Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction September 2024
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 9/24/2024
A "smoking" ensemble and the needed accompaniment for any world class turn-of-the-century tobacco card collection, offered here is this collection of twenty-eight (28) turn-of-the-century cigarette boxes/packs/tins from the era remembered for desirable tobacco cards that includes examples from Recruit Little Cigars, Sweet Caporal, Player's, Mogul, Pirate, John, Murad, Helmar and other brands. With many of the brands included here known have had cards inserted into their products, though not necessarily in the examples being offered, the group is led by examples from Recruit Little Cigars (T81 Military Series - Infantry, U.S. Army card included), Sweet Corporal (1883 stamp on the reverse - N224 Kinney Tobacco Card 1887, Military, Spain, Captain Princess Hussars card on the interior), Player's, Pirate, High Grade and John while also included is another Recruit Little Cigars with a Heligoland card on the inside), Royal Bengals Little Cigars (Henry Hudson card on the inside), Murad (20 stamp over seam), Pep Blended Cigarette Tobacco (excise stamp dated 1926 - still sealed), Tigres x2 (both still sealed with undated stamps), Opera (half pack), American Spirit (still sealed), Carreras (full pack), Mogul (1901 stamp over the reverse with additional March 1, 1905 stamp overtop), Egyptian Prettiest (1892 stamp on the reverse), The Recruit Little Cigars (1901 stamp over the reverse), Mecca (1909 stamp over the reverse with additional Feb 13, 1911 stamp overtop), Nebo (1909 stamp over the top - band has Dec 30th 1916 expiry date - full pack that is still sealed), Bullwark, Turkish Trophies, Sweet Mist, Helmar (x3 - two of the same size with one still sealed and the other a smaller empty pack), Bishops Move and Murad (partial stamp missing date section on the lid), don't miss out on these tantalizing offerings.
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