WWII GERMAN LARGE CIGARETTE CARD FROM THE ADOLF HITLER SET, GROUP 62, CARD 189
$14.95
CIGARETTE CARD Visit to Landsberg Fortress in 1934. Card #189 Group 62
Description
This is one cigarette card from the collectible set ADOLF HITLER. Collective work No., 15 Group 62, Image No. 189. “Visit to Landsberg Fortress in 1934″. 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 WAFFEN SS 3. Pz. DIV. TOTENKOPF WOODEN HAND INK STAMP
Sold by Military TourThis SS wooden hand stamp features the words: WAFFEN SS 3. Pz. DIV. TOTENKOPF This document metal hand stamp was used by SS headquarters for stamping official documents ALSO VISIT OUR WEBSITE WWW.MILITARYTOUR.COM FOR MUCH MORE MILITARIA
-
GERMAN WW11 DEATH CARD FOR INFANTRY REGIMENT GEFREITER HANS WALTER
Sold by Military TourWWII German death card for Gefreiter Infantry Regiment soldier HANS WALTER, born May 17, 1906 and died on the field in battle on July 16, 1942 at the age of 36. This card measures about 2.5" x 4.25" unfolded. It…
-
GERMAN WW2 JACK BOOTS WITH HOB NAILS
Sold by Military TourThe Germans call this boot "Marschstiefel", meaning "marching boot". This was the classic boot used by the German Infantry in WW2 and the German Stormtroopers in World War I. Worn out boots were considered a major problem for armies on…
-
WW2 GERMAN LUFTWAFE DAGGER GRIP – ORANGE
Sold by Military TourOur replacement grips are identical to the originals, making them excellent replacements for high quality restorations or your missing parts. ALSO VISIT OUR WEBSITE WWW.MILITARYTOUR.COM FOR MUCH MORE MILITARIA
-
NAZI SA COTTON ARM BAND WITH SWASTICA
Sold by Military TourThis nice quality SA multi-piece construction armband features a black cotton Swastika mounted on a white cotton disc which in turn is stitched to the cotton twill fabric body of the armband itself. It was worn by the National Socialist…
-
SS-TOTENKOPF RING AWARD LETTER DOCUMENT REINHARD HEYDRICH SS-EHRENRING
Sold by Military TourAged conferral letter from Heinrich Himmler awarding Reinhard Heydrich with SS-Honour Ring. A4 sized letter Heinrich Himmler's signature Typed on an original period SS-typewriter HEYDRICH, Reinhard Tristan Eugen (1904 - 1942) SS-Obergruppenführer und General der Polizei / M.d.R. / Pr.Staatsrat…