War time cigarettes

[FrisianCollector]

On 11/8/2020 at 4:46 AM, dunit35 said:

Not sure why that posted twice but oh well. 
 

For those not on the Facebook Page. Here’s a couple awesome items. Lucky K ration master box and Kentucky Club 44’ dated humidor box with both sealed tobacco packages. 

Wonderful collectibles. I've got a Kentucky Club tobacco pack myself but not with the blue tax label but with a rare yellow / red free of tax label. Very special that the manufacturer places the label inside the package instead of using the label to seal the outside.

[dunit35]

Very nice tax free pack. Thanks for showing. Love the tax free packs. 

[General Apathy]

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From the Shoebox . . . . . . . . . . 

 

Talking this morning with Nigel Hay ( Milweb )  about Dunkirk I related that back in the 1970’s when I used to work on Jeeps on the drive at the front of the house an older chappie used to walk past with his dog and stop to talk to me fascinated by the Jeeps and the GMC etc. Over a period of conversations he told me that he fought at Dunkirk but when it collapsed and they stopped picking more soldiers up he and a group of other soldiers walked all the way to St Malo 600 kilometres, over a few weeks dodging German troops and escaped from there. 

 

He was a cartographer and he loaned me the most magnificent and annotated diary ( A5 size ) he had written during the route to St Malo, it was beautifully illustrated showing routes, places, people in coloured pencils as he indeed had artistic talent.  I told Nigel that it never passed my mind that it would have made a fantastic book if printed, in those days life was forever and I never gave thought that the old chappie would pass away and the opportunity missed. 

He gave me this full pack of cigarettes that they were given during the war, he said that all the soldiers used to throw them away for some reason as the large V on the packet had become a sign of bad luck, possibly through the defeat at Dunkirk.  

 

( I have wrapped the packet in cling-film to keep them in good condition and dust free ).

 

lewis.

 

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[MemphisB@lle]

new addition

 

[268th C.A.]

I know these are not US but my Dad took these from a Japanese soldier who could no longer inhale them, Guadalcanal 1942.  

[USARV72]

I’d pay good $$$ to see some one smoke one of those, lol

[Dogsbody]

1 hour ago, MemphisB@lle said:

new addition

 

Great additions!

 

Rene

[Dogsbody]

46 minutes ago, 268th C.A. said:

I know these are not US but my Dad took these from a Japanese soldier who could no longer inhale them, Guadalcanal 1942.  

They are perfectly acceptable. Great picture of your Dad!

 

Rene

[MemphisB@lle]

Well... more or less WW2 related 🤔

 

1950ies Presidential campaign cigarettes.
Found these in Rome

 

 

[General Apathy]

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From the Shoebox . . . . . . . . 

 

just re-found this ' Overseas Package - Flameless lighter ' whilst looking for something else, well smokers would need something to light their cigarettes with.

 

I have no idea how this works as there doesn't appear to be a flint or such, no striker wheel, no batteries just the fuel to be added. 

 

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cheers lewis.

 

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[Escht]

A mix of items from UK flea market this weekend.

Luxury packs have plain sealing paper, factory number and the earlier version of the notice wording.

Edgeworth pack has plain blue sealing paper with FOR ARMY AND NAVY USE ONLY  , factory number and earlier version of notice.

Carter Hall has blue sealing strip with U.S. TAX EXEMPT FOR USE OUTSIDE U.S.  is also overprinted on cellophane 1A , no factory number

Picobac has plain sealing strip, Canadian pack........

 

[CornplasterCommando]

Nice Camel pack donated by Ft Worth assembly plant for B-24 airmen. The Marvels is a postwar gift pack for SAC crews from Convair.

[CornplasterCommando]

[Scarecrow]

A few I've picked up along the way.

[CornplasterCommando]

Nice collection. Love that "prop & wings" pack protector!

 

Here is a November 22nd, 1945 Chestefield Pack, endorsed by Rita Hayworth. These were handed out during the Thanksgiving Dinner that marked the closing of this legendary establishment.
 

[CornplasterCommando]

[CornplasterCommando]

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[CornplasterCommando]

This is the  venue the pack came from, which I forgot to mention.

[Scarecrow]

Just one additional reply, these are the rest of my wartime tobacciana items.  The match box of the HMCS Canadian warship Assiniboine I have shown because the inside is autographed by Bob (Robert) Mannix a NY native who flew with the RAF in 71 Eagle Squadron.  This is a pretty rare autograph since Mannix stayed in the RAF, posted to 127 Squadron in British Palestine became the squadron leader of 33 Squadron and was shot down by an ME 109 and killed near Benghazi Libya in November 1942.  

[CornplasterCommando]

Anyone out there know anything about these? Are these military issue? Pack is a 1943 Chesterfield. The fob reads "Lockheed Vega Aircraft Corp". Picked these up at an estate sale a few days ago....

[CornplasterCommando]

Picked up this "threesome" from a widow's estate: Hollywood Canteen gift packs - Grable - Hayworth Crawford. A grunt's wet-dream...  that didn;t go "Up in Smoke"...

 

 

[Vanderbilt]

......I remember Chesterfields!  Being 67 years young (sacasm intended), smoked my share of unfiltered Camels in my youth. Anyone out there ever smoke unfiltered Kools? Those'd give you a rush. Guess I'm the odd man out. I enjoyed smoking. Partake of a cigar or puff a pipe every now and then. It does strike me as funny today. Watching the old war movies where everyone smokes. Cartons of cigarettes were given away as offerings of goodwill.

[everforward]

12 hours ago, CornplasterCommando said:

Picked up this "threesome" from a widow's estate: Hollywood Canteen gift packs - Grable - Hayworth Crawford. A grunt's wet-dream...  that didn;t go "Up in Smoke"...

 

 

 

These are really great, they have to be rare considering the special packaging…..very cool. 👍🏼

 

[Guest GiammoCamel]

I'm a military cigarettes packs collector, I swap and sell! 

[Vertol]

Hello,

 

A little bit different than cigarettes packs, here's a complete tobacco pouches box.

 

Regards,

 

Vertol