I'm thinking mid 1920s. Since a Fred Tunstall played for Sheffield Utd then and also captained Engerland. And The Wizard comic started in 1922. I may well be wrong and look forward to being corrected.
Can find absolutely no trace on t'internet :(
I'm hoping you can help. Many thanks! ;D
Aluminium
Medal aligned
23.49mm
1.37g
How Wizard! ;D
I found this Wizard site! (http://web.archive.org/web/20140828230840/http://kellyscomics.com/list-of-dc-thomson-freebies.php) this shows lot of freebies given away with comics, there are some coins listed but I did not find your particular one.
The Wizard was launched as a weekly British comic on 22nd September 1922, published by D.C. Thomson, It was merged with The Rover in September 1963, becoming Rover and Wizard, renamed to The Rover in August 1969. The Wizard was relaunched on 14th February 1970, and continued until 10th June 1978, by which time 1,970 issues had been produced.
This page shows some Wizard comics (http://web.archive.org/web/20140828231731/http://kellyscomics.com/wizard-old-comics.php)! too but seems the earliest in the collection dates to 1935; four pages of these in total. click images to enlarge.
Here is a typical Wizard comic picture. Note details of a free gift mentioned in mast-top most weeks.
This page (http://web.archive.org/web/20140828230734/http://kellyscomics.com/dc-thomson-free-gifts.php) showing Free Gifts of D.C. Thomson has six of these football coins. [including your piece] How wizard! 8)
I note they are all taken from eBay!
this quite clearly shows H Tunstall, yet like Redwine I can only find a Fred Tunstall.....
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:Sheffield_United_F.C._players&pagefrom=Tudor%2C+John%0AJohn+Tudor+%28footballer%29#mw-pages (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:Sheffield_United_F.C._players&pagefrom=Tudor%2C+John%0AJohn+Tudor+%28footballer%29#mw-pages)
A.E Quantrill -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alf_Quantrill (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alf_Quantrill)
A. Troup
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Troup (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Troup)
H. Chambers
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Chambers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Chambers)
1920's also.
Two of these played in the English national team, the third (A Troup) in the Scottish national team.
this page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Tunstall) says full name Fred Tunstall but I doubt that, perhaps it was H. Frederick Tunstall?
listed as being at Sheffield United 1920–1931
Robert Roxburgh...
http://www.11v11.com/matches/newcastle-united-v-west-ham-united-13-october-1923-62336/ (http://www.11v11.com/matches/newcastle-united-v-west-ham-united-13-october-1923-62336/)
Final appearance for Newcastle in May 1924.
Alan Lauder Morton (24 April 1893 – 12 December 1971) was a Scottish international footballer and "Wembley Wizard". He was known for his stirring wing play as an outside-left and commitment to Rangers. He retired from active play in 1933.
'The Wee Blue Devil', as he was nicknamed went onto receive winners' medals as Scottish Football League champion in 1921, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1927–31.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Morton (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Morton)
Wizard effort guys ;D
Many thanks indeed! 8)
So, circa October 1923. ;)
Dredged up from the recesses of my mind was the hazy memory of one of these, a search in my junk box confirmed this, a very poor specimen that I feel may benefit from a touch of soap and water; perhaps for the first time since he left the playing field in the 1920's!
One that has been shown before, Harry Chambers, Liverpool with makers initials JRG below bust of J. R. Gaunt & Son Ltd., of London and Birmingham [I see the others also have these initials]
The reverse has another racer this time a Lanchester. Presented with the Wizard. Aluminium, 23.5mm.
We now need details of the other reverses and how many other types were issued in this series.
We're missing "Coin George Wilson. Date: Oct 5 1923 NO108" from one of the links above.
1920–1925 Sheffield Wednesday. Twelve appearances for England, seven as captain.
I shall have to study that listing again! even now we only have seven.
George Wilson (14 January 1892 – 25 November 1961) was an English footballer who played in his club career at Blackpool and Sheffield Wednesday between 1912 and 1925. He made twelve appearances for England, seven as captain.
Sheffield Wednesday 1920–1925
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Wilson_%28English_footballer%29 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Wilson_%28English_footballer%29)
Harry Chambers, Liverpool - again - looking much better after a bath in soap and water. [a wee drop of dish-washing liquid]
I located his Flickr page, this adds Frank Roberts of Manchester City. In October 1922, Manchester City paid £3,400 for him (a huge sum at the time).
