{"product_id":"1910-wills-flag-girls-of-all-nations-australia-no-12-capstan-navy-cut-cigarette","title":"1910 Wills Flag Girls of All Nations Australia No. 12 Capstan Navy Cut Cigarette","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eW.D. \u0026amp; H.O. Wills, Flag Girls of All Nations, No. 12, Australia. 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 gold gown with a large blue plumed hat, holding the blue Australian flag with the Union Jack and the Southern Cross, with AUSTRALIA printed at the base. There is a crease running through the lower left corner of the front. 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 the first English visit to Australia in 1688, that the colony made a fair start in free industrial progress in 1821, gold discovered in 1851, an estimated population as of 30 June 1909 of 4,319,626, an area of 2,972,575 square miles, a capital site of Yass-Canberra, chief industries of sheep farming, agriculture and mining, and exports of wool, gold, grain and butter. 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 population figure on the back is dated to June 1909, so this card was printed no earlier than that. The reference to Yass-Canberra dates it further. That name was used for the site chosen for the federal capital in 1908, and the city was formally named Canberra in 1913.\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, Vice-Regal and United Service, with the Capstan and Vice-Regal 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":67520832274477,"sku":"EB-318834661690","price":11.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/8160\/0045\/files\/57_f276afaa-4f99-4f73-af7b-4c5df949f99f.png?v=1789235954","url":"https:\/\/brcollectibles.co\/products\/1910-wills-flag-girls-of-all-nations-australia-no-12-capstan-navy-cut-cigarette","provider":"B\u0026R Collectibles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}