CASINO ROYALE PREVIEW SET (Rittenhouse)

Release Date
8 November 2006

Set Configuration:
9 Base cards
1 Bonus card
500 Sets

Just one week before the Royal Premiere in London and to tie-in with the latest James Bond movie “Casino Royale”, Rittenhouse Archives Ltd. proudly presented the “Casino Royale Preview Set”. An exclusive set existing of only nine base cards and one bonus card, a nightmare for the collectors because the production was strictly limited to only 500 sets worldwide. No need to say that this card set is very hard to get your hands on. Even on eBay Mr. Bond. The cards depicting the images of James Bond, M, Vesper Lynd, Le Chiffre, Solange, Renee Mathis, Felix Leiter, Mollaka and Dimitrios.

Casino Royale Preview Set
CR2 CR3
CR5 CR6
CR8 CR9

"Very simple tranparent package"

 

Straight from the EON archives is the additional bonus card showing a close-up of Daniel Craig in his first role as agent 007 in the blockbuster movie "Casino Royale". The costume card is numbered as CC7 and holds a piece of fabric from Daniel Craig’s tuxedo.

"Costume Card CC7"

Until today, February 2012, this card is the seventh Costume Card issued by Rittenhouse in this particular "From The Archive" style. Let's have an overview of the costume cards already issued.

  • CC1 "Sean Connery" as James Bond in "Dr. No". (James Bond 40th Anniversary Set)
  • CC2 "Christopher Walken" as Max Zorin in "A View To A Kill". (James Bond 40th Anniversary Set)
  • CC3 "Patrick Macnee" as Sir Godfrey Tibbett in "A View To A Kill". (James Bond 40th Anniversary Set)
  • CC4 "Roger Moore"as James Bond in "A View To A Kill". (Dangerous Liaisons)
  • CC5 "Julian Glover" as Aristotle Christatos in "For Your Eyes Only". (The Quotable James Bond)
  • CC6 "Halle Berry" as Giacinta Jordan "Jinkx" in "Die Another Day". (Dangerous Liaisons)
  • CC7 "Daniel Craig" as James Bond in "Casino Royale". (Casino Royale Preview Set)

"The Costume Cards"
CC2 CC3
CC5 blue shirt CC5 white shirt
CC6 CC7
 

As with all kinds of costume cards, there are variations, for example the card CC5 can be found holding a white piece of clothing and card CC3 has a very rare error card with a three colour piece of clothing. see picture her below.

"CC3 Error Card holding a three colour piece of clothing"
 

 

Check List:
Base Cards
[ ] CR1 Daniel Craig as James Bond
[ ] CR2 Judi Dench as M
[ ] CR3 Eva Green as Vesper Lynd
[ ] CR4 Mads Mikkelsen as Le Chiffre
[ ] CR5 Caterina Murino as Solange
[ ] CR6 Giancarlo Giannini as Renee Mathis
[ ] CR7 Jeffrey Wright as Felix Leiter
[ ] CR8 Sebastian Foucan as Mollaka
[ ] CR9 Simon Abkarian as Dimitrios
 
 
“From The Archives” Costume Card
[ ] CC7 Daniel Craig

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