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Antique Helmar Cigarettes Empty Box Egyptian Turkish Tobacco Schinasi 1910s:
$19.99
The front features the HELMAR CIGARETTES name surrounding a raised-profile Egyptian pharaoh portrait, with colorful architectural and decorative motifs. The reverse features an Egyptian/Middle Eastern scene with palm trees, camels, pyramids, a mosque-like building and water scene.
The interior lid is printed:
HELMAR Cigarettes
Schinasi Corporation
P. Lorillard Co. Successor
and advertises Helmar as makers of Turkish and Egyptian cigarettes.
The reverse retains an original New Jersey 20-cigarette tax/revenue stamp.
This style of Helmar packaging dates to the early 20th century and is generally associated with the 1910s era.
Details- Brand: Helmar
- Schinasi Corporation / P. Lorillard Co.
- EMPTY BOX ONLY — no tobacco or cigarettes included
- Egyptian / Turkish tobacco advertising graphics
- Original revenue/tax stamp present
- Approx. 3.5" x 3" x 1/2"
- Paper-covered cardboard construction
- Early 20th-century advertising collectible
Used antique condition with substantial age and handling wear. There is edge and corner wear, scuffing, surface loss, discoloration, staining, fading and general wear to the printed graphics and box.
The interior also shows age-related staining and wear.
EMPTY collectible packaging only. No tobacco product is included.
Due to the volume of items we sell, we cannot note every possible flaw. Buyer must carefully review all photos and not rely solely on the Condition description. Photos are part of the description.
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