Posted By:
Jim HarkinsLee
Great post. This type of question makes you think. I have a complete set of B18 blankets. A few have remnants of tape. Some still have the faint creases where the blanket was folded. I believe that the blanket was folded over and then again folded over. This was then taped to the cigarette pack by circling the pack with the tape with the beginning contacting the end. Some remnants show the overlap. if this is correct, no envelope could have been used in the packaging. Another possibility is that some were packaged with an envelope, possibly because of difficulty in removing the tape and/or complaints about soiling of the blanket. I have a number of blankets that show soiling and dirt or tabacco stains on one quarter of the back. my guess they were subject to soiling during packaging. The envelope would prevent this.