Turmac - arms and flags
Company
These silks were issued by the Turmac cigarette company. Turmac was founded in 1920 in Zevenaar, the Netherlands as a specialist in TURkisch-MACedonian tobacco, hence the name. A few years later the company moved to Amsterdam. They stared to produce albums with paper trade cards in 1928, showing movie stars. In 1928 followed by an album with flags of countries participating in the Amsterdam Olympics.
In 1929 they started the production of silks for the album 'Alle landen vereenigd' (All countries united), showing 166 arms and flags of the countries of the world. These did not show the name of the country though. In 1933 a new enlarged album number 2 with 249 silks was issued, with the name of the country on the silk. In 1933 a third album 'Door steden en dorpen' (Through cities and villages) was issued with the arms of Dutch towns and villages, as well as some historical arms. This album was never finished, due to prohibition of tobacco advertising.
In the meantime the company also issued more albums with paper cards. None of these were heraldic. After the Second World War the company issued one more flag album under the Vaandrig brand, but no heraldry albums.
Albums 1 and 2
- Series name : Arms and flags of countries
- Date of issue : 1929-1933
- Number of cards : 166+249
- Image variants : plenty, the silks were issued in a number of colours. The first album had black silks only, but later series include multiple colours. All these can be found mixed up in both the first album (no country names) ans in the second album.
Silks issued
As there have been many different variations, the silks are listed here on country name, both arms and flag as well as colour variations. I have no idea whether all arms and/or flags have been issued in all combinations.
Albania
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:silver
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:silver
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:gold
Andorra
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:orange
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:orange
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
Argentina
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:gold
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
Presidential flag
Armenia
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:silver
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:blue
Standard
Australia
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:gold
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:gold
Austria
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:silver
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:silver
Standard
Belgium
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:orange
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
Bolivia
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:gold
Standard
Brasil
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:gold
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:gold
Bulgaria
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:silver
Royal Standard
Burma
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:silver
Standard
Canada
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:gold
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:silver
Standard
Chile
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:silver
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:silver
Presidential flag
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:gold
China
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:blue
Standard
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:gold
Colombia
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:light blue
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:silver
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:gold
Standard
Congo State
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:silver
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:silver
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:gold
Standard
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:gold
Standard
Costa Rica
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:gold
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:silver
Standard
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:silver
Standard
Crete
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:blue
Cuba
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:red
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:red
Czechoslovakia
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:gold
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:silver
Standard
Danzig
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:silver
Standard
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:silver
Standard
Denmark
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:silver
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:gold
Dominican Republic
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:blue
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:silver
Standard
Ecuador
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:blue
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:silver
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:gold
Standard
Egypt
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:silver
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:silver
Royal Standard
El Salvador
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
Estonia
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:gold
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
Ethiopia (Abessinië)
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:gold
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:gold
Standard
Finland
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:silver
Presidential flag
France
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:gold
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:silver
Presidential flag
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:silver
Presidential flag
Georgia
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:gold
Germany
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:gold
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:gold
Presidential flag
Greece
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:silver
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:gold
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
Guatemala
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:light green
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:light green
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:silver
Standard
Haiti
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:gold
Standard
Honduras
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:gold
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:silver
Standard
Hungary
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:silver
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:silver
Iceland
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
Royal Standard
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:silver
Royal Standard
India
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:gold
Iran (Perzië)
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
Variations with different colour intensity
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:green
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
Ireland
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:gold
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
Standard
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:silver
Standard
Italy
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:gold
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
Japan
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:gold
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:red
Standard
Korea
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:blue
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:silver
Standard
Latvia
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
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size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:gold
Liberia
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:gold
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
Liechtenstein
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:gold
Standard
Lithuania
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
Luxembourg
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:gold
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
Memel
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:gold
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
Mexico
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
Monaco
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:silver
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:silver
Standard
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:gold
Morocco
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:red
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:red
Standard
Netherlands
Also used in album 3
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:orange
Royal Standard
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
Statenvlag 1580-1650
Newfoundland
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:gold
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
New Zealand
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:gold
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:silver
Standard
Nicaragua
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:blue
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:silver
Standard
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:silver
Standard
Norway
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
Panama
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
Standard
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:gold
Paraguay
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:silver
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:silver
Presidential flag
Peru
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:gold
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:silver
Presidential flag
Poland
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
Portugal
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:gold
Presidential flag
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:gold
Presidential flag
Rhodesia
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
Variations with different colour intensity
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
Romania
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:gold
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:gold
Royal Standard
Russia
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:gold
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:gold
Standard
Samos
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:green
San Marino
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:green
Variations with different colour intensity
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:gold
Standard
South Africa
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:silver
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
Spain
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:gold
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
Sweden
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:gold
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:gold
Royal Standard
Switzerland
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
Thailand (Siam)
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:silver
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:red
Royal Standard
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:gold
Tunisia
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:gold
Standard
Turkey
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
Presidential flag
United Kingdom
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:gold
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
Ukraine
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
Uruguay
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
USA
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:light blue
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:silver
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
Vatican
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:silver
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:silver
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
Venezuela
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:gold
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
Yugoslavia
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
Album 3
- Series name : Door steden en dorpen (Through cities and villages)
- Date of issue : 1933
- Number of cards : ? (album was never completed)
- Image variants : ?
Silks issued
The album also contained silks with portraits of famous Dutch people. These are not listed below.
Alkmaar
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
Almelo
wide
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
Assen
wide
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
Cheribon
wide
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
Drenthe
wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
Fryslân
wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
Haarlem
wide
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
Leiden
wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
Magelang
wide
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
Malang
wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
Medan
wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
Meppel
wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
Nassau dynasty
wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
Padang
wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
Roermond
wide
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
Semarang
wide
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
Unie van Utrecht
wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
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