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This is a Camels Cigarettes Ad . Hard to Find Early Pages! Great Artwork! This was cut from the original newspaper Sunday comics section of 1930's -1950's. Size : 11 x 15 inches (Tabloid Full Page or Half Full Page). Paper : Some light tanning/wear, otherwise: Excellent! Bright Colors! Pulled from loose sections! (Please Check Scans) Please include $5.00 Total postage on any size order (USA) $16.00 International Flat Rate . I combine postage on multiple pages . Check out my other auctions for more great vintage Comicstrips and Paper Dolls. Thanks for Looking!*Fantastic Pages for Display and Framing!Camel (cigarette) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaCamel is a brand of cigarettes that was introduced by American company R.J. Reynolds Tobacco in the summer of 1913. Most current Camel cigarettes contain a blend of Turkish tobacco and Virginia tobacco . Early in 2008 the blend was changed as was the package design.Contents [ hide ] 1 History 2 Marketing 2.1 Packaging in art 2.1.1 Background 2.1.2 Graphic design 2.1.3 Package texts 2.2 Joe Camel 2.3 Camel Cash 2.4 Motorsport 2.5 Break free adventure 3 Varieties 3.1 USA varieties 3.2 Discontinued USA varieties 3.3 International varieties 3.4 Canadian varieties 3.5 Additive-free varieties 3.6 Menthol capsule varieties 3.7 Snus 3.8 Dipping Tobacco 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory [ edit ]In 1913, R.J. Reynolds developed an innovation: the packaged cigarette. [1] Most tobacco users who smoked cigarettes preferred to roll their own, and there was thought to be no national market for pre-packaged cigarettes. [1] Reynolds worked to develop a flavor he thought would be more appealing than past products, creating the Camel cigarette, so named because it used Turkish paper, [1] in imitation of then-fashionable Egyptian cigarettes . Reynolds undercut competitors on the cost of the cigarettes, and within a year, he had sold 425 million packs of Camels. [1]Camel cigarettes were originally blended to have a milder taste in contrast to brands that, at the time of its introduction, were considered much harsher. They were advance promoted, prior to official release, by a careful advertising campaign that included "teasers" which merely stated that "the Camels are coming" [1] (a play on the old Scottish folk song, " The Campbells Are Coming "). This marketing style was a prototype for attempts to sway public opinion that coincided with the United States' entry into World War I, and later World War II. Another promotion strategy was the use of a Circus camel, 'Old Joe', which was driven through town and used to distribute free cigarettes. The brand's catch-phrase slogan, used for decades, was "I'd walk a mile for a Camel!"The most famous historical style of Camel cigarettes is the soft pack of the regular, unfiltered variety (generally known as Camel Straights or Regulars). These were the first blend of Camels to be released. Camel regulars achieved the zenith of their popularity through personalities such as news broadcaster Edward R. Murrow , who smoked up to four packs of Camel regulars per day, in effect using a Camel cigarette as his trademark. [2]A 1915 Camels ad from The New York Times , offering a money-back guarantee and stating, "Premiums or coupons don't go with Camels, because the cost of the choice quality tobaccos makes it impossible for us to give them"In late 1987, RJR created " Joe Camel " as the mascot for the brand. In 1991, the American Medical Association published a report stating that 5- and 6-year olds could more easily recognize Joe Camel than Mickey Mouse , Fred Flintstone , Bugs Bunny or even Barbie . [3] This led the association to ask RJR to terminate the Joe Camel campaign. RJR declined, but further appeals followed in 1993 and 1994. On July 10, 1997, the Joe Camel campaign was retired and replaced with a more adult campaign which appealed to the desires of twenty-somethings to meet--or be--beautiful and exotic women in 1930s attire and themes.In Europe, Camel is also a brand of cigarett... read more

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