This item is part of The Dr. Albert Goodwin Collection. Click Here to view all items in this collection.
Twenty-seven British Orders of Chivalry & Valour Cards by Greys Cigarettes (in four-colour inks); fifty-two Territorial Cap Badge Cards by Walters' "Palm" Toffee (in black and yellow inks); twenty-five Colonial and Indian Army Badge Cards by Player's Cigarettes (in brown and black inks); fifty Naval Uniforms Cards by Carreras Ltd., Arcadia Works London (in four-colour inks); fifty-three Royal Air Force Badge Cards by Player's Cigarettes (in four-colour inks, adhesive reverse); thirty-six Soldiers of the King Cards by Godfrey Phillips Ltd. (in four-colour inks); fifty-one Regimental Standards and Cap Badge Cards by Player's Cigarettes (in four-colour and silver inks); thirty-seven School Badge Cards by Cavanders Ltd., London & Manchester (in four-colour and silver inks); and fifty Uniforms of the Territorial Army Cards by Player's Cigarettes (in four-colour inks, adhesive reverse). Each card measures 36 mm (w) x 67 mm (h), extremely fine.
This offering is a part of the "Dr. Albert Goodwin Collection", a preeminent assemblage of world Orders, Medals, and Decorations composed solely by Dr.Goodwin between 1946-1967. Dr. Goodwin had a successful career as an educator and prominent physician in New York as well as actively serving in both World Wars with the United States Medical Corps. He acted as both President and Vice-President of the Orders and Medals Society of America (OMSA) and is responsible for organizing their first convention in 1960. He maintained further membership with the American Society of Military Collectors, the International Orders Research Society, and the American Numismatic Society. His knowledge and passion for history and awards is evident in this meticulously compiled collection that is now available in its entirety for the first time exclusively on eMedals.com.

