Tobacco carton labels

[renoch01]

Had these also related to cards I bought most of his museum items.

[rdwyer]

Dunno but the Phillip Morris, Tareyton, and Lucky Strike ones make me think they're 50's. (?)

[renoch01]

The box they came out of said 1900s 1910s 1920s and 30s-50s

[rdwyer]

I'm saying everything except the tobacco carton labels are pre 50's.

[MikeGarcia]

Originally Posted by rdwyer

Dunno but the Phillip Morris, Tareyton, and Lucky Strike ones make me think they're 50's. (?)

.."Lucky Strike Green Goes To War" was a slogan explaining the change in pack paper color after Pearl Harbor ; something to do with importing dyes and inks...if memory serves....Jeez I'm old...

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[renoch01]

Sorry rich some may be from the fifties but some are much older since I have the packs that match. Did Lenox print cigarettes in the 50s?

[rdwyer]

None of those tobacco carton labels are older than the 50's. Yes, they may have the same names as original T206 boxes, but I suspect they're reproductions. I've been around T206 boxes for 25 years, and never seen anything like your tobacco carton labels before. I've seen a carton of Mecca, and I think a Sweet Caporal, but they didn't look anything like yours. If what you have was real, it would be the find of the decade here.

[renoch01]

Lol so if you have not seen it must fake. So if you not seen God must be fake. This is from the collection of Joe Giesenhagen who wrote the book "The Collectors Guide to Vintage Cigarette Packs". I had the opportunity to purchase most of his collection.



These pics are only represent a small portion of what I bought.

[Tao_Moko]

Originally Posted by renoch01

Lol so if you have not seen it must fake. So if you not seen God must be fake. This is from the collection of Joe Giesenhagen who wrote the book "The Collectors Guide to Vintage Cigarette Packs". I had the opportunity to purchase most of his collection.



These pics are only represent a small portion of what I bought.

Wow man! That's a massive purchase. I can only imagine how much fun you're having going through these. Congratulations.

[renoch01]

Rich yes some are from the 50s. The box said 1900s 10s 20s 30s-50s. So I am thinking they represent each of those decades and I do think most which I did not take pics of all are from the 40s and 50s. I used to own a baseball card shop in the mid 80s so yes I have been doing this a long time and this is the first I have seen of any of these. Apparently these are rare. Joe closed his museum down and I had the opportunity to buy most of his stuff he had been a collector for over 50 years.

[rdwyer]

If Joe thought those were 1910 cartons, he would've posted here years ago. They're reproductions. Get over it.

[renoch01]

Richard you are an idiot so think every person pushing eighty should be posting on Net54baseball. You really are ignorant as hell.

[Mdmtx]

Originally Posted by rdwyer

If Joe thought those were 1910 cartons, he would've posted here years ago. They're reproductions. Get over it.

Mr. Dwyer,

I have to interject. You said they were reproductions in this post. If you would, please disconnect your keyboard. Adults have been talking.

Mark Medlin

[rdwyer]

Reproductions/fantasy pieces, but not Cartons. He said they were tobacco carton labels. They are not.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by rdwyer

Reproductions/fantasy pieces, but not Cartons. He said they were tobacco carton labels. They are not.

I politely disagree. I think they will all turn out to be real and some will be period to our cards and some not. In looking at them more, some of the "labels" in the first post look like flattened cartons and not labels. I would like to see them in hand but I don't have any doubts all are real, at this point. To each their own I guess. I would still like to see them in hand to get a better feel for what they are. But the valuations not being high is because of the demand side of the equation. There is demand it's just not expensive demand . I thought a lot of my tobacciana collection sale, from a few years ago, would go higher but most went for about what I paid. Some of the pieces were unique but still didn't bring more than a few hundred dollars. (and some even less)