RU8b Charles Goodall

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Charles Goodall (1785-1851), came to London from Northampton, and was apprenticed to John William Hunt, head of the old and established playing card manufacturer Hunt & Sons, in 1801. The Goodall business was first established in Soho in 1820, printing playing cards and message cards.

By the middle of the century, Charles’ two sons joined the family firm, and by that time Goodall and its younger competitor Thomas De La Rue were between them producing two-thirds of all playing cards made in England. Fifty years later Goodall and Son were leading the market with annual production of over 2 million packs. By 1868 an additional range of high-quality stationery was launched, plus games, toys, fountain pens and even toilet paper. Goodall made cards for Victor Mauger in the USA, and the designs were copied by other American manufacturers.

For more info see:

The World of Playing cards

 

Additional information

Scott Number

RU8b

Condition

Used, F

Denomination

5c

Paper

Silk Paper

Number Issued

1,099,100

Issued

First issued November, 1870. Last issued August 1875

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Scott Catalog Value

$7.50