Manchester City 1922–1928 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Roberts_%28footballer%29 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Roberts_%28footballer%29)
His Flickr page has thumbnails for seven coins see below. No image there of George Wilson.
Redwine can you add link you found to dates of these footballers?
Your link Malcolm 8)
http://kellyscomics.com/list-of-dc-thomson-freebies.php (http://web.archive.org/web/20140828230840/http://kellyscomics.com/list-of-dc-thomson-freebies.php)
It's in date order. Go down to October 1923
Apparently a Peugeot Racer was on the back of Man City's Frank Roberts (source ebay - piccies gone :'( )
Malcolm, can you ask the chap with the Flickr page what's on the other side of the pieces?
We can't be sure these are the same tokens as those dates refer to publication dates of Adventure comics - not Wizard.
Strangely when you click the Adventure2 tab this image comes up for two seconds before being replaced by later comics. These, I think, are all photos.
Hmmm, Adventure, "Coin R. Roxburgh." Date: Oct 20 1923 NO110
Bit of a coincidence?
Just checked - adventure comic started with a different name in 1935. Although that was a US comic.
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventure_%28comic%29
Adventure comic - No.1236 came out on 24th JULY 1948. So we're looking at the 1920's for the first issue assuming it was weekly.
So misled by wiki once more! ::)
Now confirmed Adventure comic was around - Adventure (1921–1961)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_DC_Thomson_publications
See the image above for issues 2 - 11 from 1921 ;D These do show for a brief moment before disappearing which is most odd, a glitch on the site? ??? there are more, but they go as I scroll down.
Also you quote issue No.110 of Oct 20 1923 for "Coin R. Roxburgh." these numbers would tie in well with your maths. 8)
A little further down on Adventure2 see some red issues starting no662 jul 7 1934 ::)
Found them...
Adventure, "Samuel Chedgzoy of Everton." Date: Sep 24 1921 NO2
Adventure, "George Wilson of Sheffield Wednesday. Date: Oct 1 1921 No3
Adventure, "Jock Marshall of Middlesborough .Date: Oct 8 1921 No4
Adventure, "Frank Barson of Aston Villa Photo." Date: Oct 15 1921 No5
Adventure, "Charlie M Buchan of Sunderland, Date: Oct 22 1921 No6
Adventure, "Max Woosnam of Manchester City." Date: Oct 29 1921 No7
Adventure, "Bob Kelly of Burnley Photo." Date: Nov 5 1921. NO8
Adventure, "Andy Wilson of Middlesboro." Date: Nov 12 1921. NO9
Adventure, "Stan Seymour of Newcastle United." Date: Nov 19 1921. NO10
Adventure, "James Dimmock of Tottenham Hotspur Photo." Date: Nov 26 1921. NO11
Adventure, "Fred Keenor of Cardiff City", Date: Dec 101921. NO12
Adventure, "Jack Silcock of Manchester United." Date: Dec 10 1921. NO12 .
Adventure, "Percy Barton of Birmingham" Date: Dec 10 1921. NO12
Adventure, "Warneford Cresswell of South Shields." Date: Dec 17 1921. NO13.
Adventure, "William H Smith of Huddersfield Town" Date: Dec 24 1921. NO14
Adventure, "Edward Mooney of Newcastle United." Date: Dec 31 1921. NO16
Adventure, "Frank Reilly of Blackburn Rovers," Date: Jan 7 1922. NO17
Adventure, "Jimmy Seed of Tottenham Hotspur." Date: .Jan 14 1922 No18
Adventure, "Ernest Seed of tottenham Hotspur," Date: Jan 21 1922 No19
Adventure, " Ernest Simms of Luton Town." Date: .Jan 28 1922 No20.
Adventure, "Elisha Scott of Liverpool and Len Davies of Cardiff City." Date: Feb 4 1922 No21
Adventure, "W.J. Kirton of Aston Villa and Tommy Curry of Newcastle United." Date: .Feb 11 1922 No22
Adventure, "Syd Puddefoot of West Ham United." Date: .Feb 25 1922 NO24
Adventure, "B.J. Bateman of Crystal Palace." Date: .Mar 4 1922 NO25
Adventure, "Roland Woodhouse of Preston North End," Date: .Mar 11 1922 NO26
Adventure, "J. Doran of Brighton and Hove Albion." Date: .Mar 18 1922 NO27
Adventure, "Arthur Dorell of Aston Villa," Date: .Mar 25 1922 NO28
Adventure, "Stanley Davies of West Bromwich Albion." Date: .Apr 1 1922 NO24
Adventure, "George Donkin of Barnsley," Date: .Apr 8 1922 NO30
Adventure, "John McKay of Blackburn Rovers." Date: .
