Vintage 1940 Trolley Cardboard Sign Chesterfield Cigarettes Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Depicts the actor in the film Safari which is how I dated it to 1940. Measures 11" x 21" and is a genuine old advertising sign used in trolley, bus, subway train car. This sign was used on The Boston Elevated Street Railway. Advertising Chesterfield made by Liggett & Myers. Lower right corner marked Litho In USA. Has normal edge wear and small tears, displays nicely - see my detailed photos. Guaranteed an authentic 1940 era original sign.
Safari is a 1940 American adventure film directed by Edward H. Griffith and starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Madeleine Carroll and Tullio Carminati.
The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Dreier and Ernst Fegté.