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1920s GEISTERS CLUB HOUSE CLEAR HAVANA CORONA SINGLES
$45.00These are Prohibition era Clear Havana (made in USA with Cuban tobacco) Coronas. Not much information exits about these. The brand can be traced to 1917 however cellophane was not used until the 1920s.
1921 KILDOWS TIFFIN FIVES CLEAR HAVANA (5 PACK)
$225.00Hand made and foil wrapped in Tiffin Ohio during the Prohibition era using Cuban tobacco. Dating was done by combining the existence of the blue 4 inch tax stamp, which started in 1916, and the perforated 1 just below the sealed cut (see photos). The 2 from 21 is missing but this is where the year would have been. By 1931, the seal would have been a different series. 1921 is the year.
1934 MAYOLA PERFECTO SINGLES
$40.00Mayola was a popular brand manufactured in Illinois. These cigars were made between 1933 -1935 and dated by the presence of the NRA logo (National Recovery Act), which was in only use during those years.
1940 WELTRUF HABANA SINGLES
$35.00These cigars are WWII era and were made in Germany before the war. Date stamp on the box is DEC 6 40. Weltruf translates to World Reputation. These were made from Cuban tobacco as referenced on the box and they burn perfectly.
1940’s EMIL WOLSDORFF HAMBURG HAVANA BLEND SINGLES
$50.00It was “the great love of cigars” that prompted the Hamburg merchant Emil Karl Ferdinand Wolsdorff to open his first shop on May 7, 1907 on Georgsplatz in Hamburg. He wanted to operate a widespread trade in cigars and therefore planned two things: Firstly, the development of a WOLSDORFF own brand range with exclusive varieties, made by quality manufacturers in Westphalia and Baden-Württemberg. Second, the establishment of an extensive branch network in all major cities in Germany in order to achieve a nationwide distribution of its brands. Both were successfully created and expanded. Soon, in addition to WOLSDORFF cigars, the diverse range also included renowned imports, tobacco, cigarettes, pipes and accessories. WOLSDORFF quickly made a name for itself among smokers with a top-class selection and expert advice at the highest level. Selling high-quality tobacco products in an advisory capacity instead of distributing goods, that was and is the motto at WOLSDORFF: "If the customer leaves the shop satisfied, happy and feeling happy, then the specialist shop has properly fulfilled its service task," so it put it Werner Wolsdorff. There are now around 170 WOLSDORFF branches all over Germany. This box was purchased from a collector in Hamburg and it was sealed until opened for inspection in 2020.
1940s BAHIA NEGRO BRAZILIAN BLEND TORPEDO SINGLES
$20.00This box is part of a collection obtained from Germany. Hand made in the mid 1940s from a Brazilian/Sumatra blend, these well aged, box pressed cigars are sure to be a tasty treat.
1940s FLOR DE CUBA PETIT PERFECTO HAVANA SINGLES
$20.00THIS BOX WAS OBTAINED AS PART OF A COLLECTION FROM GERMANY. HAND MADE AS PETIT PERFECTO AND THEY ARE CUBAN TOBACCO
1940s GERMAN MEISTERPERLE HAVANA SINGLES
$25.00This was a sealed box until 2020 when it was opened for inspection. Hand made and box pressed in Germany of Havana tobacco during World War II. Dating is done from the seal information. The Reichspfennig (RPF) currency means these were produced between 1940 and 1945.
1947 SELECCION SUPERIOR PUERTO RICO CORONITAS SINGLES
$30.00THIS LISTING IS FOR SINGLES FROM A RECENTLY OPENED BOX OF 1947 HAND MADE IN PUERTO RICO CIGARS. DATED FROM THE BLUE TAX STAMP AS SHOWN AND BOX DATA RESEARCHED BY BACKYARDCIGARS.COM. THEY ARE PUERTO RICO / CUBAN SHORT FILLED WITH EITHER A JAVA WRAPPER AND A JAVA OR CUBAN BINDER.
American West Indian trading Co.
The pioneer American firm in the leaf tobacco trade in Puerto Rico, is that of Levi, Blumenstiel & Co., who became established in that country in 1894.
Incorporated in 1898. The company pack and grow leaf tobacco, making a specialty of Porto Rican tobacco product, and also manufacture cigars, cigarettes and tobacco.
Annual output at its height 25 million.
1948 LA INVICTA JAMAICAN PETIT CORONA SINGLES
$45.00These hand made Jamaicans were in a sealed box until I opened them on 9/20/23. They are perfectly preserved and smell like cedar and spice. They were part of a large collection and I will be posting others soon. Very rare and won't last long!
1950’s GERMAN DIE LEICHTE KONIGIN (THE LIGHT QUEEN) SINGLES
$15.00This box is late 1940's to early 50's and they are hand made. This box was sealed until opened in 2020 for inspection. They were purchased from a German collector in Hamburg.
1950’s GERMAN MEISTERSTUCK SUPERFINOS HAVANA SINGLES
$35.00This box is late 1940's to early 50's and they are hand made with a Havana blend. This box was sealed until opened in 2020 for inspection. They were purchased from a German collector in Hamburg.
1950s DON ERNESTO PETIT BOUQUET SINGLES
$40.00La Rica Hoja, which translates to "The Rich Leaf", was founded in 1925 by Don Ernesto Gonzalez Perez, and was later passed down to his son, Don Ernesto Gonzalez, now 93 years old and still supervising the company’s cigar production. Don Ernesto himself is also the Master Blender responsible for creating the blends. The Gonzalez family owns their own tobacco plantation on the island of La Palma, which is one of seven Canary Islands, and is well known for the quality of their leaf. After Don Ernesto opted to continue the family business taught to him by his father, he was joined by his son-in-law, Don Miquel Perez Hernandez, who was exiled from Cuba where his family owned their owned the Finca El Purial plantation and El Surco cigar factory. Don Ernesto cigars have long been a favorite of cigar aficionados in Spain, Germany, and France and until recently, were not available in the United States.
1950s EARL MARSHAL FILTER TIP SINGLES
$15.00S. Frieders and Sons used tobacco from Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Florida and Central America. They eventually established their headquarters in Philadelphia, and in the late '40s, they produced cigars in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, then a hotbed for cigar manufacturing. At its peak, in the early 1950s, S. Frieder and Sons produced about 100 million cigars annually. These Earl Marshal Filter Tip cigars are individually packaged.
1950s GERMAN SILVER ARROW ZIGARILLOS SEALED PACK OF 10
$125.00THE GERMAN NAME SILBER PFEIL TRANSLATES TO SILVER ARROW. THESE PRISTINE BOXES ARE PART OF A LARGER GERMAN COLLECTION AND POSSIBLY CONTAIN CUBAN AND OR A BRASILIAN/SUMATRA BLEND AS MOST OF THE CIGARS OF THAT REGION HAD AT THAT TIME. THESE BOXES WERE DATED BY THE CURRENCY ON THE SEAL (PF) AND THE PERIOD OF THE COLLECTION WHICH RANGED FROM 1938 TO 1950s. ONE PHOTO SHOWS THEM IN THE ORIGINAL OUTER BOX ALTHOUGH THIS LISTING IS FOR A SINGLE PACK OF 10.