Adventure, "William Walker of Aston Villa," Date:
Adventure, "C. Wilson of Tottenham Hotspur." Date: .
Adventure, "Jimmy Low of Newcastle United," Date:
Adventure, "William Birrell of Middlesborough." Date:
Adventure, "Tom Hamilton of Preston North End," Date: .
Adventure, "John McDonald of Everton." Date:
What we know for sure, probably:
Harry. Chambers Liverpool / Lanchester Racer
Alan Morton Glasgow Rangers / ?
A.E Quantrill Preston North End / ?
A. Troup Everton / ?
Frank Roberts Manchester City / Peugeot Racer
Robert Roxburgh Newcastle United / ?
H. Tunstall Sheffield United / Alvis Racer
Adventure started September 17, 1921. Perhaps some of the gifts were available with other titles run by D C Thomson? ie Adventure.
After another determined search through my junk box I found a second piece which does confirm my suspicions that another series of these was issued from Adventure Comics.
D. STEELE HUDDERSFIELD TOWN initials JRG below, as before, for maker J R Gaunt & Son, but this time the reverse reads PRESENTED WITH ADVENTURE / WOLSELEY RACER
Aluminium, 23.5mm
David Morton Steele (29 June 1894 – 23 May 1964) was a Scottish professional footballer and manager. played for Huddersfield Town 1922–1929
Splendid find! That makes it even more difficult and interesting 8)
I've been thinking why these pieces interest me so much. And now I've figured it out! ::)
So, a slight aside while a fully indulge myself :P
The pieces bring in a number of different collectors. Football within that teams and Racing cars within that marques.
Now what really excites me is were they displayed on a dual display card? Because all the other pieces of this ilk tend to have a specific theme and not a lot on the other side or more info about the same. And are displayable showing one face only.
Imagine if you had something like the Smurfs on one side and Asterix and his Gauls on the other of a petrol supplier set. And one display card where you could see both sides and each side had descriptors for the pieces. The chaos in the back of the car would be unbearable! >:D
And then mix up the combinations for each side and hey ho your average collector would go bizarre!! >:D >:D
And as for the third side!!! ::)
If it hasn't all ready been done, consider it copyright redwine 8)
I found on t'internet Owen Williams
Now for Adventure we have
D. STEELE HUDDERSFIELD TOWN / WOLSELEY RACER
OWEN WILLIAMS CLAPTON ORIENT / FIAT RACER
You have piqued my interest in these too, I like the earlier tokens and the 1920's fit the bill well. I do have several of the modern football tokens that I do not want and these two earlier ones had been tossed with them into the junk box with hardly a glance. [just b football I thought] The racing cars make for an interesting theme as well, ...and then to cap it we have my kind of comics too!
Keep up the search!
I shall keep my eyes Emma'd ;D
Google found a nicer example of the D. STEELE HUDDERSFIELD TOWN / WOLSELEY RACER
Splendid, that racing driver has a very confident look about him 8)
I now have a nice FRANK ROBERTS MANCHESTER CITY / PRESENTED WITH THE WIZARD PEUGEOT RACER
Excellent! 8)
Two more added:
A.E. QUANTRILL / PRESTON NORTH END rev. PRESENTED WITH THE WIZARD / SALMSON RACER
DAVID B. JACK / BOLTON WANDERERS rev. PRESENTED WITH "ADVENTURE" / BENTLEY RACER
...along with a H. Tunstall that we know about.
Very nice! 8)
A summary of what we know so far.............
