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There is not a lot about this set short of it being descibed as rare. I see cards and occasionally an album on ebay but there is not very much about the set. If recognized by collectors at all, Barbour is known as a Canadian foods company with a very small collectable base, that being the one series. |
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The picture to the right shows us the G. E. Barbour Company back in the 1800's. Complete with horse and buggy and bits from Barbour. If you look close, those bits are a bunch of King Cole crates, the signature line of Barbours. With the single series being issued from G.E. Barbour and it having no variations, the collecting is pretty straight-forward. The subject matter is about the people in politics in Canada back in the day. The '67 Centenial was an opportunity to look at the people who made up the Canadian government over the last 100 years. One positive, with such a small collecting footprint, it is more affordable to get it all and move on to the next collectable. And since we believe there is only the one series, why go out and make another page. Let's do it right here. |
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G. E. Barbour is primarily known as a Canadian merchant in Teas, Nut Butters, Spices and Liquids (like Vanilla Extract). We are interested in issues of tea cards. This set was issued with G. E. Barbour tea in 1967 and on the front contains color drawings of different folks in the Canadian Government and their lifespan. On the back they discuss the life of the person and how they served Canada. It does not appear that there are any varieties. Cards are sized at 2 1/4" x 2 1/2" (57 x 64mm). The series consisted of 36 cards and was issued in 1967 for the Canadian Centennial. It is assumed that the product was primarily issued in tea bags and further assumed the tea cards were distributed in the tea boxes to the customers. In other cases we can collect an album, coupons, ads and more. In this case, the only discovery so far is an album for the cards. We have yet to find any of the other stuff for this series. If you have pics showing any of the other stuff, please reach out and we will post it here. Until then, we have to assume that all we have to collect are the cards and an album. What do the cards look like?
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Loose Cards from Fathers Of Confederation There are 36 cards in the set. They individually measure 57 x 64mm. The card number and the name of each person is indicated on the card back along with the details of the civil servant. At the bottom of the cards it says that it is from "G. E. BARBOUR COMPANY LIMITED, North Market Wharf, Saint John, N.B." and it is bilingual, saying that "Albums Available from Us 25¢" in both English and French. What does the album look like? We got that covered. They don't come up too often on eBay but you can get your hands on one. Check it out.
Fathers of Confederation Card Checklist
Need to know the titles of all 36 cards? No problem! Here they are in a neat sortable list. There is a scan of each, just click the links to the
card pictures, showing front and back. Enjoy! This set is the only G. E. Barbour set and simple to collect in that you go for the cards and maybe an album... There is
nothing else that I am aware of to collect. From the consumate collector's perspective, obtain the 36 cards, throw in an album and you have the Fathers of Confederation covered. The set is an
interesting Canadian collectable that is pretty rare. From this collector's point of view, the Canadian sets can be a fun source of collecting. They can be a challenge as they are Canadian and made for
a smaller population making them less prevalent. That helps to make the hunt more challenging. |
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