Cigarettes Philip Morris US Army USS 19

Product no.: US S19

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A war pack of Philip Morris cigarettes for US ARMED FORCES

A pack PHILIP MORRIS Tax Free cigarettes for US Armed Forces serving overseas and in Alaska and Hawaii. This pack has the paper war sealing.

The brand Philip Morris carried  a certain prestige and elegance and considered as an "officer's cigarette" whereas Lucky Strike was considered as a "workman's smoke. See Individual Gear and Personal Items of the GI in Europe 1942-1945 page 166

A rather rare item in this condition.