Turmac

This page is part of: Heraldic collector's items catalogue

Heraldic albums Heraldic postcards Heraldic stamps Heraldic cinderellas Heraldic cigarette cards Heraldic coasters Heraldic trade cards Heraldic cigar bands Heraldic calendars Heraldic coffee creamer lids Heraldic games Crested china Heraldic matchbox labels Heraldic phone- and chipcards Notgeld (emergency money) Heraldic coins Heraldic tiles Heraldic seals Heraldic police badges Heraldic books Total pages in the collector's items section : 39,466

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.

Cover of album 1
Cover of album 3

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.

Afghanistan

size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
Royal standard
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:silver

Albania

size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
Royal standard
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:silver
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:silver
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:gold
Royal Standard

Andorra

size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:orange
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:orange
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:gold
Standard
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:orange

Argentina

size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
Presidential flag
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:gold

Armenia

size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:blue
Standard
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:blue
Standard
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:silver

Australia

size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:gold

Austria

size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
Standard
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:silver
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:silver
Standard

Belgium

size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
Standard
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:orange
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:gold

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: black
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
Standard
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: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:gold

Bulgaria

size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:silver
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:silver
Royal standard
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:silver
Royal Standard

Burma

size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
Standard
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:silver
Standard

Canada

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: dark brown
Text:silver
Standard
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:gold

Chile

size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
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:silver
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:gold

China

size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:blue
Standard
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:gold

Colombia

size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:light blue
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:gold
Standard
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:silver
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:gold
Standard

Congo State

size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
Standard
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:silver
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:gold
Standard
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:silver
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:gold
Standard

Costa Rica

size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:silver
Standard
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:silver
Standard

Crete

size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:blue

Cuba

size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:red
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
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: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:silver
Standard

Denmark

size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: narrow
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: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:silver
Royal standard

Dominican Republic

size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:blue
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
Standard
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
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: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:gold
Standard
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:blue
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:silver

Egypt

size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:green
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:silver
Royal Standard
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:silver

El Salvador

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
Standard

Estonia

size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:blue
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:gold
Presidential flag

Ethiopia (Abessinië)

size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
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: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
Standard
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: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
Presidential flag
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:silver
Presidential flag
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:gold
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: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:gold
Presidential flag
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:gold

Greece

size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:silver
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:silver
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:silver
Presidential flag
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:gold

Guatemala

size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:light green
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:light green
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:silver
Standard

Haiti

size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
Standard
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:gold
Standard

Honduras

size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:silver
Standard
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:gold
Standard

Hungary

size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:silver
Standard
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:silver
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
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:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:silver
Royal Standard

India

size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
Standard
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:gold

Iran (Perzië)

size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
Variations with different colour intensity
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:green
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
Standard
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:green

Ireland

size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
Standard
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:silver
Standard
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:gold

Italy

size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
Royal standard
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:gold

Japan

size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:red
Standard
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:gold
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: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:blue
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
Standard
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:silver
Standard

Latvia

size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:gold

Liberia

size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
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
Presidential flag

Liechtenstein

size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
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
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold

Luxembourg

size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:blue
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
Standard
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:gold

Memel

size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:gold
Standard

Mexico

size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
Presidential flag

Monaco

size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
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: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:red
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:red
Standard
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: black
Text:orange
Royal standard
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: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:silver
Standard
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:gold

New Zealand

size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
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
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:silver
Standard

Nicaragua

size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:blue
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
Standard
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
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
Royal standard

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: black
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:silver
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:gold

Paraguay

size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:silver
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:silver
Presidential flag

Peru

size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:silver
Presidential flag
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:gold

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: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:green
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:gold
Presidential flag
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: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:gold

Romania

size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
Royal standard
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:gold
Royal Standard

Russia

size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: dark brown
Text:gold
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:gold
Standard

Samos

size: narrow
Silk colour: black
Text:none
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:green
size: wide
Silk colour: black
Text:silver
Standard
size: wide
Silk colour: purple
Text:gold

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
size: wide
Silk colour: light brown
Text:gold