I think the Angola cards were made in Europe for insertion with colonial tobacco that was imported to Europe. I have no hard evidence, just an inference based on where the cards I found originated 15-20 years ago.
Other examples of cross-pollination of cards:
--Lambert & Butler made a common set of athlete cards in the late 1920s for the UK. A rare brand variant, Machado Tobacco, came from Jamaica. Same art, just different branding.
--Ogdens made a ubiquitous set of boxing cards for the UK around 1901. A different series of the same design was made in Sydney for Australia.
I checked the WTI and it lists the La Morenas as from Barcelona and Venezuela. Not sure where that came from but I would not be surprised if they were made in Barcelona. I am dubious of the Venezuela part. That country has had a pretty good pipeline of cards into the USA via eBay over the last decade or so, and none of them have turned up. The WTI doesn't list the set itself under the La Morena index. The ACC also is silent on the issue.
Some of this stuff is probably beyond anyone's ability to research and prove.
Last edited by Exhibitman; 07-16-2020 at 12:59 PM.
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