Godfrey Phillips - Arms of the English Sees
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Series information
- Series name : Arms of the English Sees
- Issued by: Godfrey Phillips Ltd
- Date of issue : 1924
- Number of cards : 25
- Image variants : ?
Company
Godfrey Phillips Ltd was a UK tobacco company, which issued a large number of tobacco cards and silks with a wide variety of themes, including some heraldic series.
The company still exists in India.
Cards issued
The series shows the coats of arms of English sees. The backs tell some history of the diocese and cathedral.
For all known cards see here.
Some examples:
Oxford |
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Lincoln |
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