WWII GERMAN LARGE CIGARETTE CARD FROM THE ADOLF HITLER SET, GROUP 62, CARD 132
$14.95
CIGARETTE CARD The army of work. Reich Party Congress 1935. GROUP 62, ARD 132
Description
This is one cigarette card from the collectible set ADOLF HITLER. Collective work No., 15 Group 62, Image No. 132. The army of work. Reich Party Congress 1935. This cigarette cards measures approximately 4 1/2″ x 6 1/2″.
Cigarette cards were a long held tradition in Germany dating to the 1890’s with WWII marking a huge increase in these collectible cards. These small illustrated inexpensive cards were included in all cigarette packages and were collected and traded widely. These cards were manufactured by the Cigarettenfabrik Constantin, in Dresden and Berlin.
Larger cigarette cards, ones that could not fit into a cigarette package, were introduced later as an added collectible. You would receive “points” upon purchase of cigarettes and these “points” could be accumulated and mailed into the manufacturer for larger collectible cards sets. Books, or albums, of a highly descriptive nature were also purchased from cigarette companies, where you could paste in your cards in blank spaces provided in the books. Some of these books could contain as many as 1000 cards. Just as in sports cards these were highly collectible and very tradeable. Books for sets included: Adolf Hitler, Deutschland Erwache and Kampf ums Dritte Reich.
Even though Hitler did not believe in cigarette smoking for the master race was good and it became not popular to smoke during the Nazi regime. Soldiers however were still rationed cigarettes and cigarette sales were taxed at rates of 90% becoming a large source of income for the government. The collectible cards were also good sources of propaganda to the Nazis. Hitler tolerated cigarette sales for 9 years but in 1942 he finally banned cigarettes altogether.
ALSO VISIT OUR WEBSITE WWW.MILITARYTOUR.COM FOR MUCH MORE MILITARIA
Additional information
Weight | 0.04 kg |
---|
Vendor Info
- Military Tour
- Vendor: Doug Johnston
-
Address:
210 Dufferin Avenue
Winnipeg MB R2W 2X5
-
GERMAN PICKELHAUBE LEATHER CHIN STRAP 1914-1918
Sold by Military TourThis leather chin strap has brass fittings and is for the 1914-1918 Pickelhaubs. ALSO VISIT OUR WEBSITE WWW.MILITARYTOUR.COM FOR MUCH MORE MILITARIA
-
GERMAN FG 42 LEATHER RIFLE SLING Fallschirmjägergewehr 42
Sold by Military TourGERMAN WW2 PARATROOPER FG 42 BROWN LEATHER RIFLE SLING This sling was used on the famous Fallschirmjägergewehr 42 light machine gun. The paratrooper rifle 42 was used by the elite German Fallschirmjägers in WWII ALSO VISIT OUR WEBSITE WWW.MILITARYTOUR.COM FOR…
-
GERMAN LUFTWAFFE FJ TYPE 1 SIDE LACE PARATROOPER BOOTS
Sold by Military TourThese boots were issued to Germany's para corps and manufactured right until the new 2nd front lace model came into service. This boot was copied from an ultra rare pair of originals, right down to the 100% rubber "Waffle half…
-
AMERICAN FORK, KNIFE AND SPOON SET WWII
Sold by Military TourSet of 3 eating utensils. One fork, one knife and one spoon. Each utensil is individually stamped with U.S. on the front handle of each piece of cutlery. Usually these utensils were stored in the soldiers mess kit, but to…
-
GERMAN TANK BATTLE BADGE FOR TANK CREWS Bronze
Sold by Military TourBadge is made of high quality tin alloy and is made as close to original as possible. ALSO VISIT OUR WEBSITE WWW.MILITARYTOUR.COM FOR MUCH MORE MILITARIA
-
GERMAN GRAND ADMIRAL KARL DONITZ POSTCARD
Sold by Military TourKarl Donitz 16. September 1891 in Berlin Postcard ALSO VISIT OUR WEBSITE WWW.MILITARYTOUR.COM FOR MUCH MORE MILITARIA