{"product_id":"antique-goldens-blue-ribbon-cigar-label-bonneauville","title":"Antique Goldens Blue Ribbon Cigar Label 🚬 Its Mild - A J Golden Inc Embossed Gold Chromolithograph NOS","description":"\u003ch2\u003eCould the Same Brand Wear Two Completely Different Faces? 🎗️\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8 1\/4\" x 7\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"max-width:315px;margin:0 auto 20px;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:177.78%;height:0;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fL0hkKqVNHE\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer;autoplay;clipboard-write;encrypted-media;gyroscope;picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eCigar manufacturers rarely printed just one version of a popular label — different presses, different runs, and different years often produced genuine variations on the same brand identity. This is a second, distinct Blue Ribbon label from the same Pennsylvania house, and it's worth understanding how it differs from its sibling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e🎗️ What It Is\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an original \u003cstrong\u003eNew Old Stock (NOS)\u003c\/strong\u003e embossed cigar label for the \u003cstrong\u003eBlue Ribbon\u003c\/strong\u003e brand, produced by \u003cstrong\u003eGolden's Cigar\u003c\/strong\u003e of \u003cstrong\u003eBonneauville, Pennsylvania\u003c\/strong\u003e, a documented manufacturer operating from \u003cstrong\u003e1895 to 1943\u003c\/strong\u003e. This particular printing measures \u003cstrong\u003e8¼ x 7 inches\u003c\/strong\u003e — a distinct format from other surviving Blue Ribbon labels — with genuine gold embossing worked into the design under real heat and pressure. It survives as unused printer's stock, never applied to a box. The sheet carries © A. J. GOLDEN INC. and no printer's name, which sets it apart from the first Blue Ribbon label of 1909, credited to the York County label house M. H. Sevis \u0026amp; Son. A. J. Golden held the Blue Ribbon copyright by 1926, so this is a later Golden printing, made before the factory's last cigar on March 5, 1943.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e🏭 Golden's Cigar — 48 Years in Bonneauville\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGolden's Cigar operated continuously in Bonneauville, a small Adams County, Pennsylvania community, for \u003cstrong\u003e48 years\u003c\/strong\u003e, from 1895 until the last cigar came off their line in March 1943. That kind of longevity — spanning the turn of the century, the First World War, Prohibition, and into the Second World War — was genuinely rare for a small-town cigar manufacturer, most of which rose and folded within a decade. The Blue Ribbon brand was one of the company's flagship names throughout that run, and surviving labels like this one show that Golden's produced the brand across more than one design and format over the decades — a normal practice for an established brand that wanted to keep its packaging fresh while maintaining its name recognition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e🖨️ The Embossing\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe gold embossing on this label was produced using a heated die pressed into the paper under real pressure, a premium technique reserved for brands with genuine market confidence. Multiple color passes built up the underlying design before the embossing pass added its final dimensional finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e🖼️ Display Ideas\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e🥃 Pair it with the other Golden's Blue Ribbon label format for a side-by-side brand-evolution display.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e🖼️ Frame it in a deep shadow box to let the embossing catch light from an angle.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e📚 Add it to a Pennsylvania tobacco history collection.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e🎁 Who Collects These\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCigar label collectors who specialize in a single brand's design evolution, Pennsylvania regional historians, and tobacco ephemera collectors broadly all value having multiple format variations from the same documented manufacturer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e❓ Frequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow is this different from other Blue Ribbon labels?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis printing measures 8¼ x 7 inches, a distinct format from other surviving Golden's Blue Ribbon labels — evidence the brand was produced across multiple design runs during its 48-year history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eIs the embossing genuine?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes — raised under heat and pressure with a metal die, not printed flat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWas this label ever used?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo — New Old Stock, surviving as unused printer's stock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"relatedBlock\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e🔎 More From The Vintage \u0026amp; Antique Gifts Archive\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/vintageantiquesgifts.com\/products\/antique-large-lord-roberts-embossed-cigar-label-1900s-1930s-treasures\"\u003eAntique 1900s-1930s Lord Roberts Cigar Label 🚬 Embossed Heraldic Coat of Arms Crown Lion Shield Gold Foil NOS Collectible\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/vintageantiquesgifts.com\/products\/antique-sun-maid-embossed-cigar-label-red-lion-pa-1900s-1920s\"\u003eAntique Sun-Maid Embossed Cigar Label ☀️ – W. 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