Clem Sip Cigar Stump Picker

[nivanov]

When the going got tough, then the great depression hit hard and you were a die hard cigar lover but had no money, you could resort to being a cigar stump picker!

This is just an unbelievable piece of history, apparently Clem Sip, the fellow pictured on the front of this postcard, notice he has his can to put the cigar stumps into it, was a native cigar stump picker from Durant, Wisconsin.

Let's say you spot someone smoking a 1492, a cigar that most of have not even seen, the dude is enjoying his 1492 immensely as he sips on a shot of Louis XIII cognac, he does not smoke it down to the nub, but leaves the band and a good sized stump, pays his bill and walks away, you're sitting at the next table, what should you do? You're thinking the dude has germs, but then again, the cognac probably killed all of the germs, do you go for it?

[CaptainQuintero]

Times have hit Smithy hard since leaving the Czar crew

[garbandz]

the 1 cent Washington green was in use before 1914,and the postmark looks like 1912.

Around 1912 to mail a postcard was a penny, and a letter was 2 cents.

The 2 cent Washington stamp was red.

Special delivery was 10 cents,and each post office would stamp arrival times on it and send it on.

JFYI.........

[madandana]

No, wouldn't do that. But when sitting in a reasturant famished and waiting for food I've been temped to grab untouched food off others table as they go to pay the check.Sounds gross but why not? You could have just as easily been sitting with that guy and sharing some apps?

We we're fishing in northern mn this summer and a group brought in their catch to have cooked in the reasturant we were in.It looked good and I was drunk. Told my buddys when the group gets up to leave I'm grabbing the left over.But to my dismay they pack them up and took them with.

[Smiley]

the 1 cent Washington green was in use before 1914,and the postmark looks like 1912.

Around 1912 to mail a postcard was a penny, and a letter was 2 cents.

The 2 cent Washington stamp was red.

Special delivery was 10 cents,and each post office would stamp arrival times on it and send it on.

JFYI.........

Ah, a fellow philatelist

..and no, I'd leave the cigar stump.

This post was beamed up by Scotty...

[nivanov]

Thanks for the education on the stamps, I guess tough times don't wait for a great depression.

So far, no takers on the 1492 stump?

[Mckucci]

Never, I was smoking a cigar a couple weeks ago and went inside to grab a drink. When I came back, my buddy had picked the cigar up and started to puff it... I told him to finish it, I would never share my cigars, nor would I ever puff on somebody else's

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Never, I was smoking a cigar a couple weeks ago and went inside to grab a drink. When I came back, my buddy had picked the cigar up and started to puff it... I told him to finish it, I would never share my cigars, nor would I ever puff on somebody else's

I do share cigars with girlfriends I share kisses with, so no harm done