Cigarros PUNCH 1910 Almendares

[canjond]

My only contribution. An unopened pack that somehow survived!

[Leon]

Originally Posted by canjond

My only contribution. An unopened pack that somehow survived!

Hey Jon
Awesome pack. So any other details on this one? If it's yours, congrats! ( I shouldn't have sold my pack collection . )

Roland- great cards as always. The Mendez and Cobb cards are off the charts! Thanks again for sharing.
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[canjond]

Hey Leon - this one is mine. I’ve had it for a number of years now. It has a 1912 tax stamp on it, however it was found together with a few cards, so read into that whatever you’d like! I didn’t think I’d have an opportunity to acquire another, so I jumped at it. Maybe Ryan or others can shed more light on it.

[Roland 49]

Jon, you have shown from your collection a magnificent Punch brand cigarette box I have never seen before, and I collect cigarette boxes and tobacco labels. The "Punch" Factory was founded in 1840 by Manuel López, and in the beginning they put their products on the British market, at that time the humorous character "Mr. Punch" was in fashion and they decided that this character would illustrate their labels. Now I show a "Punch" label from the Tobacco trademark registration of 1850, and two tobacco rings, one with the photo of King George V, and the other with two presidents including the United States.

[Roland 49]

" Cigarros Punch 1910 " Almendares cards

[ghostmarcelle]

Here's one with the original backing

[Roland 49]

Matt Goebel, you have shown the best card of Gervasio González that I have seen, also glued to their original cardboard as they came inside the cigarette boxes, it is also seen that from the original printer's sheet they were cut with scissors in an irregular way as shown see in the upper left part, it has a part of the card next to it, now I show from my Specialized Catalog Volume 1, part of one of the Cigars "Punch" pages where I give the explanation, there is the photo of your card and another photo top left.