Richmond Straight Cut No 1 Cigarette Cards

This advert is a dandy. Cigarette cards were not only used to lure in customers, but to add rigidity to the cigarette pack. Some early 'cards' were printed on silk mounted on card - I have one depicting a flower.

I'd love to get my hands on this complete set. What I like about cig cards is the: size, quality of print, and the interesting information found on the verso: I learn a new fact, read a quaint description, or learn how things were done in the not-so-distant, yet very distant, past.

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