Full king size soft pack of 20 cigarettes 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
Full soft pack of 20 cigarettes with craft paper inner wrapping, 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 and the old factory mark «Factory No. 4, 5th Dist. North Carolina».
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
Full soft pack of 20 cigarettes 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 General Motors
Full soft pack of 20 cigarettes 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 WWII. With the wording «Compliments of General motors, GMC Truck, Fisher Body, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Pontiac,Oldsmobile, Buick».
During WWII, General Motors played a key role in the Allied war effort through several divisions. GMC Truck produced over 500,000 military vehicles. Fisher Body shifted to making aircraft parts, bomber fuselages, and gun turrets. Cadillac built engines and transmissions for tanks like the M5 Stuart and M24 Chaffee. Chevrolet manufactured military trucks, engines, and aircraft components. Pontiac produced anti-aircraft guns and naval hardware. Oldsmobile made artillery pieces and gun mounts, including 37mm and 40mm cannons. Buick supplied tank destroyer and aircraft engines, notably for the M18 Hellcat. Together, these divisions made GM a cornerstone of the wartime production machine.
- Model:
Armed Forces
- Year:
1944
- Status:
in collection
Camel – 1944 Armed Forces Chevrolet
Full soft pack of 20 cigarettes 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:
in collection
Camel – 1944 Armed Forces Camel
Full soft pack of 20 cigarettes 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 «Best Wishes and THANKS to the YANKS from the Makers of Camel Cigarettes».
- Model:
Armée
- Year:
1944
- Status:
in collection
Camel – 1945 Armed Forces
Full soft pack of 20 cigarettes 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:
5 in collection
Chelsea – 1942 Armed Forces
Full soft pack of 20 cigarettes 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 use only of U. S. military or naval forces in Alaska, and Hawaii, or for outside the jurisdiction of the internal revenue laws of the United States. This product is admitted free of duty».
- Model:
Armed Forces
- Year:
1942
- Status:
in collection
Chelsea – WWII General Douglas MacArthur
Full soft pack with 4 cigarettes in a colorful paper wrapping with the flags of the USA and the Philippines and with MacArthur's name, signature and slogan.
On March 11, 1942, during WWII, General Douglas MacArthur and members of his family and staff left the Philippine island and his forces, which were surrounded by the Japanese. They traveled in patrol torpedo boats through stormy seas patrolled by Japanese warships and reached Mindanao two days later. From there, MacArthur and his party flew to Australia in a pair of Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses, ultimately arriving in Melbourne by train on March 21, where he declared «I came through and I shall return».
- Model:
Armed Forces
- Year:
1943
- Status:
in collection
Chelsea – WWII «I Shall Return»
Full soft pack with 4 cigarettes in a colorful paper wrapping and a cellophane wrapper with the flags of the USA and the Philippines and with MacArthur's name, signature and slogan.
In August 1943, Colonel Courtney Whitney proposed distributing propaganda items with General Douglas MacArthur's famous promise «I Shall Return» to the native population in the Japanese-occupied Philippines. The Office of War Information classified the project as top secret and commissioned the Larus & Bro. Tobacco Company to produce the items, which had previously won a contract to provide Chelsea Cigarettes for soldiers' field rations. These included «I Shall Return» cigarettes, matchbooks, matchboxes and mirrored reflectors for aircraft signaling. They were smuggled behind enemy lines by the U.S. submarine Narwhal and dropped at night by B-24 Liberator bombers and distributed by American and Filipino guerrillas. These cigarettes helped to keep hope of liberation alive among the Filipinos until General MacArthur's return.
- Model:
Armed Forces
- Year:
1943
- Status:
in collection
Chesterfield – 1942 Armed Forces
Full soft pack of 20 cigarettes 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:
2 in collection
















































































































































































































