Cats and cigar bands

Cats are a very popular theme for collectables. Today we want to write a little piece about cats in cigar bands series.

The most likable set of cigar bands with cats on them are in my opinion the cigar bands set from Taf. This set was issued in 1969. It has 24 different cats on them. The cigar band number five exists in different varieties. The size of the bands is about 48 x 22 mm. If we have the set available you can look for it here: http://www.urbitrend-collectables.com/products/24-cigar-bands-with-images-of-cats-issued-in-1969

The second set that comes to mind is the set from the Nicoleto brand. This Belgian cigar manufacturer did not issue a lot of series but when they did the series were always very nice. So is the cat series of them. It has 24 different cats on them like the Chinchilla Persian, Siamese brown, etc As it is not really expensive this is certainly a set you would want have in you possession. When we have it, you can find it here: http://www.urbitrend-collectables.com/products/24-cigar-bands-nicoleto-images-of-cats

This brings us to the cat set of Willem II. This set is a lot harder to find. Most of the sets were destroyed in a fire in the Willem II factory. SIZE  63 x 32 mm. The sets were issued in 1985. http://www.urbitrend-collectables.com/products/30-cigar-bands-compl-willem-ii-cats-set-xxix

A very nice set is the set of Van Den Bossche This set consists of 10 different cat images. The set exists in 2 variations one with a grey mirror and one with a brown mirror. If available you can find it here: http://www.urbitrend-collectables.com/products/10-cigar-bands-vdb-wild-cats-grey

Next to this there are a few commercial sets available. There are also a few series in the catalog for series without brandnames. hat is all for today. If you have questions or things to add please post them.