With craft paper inner wrapping, cellophane wrapper and a Dewitt Clinton tax stamp on the top with Series 113 for 1943.
Camel – WWI Armed Forces
With craft paper inner wrapping and a free of tax or taxpaid stamp on the top which was added to cigarette packs that had the tax paid by the manufacturer for shipment overseas to the Armed Forces during WWI.
The U.S. Army was involved in WWI from April 6, 1917, to November 11, 1918. During this time, American forces participated in various campaigns and battles on the Western Front in Europe and marked a significant turning point in the conflict and had lasting impacts on American society and global geopolitics.
- Model:
Armed Forces
- Year:
1917 - 18
- Status:
in collection
Camel – 1942 Armed Forces
With craft paper inner wrapping, cellophane wrapper and a free of tax or taxpaid stamp on the top which was added to cigarette packs that had the tax paid by the manufacturer for shipment overseas to the Armed Forces during WWII. With the wording «Free of Tax - For military or naval forces in Alaska and Hawaii or for outside the jurisdiction of the internal revenue laws of the United States».
- Model:
Armed Forces
- Year:
1942
- Status:
in collection
Camel – 1944 Armed Forces Chevrolet
With craft paper inner wrapping, cellophane wrapper and a free of tax or taxpaid stamp on the top which was added to cigarette packs that had the tax paid by the manufacturer for shipment overseas to the Armed Forces during WWII. With the wording «Compliments of Chevrolet Local 659 UAW-CIO 1208 Glenwood Avenue Flint Michigan».
Camel cigarette packs were a gift or donation from Chevrolet Local 659 UAW-CIO in Flint, Michigan. During WWII, the United Auto Workers-Congress of Industrial Organizations (UAW-CIO), along with companies and unions, often provided goods like cigarettes to soldiers as a gesture of support. Chevrolet, as part of General Motors and the Arsenal of Democracy, converted its civilian auto production into military manufacturing. Its Flint factories played a crucial role in wartime production, building GM M8 and M20 armored cars, M4 Sherman tank components, aircraft engines and parts, as well as trucks and military transport vehicles.
- Model:
Armed Forces
- Year:
1944
- Status:
2 in collection
Camel – 1945 Armed Forces
With craft paper inner wrapping, cellophane wrapper and a free of tax or taxpaid stamp on the top which was added to cigarette packs that had the tax paid by the manufacturer for shipment overseas to the Armed Forces during WWII. With the wording «Free of Tax - Use of U. S.».
- Model:
Armed Forces
- Year:
1945
- Status:
in collection