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Sol y Sombra

Country Manufacturer Year Brand Source
Spain J. Laporta-Valor 1904 Sol y Sombra Marco Sonaglia

Sol y Sombra
Long Folder style booklet.
One of a series of booklets.
Series 1A - No 7. 
(Alcoy).
Scarcity: Fairly rare.

Osmanli Bank-Note

Country Manufacturer Year Brand Source
Turkey Samanlizade Abdulvahab Unknown Osmanli Bank-Note Marco Sonaglia

Flat folder style booklet.
Osmanli Bank-Note.
Samanlizade Abdulvahab.
(Istanbul).
Fandouklian Han No 3, 5, 8.
Scarcity: Rare.

Narghilé

Country Manufacturer Year Brand Source
Austria Schnabl & Bleier Circa 1900 - 1905 Narghilé Marco Sonaglia

Flat folder style booklet.
Narghilé (Tobacco Pipe).
Schnabl & Bleier.
(Vienna).
Scarcity: Very rare.

Independence Serbe

Country Manufacturer Year Brand Source
Croatia Unknown Est 1880 - 1900 Independence Serbe Paul Ellis

Wrap-around Folder style booklet.
Independence Serbe.
Manufacturer Unknown
Commemerative cover depicting celebrationary scene when Serbian gained independence from the Ottoman Empire.
The Serbian Revolution for Independence from the Ottoman Empire lasted eleven years from 1804 until 1815.  The Revolution comprised two seperate uprisings which gained autonomy from the Ottoman Empire that eventually evolved towards full independence (1835 - 1867)
Serbian text but manufacturer unknown.  Estimated date 1880s - 1900's
УСТАНАК = Uprising
АПРИИА 1815 = April1815
Scarcity: Very rare

'Flowers'

Country Manufacturer Year Brand Source
Austria Schnabl & Bleier Circa 1895 'Flowers' Marco Sonaglia

Flat folder style booklet.
'Flowers'.
Schnabl & Bleier.
(Vienna).
Colorful booklet depicting flowers.
Greek text.
Scarcity: Very rare.

'Flowers'

Country Manufacturer Year Brand Source
Austria Schnabl & Bleier Circa 1895 Without Name Paul Ellis

Flat folder style booklet.
'Flowers'.
Schnabl & Bleier.
(Vienna).
Colorful booklet depicting flowers.
Greek text..
Scarcity: Very rare.

'Flowers'

Country Manufacturer Year Brand Source
Austria Schnabl & Bleier Circa 1895 'Flowers' Peter Emmens

Flat folder style booklet.
'Flowers'.
Schnabl & Bleier.
(Vienna).
Colorful booklet depicting flowers.
Greek text.
Scarcity: Very rare.

 

Clieir des Cordeliers

Country Manufacturer Year Brand Source
France (Advertising) Unknown Unknown Clieir des Cordeliers Ralph Heinzelmann

Flat folder style advertising booklet.
Clieir des Cordeliers.
Made in France.
Manufacturer unknown.
Scarcity: Very rare.

Ante-Bellum

Country Manufacturer Year Brand Source
USA Fredanwald Company Est 1895 - 1915 Ante-Bellum Ralph Heinzelmann

Flat folder style advertising booklet.
Ante-Bellum.
Manufacturer unknown.
Fredanwals Company.
(Baltimore)
Avertising booklet for J. H. McElwee's Ante-Bellum Smoking Tobacco.
Scarcity: Very rare.

Bliss

Country Manufacturer Year Brand Source
USA American Tobacco Company Unknown Bliss Len Pupo


Flat folder style booklet advertising tobacco product.
Bliss.
American Tobacco Company.
(New York).
2 Oz for 5 Cents.
Scarcity: Very Rare.

No 427

Country Manufacturer Year Brand Source
France Smith & Cie Unknown No 427 Ralph Heinzelmann


Flat folder style booklet.
No 427 (Sophie).
Smith & Cie.
(Paris)
ΣΜΙΘ (Smith)
ΚΑΤΑΣΚΕΥΗ ΠΑΡΙΣΙΩΝ (Construction Paris) ΕΙΓΑΡΟΧΑΡΤΟΝ (Tissue Paper).
Produced for Greek market.
Scarcity: Very rare.

Carolina Gem

Country Manufacturer Year Brand Source
USA Brown Bros Co Unknown Carolina Gem Mark Nelson

Flat folder style advertising booklet. 
Carolina Gem
 Brown Bros Co
 (Winston, North Carolina, USA)
Scarcity: Very rare

Papir Druzbe

Country Manufacturer Year Brand Source
Croatia Unknown Est 1920's Papir Druzbe Paul Ellis

Wrap-around folder style booklet.
Papir Druzbe (Paper Companies).
(Zagreb).
Parish of S. V. Cirila i Metoda
Korist Druzbe (Benefits to society).
Prosvjetom k'slobodi (Education for freedom).
Stjepan Gamulin Jelsa - The only son of a famous Croatian patriots, high school biology teacher Ciro Gamulina who taught in Split Male High School. Father Stephen were killed when he was only eight years old. His father was killed because the Italian occupiers failed to celebrate the first anniversary of the occupation of Dalmatia on April 17, 1942  (Wikipedia).
Scarcity: Very rare.

