm.raf.jpg|49. 230 General Reconnaissance Squadron | |||
File:50bm.raf.jpg|50. 269 General Reconnaissance Squadron | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
Latest revision as of 06:21, 13 August 2024
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
- click on images to enlarge *
The cards could also be placed in an album :
The whole album : File:Album.raf.pdf
Front:
Reverse without motto:
Reverse with motto:
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