Heraldic tobacco cards: Difference between revisions
Knorrepoes (talk | contribs) (Created page with '{|width="100%" style="color:black; background-color:#ffffcc;" |width="15%"|left |width="70%" align="center" |<font size=x-large>'''Heraldry of the World<br/>[[…') |
Knorrepoes (talk | contribs) |
||
Line 34: | Line 34: | ||
|- | |- | ||
|align="left" width="300 px"|'''[[Cavanders UK School Badges]]''' | |align="left" width="300 px"|'''[[Cavanders UK School Badges]]''' | ||
|align=“center”|[[File: | |align=“center”|[[File:millhill.cav.jpg|100 px|center]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|align="left" width="300 px"|'''Cope - [[Arms, Flags and Types of Nations]]''' | |align="left" width="300 px"|'''Cope - [[Arms, Flags and Types of Nations]]''' | ||
Line 49: | Line 49: | ||
|- | |- | ||
|align=“left” width=“300 px”|'''[[Ferriolo - Arms and flags of countries]]''' | |align=“left” width=“300 px”|'''[[Ferriolo - Arms and flags of countries]]''' | ||
|align=“center”|[[File:portugal.fer.jpg|100 px|center]] | |align=“center”|[[File:2-portugal.fer.jpg|100 px|center]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|align=“left” width=“300 px”|'''[[Giraf - Danske Byvaabener]]''' | |align=“left” width=“300 px”|'''[[Giraf - Danske Byvaabener]]''' | ||
Line 55: | Line 55: | ||
|- | |- | ||
|align=“left” width=“300 px”|'''[[James & Co. - Coats of arms of countries]] | |align=“left” width=“300 px”|'''[[James & Co. - Coats of arms of countries]] | ||
|align=“center”|[[File: | |align=“center”|[[File:egypt.jam.jpg|100 px|center]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|align=“left” width=“300 px”|'''[[Kinney Bros. - Military Series]]''' | |align=“left” width=“300 px”|'''[[Kinney Bros. - Military Series]]''' | ||
|align=“center”|[[File: | |align=“center”|[[File:iowa.kin.jpg|100 px|center]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|align=“left” width=“300 px”|'''A. Kuit Ltd - Coats of arms of Cambridge colleges''' | |align=“left” width=“300 px”|'''A. Kuit Ltd - Coats of arms of Cambridge colleges''' | ||
Line 72: | Line 72: | ||
|align=“center”|[[File:edward1.jpg|100 px|center]] | |align=“center”|[[File:edward1.jpg|100 px|center]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|align=“left” width=“300 px”|[[Laurens (Villes de France)]] | |align=“left” width=“300 px”|'''[[Laurens (Villes de France)]]''' | ||
|align=“center”|[[File:tours.lau.jpg|100 px|center]] | |align=“center”|[[File:tours.lau.jpg|100 px|center]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
Line 96: | Line 96: | ||
|- | |- | ||
|align=“left” width=“300 px”|'''[[Taddy& Co - Heraldry Series]]''' | |align=“left” width=“300 px”|'''[[Taddy& Co - Heraldry Series]]''' | ||
|align=“center”|[[File: | |align=“center”|[[File:rutland.tad.jpg|100 px|center]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|align=“left” width=“300 px”|'''[[Thomson & Porteous - Coats of arms of British Towns]] | |align=“left” width=“300 px”|'''[[Thomson & Porteous - Coats of arms of British Towns]] | ||
|align=“center”|[[File: | |align=“center”|[[File:elgin.tho.jpg|100 px|center]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|align=“left” width=“300 px”|'''United Tobacco Co (South Africa) Ltd. - [[South African Coats of Arms]]''' | |align=“left” width=“300 px”|'''United Tobacco Co (South Africa) Ltd. - [[South African Coats of Arms]]''' |
Revision as of 14:15, 2 December 2010
Heraldry of the World Heraldic collector's items catalogue > Heraldic tobacco cards |
Cigarette (tobacco) cards were issued by tobacco companies as advertising in their packages. Originally added to provide strength to the package, but at the end of the 19th century the companies realised the advertisment value of these inserts. These cards were issued mainly until 1940, but some companies continued to isse cards in later years.
Cigarette cards were especially popular in the US and the former British Empire (UK, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa...), and less in other countries. In many other countries the tobacco companies issued stamps rather than cards, and they often issued special albums for the stamps or cards (see the Heraldic albums section for albums issued by tobacco manufacturers.
Although over 13000 different series of cigarette cards are known, only a small number actually deals with heraldic items.