AB thinner pack
I have an American Beauty pack of 10 cigarettes and it is the same size as other brands. I also have an AB pack of 15 cigarettes, which is thinner and has a 1910 stamp. The 15-count size appeared after July 1910 when the govt increased the tax rate. I also have the theory that AB cards were cut thinner to fit in the packs. Soon after the cards were cut thinner, perhaps AB eliminated the frames on the backs. I don't believe anyone has ever opened a 10-count AB pack or a 15-count AB pack and found a T206 inside. So we may never know. American Tobacco Co. stock sheets showed T206's being inserted into 10-count packs in 1909-10, so we know about that, but no one has found any stock sheets thus far to prove that cards were inserted into the 15-count packs.
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