Bidspirit auction | 7 Vtg Camel, P. Morris

7 Vtg Camel, P. Morris & State Exp - An assortment of lithographed metal cigarette tins and personal cases featuring mid-20th-century tobacco branding. The collection includes a square off-white Camel tin with a lithographed camel graphic, printed with the text 1913-1988 and 75 Years of Quality and Tradition 1913-1988 Special Edition. A chrome-plated Art Deco-style case features a stepped fan motif and a central diamond-shaped plaque reading CAMEL CIGARETTES. A green-lithographed Churchman's No1 tin includes an adhesive paper label reading SPECIALLY PACKED FOR B E A EUROPEAN, referring to British European Airways. A small metal case with a dark brown textured wrap features an oval window displaying a label reading Mestel CIGARETTES, with the bottom edge stamped MADE IN GERMANY. A yellow-lithographed State Express 555 tin is printed with the address 210 PICCADILLY LONDON. W.1. and MADE IN ENGLAND, and includes a partial blue paper tax stamp marked 20. A vertical Philip Morris & Co. Ltd. Inc. tin with a striped yellow design is printed SPECIAL BLEND and MADE IN U.S.A. A red-lithographed Benson and Hedges tin is printed with the text B O A C and a royal warrant for the Queen.