WW2 British Air Ministry Aircraft Recognition Silhouette Playing Cards
Code: 15304
SOLD
For sale is an Rare WW2 British Air Ministry Aircraft Recognition Silhouette Playing Cards Complete set, with original holding box. These are in good condition, with the original
Overall instructions and separate instructions for each set, accompanied by each of the individual boxes.
This is a complete Set Of Blue, Red, Green, and orange. Each colour Pack has 53 cards each of which has a Second World War aircraft silhouette printed in the centre which is repeated in miniature form in two of the corners. The cards are inside the original plain cardboard box with instructions.
Second World War British instructional recognition silhouette cards ('spotter' cards), 'Red Pack', published by the Air Ministry in 1941. This 'Red Pack' (denoting the card backs as red and depicting silhouettes of single-engined aircraft) is one of four packs of Aircraft Recognition Silhouette Cards issued by the Ministry. The other packs are as follows: 'Blue' pack -silhouettes of multi-engined aircraft (single rudder); 'Orange' pack -silhouettes of multi-engined aircraft (twin rudders); 'Green' pack -silhouettes of miscellaneous aircraft. Each pack should consist of 53 cards, i.e. four distinct and separate views of each aircraft, plus a joker, and the four views represent 'suits', and are as follows: 'General perspective view'; 'Front view'; 'Plan view'; 'Side view'. The Joker shows three or four views of each aircraft on one card. The packs allow for all ordinary card games to be played which are not concerned with 'sequences' or 'values'.
This will be sent via Royal Mail special delivery and dispatched within 2 working days. Please check my eBay for more great British wartime home front collectables! Also happy to do deals on multiple orders!
