Kensitas Flowers, Silk + Card: Love-in-a-Mist & Scabious. #18, early A cover

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Seller: elle-aitch ✉️ (799) 100%, Location: Grimsby, GB, Ships to: GB & many other countries, Item: 195328623297 Kensitas Flowers, Silk + Card: Love-in-a-Mist & Scabious. #18, early A cover. Potted history of Kensitas Flowers - I am not an expert! Kensitas silk flowers were issued in 1934 and 1935. The first series issued in 1934 consisted of 60 different embroidered silk flowers each contained in their own printed card cover. This example is a postcard silk of Love-in-a-Mist and Scabious.   Please see pictures which form an important part of the description.   The silk is in good condition Card has a small slit in the bottom border and a split to the folding hinge, there are age spots on the card. Back of card is blank These are very beautiful.  I am selling on behalf of my godfather who has been an avid collector (of many things) all his life. 

Potted history of Kensitas Flowers - I am not an expert!  

"These beautiful, unique, Kensitas woven silk flowers, issued by Wix, were given away free inside each packet of Kensitas Cigarettes in the 1930's. 

Three sizes of the Kensitas woven silk flowers were issued - the packet of ten cigarettes contained one of the small size Kensitas silks - the twenty pack one of the medium size Kensitas Silks, and one postcard size Kensitas Silk was given with the tins of 50 cigarettes, and two postcard silks with the tins of 100 cigarettes. Each Kensitas woven silk flower came with its own descriptive piece, and protective card cover." 
https://www.kensitas-silkflowers.co.uk/images/rare/rare.htm
Kensitas silk flowers were issued in 1934 and 1935 First Series The first series issued in 1934 consisted of 60 different embroidered silk flowers each contained in their own printed card cover.   The Postcard Series -  each silk features two of the 60 individual flowers, 30 postcards in all. Postcard set number 1 to 30 in alphabetical order of the first flower Apparently "the cards that hold the silks had 4 variants over the year of issue starting with the A cover being blank on the reverse.  The B, C and D covers all have printing on the back but each has subtle but consistent differences"  Over the year of printing the silks also evolved with changes to or less colour.  Also there were (probably unintended) design variations creating a number of rarer silks. There are therefore variations of cover, colour and design for each set, plus the extra rare colour ways. Second Series The Second series issued in 1935 consisted of 40 different embroidered silk flowers, again each contained in their own printed card cover - these were only in small and medium, no postcard sizes. There are albums available for each of the series and sizes  

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    • Collection:  you are welcome to collect from (near) Great Grimsby. 
    • Description: I try to detail the items as best as I can and provide photographs as part of the description - if you would like more information, please ask - I am not scary, I work hard to please my buyers and will do all I can to help.  Message me and I will always do the best possible.
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Good luck with your eBaying! Thank you   

  • Condition: New
  • Brand: Kensitas/Wix
  • Type: Cigarette Cards
  • Issue: UK Issue
  • Original/ Repro: Original
  • Theme: Flowers/ Garden
  • Card Type: Individual/ Type Cards
  • Presentation: Loose
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
  • Modified Item: No
  • Date: Pre - 2nd World War

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