1932 Wills Homeland Events Set

Posted on October 1, 2016 by Pre-War Cards

‘It’s In The Details’

Title	Wills Homeland Events
Year	1932
Size	1 3/8″ x 2 1/2″
Images	Black and White
Type	Tobacco
Number in Set	54

1932 Wills Homeland Events Overview

This UK set was distributed by tobacco company Wills and was one of their many tobacco card issues. While the set is mostly a non-sports issue, it does include a few sports cards from tennis, boxing, soccer, and golf. The cards feature real events in the UK.

The cards are slightly smaller than your standard tobacco card issues from that time period. They feature real black and white images and are also somewhat different in that they have a glossy finish. A small caption of each scene is on the front and a longer description is provided on the back.

The tennis and golf cards (three tennis and one golf) are most desired by American collectors. While No. 16 features golf at St. Andrews, the picture is actually of Hall of Famer Bobby Jones, making it highly desirable. The three tennis cards feature legends Fred Perry, Helen Wills, and Betty Nuthall.

Confusion with Other Homeland Events Sets

Many collectors are unaware that there are actually more than one of these Homeland Events sets. This one was printed in 1932 and distributed with Wills products. However, an earlier one from 1927 was also printed with that set being distributed by British American Tobacco, Wills, and Lambert and Butler.

The cards are nearly identical to these and many of the same subjects appear. However, the card numbers are different and other cards are introduced in those sets as well.

Of great importance is that collectors should know that there is a Golf at St. Andrews card in that set as well. However, that card does not reference Jones.