1920 Fume Turquino Tobacco Cards
From Cuba. Measures appx. 1-7/8" X 2-9/16"
Below are gallery checklists of two different sets issued with Fume Turquino
tobacco out of Cuba. I've included samples here of the reverse side of
each card -- you'll note that they are very similar except one refers to the
card as belonging to part of a 120 piece set while the other refers to a 145
piece set. Even the fronts of the cards have similarities, especially the
star's name and studio printed in a box with a white background towards the
bottom of the card. The major difference is that the 120 card set has
black borders while the 145 card set has no borders. My guess is one set
was issued one year and the other set in another year.
I've chosen 1920 as the date here based on the lives and careers represented by a couple of the pictured stars. According to the IMDb Helen Flint (card #115 of 145) appeared in only one film, in 1920, while Gaby Deslys (card # 6 in the set of 120) died in February 1920. Based on Flint's film appearance 1920 is the earliest likely date for either of these card sets to have been issued, while at the same time it isn't likely that they were issued much more than 2 or 3 years after that date.
First up below is a gallery checklist of all of the cards I've collected from the set of 120 cards:
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And below are cards that I've had from the series of 145 cards:
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