Help with Chico Carrasquel "Card"

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Posted By: Jimmy Leiderman

Hi guys,

Would like to know if anyone could give me more information on a Chico Carrasquel promotional card.

The card shows Carrasquel in a White Sox uniform (played there until 1955) endorsing "Alas", a cigarette brand.

Back shows a facsimile autograph and text about the cigarettes.

Size is about 4x6




Thx!

JL

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Posted By: Rhett Yeakley

All I can tell you is Chico "continues to smoke Alas (Wings) because they are fresh and flavorful."
-Rhett

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Posted By: Todd Schultz

is that, according to Marc Okkonen's reference, the Sox wore that uniform only in 1951 (note arm patch).

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Posted By: Todd Schultz

It seems the cigarettes are Chilean. This from "Cigarettespedia" <a href="http://www.cigarettespedia.com/index.php/Alas_%28chilean_version%29_%28Con_Filtro%29_S-20-S_-_Chile"




While produced in Mexico also, the packs from that country look noticeably different (although maybe not 56 years ago).

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Posted By: Jimmy Leiderman

Thanks for the detailed info Todd.

I remember finding the card in Venezuela about 15 years ago, so probably the cigs were also sold there.