Any stories of anyone opening a vintage cigarette box?

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Posted By: <b>Cap</b><p>I was wondering if there were any stories around of people actually opening up vintage cigarette boxes (either through a find or paying top dollar for one) and what kind of card they found inside? Condition? If graded, what was the grade? <br /><br />I just picked up a Sweet Caporal box and while I have no intent of opening it, curious if others have and their 'findings'. Thanks-<br /><br />Cap<br><br>Yes, I received your letter yesterday. (About the time the door knob broke). When you asked how I was doing. Was that some kind of joke?- Bob Dylan

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Posted By: <b>Jon Canfield</b><p>I know of an Old Judge that was opened yielding a high grade (maybe a 92?) SGC card. I also know of a Sweet Caporal opened containing a 350 series. Also, a member of this board (maybe Jay) opened a bunch of T-205's in the early 1980's - think they were Honest Long Cuts if I remember. Finally, I have seen a Hassan opened in front of me with a gorgeous, albeit way miscut, triple folder. <br /><br />I personally own a Sweet Caporal dated correctly, a Polar Bear dated correctly and an Obak that was opened yielding a 1909. I will post a scan of the Obak in a bit.

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Posted By: <b>canjond</b><p>1909 Obak<br /><br /><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1109739036.JPG">

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Posted By: <b>jay behrens</b><p>Yep, I was lucky enough to participate in the opening of 50 Honest Long Cut packages that had t205s in them. I ended up buying 37 of the commons for the ungodly sum of $12 each <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14> I've also seen a few piedmont packs opened with t206s in them.<br /><br />Jay<br><br>I've just reached Upper Lower Class. I am now officially a babe magnet for poor chicks.

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Posted By: <b>Julie</b><p>they're really all quite lame,<br />I had to rearrange their faces<br />and give them all a different name.<br />Right now, I don't feel too good,<br />Don't send me no more letters, no,<br />Not unless you mail them from<br />Desolation Row"<br /><br /> end of last verse, "Desolation Row," "Highway 61 Revisited," Bob Dylan.<br /><br />(to conclude the quote in the first post)<br /><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/jphotos/BOJbxddd001.jpg">

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Posted By: <b>Bill</b><p>The cards are nice, but did you smoke the tobacco? Surely 100-year-old tobacco must be better than 50 or even 20-year-old Topps gum.

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Posted By: <b>Julie</b><p>like wine that fades after a certain number of years.

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Posted By: <b>Cap</b><p>Julie,<br /><br />I remember in a previous thread the mention of the classic. Dylan is my 'Godhead'.<br /><br />Since this is a "Vintage Baseball Collecting" forum, I bring to you this rare photo of Bob Dylan holding a low graded Frank Chance in hopes of trading for O.J Simpson's 'lower' graded Eddie Plank. Enjoy!<br /><br />Cap<br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1109813861.JPG"> <br><br>I can see that your head has been twisted and fed by worthless foam from the mouth-Bob Dylan

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Posted By: <b>Julie</b><p>posters, and the one at eye level from the stool of the toilet said "June 12, 1994," the day of the murders. Yurg.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/jphotos/muradbox.JPG"> <img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/jphotos/murdbb.JPG"><br /><br />I can't IMAGINE popping 30-year-old bubble gum ihn my mouth! But then, I can't imagine popping new bubble gum in my mouth either! Cigarettes were bad enough--O.K, worse.

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Posted By: <b>Harry</b><p>About 2 years ago an older gentleman came into my card shop and had been cleaning up his daughters barn. He moved a dresser a heard something fall behind it. He looked and discovered a number of cigarette boxes. Upon inspecting: empty, empty, couple cigarettes, then ... a fully intact box with a T205 J.J. McGraw. I had the card graded by PSA. Came out PSA 8. Great card and story.