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1916 GENERAL SATISFACTION EAGLES HAVANA SINGLES
$60.00THESE CIGARS WERE PRODUCED IN OHIO AND ARE MADE OF LUSCIOUS VUELTA ABAJO TOBACCO. VUELTA ABAJO IS THE BEST REGION IN CUBA FOR TOBACCO QUALITY. THESE CIGARS ARE PRE-WWI AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.
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 CLEAR HAVANA SINGLES
$75.00Hand made in Tiffin Ohio during the Prohibition era with 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.
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.
1929 MEDITATION ROBUSTO HAVANA BLEND FOIL WRAPPED SINGLES
$100.00These short filled Havana blends were made at the beginning of the Depression era in the Red Lion PA district.
1930s ESPANA MADURO PANETALES SINGLES
$20.00This box was a sealed box until it was opened for inspection prior to listing. The aromas for the box when opened were incredible, like walking into a spice shop. These were manufactured in the 1930s Canary Islands factory of Jose Arrocha under strick union guidance. I have include an excerpt for a 1998 Cigar Aficionado article regarding Canary Island cigars and their use of Cuban Tobacco. Don't pass up these Maduros.
"The chief factor that differentiates Canary Island cigars from most others is the strong tradition of using Cuban tobacco in their blends. Cigar, cigarillo and cigarette producers on the islands have always used tobacco from two of Cuba's prominent growing areas, the Vuelta Abajo and Remedios. The former is the same area that produces great Havanas (or "Habanos," as the Cubans like to call their hand-rolled smokes), while the latter region traditionally produces a strong, dark tobacco for cigarettes."
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.
1945 ROYAL BANNER STANDARD SINGLES
$40.00Royal Banner was a premium brand manufactered in Detroit. Perfecto in shape they appear to have a Connecticut wrapper. This box was dated as 1945 using the tax stamp "series 115". The method below states to add one year after each series starting in 1932 with series 102. The perforated "11" on the tax stamp is for the eleventh month. Made in November 1945, these were in stores just after World War II ended (August).
FROM MYSTIC STAMP COMPANY: Cigar Revenue Tax Stamps
The first Cigar Revenue stamps were issued in 1846, with the tax rate based on the value of the cigars. A short time later, a flat tax per thousand cigars was introduced. In 1917, cigars were once again taxed according to their value. The cigars were designated Class “A” through “E,” with “E” being the most expensive. Class “F” and “G” were later added to meet the increasing cost of cigars. In 1932, a numbering system began for the Cigar Revenue Stamps, with the first series designated “102” and valid for one year before it was replaced with “Series 103.” The practice continued in subsequent years. As a consequence, “Series 123” Cigar Revenue tax stamps were issued in 1953, and so on. Cigar Revenue tax stamps were discontinued in 1959.
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.