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*TITLE: Vintage 1896 Sweet Caporal Cigarette Country Flag Pinback Button Lot (33 Pieces)**Up for sale/sale is a fantastic, uncleaned lot of 33 original 1896 celluloid country flag pinback buttons. These 7/8-inch pins were issued as advertising premiums inside packs of Sweet Caporal Cigarettes at the turn of the century. All pins retain their authentic "Sweet Caporal" backmarking text, manufactured by the legendary Whitehead & Hoag Co.
This lot is highly desirable for its inclusion of several scarce, obsolete historical territories and archaic spellings. **Notable & Scarce Flags Included:*** SIAM (Featuring the historic white elephant flag)* TUSCANY (Pre-unification Italian territory)* VICTORIA (Australian colonial territory)* SERVIA (Archaic spelling of Serbia)* BURMAH (Archaic spelling of Burma)* Other notable flags: Cuba, Chili, France, Liberia, Montenegro, Bulgaria, and more.
