Full colour adverts for Dubarry cosmetics were included in 21 editions of 2s, 3s, and 5s booklets from February 1936 until October 1939. The adverts were designed and printed by The Dubarry Perfumery Co. of Hove, in colour on both sides of glazed card.
How many Dubarry adverts are there?
It depends on how they are counted …
The most popular way to collect Dubarry adverts is by Type, which includes the 19 basic adverts together with significant varieties. British Stamp Booklets lists 27 Types. Three additional Types are included here for a grand total of 30. A Type is an easily distinguished variety, such as a word with a black background versus a white background, or a phrase in one line versus two, or a change in position of a word or phrase.
The three additional Types are (with Type II described):
Advert 6: on the back DUBARRY’S CRÈME SHALIMAR is in one line
Advert 9: SEE OVERLEAF offset left
Advert 10: SEE OVERLEAF low, DUBARRY with serifs
In the pages following this checklist (accessible through the menu above) adverts are further divided into Settings, which include small differences between adverts. There are many more Settings than Types.
Dubarry Checklist
Group 1 — The Dubarry Girls
Dubarry’s first group of adverts had five designs, all advertising Talcum Powder.
| Ad | Types | Design | Product |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I, II | Rose girl | Talcum Powder |
| 2 | I, II | Girl by pool | Talcum Powder |
| 3 | I, II | Lavender girl | Talcum Powder |
| 4 | I, II | Lotus girl | Talcum Powder |
| 5 | I, II | Violet girl | Talcum Powder |
These were included in KGV Photogravure booklets:
Series 3: BB29 308, 311
Series 4: BB17 328, 335
No. 1 – Rose girl – Type I
Type II – DUBARRY on white
No. 2 – Girl by pool – Type I
Type II – DUBARRY on white
No. 3 – Lavender girl – Type I
Type II – DUBARRY on white
No. 4 – Lotus girl – Type I
Type II – SEE OVERLEAF in one line
No. 5 – Violet girl – Type I
Type II – OVERLEAF on white
Group 2 — Pale Hands
The second group had three designs, advertising Crème Shalimar in addition to Talcum Powder.
| Ad | Types | Design | Product |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | I | Pair of hands | Crème Shalimar |
| 7 | I, II, III | Man and woman at opera | Talcum Powder |
| 8 | I, II | Oriental couple | Crème Shalimar |
These were included in KGV Photogravure booklets:
Series 3: BB29 312, 313, 319
Series 4: BB17 337, 344
Series 5: BB37 14
and in King Edward VIII booklets:
Series 3: BC3 322, 323, 324
Series 4: BC2 359, 360, 361, 365
and in King George VI booklets, but these are rare:
Series 3: BD22 367, 368
No. 6 – Pair of hands – Type I
Back – adverts 6 (Type I) and 8
No. 7 – Man and woman at opera – Type I
Type II – SEE OVERLEAF upright
Type III – DUBARRY on white
Back – advert 7
No. 8 – Oriental couple – Type I
Type II – SEE OVERLEAF in one line
Group 3 — The Product Range
The third group had a second type of advert 6 (Pair of hands) plus eleven new designs.
| Ad | Types | Design | Product |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | II | Pair of hands | Crème Shalimar |
| 9 | I, II | Carnival couple | Talcum Powder |
| 10 | I, II | Fresh air girl in pink | Rapture |
| 11 | I | King George III | Shaving Soap |
| 12 | I | Girl with butterflies | Crème Shalimar |
| 13 | I | Girl between trees and pool | Bath Crystals |
| 14 | I | Girl in pink in garden | Old English Lavender |
| 15 | I | Quaker girl | Foundation Cream |
| 16 | I | Girl and Cupid in meadow | Eau de Cologne |
| 17 | I | Girl in white in garden | Talcum Powder |
| 18 | I | Gainsborough girl | Face Powder |
| 19 | I | Girl on sofa | Nuglandin Cream |
These were included in King Edward VIII booklets:
Series 3: BC3 321, 322, 323, 324
Series 4: BC2 359, 360, 361, 365, 372
and in King George VI booklets, but these are rare:
Series 3: BD22 367, 368
No. 6 – Pair of hands – Type II
Back – advert 6 (Type II)
No. 9 – Carnival couple with mandolin
Type II – SEE OVERLEAF offset left
No. 10 – Fresh air girl in pink
Type II – SEE OVERLEAF low
No. 11 – King George III
No. 12 – Girl with butterflies
No. 13 – Girl between trees and pool
No. 14 – Girl in pink in garden
No. 15 – Quaker girl
No. 16 – Girl and Cupid in meadow
No. 17 – Girl in white in garden
No. 18 – Gainsborough girl
No. 19 – Girl on sofa
Next: Dubarry Group 1