{"product_id":"1910-wills-flag-girls-of-all-nations-no-9-russia-imperial-tsarist-capstan-navy","title":"1910 Wills Flag Girls of All Nations No. 9 Russia Imperial Tsarist Capstan Navy","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eW.D. \u0026amp; H.O. Wills, Flag Girls of All Nations, No. 9, Russia. Capstan Navy Cut brand back. Raw and ungraded.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe front is a color lithograph of a figure in a black Cossack coat with cartridge loops across the chest, a fur hat, a dagger at the belt and knee boots, holding the white, blue and red Russian flag, with RUSSIA 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 a vast empire of nearly eight and a half million square miles, a population of 135 million, a capital of St. Petersburg with a population of 1,313,300, Russia as the largest producer of petroleum in the world and a great wheat growing centre, and the Russo-Greek Church as the established religion. 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 Imperial Russia under the Romanovs. St. Petersburg was the capital until 1918, when it was moved to Moscow following the revolution, and the city itself was renamed Petrograd in 1914 and Leningrad in 1924 before returning to St. Petersburg in 1991.\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, and was also produced for John Player \u0026amp; Sons and Lambert \u0026amp; Butler.\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":67520835551277,"sku":"EB-318844548071","price":11.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/8160\/0045\/files\/57_6271d2c3-20b0-406b-bf8e-530a71b53faf.png?v=1789235991","url":"https:\/\/brcollectibles.co\/products\/1910-wills-flag-girls-of-all-nations-no-9-russia-imperial-tsarist-capstan-navy","provider":"B\u0026R Collectibles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}