Vintage Unused 1930\'s EMPTY NOS 2 pc. Pack of Cigarettes Belgium Minstrel JOHN For Sale

Up for sale and fresh to the market, is a vintage 1930\'s,GUARANTEED ORIGINAL, empty, never used, never assembled, pack of cigarettes.
These vintage cardboard cigar sleeves were manufactured in the 1930s.They were produced in Liege Balgium by the tobacco and cigar company Jubile, S.A.. Although the branding features the original trademark registration from Havana, Cuba (\"Marca Registrada 26 Aug. 1887, Colunas Hermanos\"), the packaging details on the reverse side list international exhibition medals won by the company up to the 1930 Antwerp/Liège Expositions, placing their manufacturing date right around this decade.The flap contains text written side-by-side in French and Dutch:

• Left (French):\"CE PRODUIT DOIT ÊTRE PARFAIT. S\'il ne vous donne pas satisfaction, renvoyez-le à JUBILE, S.A., LIÈGE (BELGIQUE) en lui faisant part de vos griefs.\"Translation: \"This product must be perfect. If it does not give you satisfaction, return it to JUBILE, S.A., Liège (Belgium), informing them of your complaints.\"
• Right (Dutch):\"DIT FABRIKAAT MOET VOLMAAKT ZIJN. Indien het geen volledige voldoening schenkt, zend het aan: JUBILE, S.A., LUIK (BELGIË) met de reden uwer klacht.\"Translation: \"This product must be perfect. If it does not give complete satisfaction, send it to: JUBILE, S.A., Liège (Belgium) with the reason for your complaint.\"

The back label commemorates various World\'s Fairs and expositions where the company\'s products earned honors, noting that they are now \"Hors Concours\" (out of competition, serving instead on the jury panel):

• French: \"Distinctions obtenues en Belgique\" (Distinctions obtained in Belgium)
• Dutch: \"Onderscheidingen in België verworven\" (Awards acquired in Belgium)

Central Lists:

• Dutch: \"Wereldtentoonstellingen: Luik 1905, Brussel 1906 & 1910, Luik 1930, Antwerpen 1930. Buiten prijskamp. Lid der jury.\" (World Expositions: Liège 1905, Brussels 1906 & 1910, Liège 1930, Antwerp 1930. Out of competition. Member of the jury.)
• French: \"Expositions Internationales: Liège 1905, Bruxelles 1906 & 1910, Anvers 1930, Liège 1930. Hors concours. Membre du jury.\"

• The Manufacturer: Jubilé S.A. (Cigaretterie et Manufacture de Tabacs) was a prominent Belgian tobacco manufacturing firm based in Liège. They produced a broad variety of cigarettes, loose tobacco, and small cigar variants (cigarrillos) during the late 19th and 20th centuries.
• The Imagery: The character illustration prominently featured on the front under the name \"JOHN\" reflects a stylized, late-Victorian cigar mascot depiction (a \"dandy\" or minstrel caricature) typical of early tobacco marketing from the original 1887 Cuban trademark registration by Colunas Hermanos. European companies frequently acquired licenses or rights to use established brand registries to lend international prestige to their local tobacco products.