REA Lot 319 (Piedmont Cigarette Pack)

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Posted By: J Hull

Jon Canfield had an excellent, thoughtful post in the REA Is Up thread which raised some questions about this lot. I thought rather than follow up in a thread that’s hopelessly offtrack, I’d start a new one.

I agree that this Piedmont pack probably isn’t all it is purported to be. I’ve been researching tobacco/cigarette taxes and regulation, starting from 1879 (the year of an enormous tax and tariff act). I’ve currently researched to 1915. Over all those years, Congress dictated, through their revenue acts, the number of cigarettes that could be sold in a package.

The 1879 act limits packages to either 10, 20, 50, or 100 cigarettes. According to my notes, this was the case until August of 1909, when a revenue law was passed that authorized packages to have 5, 8, 10, 15, 20, 50, or 100 cigarettes. This was the law through at least 1915. Basically, the point is no package containing 12 cigarettes could have been manufactured or sold over the production years of T206s. So far as my research has shown. Tax stamps for 12-packs weren’t authorized or printed over those years.

As Jon said, I'd like to see someone offer an opposing argument, but something doesn't seem right here.

Jamie


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[mjacobb]

Hello…I just recently joined this site so please forgive my lack of protocol. I have two Sweet Caporal packs that I have owned for many years. I had GAI grade when they first stated doing that and Terry Knouse look at them at one of the Shriners shows. My question is if their are any T206 packs with 15 count. This pack has the 1910 tax stamp and Factory 30 2nd district NY but with 15 not 10 cigarettes. Thanks in advance.

[joshleon]

Originally Posted by mjacobb

Hello…I just recently joined this site so please forgive my lack of protocol. I have two Sweet Caporal packs that I have owned for many years. I had GAI grade when they first stated doing that and Terry Knouse look at them at one of the Shriners shows. My question is if their are any T206 packs with 15 count. This pack has the 1910 tax stamp and Factory 30 2nd district NY but with 15 not 10 cigarettes. Thanks in advance.

Does NM-7 mean we can smoke these??

[jbsports33]

This looks like a pack from the teens or 1920s - Canada issue maybe looking at the front - would need to see all sides of pack

Jimmy

[mjacobb]

Thank you for the info…I do have another picture that shows the 1910 part of the tax stamp. According to Jon Canfield’s site this stamp was used between 1910 to 1916. What leads who to believe it to be a Canada issue having a US tax stamp? Thanks again.