I still remember the smell of the Lucky Strike cigarettes that surrounded us.
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I remember how we all went to the main street in that suburb to greet you, our liberators, with our hearts full of joy and love for these young soldiers who, for the first time, were not threatening us, but were smiling at us and giving us chocolate, chewing gum, even cigarettes. I remember that day, in late August 1944, as I was hiding in a Catholic boarding school in a Paris suburb, when one of the students came running to the school to announce: “The Allies are coming! The Allies are coming!” That was the day I was liberated I had survived the constant threat of being taken away with my family. Were it not for people like you, who braved the enemy fire to liberate Europe from the tyranny of the Nazi regime, I might not be here today. I was a hidden child in Paris, France, pursued by Nazi invaders and their French collaborators who were doing the dirty job of rounding up people like me to send us to the gas chambers in Auschwitz.
ICOLLECT A LOT OF ITEMS BUT I DON'T PRETEND TO BE AN EXPERT ON ANY OF THEM.This is to express my gratitude for your sacrifice during World War II. I HAVE DONE MY BEST TO DESCRIBE THE ITEM. I DO NOT CHARGE ANY EXTRA FEES ORHANDLING CHARGES, AND I DO MY BEST TO CHARGE POSTAGE AS ACCURATELY ASPOSSIBLE. ON SMALL ITEMS THAT CAN BE MAILED I WILL GLADLY COMBINEORDERS TO SAVE YOU MONEY ON SHIPPING. IF YOU HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH YOUR PURCHASE, PLEASECONTACT ME THROUGH. I HAVE A 100% response RATING AFTER 14 YEARS ON BECAUSEWHEN PROBLEMS CROP UP, I WORK HARD TO SOLVE THEM. SO PLEASE BASEYOUR offer ON YOUR EVALUATION OF THE CONDITION OF THE ITEM BY LOOKING AT THEPHOTOS, NOT BY MY DESCRIPTION. I WILL TRY TO POINT OUT THE FLAWS I SEEIN THE PIECE, BUT THERE IS ALWAYS A CHANCE I WILL OVERLOOK SOMETHING THAT ISIMPORTANT TO YOU. I HAVE TAKEN PHOTOS OF THE LUCKY STRIKE GREEN CIGARETTES WITH ANEXCELLENT CAMERA SO YOU CAN SEE THE CONDITION OF THE ITEM.
I DON’T KNOW IF YOU WILL HAVE ANY LUCK FINDING ANOTHER FULL PACKLIKE THIS FOR YOUR COLLECTION. THEY CHANGED THEIR ADVERTISING MOTTO TO“LUCKY STRIKE GREENS HAVE GONE TO WAR”.THE GREEN BACKGROUND BECAME WHITE, AND NOW THEY WERE MAKING A SACRIFICEFOR THE WAR EFFORT. THE TOBACCOCOMPANY WAS FACED WITH A PUBLIC RELATIONS PROBLEM BECAUSE THE DISTINCT GREEN PACKAGE WITH THEBULLS EYE WAS ITS SIGNATURE BRAND.BUT LEAVE IT UP TO THE ADVERTISING COMPANIES TO FIND A SOLUTION. THE GOVERNMENT NEED ALLTHE GREEN DYE FOR ARMY UNIFORMS SO IT COULD NO LONGER BE USED IN THE LUCKYSTRIKE PACKAGING. THEN THE TOBACCO COMPANY RAN INTO APROBLEM. THIS BRAND WASONE OF THE TOP SELLERS PRIOR TO THE OUTBREAK OF WORLD WAR II. THERE IS AN INTERESTING STORY BEHIND THE LUCKY STRIKEGREEN CIGARETTES.
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(INTERNALREVENUE) CIGARETTES CLASS 20 SERIES 112”.
IT HAS NEVER BEEN OPENED AND THE TAXSTAMP IS UNDISTURBED. ITEVEN HAS THE ORIGINAL CELLOPHANE ON MOST OF THE PACKAGE. THIS LISTING IS FOR A VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND FULL PACK OFLUCKY STRIKE GREEN CIGARETTES. (As the seller, I'm responsible for making sure this rule is met.) – The buyer must be at least 18 yearsold. – The collectible packaging is notcurrently available in stores. – Even though the package has never beenopened, the tobacco inside is not for consumption. – The value of the item is thecollectible packaging, not the tobacco itself. REQUIRES THE FOLLOWING DISCLAIMER BE ADDED TO A LISTING WHEN TOBACCO PRODUCTS WITH TOBACCO ARE LISTED: ALL THESE ITEMSHAVE BEEN IN MY TOBACCO COLLECTION FOR OVER 40 YEARS SITTING ON DISPLAY IN MYOLD TIME GENERAL STORE. THE LISTINGS INCLUDE ADVERTISING,TOBACCO TINS, FULL PACKAGES OF EARLY TOBACCO, A CIGAR MOLD, BULL DURHAMWATCH FOB, ETC. THIS LISTING IS FOR LOT 3 OF 10 LOTS OF OLD TOBACCOADVERTISING I WILL BE LISTING IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
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