JOE CAMEL MATCHES IN VINTAGE TIN BOX Phoenix AZ

This vintage match tin and its sealed cardboard box of 50 packs of matches are in absolute mint condition. Included from the factory, within this tin are three original advertisements. The ads are for: "Joe's VIP Card", "Joe's Place Catalog" and the "Smokin' Stuff Catalog". All these items have been in a sealed container within a climate controlled atmosphere for the last 25 years. Their condition is "same as new". Also included in the sale are (2) extra cardboard boxes of 50 packs of Joe Camel match books. (150 packs total) There are 55 different pictures on the matchbook covers. (See the pictures) These are controversial and somewhat infamous collector's items, never to be manufactured again. They are sure to escalate in value. I am asking $19.00 CASH for everything. If interested, please call Sam, evenings and weekends at show contact info . If no answer, leave a message, please speak loud and slow. I don't have the ability to reply to text messages. I have e-mail, but respond more quickly to phone calls. (I'm located a few miles west of Manassas, just off of Rt. 66.) A brief history of Joe Camel: Joe was around from 1988 until 1997. Among other things he was portrayed as a partier, a drinker, a gambler, a biker and a racer, but ALWAYS as a smoker. Anti-smoking groups claimed he was created to target children to become smokers. The Journal of the American Medical Association published a study showing that by age six nearly as many children could correctly respond that "Joe Camel" was associated with cigarettes as could respond that the Disney Channel logo was associated with Mickey Mouse. After pressure from Congress; a law suit and a ten million dollar settlement, the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company retired Joe Camel.

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