Promotional Photo Collector Cards
A collector card (often referred to as a trading card in the US) is a small card, usually made out of cardboard or thick paper, which contains an image of a certain person, place or thing (fictional or real) and a short description of the picture, along with other text on the back (statistics in the case of baseball cards, or a brief biography or trivia in the case of Petula.) Over the years, Petula's image has been featured on a wide variety of different types of cards all over Europe and the USA. The earliest cards were found in cigarette packages which served as promotional advertisement for her films. Eventually, her image could be found in packages of gum, (like baseball cards) and confectionery products, like chocolate bars with information about her career and or promotion for her current film. Recording companies, like Vogue and all of their international subsidiaries, also used the cards as promotional advertisement with a list of her current singles, EPs and/or albums on the back. In the Sixties, Petula's photos were arcade prizes dispensed by machines at fairs and carnivals in the U.S. Today, Petula's autographed promotional postcards have also become very collectable.Compiled by Laurie Parsons Zenobio. Most cards from the collection of Mike Jones
Playing Cards
Dutch playing card - 1960s
Film, pop music stars
One of 52 pop stars in a series which also features Cliff Richard.
Note misspelling of 'Clarck.'
Spanish playing card - 1960s
One of 52 pop stars
Others in series: Twiggy, Sammy Davis Jr., Duke Ellington, Four Tops, Eartha Kitt
American playing card - 1966
Enterprises Pop Music Record Club of America
Stars also included in series: Bobby Vinton, Bobby Rydell, Andy Williams, Frank Sinatra, Connie Francis, The Beach Boys, The Supremes, etc.
Film Star Publicity Cards
UK
UK Picturegoer Series, London, #W 385
UK, Picturegoer Series, London,
Film Star Series #1166Show Parade Picture Series
UK, The Huggetts promotion
Picturegoer D565 Advance Films
Italy, Rotalfoto, Milano, #129
The Card promotion
Eagle Lion Promotion
J Arthur Rank subsidiary, based in USA
Eagle Lion promotion
Italy
Pre-printed autographed Made in Heaven promotion
Germany, Kunst und Bild, Berlin, #A 776
Made in Heaven promotion
Pop Stars Photo Cards
Holland
Germany
Germany
Germany
Spain
Italy
Italy
Italy
Italy
Film & Recording Star Cards
(GUM/CONFECTIONERY/ICE CREAM)
Holland - Maple Leaf Gum Stars
One of 52 pop stars which also featured: Ricky Nelson, Pearl Bailey
Holland - Maple Leaf Gum Stars F#29
Holland - Dandy Gum A#94
Also in series: Doris Day, Anthony Perkins, Brenda Lee, Johnny Hallyday, Bobby Darin, Yves Montand, etc.
CARD BACK
Holland - Dandy Gum G#34
A & BC Chewing Gum
#2 in a set of 48
Made in Heaven Promotion - 1952
Sweden - Star C Bilder #19
Sweden - Star C Bilder #24
Sweden - Star C Bilder #66
Dutch chocolates
French Victoria Chocolates
Disc and Music Echo magazine card
Sponsored by Lyons Maid Ice cream
#17 of 40 - 1970
CARD BACK
Autographed Cards
Pre-printed and personally autographed
UK, pre-printed autograph
UK, genuine autograph, but not signed in the forties.
UK, personalized autograph
UK, personalized autograph
UK, personalized autograph
UK, pre-printed autograph
UK, pre-printed autograph
UK - J Arthur Rank
Genuine autograph, but not signed in the fifties.
UK Pre-printed autograph
J Arthur Rank
UK, pre-printed autograph
Genuine autograph, but not signed in the fifties.
Personalized pre-printed card
UK, Pre-printed Celebrity Autograph Series, 1959
Pre-printed autograph
UK,
Genuine autograph
UK, 1987
Genuine autograph
Record Promotion / Autographed postcards
Pre-printed autographed Polygon card
UK autographed Polygon/Pye card
France Vogue, licensed by Pye
Germany, Genuine autograph
France Vogue, licensed by Pye
Netherlands, Imperial Records
Vogue - Holland
Belgium, Antwerpen
France, Publistar, Marseille #767/Vogue
Genuine autograph
Italy
Germany, Krüger, #902/264
France, Publistar, Marseille - 885/Vogue
France, Pre-printed
Editions Starama S-817/Vogue
Pre-printed
Card featured Petula's pre-printed signature, but Petula herself added "Best wishes"
France, Publistar, Marseille - 887/Vogue
France, Publistar, Marseille #1129
Genuine autograph
German Vogue Schallplatten
BACK
Utrecht Netherlands AX4940
Utrecht Netherlands AX6189
"Muziek Parade" - Austria, Germany, and Switzerland
Dutch postcard
France, Photo by Pierre Spitzer
France, Photo by Pierre Spitzer
German postcard for Vogue Schallplatten
Vogue Posrcard #886 Genuine autograph
1969
1970, Genuine autograph
1974 Panini French Sticker Card #11/AZ
France, AZ record label
Genuine autograph
France, Corvisart, Épinal, #1505
France 1977 / CBS
Genuine autograph
UK, 1981
Genuine autograph
Theatre/Concert/Magazine Promotion
Utrecht, Netherlands #AX 4437
UK 1982, Sound of Music theatre promotion
Genuine autograph
USA, Daeida Magazine
Arcade Cards
The Exhibit Supply Company (ESCO) of Chicago issued Post Card sized, thick cards from the early 1900 through the 1960. Their cards were sold for a penny each (later, a nickel or dime) and dispensed in carnival or fair arcade machines.
Who's Who?
Film/Radio/TV Star Match Box covers
Printed in the Netherlands. Over 800 cards in the series. All feature a distinctive bright yellow border. These sets were issued from about the late 1950s through the mid 1970s. Also in series: Natalie Wood, Sophia Loren, Aretha Franklin, Elizabeth Taylor, Elvis Presley, etc.
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