Here we have for sale & collectable boxed deck of Goodall & Son advertising Playing Cards for the Union-Castle Line Royal Mail Service between England and South & East Africa (see photo 1 showing this info printed on the box)  

After doing some research we think these playing cards date from the 1930s and are quite collectable. All of the 52 playing cards are present in the box, we think however the set originally also came with 2 Joker cards that are now sadly missing.     

Look at photo 2 for a close up view of the decks Ace of Spades and photos 3, 4, 5 & 6 showing front views of all the 52 playing cards in the deck. The rears of all the 52 cards have the same artwork on them, see photo 7. The edges of all the playing cards have a gold finish to them see photo 8. The cards come in a 2 section cardboard slip box, see photo 9 with it separated.     

We would say the cards are in overall decent condition for their age they look to have had only light use. The box is rated to be in good condition with some edge rubbing wear present, see photos 1, 10 & 11 for some views of the box. We also noticed a previous owner has fitted a white cardboard base into the boxes inner section, see photo 12 and their are also some bits of ink pen writing on the boxes outer section, see photos 13 & 14 for views. We think the writing on the front of the box says Bought on board ! see photo 14 again. As already mentioned above the decks 2 Joker cards are missing 

Any questions ask before buying we are happy to answer any queries you might have

They will be sent well protected in a box with parcel tracking provided

We always combine the postage costs if you buy more than one item from our Ebay store, any overcharge is refunded back to you via Ebay 

Look in the "Collectable Playing Cards" category of our Ebay store "The Curiosity Bazaar" for other Playing Card Sets. Extra stock is added daily