{"product_id":"1908-wills-flag-girls-of-all-nations-burma-no-1-vice-regal-mixture-cigarette","title":"1908 Wills Flag Girls of All Nations Burma No. 1 Vice-Regal Mixture Cigarette","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eW.D. \u0026amp; H.O. Wills, Flag Girls of All Nations, No. 1, Burma. Vice-Regal Mixture brand back. Raw and ungraded.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe front is a color lithograph of a woman in a white blouse, blue sash and gold longyi with a red patterned shawl and flowers in her hair, holding a white flag bearing a green peacock, with BURMA printed at the base. There is staining along the upper left edge of the front and a spot in the lower left corner. Please see the photos.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe back is printed in dark blue-black and carries the set name and card number at the top, followed by descriptive text noting that Burma is the largest province of the Indian Empire, an area of 236,738 square miles, a population of ten and a half million, a present capital of Rangoon with a population of 234,881, principal exports of rice and teak, and that Buddhism is the religion of 90 percent of the people. The advertising panel across the lower third reads Vice-Regal Mixture, a high-class pipe tobacco packed in patent airtight tins, with the album line down the left border and the tobacconist line down the right.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eBurma was administered as a province of British India at the time this card was issued. It was separated from India in 1937, gained independence in 1948, and is now Myanmar. The peacock shown on the flag was the emblem of the Burmese monarchy and continued in use under British rule.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eFlag Girls of All Nations was issued by W.D. \u0026amp; H.O. Wills in both a 25-card and a 50-card version, with each card showing a woman in national dress alongside her country's flag. Wills, based in Bristol, was the British pioneer of the cigarette card, beginning the practice around 1887 and adding descriptive text to the backs in 1897. The same series was distributed under several different brand backs, including Vice-Regal, Capstan Navy Cut and United Service, with the Vice-Regal and Capstan versions circulating in Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis card is over a century old. Please review all photos closely, as they are of the actual card you will receive and are part of the description.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eOrders placed by 6:00 AM EST ship the same business day. Message us to save with combined shipping.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"B\u0026R Collectibles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67520831651885,"sku":"EB-318834653927","price":11.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/8160\/0045\/files\/57_1d27343a-5c02-40a4-a322-4af8b07e118d.png?v=1789235947","url":"https:\/\/brcollectibles.co\/products\/1908-wills-flag-girls-of-all-nations-burma-no-1-vice-regal-mixture-cigarette","provider":"B\u0026R Collectibles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}