{"product_id":"1908-wills-flag-girls-of-all-nations-india-no-14-capstan-navy-cut-cigarette","title":"1908 Wills Flag Girls of All Nations India No. 14 Capstan Navy Cut Cigarette","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eW.D. \u0026amp; H.O. Wills, Flag Girls of All Nations, No. 14, India. Capstan Navy Cut brand back. Raw and ungraded.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe front is a color lithograph of a woman in a blue and yellow sari with a green shawl and gold jewelry, holding a red ensign with the Union Jack in the canton and the Star of India emblem in the fly, with INDIA printed at the base. The back is printed in dark blue-black and carries the set name and card number at the top, followed by descriptive text noting that the first East India Company started in 1600 and continued its administration until 1858, when the Indian Empire was established under the Crown of England, a population of about 290 million, an area of 1,767,000 square miles, a capital of Calcutta with a population of 1,106,738, that 70 percent of the people are Hindu, and army figures of about 75,000 British and about 223,000 native troops. The Capstan Navy Cut advertising panel runs across the lower third, with the album line down the left border and the tobacconist line down the right.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe card dates to the British Raj, the period of direct Crown rule that ran from 1858 until Indian independence in 1947. The Star of India flag shown on the front was the flag of that administration.\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 Capstan Navy Cut, United Service and Vice Regal, 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":67520830898221,"sku":"EB-318830811266","price":12.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/8160\/0045\/files\/57_53d76ad4-4102-4e6d-abda-3e1c27696bd7.png?v=1789235935","url":"https:\/\/brcollectibles.co\/products\/1908-wills-flag-girls-of-all-nations-india-no-14-capstan-navy-cut-cigarette","provider":"B\u0026R Collectibles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}