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A selection of 50 player photo cards, issued by the Barratt
Division of Geo. Bassett & Co. Ltd. This is the first series where
the Geo. Bassett name has had more prominence than the Barratt name,
though the cards are still attributed to the 'Barratt Division'. The
cards, printed in England, have no date or year to indicate that
they were the 1974/75 series.
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Produced by Geo. Bassett & Co. Ltd. under the heading Barratt. A
commemoration of Scotland's involvement in the 1974 Munich World
Cup. An attractive set of cards with a variety of players and teams
(mainly Scotland) destined for the Cup. |
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A set of 50 cards depicting players from England and Scotland,
issued in packets of Football Sweet Cigarettes. Similar to the
1974/75 series, except with blue writing on the reverse, and the
date '1975-6'. |
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A change from Football Stars to Football Action, and from a blue
back to a red/pink one. The back of the packet shown says that there
was a 'Super Wall Chart' for the 'new series of Barratt all action
Football Stars. The offer of the wall chart ended on May 31, 1977. |
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A set of 50 cards depicting action from English and Scottish
games, plus international matches. As with the previous year's
issue, there was a Wall Chart to display your set of sweet cigarette
cards. |
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A set of 50 cards depicting English and Scottish players. There
is an album, 'Barratt - Football - Sweet Cigarettes Picture Card
Album' (pictured) with 50 spaces to stick the cards into. |
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Bassett's kept this tradition of producing 50 sweet cigarette
type football cards going right up until 1999, though this 1979/80
set is the last one covered by the range of this website. |
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