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About this pack:
- Brand Name: Kalkınan Türkiye Sergisi
- Turkish Floating Exhibition, June 14, 1954 – August 16, 1954
- S/S Tarsus (A.K.A. USS Harry Lee)
- Dimensions: 70mm x 53mm x 22mm
- Type: soft pack
- Full/Partial/Empty: full
- Manufacturer: T.C. İnhisarlar İdaresi (Turkish Monopoly Administration)
- Additional Comments: SS Tarsus began its life as the SS Exochorda, an American Export Lines ship operating in the Caribbean in the 1930s. It was then purchased by the US Navy in 1940 and saw service in the Caribbean and North Africa before being transferred to the Pacific for action at Tarawa, the Marshall Islands, New Guinea, the Marianas, Guam, the Philippines, and Iwo Jima. After the war, it participated in Operation Magic Carpet and was then decommissioned in 1946 and later sold to Turkey where it was renamed SS Tarsus. It then participated in the 1954 Turkish Floating Exhibition – an international display of Turkish achievements and culture.
- This pack is for collecting, not smoking. But you still have to be 18 years old to purchase.
Pack remains sealed and is in good, display-quality condition. Small holes. See pictures for details.
Tobacco weevils often leave small holes in the packaging. Unfortunately, they are endemic to tobacco collections. I see no evidence of active weevil life on this pack, but I recommend treating it to a few days in a freezer after shipping.
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Disclaimers:
- The value of the item is the collectible packaging, not the tobacco itself.
- Even though the package has never been opened, the tobacco inside is not for consumption.
- The collectible packaging is not currently available in stores.
- The buyer must be at least 18 years old. (As the seller, I’m responsible for making sure this rule is met.)
- Both the buyer and the seller are following all applicable laws and shipping regulations for this transaction.
