WWII British Ration Cigarette Tin

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Fallout420
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WWII British Ration Cigarette Tin

Post by Fallout420 » Sat Dec 04, 2021 9:08 am

Recently acquired this awesome WWII British ration cigarette tin with many of the (what I assume) original cigarettes. It also appears by the stamps that a US GI mailed it home during or after the war. Does anyone know if these cigarettes are the original brand/type for this container? I tried to do some research but couldn’t find much info. Thanks in advance!

EDIT: After some asking around in the tobacco community, apparently these are Austrian cigarettes made between 1943-1946. Wonder the story of how these got into a British tin and then mailed to America!
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Re: WWII British Ration Cigarette Tin

Post by rareauldmealtimes » Tue Dec 07, 2021 11:36 am

Real interesting little story you've uncovered. Very cool!
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