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<font size=5><center>'''Wills's Arms of the British Empire'''</center></font> | <font size=5><center>'''Wills's Arms of the British Empire'''</center></font> | ||
[[File:sierraleone.wem.jpg|center|350 px| | [[File:sierraleone.wem.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
==Series information== | ==Series information== | ||
*Series name : | *Series name : Arms of the British Empire | ||
*Issued by: Wills's Cigarettes, UK | *Issued by: Wills's Cigarettes, UK | ||
*Date of issue : 1933 | *Date of issue : 1933 | ||
*Number of cards : 25 | *Number of cards : 2 series of 25 | ||
*Image variants : - | *Image variants : - | ||
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==Series information== | ==Series information== | ||
These series deals with the arms of British colonies and dominions. | |||
===Series 1=== | |||
Front: | |||
<gallery perrow=0> | |||
File:uk.wem.jpg|1. Royal arms | |||
File:Scotland.wem.jpg|2. [[Scotland]] | |||
File:royalscotland.wem.jpg|3. Royal arms in Scotland | |||
File:England.wem.jpg|4. [[England]] and the [[Channel Islands]] | |||
File:Ireland.wem.jpg|5. [[Ireland]] | |||
File:nireland.wem.jpg|6. [[Northern Ireland]] | |||
File:wales.wem.jpg|7. [[Wales]] | |||
File:man.wem.jpg|8. [[Isle of Man]] | |||
File:southafrica.wem.jpg|9. [[South Africa]] | |||
File:alberta.wem.jpg|10. [[Alberta]] | |||
File:australia.wem.jpg|11. [[Australia]] | |||
File:waustralia.wem.jpg|12. [[Western Australia]] | |||
File:bermuda.wem.jpg|13. [[Bermuda]] | |||
File:brcolumbia.wem.jpg|14. [[British Columbia]] | |||
File:brhonduras.wem.jpg|15. [[British Honduras]] | |||
File:northborneo.wem.jpg|16. [[British North Borneo]] | |||
File:canada.wem.jpg|17. [[Canada]] | |||
File:cape.wem.jpg|18. [[Cape Province|Cape of Good Hope]] | |||
File:ceylon.wem.jpg|19. [[Ceylon]] | |||
File:cyprus.wem.jpg|20. [[Cyprus]] | |||
File:falkland.wem.jpg|21. [[Falkland Islands]] | |||
File:fiji.wem.jpg|22. [[Fiji]] | |||
File:gibraltar.wem.jpg|23. [[Gibraltar]] | |||
File:jamaica.wem.jpg|24. [[Jamaica]] | |||
File:leeward.wem.jpg|25. [[Leeward Islands]] | |||
</gallery> | |||
Reverse: | |||
<gallery perrow=0> | |||
File:uk.wemb.jpg|1. Royal arms | |||
File:Scotland.wemb.jpg|2. Scotland | |||
File:royalscotland.wemb.jpg|3. Royal arms in Scotland | |||
File:England.wemb.jpg|4. England and the Channel Islands | |||
File:Ireland.wemb.jpg|5. Ireland | |||
File:nireland.wemb.jpg|6. Northern Ireland | |||
File:wales.wemb.jpg|7. Wales | |||
File:man.wemb.jpg|8. Isle of Man | |||
File:southafrica.wemb.jpg|9. South Africa | |||
File:alberta.wemb.jpg|10. Alberta | |||
File:australia.wemb.jpg|11. Australia | |||
File:waustralia.wemb.jpg|12. Western Australia | |||
File:bermuda.wemb.jpg|13. Bermuda | |||
File:brcolumbia.wemb.jpg|14. British Columbia | |||
File:brhonduras.wemb.jpg|15. British Honduras | |||
File:northborneo.wemb.jpg|16. British North Borneo | |||
File:canada.wemb.jpg|17. Canada | |||
File:cape.wemb.jpg|18. Cape of Good Hope | |||
File:ceylon.wemb.jpg|19. Ceylon | |||
File:cyprus.wemb.jpg|20. Cyprus | |||
File:falkland.wemb.jpg|21. Falkland Islands | |||
File:fiji.wemb.jpg|22. Fiji | |||
File:gibraltar.wemb.jpg|23. Gibraltar | |||
File:jamaica.wemb.jpg|24. Jamaica | |||
File:leeward.wemb.jpg|25. Leeward Islands | |||
</gallery> | |||
===Series 2=== | |||
Front: | Front: | ||
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File:orangefs.wemb.jpg|25. Orange Free State | File:orangefs.wemb.jpg|25. Orange Free State | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
Latest revision as of 08:25, 28 January 2024
Series information
- Series name : Arms of the British Empire
- Issued by: Wills's Cigarettes, UK
- Date of issue : 1933
- Number of cards : 2 series of 25
- Image variants : -
Company
W.D. & H.O. Wills was a British Tobacco importer and cigarette manufacturer formed in Bristol, England. It was one of the founding companies of Imperial Tobacco.
