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Tientsin on a Cigarette Card

Posted: July 13th, 2011 | No Comments »

After posting a shot of British soldiers in Tientsin a while back I dug out this small cigarette card, courtesy of Ogden’s Guinea Gold cigarettes. Once again I don’t have a date though this looks early – Ogden’s (a Liverpool tobacconist) started issuing photographic cigarette cards in 1894. After 1906 Ogden’s mostly concentrated on cards featuring famous footballers of the day so this card may be pre-1906. Ogden’s stopped issuing cigarette cards in 1939 due to the paper shortages brought on by World War Two. Any estimates from any old Tientsiners out there?



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