Clacquesin

Country Manufacturer Year Brand Source
France (Advertising) Ariste Pallas 1916 - 1934 Clacquesin Paul Ellis

Flat folder style advertising booklet.
Several variations.
Clacquesin.
Ariste Pallas (A. Nony).
(Angouleme).
Advertising a French aperitif which is made from extract of pine.
Scarcity: Rare.

L' Illustre

Country Manufacturer Year Brand Source
France Lacroix L. Fils Unknown Illustre L' Mark Nelson

Flat Folder style booket.
One of a series of at least 20 varieties depicting theatrical scenes.
L' Illustre.
Lacroix L. Fils.
(Angouleme).
Scarcity: Very rare.

Riz Valdor No 53

Country Manufacturer Year Brand Source
France Unknown Unknown Riz Valdor No 53 Mark Nelson

Flat folder style booklet.
Riz Valdor No 53
Manufacturer unknown but possibly a variation from either the Valdor or Pfeiffer factories
(Paris)
50 Feuilles Version.
Scarcity: Very rare.

Edhem Pascha

Country Manufacturer Year Brand Source
Unknown Unknown Unknown Edhem Pascha Peter Emmens

Wrap-around folder style booklet
Several variations in design
Manufacturer and country of origin unknown.
Edhem was born in Trabzon in present-day Turkey. He was the deputy of Gazi Osman Pasha during the siege of Plevna in 1877. He was the leading commander of the Ottoman army that defeated the Kingdom of Greece in Thessalian front during theGreco-Turkish War (1897),
Scarcity: Very rare

Turk Zaferi

Country Manufacturer Year Brand Source
Turkey Ali Riza Unknown Turk Zaferi Ralph Heinzelmann

Flat folder style booklet.
Several variations in design.
Turk Zaferi
Ali Riza
(Istanbul)
Scarcity: Rare.

Turk Zaferi

Country Manufacturer Year Brand Source
Turkey Ali Riza Unknown Turk Zaferi Ralph Heinzelmann

Flat folder style booklet.
Several variations in design.
Turk Zaferi
Ali Riza
(Istanbul)
Variation: With overprint.
Scarcity: Rare.

Banque Nationale

Country Manufacturer Year Brand Source
Croatia Unknown Unknown Banque Nationale David Coxhead

Wrap-around folder style booket.
Banque Nationale.
Manufacturer unknown.
Manufactured in Serbia
100 ЛИСТА = 100 Sheets.
Scarcity: Very rare

Pernod

Country Manufacturer Year Brand Source
France (Advertising) Gasgard Unknown Pernod Fils Ralph Heinzelmann

Flat folder styleadvertising booklet.
Several variations in design and color.
Pernod.
Gasgard.
(Paris).
Scarcity:  Rare.

Cointreau

Country Manufacturer Year Brand Source
France (Advertising) Unknown Unknown Cointreau Ralph Heinzelmann

Flat folder style advertising booklet.
Cointreau.
Made in France.
Manufacturer unknown.
Scarcity: Rare.

Gavilan Mil Rayas

Country Manufacturer Year Brand Source
Spain Jose Laporta Valor Circa 1909 Gavilan Mil Rayas Mark Nelson

Long folder style booklet.
Gavilan Mil Rayas
Jose Laporta Valor
Spain 
(Alcoy)
Mil Rayas (Pinstripe).
Non-watermarked paper, with single cut corner, as typical with most Jose Laporta brands.
Scarcity: Rare.

Flor

Country Manufacturer Year Brand Source
Spain S. A. Paya Miralles Est 1930 - 1935 Flor Ralph Heinzelmann

Block Booklet.
Several variations in design, format and color.
S. A. Paya Miralles
500 Hojas 
Scarcity: Rare.

Flor

Country Manufacturer Year Brand Source
Spain S. A. Paya Miralle Est 1930 - 1935 Flor Ralph Heinzelmann

Block Booklet.
Several variations in design, format and color.
S. A. Paya Miralles
500 Hojas 
Scarcity: Rare.

Papel Para Cigarrillos

Country Manufacturer Year Brand Source
Philippines Kuenzle & Streiff Unknown Papel Para Cigarrillos Sara Oubal

Block booklet wrapper.
Several variations in color and design.
Papel Para Cigarrilos.
Kuenzle & Streiff (Importers).
(Manila).
1000 Hojas.
Made in Spain.
Scarcity: Rare.

Leon

Country Manufacturer Year Brand Source
Spain Pascual Sanchez Est 1840 - 1850 Leon Mark Nelson

Les Cent Vierges

Country Manufacturer Year Brand Source
France J. B. Bremaud & Fils Unknown Cent Vierges (Les) Ralph Heinzelmann

Les Cent Vierges (The Hundred Virgins).
Flat Folder style booklet.
Several variations in design.
J. B. Bremaud & Fils.
(La Couronne).
A series of booklets - numbered 1 - 100.
No 65.
Scarcity: Rare.

Dukes Mixture

Country Manufacturer Year Brand Source
USA Liggett & Meyers Tobacco Company Unknown Dukes Mixture Mark Nelson

Flat folder style advertising booklet.
Several variations in design, color and format.
Dukes Mixture.
Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company.
(St Louis, Mo).
Variation: Without 'For Pipe and Cigarette'.
Scarcity: Fairly common.