Question on El Principe De Gales

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Posted By: T206Monsta

I saw a previous post regarding tobacco stains on T206s and the fact that they were common on cards in Polar Bear brand because it was "loose tobacco". Does anyone know if that is the case with the El Pricipe De Gales brand?

Thank you,
Pat

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Posted By: leon

I think the cards came from these boxes...It has the all important 1909 overprint ...regards all

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Posted By: Julie Vognar

would not allow for the mixing of tobacco and card (even has a cork tip), but what about the top box? It looks like the bottom one; does thast mean it's also a cigarette box? For anyone who doesn't know yet, the Polar Bear tobacco was loose, for rolling your own, or chewing (for all I know).

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Posted By: leon

The top box in my scan is just the bottom of the cigarette box...in other words the bottom is the top and top is the bottom- of the pack/box . It's the same one...since it says cigarettes I assume it didn't come with scrap....best regards

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Posted By: Brian Weisner

Hi Pat,
El Principe's don't have staining problems because they were packaged with Cigarettes. Polar Bear is the only scrap tobacco brand that included T206's& T205's.
Several dealers believe that the Drum backs came from scrap pouches, but that is not the case. The Drum pouches that you see on Ebay, predate T206's, and became a cigarette brand after being aquired by American Tobacco. be well brian

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Posted By: T206Monsta

A wealth of knowledge.

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Posted By: Julie Vognar

which IS loose tobacco!