Jasmatzi Elsa Kruger Series

Issuing Company: Jasmatzi Country of Issue: Germany (Dresden) Year of Issue: 1929 Color/B&W: B&W Number of Cards in Set: Series I & II = 100 cards each; Series III = 200 planned, only about a third issued Card Size: Series I & III = 1 1/2" x 2 3/8" cm; Series II = 2 3/8" x 3 9/16" Issued as insert with what product: Cigarettes

Notes: Elsa Kruger was a Russian born dancer and actress, famous enough in 1929 to have a brand of cigarette named after her, along with 3 series of cards (I, II and III) dedicated to her. Her fame didn't last, and archives believe she died in 1941 during the Second World War, but they are not certain!

The three series were as follows:

• Series I - 100 small cards, issued along with an album with the title "Elsa Kruger Album".
• Series II - 100 large cards, issued along with a larger album, also with the title "Elsa Kruger Album". Pictures in both I and II are identical, albums are slot-in and there was no list of contents, so in theory any card could be slotted in anywhere.
• Series III - 200 small cards, with no album issued. Cards are different from series I and II, and only about a third of the cards (73 to be precise) have thus far been seen.

Thanks to Nick Bolton for help with this checklist.

Because all cards are devoted to general poses of Else Kruger, there is no checklist. All 100 cards and both albums from series I and II were definitely issued. However, because comparatively little is known about series III, there follows a list of those numbers which have been seen up to now.

Series III (numbers seen)

2, 4, 9, 11-13, 16, 17, 19, 23, 24, 27, 31, 34, 37, 42-46, 53, 54, 57-59, 61-65, 67, 69, 74-82, 84-86, 92, 97-100, 114, 115, 117, 122, 133, 135, 137-140, 142, 161, 167, 170, 178, 180, 182, 190, 193-196, 198, 200

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