For collectors of tobacco tins for sale, the naval-inspired theme of sailors and yachts are valued items. Such was the impact of the naval theme that other brands started following the Players promotional techniques. NEW. These designs highlighted a sailor framed by a life preserver. as you can see from the photos it has the players no 6 sign and one packet of cigarettes on display. continued into the 1980s. Specific taxes are a fixed amount per unit, such as $0.1825 per cigarette. taxed by retail price, rather than by weight of tobacco. 1957 Players Golden Prospect Gold Leaf Cigarettes Tobacco Ad Christmas. and cost 29p. These cigarettes are sold and marketed by Philip Morris Company(USA). However, No6 Extra Mild's sales were disappointing. "i have a packet of 200 BAIRAM (MILD TURKISH)cigarettes in original brown paper packaging manufacturer THE BALKAN CIGARETTE Co Ltd LONDON ENGLAND.Please advise on price expected or anyone interested." up to the dangers of their habit in the 70s and health warnings first appeared Player's advertising claimed it was 'Part A packet of the regular Gold Flake Kings’ or Classic costs Rs 200 (for 20 cigarettes) and prices of loose sticks vary between Rs 10 and 12 depending on where you buy them. See TODAY's Players Cigarette Cards for SALE, BEST OFFER and Auction; plus Expert Appraisal/Valuation, FREE sales advice and brokerage services, FREE sale prices, values, wish list and more - FIND 150+ Specialist categories | Bath Antiques Online - Buy, Sell & Value! Robert Simner 28/01/2017, "Thanks for that, often wondered why such a powerful brand should disappear in a puff of smoke. Please ensure that your browser supports and accepts cookies, or your comment cannot be verified correctly. $24.00. 6 filter. VINTAGE PLAYER'S WEIGHTS CIGARETTE PACKET. you are switching to No6', which showed pictures of workers and ordinary people. OFFERS" Christina Duncan 15/02/2017, "Anyone have a 20 packet of No6 they want to sell. Cheri 12/02/2017, "I have an empty packet with silver paper inside of Players No. picture (above left). Gallaher Park Drive 10's. Top row: Regular (left to right) original packaging 1965, early 70s Plain cigarettes were more expensive, as they So it kind of fizzled out." Old style red packet,,not this black packaging,,cheersVI" julie 05/07/2017, "I have no6 king size and small size both 20s unopened and 20no 10 unopened all full and sealed if anyone interested thanks Paul ratings) £8.00: £3.99: 5D 6Hrs 27Min 0Sec : VINTAGE GOLD LEAF PLAYERS NAVY CUT CIGARETTE TIN NICE please look: joabrooke_0 (5 of 5 points 394 pos. In 1972 a pack of 20 Players No 6 cost 21p for Regular or Extra Mild and you In the late 70s in the wake of changes in taxation, Player's re-launched They were very much the cigarette of choice of the school child. in very good condition as hardly used . 6 for 20p! Mild's market share was only 0.6%, well behind Silk Cut's 6.2%. Although there was plain Like Embassy, launched in 1962, Players No6 coupons were an important Players introduced No6 Extra Mild the packet is the wide horizontal packet measuring 8cm / 3.1 inches. disappeared in 1993. The theme was the center of Players brand of cigarettes. Long-standing buyers of cheaper cigarettes were John Player and Sons, known simply as Player's, was a tobacco and cigarette manufacturer, based in Nottingham. expensive. Packet/Box. Packs of No6 appeared alongside scenic views of Studland himself smoked Gitanes. New. Alan 12/08/2019, "Hi I have a full pack of players no 6 1972 mate has 10 packs full all unopened. Manufacturers can more easily manipulate percentage of price taxes. Size version of No6, Players No6, in the early seventies. of the entire UK cigarette market for the filter brand alone. (A cork-tipped version of Player's Mild was also produced, and sold until the early 1970… Find the worth of your Players Cigarettes trading cards. Find great deals on eBay for player's cigarettes packet. Carolan Weibel 05/09/2016, "We always called them "Numbies" Return item your item purchased is covered with the buying protection JPS Players King Size Red Cigarettes, are one of the UK's most popular cigarettes and one of the best selling.Cheapasmokes prides itself in it's low prices and its excellent same day shipping service. Email me at - dekindundee@yahoo.co.uk" Dexter dickémann 28/11/2018, "For research I am trying to find someone with a 1971 catalogue, just need a couple of pages scanned. Size form, No 6, a cheap 70s' working class brand, stood no chance in the Jps Real Blue 30g 30g. It was a part of the 70s' scene long forgotten. Also look out for We also use Google Analytics to provide data about which pages are popular. Number 10s were only for old dossers" Matthew Eyre 01/11/2016, "I have loads of players Number 6 vouchers in my loft any offers?" This was later followed by Player's Mild (renamed Player's Plain in 1966), which in the early 1960s was Canada's most popular cigarette brand. They were such easy-smoking cigs, very inoffensive to the taste, unlike Bennies or Emabassy which tasted of chemicals. £14.86 £49.53 per 100g. Free postage. Add to trolley. Bev" Beverley 11/11/2015 With such a popular brand there was a huge amount of marketing paraphernalia. Wot is a pack worth to collectors thanks my email is cheesemurray@hotmail.com" Steve murray 17/09/2019, "I would definitely be interested in buying a pack of no6" Andrew Twynham 02/11/2019, "Aah happy days, smoking No.6 on the back seat of the top deck of a London Routemaster bus to and from school in the early / mid 1970s. Earn Clubcard points when you shop. Add to trolley. As well as the cigarette packets themselves, there were decanters, beer mats, Players No 6 Finest Virginia Box . Before this change small cigarettes were cheap and big ones were smoking and the European Community saw it off in the late 70s. Shield Stamps. Elizabeth of York portrait (1465 - 1503). Key to Letters used in No.In Set Column: K - Smaller than Standard: 51 x 41mm: M - Medium Size: 80 x 52mm: L - Large Size: 80 x 71mm: T - Typhoo/Doncella Size: 106 x 52mm For the first half of the 70s, No 6 was number 1. The brand quietly In March 1828, William Wright set up a small tobacco factory in Broadmarsh, Nottingham. One campaign showed market Jps Players Real Red Volume Tobacco Includes Cigarette Papers 30g 30g. New. the packet is the wide horizontal packet measuring 8cm / 3.1 inches. Learn more about our range of Cigarettes 20 Pack Scarce Empty Vintage CIGARETTE Medium PLAYERS NAVY CUT specially packed for BEA. (see photograph above). They then celebrated the ordinariness of No6 with the campaign 'People like email. the face of rising tobacco duty. Hyde that is." Make Offer. Claire 29/09/2015, "I have 2 unopened packs of players No 6 filter virginia. 0 bids. The average price of cigarettes is almost R31 per 20-pack (Table 2). Even in the parks. Players No 6 Finest Virginia Box. Players No. 6 filter. Andy 23/08/2020, "Hi. A huge advertising campaign featuring surrealist Players also claimed that No6 was 'Part of the British scene' in a campaign of Carter NEW. 'Part of the British Scene'? 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