Turmac
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.
Afghanistan
Albania
Andorra
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Bolivia
Brasil
Bulgaria
Burma
Canada
Chile
China
Colombia
Congo State
Costa Rica
Crete
Cuba
Czechoslovakia
Danzig
Denmark
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Estonia
Ethiopia (Abessinië)
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Hungary
Iceland
India
Iran (Perzië)
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Korea
Latvia
Liberia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Memel
Mexico
Monaco
Morocco
Netherlands
Also used in album 3
Newfoundland
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Norway
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Poland
Portugal
Rhodesia
Romania
Russia
Samos
San Marino
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Thailand (Siam)
Tunisia
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Uruguay
USA
Vatican
Venezuela
Yugoslavia
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
All silks are wide and black. No other colours or sizes are (yet) known to me).
The album also contained silks with portraits of famous Dutch people. These are not listed below.
Alkmaar
Text:silverAlmelo
Text:silverAmersfoort
Text:goldAmsterdam
Text:silverApeldoorn
Text:silverAppingedam
Text:goldArnhem
Text:goldAssen
Text:silverBandoeng
Text:goldBergen op Zoom
Text:silverCheribon
Text:silverDe Lampongs
Text:silverDelft
Text:silverDelfzijl
Text:goldDen Bosch
Text:goldDen Haag
Text:silverDen Helder
Text:silverDeventer
Text:goldDrenthe
Text:goldEindhoven
Text:silverEnschede
Text:goldFraneker
Text:goldFryslân
Text:goldGoes
Text:goldGouda
Text:goldGroningen
Text:goldGroningen (provincie)
Text:silverHaarlem
Text:silverHarlingen
Text:silverHeerlen
Text:goldLeeuwarden
Text:goldLeiden
Text:goldLimburg (provincie)
Text:goldMaastricht
Text:silverMagelang
Text:silverMakassar
Text:goldMalang
Text:goldMedan
Text:goldMeppel
Text:goldMiddelburg
Text:goldNijmegen
Text:goldNoord Brabant
Text:goldNoord Holland
Text:goldOverijssel
Text:goldPadang
Text:goldPalembang
Text:goldPekalongan
Text:silverRoermond
Text:silverRotterdam
Text:goldSemarang
Text:silverSneek
Text:goldTiel
Text:goldUlrum
Text:goldUtrecht
Text:goldUtrecht (provincie)
Text:silverVelsen
Text:goldVlissingen
Text:silverWildervank
Text:goldWinschoten
Text:silverZeeland (provincie)
Text:goldZuid Holland
Text:gold
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