ON
HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE (Anglo)
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Release
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1969 |
Set Configuration:
56 Base cards
3 Cards per pack
60 Packs per box
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When
filming ended on “You Only Live Twice”, Sean Connery said
never again to agent 007 saying he couldn’t even do the toilet
without the press pointing the camera at him, although he would return
to the role for at the time a record fee in 1971s “Diamonds
Are Forever” and the non EON 007 “Never Say Never Again”
in 1983.
During 1967/ 1968, EON Productions stumbled to find a new actor that
fitted the role of James Bond. The search for the new bond took a
long time, with main being tested and considered for the part including
future 007 Roger Moore, one time big fry ad man was at last given
to an unknown Australian actor by the name of George Lazenby. His
only film experience came from these few advertising shots, but he
tested well especially in the fight sequences, by breaking the stunt
mans nose. So not a big name for the role of James Bond. On the other
hand, big star quality was introduced for the role of the villain
and the leading Bond girl. Telly Savalas, today known for his role
as detective Kojak and Diana Rigg already famous for her role as Emma
Peel in the television series “The Avengers”. When working
as an editor on “You Only Live Twice”, Peter hunt was
promised by Mr. Brocolli that he could direct the next Bond epic “On
Her Majesty”s Secret Service”. Peter became a clapper-boy
at Denham Studios in 1947. For “Dr. No” he developed an
editing style he called "crash cutting". Peter was editor
on all the previous James Bond movies. Sadly he died from a heart
failure in California on the 14th August 2002.
As a tie-in with the new James Bond film, the UK based Anglo Confectionary
manufactured under licence from EON a set of fifty-six full colour
bubble gum cards, the very first full colour James Bond bubble gum
cards ever produced. Because of the lower box-office income these
colourful cards soon disappeared from the retail market. To call these
cards rare is a total understatement, they are just impossible to
find today and it could literally take years to compile a complete
set in mint condition. This known fact is counting for all the memorabilia
manufactured for this unique James Bond movie.
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"Anglo Bubble Gum Wrappers,
notice the different colouring"
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The wrappers
were printed in four different colour variations and sold
in a full colour cardboard counter display box. The wrapper and the
card reverse stated “The New James Bond 007”, “On
Her Majesty’s Secret Service”. Starting from card N°
3 the complete film story is depicted in bubble gum card format, from
the beach scene where Bond meets Tracy until her sudden death at the
end of the movie. The reverse had an on-going story line, and continued
from card to card. The measurements for the Anglo bubble gum cards
was a little smaller that the previous James Bond card series manufactured
by Somportex and Philadelphia.
"Anglo Bubblegum Counter Display
Box"
(Special thanks to Michael Scharff for providing the above picture.)
Cards
N° 1 through N° 55 are photographs, card N° 56 which shows
Blofeld's Mercedes heading down on Arrábiba road in Portugal
is for an unknown reason an illustration. This minor exception doesn't
put off the many James Bond memorabilia collectors who hunt for a
complete fifty-six card set. On the 5th October 2008 a full set of
Anglo’s “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service”
bubble gum cards was sold on eBay for 432€. A high price and
a great investment to the lucky buyer! There are no known errors or
misprints.
(Special thanks to Johnny Hoegars for scanning the above pictures.)
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