PRESENTED WITH THE WIZARD
A.E. QUANTRILL PRESTON NORTH END (J.R.G.) / SALMSON RACER
FRANK ROBERTS MANCHESTER CITY (J.R.G.) / PEUGEOT RACER
HARRY. CHAMBERS LIVERPOOL (J.R.G.) / LANCHESTER RACER
H. TUNSTALL SHEFFIELD UNITED (J.R.G.) / ALVIS RACER
PRESENTED WITH "ADVENTURE"
DAVID B. JACK BOLTON WANDERERS (J.R.G.) / BENTLEY RACER
D. STEELE HUDDERSFIELD TOWN (J.R.G.) / WOLSELEY RACER
OWEN WILLIAMS CLAPTON ORIENT (J.R.G.) / FIAT RACER
UNKNOWN
ALAN MORTON GLASGOW RANGERS (J.R.G.)/ ?
A. TROUP EVERTON (J.R.G.) / ?
ROBERT ROXBURGH NEWCASTLE UNITED / ? Possibly Adventure, "Coin R. Roxburgh." Date: Oct 20 1923 NO110
J.R.G. - J. R. Gaunt & Son Ltd., of London and Birmingham
QuoteJ.R.G. - J. R. Gaunt & Son Ltd., of London and Birmingham
A lot of research into the J. R. Gaunt & Son Company History (http://www.britishbadgeforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10334) has been done already, and they show some advertisements referring to the company here (http://www.britishbadgeforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10219).
Just spotted, selling today, Owen Williams:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/261299307431?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
Sssshhhh! couple hours to go.... ;D
Updated above ;)
Quote from: bagerap on October 05, 2013, 01:50:23 PM
Just spotted, selling today, Owen Williams:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/261299307431?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
OWEN WILLIAMS CLAPTON ORIENT (J.R.G.) / FIAT RACER/PRESENTED WITH "ADVENTURE" has arrived and is rather battered, perhaps he knocked around a bit after football. Like a lot of footballers a bit rough around the edges.
Two new items added today.
A. LINDSAY / TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR Rev. PRESENTED WITH THE WIZARD / SUNBEAM RACER
A. TROUP / EVERTON Rev. PRESENTED WITH ADVENTURE / MORGAN RACER.
From the set of Mystic Signs we have:
MYSTIC SIGNS No. 3 Rev. PRESENTED WITH THE WIZARD / ARMSTRONG SIDDELEY
Here we have the mysterious G-Man code! ....KFS SOLTBL !
THE WIZARD SECRET CIRCLE / Rev. G-MAN CODE
XJRAPLOL! 8)
PATC! O UBFEA OC. Unsuitable for keyboards.
Peter
So footywise we're here, summary of thread:
PRESENTED WITH THE WIZARD (on reverse)
O: A.E. QUANTRILL / PRESTON NORTH END (J.R.G.) R: SALMSON RACER
O: A. LINDSAY / TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR (J.R.G.) R: SUNBEAM RACER
O: FRANK ROBERTS / MANCHESTER CITY (J.R.G.) R: PEUGEOT RACER
O: HARRY. CHAMBERS / LIVERPOOL (J.R.G.) R: LANCHESTER RACER
O: H. TUNSTALL / SHEFFIELD UNITED (J.R.G.) R: ALVIS RACER
PRESENTED WITH "ADVENTURE" (on reverse)
O: A. TROUP / EVERTON (J.R.G.) R: MORGAN RACER
O: DAVID B. JACK / BOLTON WANDERERS (J.R.G.) R: BENTLEY RACER
O: D. STEELE / HUDDERSFIELD TOWN (J.R.G.) R: WOLSELEY RACER
O: OWEN WILLIAMS / CLAPTON ORIENT (J.R.G.) R: FIAT RACER
UNKNOWN
O: ALAN MORTON GLASGOW RANGERS (J.R.G.)/ ?
ROBERT ROXBURGH NEWCASTLE UNITED / ? Possibly Adventure, "Coin R. Roxburgh." Date: Oct 20 1923 NO110
J.R.G. - J. R. Gaunt & Son Ltd., of London and Birmingham.
A lot of research into the J. R. Gaunt & Son Company History has been done here (http://www.britishbadgeforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10334) and they show some advertisements referring to the company here (http://www.britishbadgeforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10219).
Publisher of The Wizard & Adventure comics - D.C. Thomson & Co. Ltd
Some info on the comics here (http://kellyscomics.com/list-of-dc-thomson-freebies.php)
Quote from: Figleaf on November 06, 2013, 12:24:45 PM
PATC! O UBFEA OC. Unsuitable for keyboards.
Peter
I think there are some funkey (sic) ascii codes out there but I can't decipher some of the shapes :'(
Quote from: Figleaf on November 06, 2013, 12:24:45 PM
PATC! O UBFEA OC.
