Polar Bear Tobacco

[rdwyer]

If everything matches, I would open because it might contain 5 cards!

[bbcard1]

Odds of staining due to the loose leaf tobacco would be very high...

[rdwyer]

Odds of staining due to the loose leaf tobacco would be very high...

I'll take a stained Cobb any way I can get it.

[whelenfan]

open it already!!!

[Cerberus]

Please post a clear, close-up scan/photo of the blue tax stamp. Many of these Polar Bear pouches with the proper 1910 tax stamp, unfortunately have an over-stamp, often in red type, dating the manufacture of the pouch/pack to 1914. Mine does--hope yours doesn't!

[Ribbens]

I will check the red date on the Polar Tobacco package and report that year, here are a couple of more pictures. In addition I had valuable input from Jon Canfield from T206.com as well on this. Curious what card is in the tobacco pouch from 1914 ?

[1880nonsports]

I've personally examined over 10 unopened polar packages and viewed as many online. I owned two - since sold. In almost every case the overprint was extant and readable. Most have had a mid 1920's date, one had a 1914 date, and two had a 1950's stamping. Interestingly ALL had 1909/1910 stamps. I was first made aware of the pack's existence in a 1994 (?) SCD story.........
Can't recall where I first heard/saw reference to FIVE cards in a package - think it's urban legend :-)

[irishdenny]

Originally Posted by rdwyer

If everything matches, I would open because it might contain 5 cards!

Rich, Jon & Gentleman...

With the Possibility of Any Pack having 5 Cards in it,
Wouldn't Weighing the Pack be Wise!?

Might You Guyz Know What a Pack
Of Smoke's From 1909, 1910 Weigh wit 1 Card in it?

Wit No Cards...?
Wit 2 or More Cards in it?

[iwantitiwinit]

Moisture content at this stage will cause packs with similar contents to vary in weight, a pack with 1 card might weigh the same as a pack with more cards depending on how tightly the package is sealed and where it was stored.