Ruth Hilliard ~ This is a small format cigarette card from the early 1930s, published to promote Union Cigarette Large Film Images series. The card is unnumbered. Size: 2" x 2½" (a little larger than a typical American cigarette card). It has various promotional offers for cards printed on the back. The edges are showing light wear. Overall the condition is very fine.

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Ruth Hilliard was born on July 29, 1916 in Toledo, Ohio, USA. Brown-haired, hazel-eyed B-movie actress who began in Earl Carroll Vanities before being signed by Columbia. She was known for Girls Can Play (1937), All American Sweetheart (1937) and Paid to Dance (1937). She was married to Jimmy Ritz. She died on May 28, 1997 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

This lot consists of a genuine German cigarette premium issued between about 1930 and 1937. In general, German cigarette cards and premiums make an interesting and inexpensive addition to any collection. The Nazi government of Germany opposed smoking and eventually put an end to cigarette cards. As a result, the native German card collecting hobby never developed to the extent of that in Britain or the United States. As a result, most German premiums and cards cost only a fraction of what might be expected from their American and British cousins.

Large photos are shown smaller than actual size while small ones are generally enlarged to as much as twice their original size. Almost all photos and cards are scanned through protective sleeves or pages which tends to cut the clarity a bit. Enlarged defects tend to look worse than they actually are.