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Wonderful collection of 29 antique tobacco felt premiums, dating to the early 1900s and featuring an outstanding assortment of historic national flags and college/university designs.
These colorful felt pieces were produced during the era when tobacco and cigar companies included collectible premiums with their products. This collection has been kept together and is being offered as one complete 29-piece lot.
The collection includes:
11 Large Flag Felts — approximately 10½” x 7½”
Great Britain (2), United States, Mexico, Belgium, Greece, France, Austria-Hungary, South Australia, Ireland, plus one additional flag shown in the photographs.
15 Smaller Flag Felts — approximately 8½” x 6”
Zion, Belgium (3), Nicaragua, Venezuela, Cuba (2), Spain, Austria-Hungary (2 different designs), Siam, Liberia, Scotland and Honduras.
3 College/University Felts
Michigan, Illinois and Ohio State.
The historic names and designs are part of what makes this group so interesting, including Austria-Hungary, Siam, South Australia and Zion, along with familiar national flags.
These are genuine antique textiles more than a century old, and condition varies from piece to piece. Expect age-related wear such as fading, discoloration, staining, wrinkles/creases, edge wear and other imperfections. Please review all photographs closely for the individual condition of each piece.
An impressive collection for the tobacco-premium collector and a fascinating group for collectors of historic flags, cigar and tobacco advertising, antique textiles, college memorabilia and early 20th-century collectibles.
29 antique felt premiums total — sold together as one lot.