The company was founded as Wills, Watkins & Co. by Henry Overton Wills I and his partner Watkins, who opened a shop in Castle Street, Bristol in 1786. After the retirement of his partner in 1789 it became “Wills & Co.”. In 1826 his two sons, William Day Wills and Henry Overton Wills II took over the company and in 1830 the company took the above name.
In 1901 Sir William Henry Wills et al formed the Imperial Tobacco company from a merger of W.D. & H.O. Wills with seven other British tobacco companies. Imperial remains one of the World's largest tobacco companies.
In 1988 Imperial Tobacco withdrew the Wills brand in the United Kingdom, but it is still sold in India where it has many brands.
The company has issued a huge number of tobacco card series, probably more than 500 in the UK alone, and several hundred series in the overseas markets. The oldest series date from around 1890 and new series were issued until the late 1930s. More than 25 series with a heraldic theme have been issued by the company. These include arms of UK boroughs, schools, bishoprics and universities, as well as arms of the British Empire, Heraldic Signs and their origins and several overseas issues. See here for all series shown on this website.
Series information
These series deals with the arms of British colonies and dominions.
Series 1
Front:
1. Royal arms
2. Scotland
3. Royal arms in Scotland
4. England and the Channel Islands
5. Ireland
7. Wales
8. Isle of Man
9. South Africa
10. Alberta
11. Australia
13. Bermuda
14. British Columbia
15. British Honduras
17. Canada
19. Ceylon
20. Cyprus
21. Falkland Islands
22. Fiji
23. Gibraltar
24. Jamaica
25. Leeward Islands
Reverse:
1. Royal arms
2. Scotland
3. Royal arms in Scotland
4. England and the Channel Islands
5. Ireland
6. Northern Ireland
7. Wales
8. Isle of Man
9. South Africa
10. Alberta
11. Australia
12. Western Australia
13. Bermuda
14. British Columbia
15. British Honduras
16. British North Borneo
17. Canada
18. Cape of Good Hope
19. Ceylon
20. Cyprus
21. Falkland Islands
22. Fiji
23. Gibraltar
24. Jamaica
25. Leeward Islands
Series 2
Front:
2. Malta
3. Manitoba
4. Mauritius
5. Natal
7. Newfoundland
9. New Zealand
10. Nova Scotia (ancient)
11. Nova Scotia
12. Ontario
14. Quebec
15. Queensland
17. Saint Vincent
18. Saskatchewan
19. Sierra Leone
21. Tasmania
22. Transvaal
23. Victoria
24. Nyasaland
Reverse:
Federated Malay States
2. Malta
3. Manitoba
4. Mauritius
5. Natal
6. New Brunswick
7. Newfoundland
8. New South Wales
9. New Zealand
10. Nova Scotia
11. Nova Scotia
12. Ontario
13. Prince Edward Island
14. Quebec
15. Queensland
Southern Rhodesia
17. Saint Vincent
18. Saskatchewan
19. Sierra Leone
20. Straits Settlements
21. Tasmania
22. Transvaal
23. Victoria
Nyasaland
25. Orange Free State
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