Using the code this translates as NQAT! I ZUOKT FU. ???
I wonder if there was some secret code in the comic you had to translate with this medal?
Would have been fun (at least until you lost the medal :-\)
Andy I think you've got it the wrong way round - it ends in IT!
Doesn't everything!! >:D
Evidently, you are not a G-man, Mr. Andyg. Give it up while you still can :) We know where you sleep.
Peter
Depends which way round you are supposed to use the code 8)
In February/March 1930 six Secret Service medals were issued. These had a secret sign on one side and a code on the other. These were linked to a series of complete stories in The Wizard under the general title of Tiger MacTaggart. The editor also provided his readers with a competition which ran for those six weeks, giving them an opportunity to get involved and use the codes themselves.
Would be nice in a way to return to those simpler days. Thinking back on this, my father would have been fourteen at the time and I imagine this competition would have been right up his street. Only ten years later he was sent off to fight in WW2 ...after which time the world had changed for ever. :(
I should be able to give more info when I see my Xmas pressie which is waiting for me in the UK. :'(
I can't wait!
Free Gifts in The Big Five, A4-size book of 252 pages. See here for more details
http://lewstringer.blogspot.fr/2012/07/free-gifts-in-big-five.html
Looks good, I hope to hear more about the free gifts when you have received it from the fellow in the red hoodie at Christmas.
I was amused at this sentence in his blog...
"Free Gifts In The Big Five is a fascinating insight into a time long passed and...." "past" would have been so much better!
Shortening "free gifts" to gifts would have been preferable also ;)
It reminds me of "your message was sent successfully". I am waiting for "your account was not deleted successfully. We will continue to send our spam. Har har har". Or "your message was not sent unsuccessfully." Or "we successfully sent our expensive gifts. Now pay up!"
O tempora, o mores. ;) :D :D
Peter
Quote from: Figleaf on November 27, 2013, 12:40:00 PM
Shortening "free gifts" to gifts would have been preferable also ;)
In fairness to the author, this is how they were advertised on some of the comics.
But I get where you are coming from.
And I'm getting very impatient! ;) Like a kiddie at Christmas 8)
Quote from: redwine on November 27, 2013, 01:00:34 PM
... I'm getting very impatient! ;) Like a kiddie at Christmas 8)
Only fourteen more sleeps! ;D
Did you really, really have to remind me Malcolm?
(BTW, your card arrived five minutes ago. Ta.)
Sadly I'll have to wait a little bit longer as it's in England waiting to be picked up. :'(
And my family will get it back to me in January. I'll be happily stuck in France on my own looking after the cats ;D
So, I'll have a week to catch up on all the promises I've made............... ;)
References from "Free Gifts in The Big Five"
So footywise we're here, summary of thread:
The Wizard
Free Gift W5 p145 (Sep 15 1923 - Oct 20 1923)
6 pieces
PRESENTED WITH THE WIZARD (on reverse)
O: A. LINDSAY / TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR (J.R.G.) R: SUNBEAM RACER
O: HARRY. CHAMBERS / LIVERPOOL (J.R.G.) R: LANCHESTER RACER
O: A.E. QUANTRILL / PRESTON NORTH END (J.R.G.) R: SALMSON RACER
O: ALAN MORTON / GLASGOW RANGERS (J.R.G.) R: VAUXHALL TROPHY RACER *
O: FRANK ROBERTS / MANCHESTER CITY (J.R.G.) R: PEUGEOT RACER
O: H. TUNSTALL / SHEFFIELD UNITED (J.R.G.) R: THE ALVIS RACER
Adventure
Free Gift A7 p8 (Sep 15 1923 - Oct 20 1923)
6 pieces
PRESENTED WITH "ADVENTURE" (on reverse)
O: DAVID B. JACK / BOLTON WANDERERS (J.R.G.) R: BENTLEY RACER
O: D. STEELE / HUDDERSFIELD TOWN (J.R.G.) R: WOLSELEY RACER
O: OWEN WILLIAMS / CLAPTON ORIENT (J.R.G.) R: FIAT RACER
O: GEORGE WILSON / SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY (J.R.G.) R: A.C. RACER *
O: A. TROUP / EVERTON (J.R.G.) R: MORGAN RACER
O: ROBERT ROXBURGH / NEWCASTLE UNITED (J.R.G.) R: ENFIELD ALLDAY RACER *
J.R.G. - J. R. Gaunt & Son Ltd., of London and Birmingham.
