Southern Rhodesian Tobacco, advert for the Empire Marketing Board illustrated by John Nash, 1929 - from our story 'Selling ‘Solid Sunshine’ – The Art of the Empire Marketing Board'

Southern Rhodesian Tobacco, advert for the Empire Marketing Board illustrated by John Nash, 1929

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Southern Rhodesian Tobacco, advert for the Empire Marketing Board illustrated by John Nash, 1929 - from our story 'Selling ‘Solid Sunshine’ – The Art of the Empire Marketing Board'

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