{"product_id":"antique-players-navy-mixture-cigarette-card-china-john-player-sons-england","title":"Antique Player's Navy Mixture Cigarette Card China John Player \u0026 Sons England","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eJohn Player \u0026amp; Sons cigarette card, subject titled China, with a Player's Navy Mixture advertising back. Ungraded, raw card.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe front is a color lithograph of a young woman in a green robe with gold and red trim over pink and yellow trousers, holding a yellow banner with a blue dragon and a red disc. The caption China is printed below the image. The back is printed in red and reads Smoke Player's Navy Mixture, John Player \u0026amp; Sons, England, set inside a decorative frame. The card is unnumbered on both sides.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe yellow dragon banner shown on the front was the flag of the Qing dynasty, used until the fall of the empire in 1912.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eJohn Player \u0026amp; Sons was a tobacco manufacturer based in Nottingham, England. The company was among the first British firms to insert general interest card sets into its cigarette packs, beginning in the 1890s. In 1901 Player's was merged into the newly formed Imperial Tobacco Company of Great Britain and Ireland during the competitive fight with the American Tobacco Company. Player's Navy Cut and its related tobacco lines were the brands the company was best known for through the late 19th and early 20th centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003ePlease review the photos closely. The images show the exact card you will receive, front and back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eShipping and handling: same business day shipping with a 6:00 AM EST cutoff. Cards ship securely packaged and fully insured. Message us to save with combined shipping.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"B\u0026R Collectibles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67397013241901,"sku":"EB-318766936522","price":9.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/8160\/0045\/files\/57_c477572f-f26b-46c0-af51-d5f7329ea9d0.png?v=1787433805","url":"https:\/\/brcollectibles.co\/products\/antique-players-navy-mixture-cigarette-card-china-john-player-sons-england","provider":"B\u0026R Collectibles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}