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Wills's Cigarettes Card
August 13, 2009, 11:33:44 AM
Recently came across this at a show. Thought it was interesting. Don't know much about it. What do ya'll think?  ;D

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Re: Wills's Cigarettes Card
August 13, 2009, 11:34:45 AM
Backside of card.  ;D

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Re: Wills's Cigarettes Card
August 13, 2009, 02:11:51 PM
I never seen any thing like that before, but it kind of brings back memories of the baseball cards in the chewing gum, Maybe it's something like that only for cigarettes.

 


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Re: Wills's Cigarettes Card
August 13, 2009, 07:07:39 PM

I also collect old cigarette cards but have not seen that one.

Will have to hunt around for it now!


Thanks Nighthawk!

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Re: Wills's Cigarettes Card
August 14, 2009, 12:09:50 AM
I never seen any thing like that before, but it kind of brings back memories of the baseball cards in the chewing gum, Maybe it's something like that only for cigarettes.
Oh, I remember the baseball cards alright. Especially the chewing gum! The flavor would only last about 20 seconds or so, but man did I love that chewing gum!!!  :)

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Re: Wills's Cigarettes Card
August 21, 2009, 10:04:30 PM
 
   I CAME ACROSS A PILE OF SILK PICTURES OF FLAGS AND GIRLS IN THEIR NATIVE COSTUMES IN AN ANTIQUE MARKET IN GLADWIN,MICHIGAN A FEW YEARS AGO---I HAVE TRIED TO IDENTIFY THEM ESPECIALLY SINCE SOME ARE FROM COUNTRIES THAT NO LONGER EXIST---THEY WERE IN CIGARETTE PACKAGES AROUND 1901--I BELIEVE THE WORDS ON THE EDGES WERE "NEBOS"
  HAS ANYONE HEARD OF THESE OR MAYBE THEIR VALUE?  I HAVE ABOUT 20
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Re: Wills's Cigarettes Card
August 21, 2009, 10:34:33 PM

     HERE IS ANOTHER TYPE ONLY IT IS ABOUT TWICE THE SIZE OF THE OTHER ONE.

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Re: Wills's Cigarettes Card
August 21, 2009, 11:32:13 PM
Nice cards, Joe! What other kinds of goodies you got that I don't know about?  :o

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Re: Wills's Cigarettes Card
August 22, 2009, 01:36:30 AM
I came across something similar a coulple of years ago. I gave them all away to a friend of Muckeyes.

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