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	Release Date
	23 May 2007
	Set Configuration: 189 Base cards 5 Cards per pack 40 Packs per box 12 Boxes per case 7000 Boxes

Only six months after the release of the “Casino Royale Preview” trading card series, Rittenhouse Archives releases a brand new set of James Bond trading cards known as the “The Complete James Bond 007 Trading Cards”. According to Rittenhouse it’s the biggest set of James Bond trading cards ever released, the base set alone contains 189 cards. If memory serves me well, the base set of the Connoisseurs Collections I, II & III was 270 cards, but that card set was issued by Inkworks, and not by Rittenhouse Archives Ltd. For each official James Bond movie, starting from “Dr. No” until “Casino Royale”, nine cards are used to give a flavour of the film. As usual the cards are perfectly finished and very precisely cut. This precision cutting was necessary for the following, when storing the cards in the famous nine-pocket sleeves; then the reverse depicts a nine-card puzzle of the original movie poster.

"The Complete James Bond Counter Display Box"

As usual each new trading card series contains some chase sets. The first chase set holds nine cards which were randomly inserted into 1/14 packs. The cards are a continuation to the previous base set of the “Dangerous Liaisons” trading card series. This particular set ended with the James Bond movie “Die Another Day”. The “Dangerous Liaisons” base card set is now complete and will be updated with the future coming movie “Quantum Of Solace”. More on this issue in the chapter on the “James Bond Archive” trading cards. Instead of continuing the numbering, the chase cards are simply numbered as DL1 thru DL9.

"Casino Royale Dangerous Liaisons"
DL1	DL2	DL3
DL4	DL5	DL6
DL7	DL8	DL9

The second chase set are six new “Quotable James Bond“ cards, again to complete the ones started in previous trading card sets. On both sides the cards depicting a scene from “Casino Royale” accompanied by the quote or one-liner. Sadly these cards were only distributed 1/20 packs, meaning only two cards per box and were numbered as Q01 thru Q06. Like wise the “Dangerous Liaisons” card series, the “Quotable James Bond” card series also ended with “Die Another Day”. This series will also be updated with the release of “Quantum Of Solace”.

"Casino Royale Quotable James Bond Cards"
Q1	Q2	Q3
Q4	Q5	Q6

To create a third chase set, Rittenhouse Archives Ltd. manufactured ten “Casino Royale Expansion” cards. Now it becomes really difficult, this third chase set contains something of everything. It was like “let’s make an overview of how we can complete all the previous sets with a “Casino Royale” extension”. First of all there are three “Casino Royale” plot cards to complete the base set of the “James Bond 40th Anniversary” card set and three chase cards to complete the different chase sets. In the second place there are four new chase cards to complete all the different chase sets for the “Dangerous Liaisons” cards series up until “Casino Royale”. By using this updating technique, all the previous card sets manufactured by Rittenhouse Archives Ltd. are now complete from “Dr. No” until “Casino Royale”. But for how long? Is this a way to sell trading cards?
The new extension cards depicting pictures of Daniel Craig as James Bond, Le Chiffre, Felix Leiter, the Bond Girls Vesper and Solange and the last card, a Bond Extra card showing all the gadgets. Eva Green who played the role of Vesper Lynd is the daughter of the famous French actress Marlène Jobert. She was born on the 5th July 1980 in Paris. Caterina Murino who took the part of Solange was born on the 15th September 1977 in Cagliari. In 1996 she reached the fourth place in the Miss Italy contest.

"Casino Royale Extension Cards"
64	65	66

BA19	BG47	BG48	F41

BW0021	BV0021	BE0021

New for this trading card series are the so called “Relic Cards”. Relic cards contain a little piece of a prop that was used on the film sets while shooting the movie. This could only be achieved by Rittenhouse after EON Productions opened their enormous archive jammed with James Bond props and offered them the use of double copies or broken props. This was the straw that broke the camels back and the end for all the die-hard James Bond memorabilia collectors who had to have everything, as almost every relic card is different, it is impossible to collect or even to see every relic card. The cards were distributed by 1/40, or just one per box. At least we have eBay that comes to aid to collect all these precious and exciting props. The relic card RC13 containing a blue 500$ Casino Chip was offered on eBay for 452€. Another variation of relic card RC13 was offered in July 2010 for a stunning £599,99. Nobody was interested for a price like that. Would you?

With more then 40 years of James Bond movies, the list of props used in each movie is enormous. The relic/ prop variations are endless, for example the medical file on Jinx is completely cut in to pieces, the same for the Octopussy circus program, casino chips in different colours and so on. A small list of what you may find in one of your purchased boxes is printed here below;

Sir Robert King Statement in “The World is Not Enough” James Bond Medical Report from “The World Is Not Enough” Parahawk Parachute from “The World is Not Enough” Cayman Island Bank Checks from “Die Another Day” Fontainebleau Letterhead from “Goldfinger” San Monique Flag from “Live and Let Die” Circus Program from “Octopussy” Casino Chip from “License to Kill” Zorin Industries Patch from “A View to A Kill” Fontainebleau Score Sheet from “Goldfinger” Jinx Jordan Medical File from “Die Another Day” Tarot Card from “Live and Let Die” Casino Chip from “The World Is Not Enough” Bomb Grenade Sack from “The Living Daylights” Osato Stationary from “You Only Live Twice” Casino Chip from “Casino Royale”

“The Relic Cards”

RC01	RC02	RC02 (variation)
RC03	RC04	RC05
RC05 (variation)	RC06	RC06 (variation)
RC06 (variation)	RC06 (variation)	RC06 (variation)
RC06 (variation)	RC07	RC08
RC09	RC09 (variation)	RC10
RC11	RC11 (variation)	RC11 (variation)
RC12	RC12 (variation)	RC13
RC14	RC15	RC15 (variation)
RC15 (variation)	RC16	RC16 (variation)
RC17	RC18	RC18 (variation)

Relic card RC18 was for sale in february 2019 for the staggering price of 684,08 EURO, I wonder who bought it? With a price tag like that it's impossible to collect all the cards!

In August 2020 during the covid-19 pandemic I discovered two sets of four Relic cards that makes a complete tarot card of "The High Priestess" and "Queen Of Cups". The price for these four card sets is above staggering, see the eBay listing and the card set here below. I always wonder who buys cards at these prices?

Again the autograph collectors are treated well by Rittenhouse, more than twenty-five personally signed cards are added to the still growing collection. With exception from the case toppers, the autograph cards are all in the 40th Anniversary style. Lucky for the collectors is the fact that each box contained at least one autograph card and one relic card. Among the many signers Rittenhouse Archives included the following actors and actresses;

Ursula Andress in “Dr. No” Yaphet Kotto in “Live And Let Die” Lynn-Holly Johnson in” For Your Eyes Only” Kristina Wayborn in “Octopussy” Maud Adams in “The Man With The Golden Gun” Famke Janssen in “GoldenEye” Lana Wood in “Diamonds Are Forever” Britt Ekland in “The Man With The Golden Gun” Alan Cumming in “GoldenEye” Caroline Bliss in “Licence To Kill” Izabella Scorupco in “GoldenEye”