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Item Specifics Type: Tobacco Card / Cigarette Card Manufacturer: John Player & Sons Series: Aviary and Cage Birds (A Series of 50) Card Number: 1 Subject: Norwich Canary (Plainhead) Release Year: 1933 Original/Reprint: Original Description Up for auction/sale is an original 1933 Player's Cigarettes tobacco card featuring the Norwich Canary. This is the first card in the celebrated "Aviary and Cage Birds" series. The illustration shows a "plain Buff (colour-fed)" specimen, rendered in the classic, vibrant lithographic style that Player's was known for during the 1930s. Historical Context: The reverse provides detailed information about the breed, noting it as one of the oldest British breeds. It explains that the rich orange-red color seen in the illustration is obtained through specific "red colour foods".