A varied collection of tobacciana ephemera and retail packaging, primarily focused on brands distributed in the United Kingdom. The collection features a large yellow cardboard retail display outer for Swan Vestas matches, marked 24 Boxes and The original. Metal containers include a circular black and orange tin for Three Nuns Tobacco by J. and F. Bell Glasgow, a rectangular brown tin for John Player Panama Slim Panatellas, and a small circular orange tin for King Edward The Seventh cigars. Paper and card items include a vintage Woodbine Virginia cigarette packet with handwritten notes dated 1924 and referencing Zoological Features of 36. Later items include a Mayfair King Size blue pack with health warnings, a John Player Gold Leaf soft pack featuring English and Urdu or Arabic script, and a John Player Panama pack with a 2.79 GBP special price label. Also included are flattened card outers for Hamlet Mild Cigars, an outer for Embassy Slim Panatellas, a silver cigarette pack with a Smoking kills warning, and a packet of Rizla green rolling papers.
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