A lot of research into the J. R. Gaunt & Son Company History has been done here and they show some advertisements referring to the company here (http://www.britishbadgeforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10334).
Publisher of The Wizard & Adventure comics - D.C. Thomson & Co. Ltd
A big surprise to find there are only six medals to be had in each set of footballers, this tells me I am only missing a couple of pieces.
So from The Wizard set W5 I am missing ALAN MORTON. - 'The Wee Blue Devil'
And from the Adventure set A7 I am missing ROBERT ROXBURGH.
I was surprised too!
As was the editor of said comics. No 2nd series!! :o
Nearly there Mal 8)
There have been a couple more of the aluminium medalets on eBay but not the two I am missing.
Today there are some cards, both Wizard and Adventure; see images below.
W55 & A78 8)
I now have the book in hand. It's epic! ;D
Quote from: malj1 on November 06, 2013, 04:24:08 AM
Here we have the mysterious G-Man code! ....KFS SOLTBL !
THE WIZARD SECRET CIRCLE / Rev. G-MAN CODE
W46 Issue 794 19/2/1938 Badge No.1 p170 FGITBF (two in the set)
Quote from: malj1 on November 06, 2013, 04:20:42 AM
From the set of Mystic Signs we have:
MYSTIC SIGNS No. 3 Rev. PRESENTED WITH THE WIZARD / ARMSTRONG SIDDELEY
W19 323 9/2/1929 p151 FGITBF (six in the set)
Another set W21 with similar design had footballers on one side and secret signs on the other. (six in the set) 8)
So there are quite a few of these yet to find it seems!
I guess they are pretty rare as most would have been discarded long ago.
One seen in a group on eBay but not worth bidding I feel.
O: ROBERT ROXBURGH / NEWCASTLE UNITED (J.R.G.) R: ENFIELD ALLDAY RACER *
Missed out on this one today, outbid! made GBP 11.40
The blurb said:
This is one of a series of 6 football tokens given away in 1923 with the "Wizard" magazine. This one was given with the issue dated 29th September of that year.
The full set of these footballers are presently on eBay with six from Wizard and six from Adventure in the images shown.
Superb! 8) 8)
The Wizard links are now broken.
There is a new page here (http://www.britishcomics.20m.com/) but but doesn't link with anything much.
Quote from: malj1 on January 14, 2014, 12:33:36 PM
And from the Adventure set A7 I am missing ROBERT ROXBURGH.
I now have ROBERT ROXBURGH from the Adventure set. I also was surprised to see the makers name JRG is missing from this one.
Congratulations. Much better than the one you let pass in January 2015. Patience is a collector's virtue.
Peter
Here is a batch of five from a job lot and rather unusually they are in a very nice condition.
So I am seeking one only from The Wizard set W5 - - I am missing 'The Wee Blue Devil' = ALAN MORTON. 8)
You'll get it, Malcolm. It's just a question of time.
Peter
Nice one Mal 8)
They are lovely! ;D
Today I received 'The Wee Blue Devil' = ALAN MORTON. ...this completes my set of these.
Excellent! 8)
I might give him a wash in soap and water! :)
From 1930 part of a set of six SECRET SERVICE BADGES #,s 2; 4; 5; and 6 that were presented with The Wizard.
From Reply #49 (http://www.worldofcoins.eu/forum/index.php/topic,23071.msg161573.html#msg161573)
In February/March 1930 six Secret Service medals were issued. These had a secret sign on one side and a code on the other. These were linked to a series of complete stories in The Wizard under the general title of Tiger MacTaggart. The editor also provided his readers with a competition which ran for those six weeks, giving them an opportunity to get involved and use the codes themselves.
From a set of six SECRET SIGNS issued 1929
# 3 TONG OF SING-POO presented with the Wizard and showing the footballer F. Cook on the reverse.
I hadn't quite realised what a large series of different pieces were issued.
Nice one Fred!
Cymru am Byth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Cook_(Welsh_footballer) 8)
Very little information there at that link, ??? ...he must have been the only Welsh footballer! >:D
another from the set of six SECRET SIGNS issued 1929
Presented with the Wizard, Alec James. Secret signs No.4 Tigers Claw.