Hey Guys,
The Macon (Georgia) Telegraph newspaper was running advertisements introducing ATC's COUPON cigarette brand in the Spring of 1910. Thus, we have solid evidence that
the T213-1 cards were issued during the T206 print runs of their 350 Series.
The minor exception with the 1910 COUPON (with respect to the T206 cards) is that American Litho printed the 1910 COUPON cards on "thinner" cardboard. This was done
simply because these cards were not intended to serve as Cigarette pack " stiffeners ". The initial marketing of the COUPON cigarette brand was not in packs, instead these
cigarettes were packaged in the standard cigarette cartons (11" x 3" x 2") containing 100's of Cigarettes. We've discussed this topic numerous times on this forum.
The
T206 Six Super Prints with the
1910 COUPON advertisement.
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TED Z
T206 Reference
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