Vintage fox hunting, John Player & Sons "Old Hunting Prints" tobacco cards

Set of three framed fox hunting prints, John Player & Sons "Old Hunting Prints" tobacco cards likely by Charles Bentley after Henry Thomas Alken. 

* The top print is titled "Full Cry".
* The bottom left print is titled "Returning Home by Moonlight".
* The bottom right print is titled "The Queen's Start - 'The First Begin to Tell'".

These are framed John Player & Sons "Old Hunting Prints" tobacco cards, part of a series produced by the tobacco company as collectibles, a hobby known as cartophily.
* The cards were originally used as stiffeners to protect cigarette packets.
* The hobby of collecting them for a full series began in the 1870s.
* Over 2,000 different card series were produced by the 1930s.
* The cards in the image have been "floated" to preserve their value without using adhesive or tape.
* The prints depict scenes such as "A Celebrated Fox Hunt Returning Home by Moonlight" and "The Quorn Hunt: The Pace begins to tell".