Duty Free's

[ANGWISH]

Here's one for you folks who are still serving. Can you still buy BLUE LINERS? Neesed a poultice on the back of your neck to get a drag out ot the bloodey things :lol: :lol:

 

[tufty]

I've still got my three stamps for August 1977 if that helps ...

 

[ANGWISH]

Just as long as the ciggies are'nt that old :grin: :grin:

 

[mikh]

Blue liners like the tot are things of the past. was a thread about them back end of last year, enjoy
http://www.rumration.co.uk/cpgn2/Forums/viewtopic/t=2781.html

 

[whitemouse]

I've still got my three stamps for August 1977 if that helps ...

A Ha !! So you're the blighter who made me three stamps short on my stocktake !!

:smile:

ps. Maybe you should scan them for the oldtimers to reminisce ?

 

[tufty]

They were NOV 1977 not AUG !

Blue Liner Stamps

Tufty

www.s61.org

 

[lamptramp63]

In 1963 whilst still a JEM @ " St Vincent" I recall the ships company moaning about the rise in price of "blue liners" from 2shillings& 4pence per 100 to half a crown per hundred.( 11.5p to 12.5p to all post 71 children) happy days or is it all inflation.

 

[dondon]

Awful bloody things , emergency use only I'm afraid , glad when they were discontinued , I've giving up altogether now , 3 years in May it will be , thank fxxk , :???:

 

[whitemouse]

They were NOV 1977 not AUG !

Blue Liner Stamps

Tufty

www.s61.org

Tufty, How come you still have these stamps - did you get more than your entitlement (Tut Tut!) ?


(SgtPepper are you taking notes....!!!)

:lol:

 

[SILVER_FOX]

I once heard they were made up of the factory floor sweepings from real cigarettes ... and from the taste, that wouldn't surprise me.

SF

 

[Harry_Skinters]

Spooky thread......I've just been sorting out some stuff from the loft and found these........

As I remember they seemed good value at 51p for 300!! Mind you they gave your lungs a work out trying to drag on them. They also seemed to dry out fairly quickly too. The rolling tobacco was worse - turned to dust as soon as the air hit it.

 

[tufty]

Harry Skinters - we can't see your C: drive - you need to put the image on the web somewhere. I don't know why I still had my stamps. I had long given up smoking by 1977 and used to just give them away - for some reason I didn't that month. I do remember though that when I joined and started smoking them it gave you a sore throat so the dit about them being the factory floor sweepings might be a good one !