Year of issue: 1921-22
Issued by: “The Nelson Lee Library” (Amalgamated Press)
Trade reference number(s): NEL-020 / NEL-1
Number of cards in set: 20 (10 English, 10 Scottish)
Size: approximately 86mm x 128mm
Approximate value (per card): Murrays unlisted; FCCM £15.00
These dark green paper ‘plates’ were issued across the back end of 1921 and the beginning of 1922. A parallel set was issued in Scottish editions of the paper. They are very hard to track down.
- Charlie Buchan (Sunderland) – issue #338, dated 26th November, 1921
- Billy Meredith (Manchester United) – issue #339, dated 3rd December, 1921
- ‘Fanny’ Walden (Tottenham Hotspur) – issue #340, dated 10th December, 1921
- Frank Barson (Aston Villa) – issue #341, dated 17th December, 1921
- Jimmy Blair (Cardiff City) – issue #342, dated 24th December, 1921
- S. Chedgzoy (Everton) – issue #343, dated 31st December, 1921
- J.W. Mew (Manchester United) – issue #344, dated 7th January, 1922
- T. Clay (Tottenham Hotspur) – issue #345, dated 14th January, 1922
- E. Simms (Luton Town) – issue #346, dated 21st January, 1922
- R. McNeal (Chelsea) – issue #347, dated 28th January, 1922
Scottish series
- James McMenemy – issue #338, dated 26th November, 1921
- J.E. Gordon – issue #339, dated 3rd December, 1921
- K. Campbell – issue #340, dated 10th December, 1921
- A. Cunningham – issue #341, dated 17th December, 1921
- James McMullan – issue #342, dated 24th December, 1921
- Andrew Wilson – issue #343, dated 31st December, 1921
- W. Cringan – issue #344, dated 7th January, 1922
- D. Walker – issue #345, dated 14th January, 1922
- John McIntyre – issue #346, dated 21st January, 1922
- James Brownlie – issue #347, dated 28th January, 1922
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