Thread: Were T215 Pirates distributed?
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Old 02-17-2014, 05:09 PM
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Several here have mentioned that the "Pirate" cards were printed in England.

Not so....the "Pirate" cards are "cousins" of the 1910-12 T215 cards that were printed in NYC at American Lithographic.

How many cards were shipped to the W.D. & H.O. Wills Tobacco Co. in England for inclusion in their "Pirate" cigarette packs we will never know.

Interestingly, Wills Tobacco started inserting cards in their cigarette packs in 1887. A popular set of cards were included in their packs in 1895
depicting Ships & Sailors that were printed in England.

During WWI, they had a colorful 50-card set of Generals printed in England for inclusion in their cigarette packs.

And in the 1930's, they had a high-quality, photographic-like color card set of "Football" (soccer) players included in their tobacco products.


TED Z
Ted, were the backs also printed in New York?
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