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Show me a bunch of the cards, please!
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I don't have every series here (yet), but let's
take a look at a
bunch of cards from each series. I actually borrowed most of the images
from
auctions. All of the series are colorful. All except series 7 and 10
were done
by the National Wildlife Federation. Every series has 48 cards. OK,
let's
look.
Series
1 - Songbirds of North America...
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This is straight from the National
Wildlife
Federation. As a matter of fact, they did their own series of 48. You
also see
these images on playing cards and dominoes and stamps that the NWF
issued as
well as bookends, paperweights and a whole host of other items.
Series
5 - Dinosaurs...
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Usually, the NWF pulled from it's
vast library
of art (and artists) to fill the needs of the Brooke Bond request for
the next
series. In the case of dinosaurs, they had no artwork, so the NWF
commissioned
Rudolph F. Zallinger to do all 48 pieces. The set is a favorite of
many.
Somehow, most of the original paintings got into the hands of a British
collector, David Hart. He had a website that discussed the paintings he
has and
some interesting facts about Rudolph Zallinger. Sadly, David has closed
the site.
Series
9 - Canadian / American Songbirds...
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This was the 4th bird series for
Red Rose.
Again the NWF pulled from it's vast library of art (and artists). These
pictures
were seen many times in the items issued from the NWF as well.
Series
10 - Transportation Through The Ages...
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This series was "borrowed" from
across
the pond. British Brooke Bond had already issued a 50 card series the
previous
year called Transport Through The Ages. Four cards were dropped and two
new ones
were added. Interestingly, the London bus was not in the original
British
series. This set has nothing to do with the NWF. It is a fun series as
it starts
you on an elephant, takes you to bicycles, hot air balloons, boats,
planes,
rockets and more.
Series
11 - Trees of North America...
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Brooke Bond went back to the NWF
for this
series. Beautiful trees in all of their glory. The NWF had this covered
with
their large pool of artists and artwork.
Series
12 - The Space Age...
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The NWF uses space as a theme for
several books.
It is unclear if they commissioned this group of artwork just for
Brooke Bond or
not. No artist signatures can be seen in any of the artwork. The space
depictions and the space craft are exceptional. This is one of my
favorites.
This is the series I collected as a kid.
Series
13 - North American Wildlife in Danger...
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Here is some more tried and true
NWF artwork.
They have plenty of famous wildlife artists like Ripper, DRE, Fracé,
Kreml,
Reece and Peterson. It's a great series. Since it was done so long ago,
it's fun
to see that some of the creatures are no more, some are still
endangered and
some have made a come back from the brink of extinction.
Series
14 - Exploring the Oceans...
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This is a great series. It is a
mix of our metallic creations under the
sea and sea life. NWF already had the creatures but they
had to commission for Brooke Bond with regard to the pictures involving
man
under the sea. An artist named Walton did cards 1 through 21. A few
pieces of this artwork has appeared on eBay before. The
rest of the cards were the usual NWF fare.
Series
17 - Indians of Canada...
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This was the last series that
Brooke Bond did in Canada. Indians was a subject that the NWF had no
artwork for. A pair of artists had been used on some of the series 16
artwork. They were retained for all of the series 17 work. Their
initials, L & P, can be found on almost every series 17 card. Their
names are Lazare and Parker. This is
according to a gentleman working at the NWF that deals with the artwork
there.
They are known for their renditions of faces. The close ups on these
cards are
quite good.
Last modified: February 12, 2017
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