Lingford Set of 36 British War Leaders 1950

Our set of the month for September is an excellent production both pictorially and for its historic descriptive detail, and it is the definitive World War II card series – all the more impressive for having been issued just five years after the war ended, during a period of austerity and rationing. We are referring to “British War Leaders” issued by Joseph Lingford & Son with their baking powder, pudding mixtures, cornflower, jellies and blanc-mange. Each of the thirty-six men in the set played a vital part in securing victory. They include Battle of Britain chief Hugh Dowding, Arthur ‘Bomber’ Harris C-in-C of Bomber Command, Leigh-Mallory commander of Allied air operations on D-Day (he died in an air-crash in France in 1944), Louis Mountbatten Supreme Allied Comander S.E. Asia (assassinated by the IRA in 1979), Bernard Montgomery and, of course, Winston Churchill war-time Prime Minister and leader of the opposition when these cards came out. This set is a must for every collection.

This set of 36 British War Leaders issued by Lingford in 1950 in finest collectible condition is catalogued at £60.00.

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