hillsbro Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 ... They depict flags of the British Empire. I would imagine they are from the '30s or '40s... If they are like these http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Kensitas-Wix-British-Empire-Flags-silk-cigarette-cards_W0QQitemZ110350734359QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Collectables_Cigarette_Tea_GumCards_CA?hash=item110350734359&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1691%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318 they evidently date from 1934. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tradescanthia Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 If they are like these http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Kensitas-Wix-British-Empire-Flags-silk-cigarette-cards_W0QQitemZ110350734359QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Collectables_Cigarette_Tea_GumCards_CA?hash=item110350734359&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1691%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318 they evidently date from 1934. They are the very same silks, thanks for the link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillsbro Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 I just remembered Players "Perfectos No 2" and "Perfectos Finos". They came in cartons of 25 and tins of 50: http://www.tinshop.co.uk/more.php4?itemId=2610#2610d.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pressy Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 remember the 3 5's (555) in a gold packet ...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrishall Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 In the 50s there was 'Turf' cigarettes, picture of Pegasus the flying horse on the front in blue I think, I never smoked but us kids treasured the cards inside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsbody Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Has anybody mentioned Robin or Bar One?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BavonWW Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 As mentioned earlier, Blue Book pack of 10 was 2 turkish, 2 sobranie, 2 cuban, 2 French and 2 something else. And I have never been able to forget the sheer enchantment of a packet! It was; two Virginia, two Cuban, two Russian, two Turkish, and two Egyptian. I'm sure of this as the taste of each type is forever etched in my memory. I was absent from the UK for six years and came back to find that Blue Book were no longer available. I consoled myself with Benson & Hedges Turkish Ovals for a few years but cannot find them now.... A friend brought back some delicious Egyptian and Russian flavour cigarettes from Switzerland. One brand has a man in a fez as a logo on each stick. I intend to travel there soon in order to stock up! I wish Blue Book would come back though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BavonWW Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Other smokes of distinction: Sullivans Turkish Ovals Passing Clouds Sweet Afton Does anyone remember the cabbage/lettuce cigarettes sold at Tescos for a while; the year was 1967? (At least I think it was Tescos...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 I remember the Park Drive sold in 5's. They were handy for school kids to buy with their dinner money! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BavonWW Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Crikey, I'd forgotten those ones; yes, the schoolboy's favourite, convenient and cheap! Didn't they do a few other brands in fives, like Woodbines? I seem to remember starting on Woodbines then moving up to Park Drive and after that Blue Book with the occasional foray into American makes when I could afford it. (Once on a school trip to London I bought some Camel filters which were new then. The shop was in Soho near Charing Cross Road.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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