1926 Ogden’s Famous Rugby Players Set and Checklist

Posted on September 27, 2016 by Pre-War Cards

‘It’s In The Details’

Title	Ogden’s Famous Rugby Players
Year	1926
Size	1 3/8″ x 2 5/8″
Images	Black and White
Type	Tobacco
Number in Set	50

1926 Ogden’s Famous Rugby Players Set Overview

This is one of the many tobacco card issues produced by Ogden’s in the 1920s and 1930s.

This set includes a total of 50 rugby cards. The cards have black and white images of players in only portrait poses. Some of the cards have more of a sepia tone with a very light brown tint. The fronts have white borders, the player’s name, and the Ogden’s Cigarettes name along with the player’s teams. Like many other international sets, only the player’s first and middle initials are provided in most instances.

Backs include the ‘Famous Rugby Players’ headline at the top and mention there are a total of 50 cards in the set. The majority of the space on the back is used for a biography of the player. The bottom includes the Ogden’s tobacco brand name and mentions the cards were issued by the Imperial Tobacco Company of Great Britain and Ireland, Ltd.

Like many international sports issues out of the UK, these cards are often found in very good condition as collectors often took care of their cards are stored these in albums.

The cards are a standard tobacco size, similar to other international issues, measuring just less than 1 1/2″ wide and a little larger than 2 1/2″ tall.