Chesterfield Ads

These are just a small portion of the ads that we have for sale. None of these are reproductions, all are original. Most of these are large ads, larger than our scanner bed. Therefore the view shown on the page may not completely show the ad. They are placed in a plastic bag with a cardboard backboard for protection. Please e-mail us with your specific interests.

These ads are listed in chronological order with the oldest ads listed first.


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"They're Mild - and yet they Satisfy" April 3, 1936
Grand Rapids Herald
1
$4.50 View Chesterfield 1
Full color 7 1/2" x 11 1/4" ad for the taste of Chesterfield. The ad has a picture of a couple smoking cigarettes while they run their yellow speedboat across the gentle waves of a blue bay. The ad headline says "-refreshing mildness - better taste all the way Chesterfield wins".
July 1937
Better Homes & Gardens
1
$6.00
View Chesterfield 47

"Merry Christmas Everybody...and to everybody more smoking pleasures" January 1939
Better Homes & Gardens
1
$4.50 View Chesterfield 10
Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad with the Girl of the Month Patsy Garrett marching in a parade all dressed in green with packs of Chesterfield attached to her belt. The ad headline says, with an Irish lilt, "Sure an' the Big Parade's to Chesterfield". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
March 10, 1941
Life magazine
1
$4.50
View Chesterfield 28

Full color 9 1/4" x 12 1/4" ad shows the Chesterfield Girl of the Month Ellen Drew waving a checkered flag. The ad headline proclaims that Chesterfield is "1st for Milder, Better Taste and Cooler Smoking". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
May 1941
Better Homes & Gardens
1
$4.50
View Chesterfield 20

"With us-It's Chesterfield" Soldier's face with a clearly marked Chesterfield in his lips. There are some small smudges on the white background. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. June 30, 1941
Life magazine
1
$3.50 View Chesterfield 9
Full color 9 3/4" x 13 1/2" ad with a photo Sailor Joe Newton lighting up a cigarette while holding the pack in his hand. The ad headline claims that "In the Navy, It's Chesterfield". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
July 28, 1941
Life magazine
1
$4.50
View Chesterfield 29

Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad with A drawing of Angela Cummins - Chesterfield's Girl of the Month. In this drawing she has an opened carton of Chesterfield's in her hand and she is in the process of throwing a forward pass. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
October 27, 1941
Life magazine
2
$4.50
View Chesterfield 14

"Chesterfield salutes with Millions of Fans The Golden Jubilee of America's most popular sport-Basketball March 1942
Woman's Companion
1
$4.50 View Chesterfield 5
Full color 9 1/2" x 12 1/2" ad that has a photo of actress Claudette Colbert dressed dressed in her Volunteer Army Canteen Service outfit passing Chesterfield cigarettes out to servicemen seated at tables in a large room. The ad headline claims that you can "Keep 'em satisfied with Chesterfield". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outside edges are not visible in the scanned view.
October 26, 1942
Life magazine
1
$5.00
View Claudette Colbert 1

Full color 9 1/4" x 12" wartime ad with actress Rosalind Russell. The ad has a picture of her acting as an Air Warden. The picture shows her reaching for a pack of Chesterfield cigarettes as the headline gives the "All Clear. That's the Smoker's Signal for a Mild Cool cigarette". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
November 16, 1942
Life magazine
1
$5.00
View Chesterfield / Russell

Santa with a soldier's helmet on opening his bag showing it is filled with cartons of Chesterfields. This ad has been shrink wrapped on a foam backboard and is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. December 1942
Life magazine
1
$5.00 View Chesterfield 3
Full color 9 1/2" x 12" ad with a wartime theme. The ad has a photo of two U.S. Marine Raiders coming out of the jungle with their guns ready and their Chesterfield cigarettes between their lips waiting to be lit. The ad headline says "Watch our smoke...It's Chesterfield for Mildness and Taste". There is a small dirt smudge on this ad that is visible in the scanned view. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
February 8, 1943
Life magazine
1
$4.50
View Chesterfield 21

Full color 9 1/2" x 12" ad shows an attractive lady ringing the bell to call the workers in for a meal. The ad salutes the efforts of the U.S. Crops Corps in helping supply food. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
June 1943
Ladies Home Journal
1
$4.50
View Chesterfield 23

Full color 10" x 13" ad with a photograph of the Duchess of Windsor. This is a wartime ad with the headline "In Nassau at the Duchess of Windsor's United Services Canteen where our soldiers and our Allies meet, Chesterfield is the Smoker's Choice". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
October 18, 1943
Life magazine
1
$4.50
View Chesterfield 22

Santa holding a carton of Chesterfields behind a world globe. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. December 20, 1943
Life magazine
1
$5.00 View Chesterfield 2
Full color 10" x 13" ad shows a soldier looking back over his shoulder, smiling and winking at the camera. He has just opened a package of Chesterfield and a letter and picture from his girlfriend. The headline explains that "she knows I'm choosy". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
February 7, 1944
Life magazine
1
$4.50
View Chesterfield 16

"Turn over a new leaf" Colorful photo of a beautiful girl smoking a Chesterfield. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. May 29, 1944
Life magazine
1
$4.50 View Chesterfield 12
Full color 9 1/2" x 12" ad for 'good news during the war'. The ad has a picture of a young soldier in uniform ringing the doorbell of somebody's house. Behind his back he hides a bouquet of flowers and a carton of Chesterfield cigarettes to present to the person who opens the door. The ad headline claims he is "Getting there First with the Most". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
July 24, 1944
Life magazine
1
$5.00
View Chesterfield 35

Full color 9 1/2" x 12" ad shows a happy man changing from his uniform into civilian clothes. He is smiling as he removes the one thing he wants from the old uniform, his pack of Chesterfields. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
March 5, 1945
Life magazine
1
$4.50
View Chesterfield 24

Full color 10" x 12" ad shows a photo of an attractive, well-dressed lady preparing to go out for the evening with her pack of Chesterfield cigarettes protected in a clear plastic box. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
March 19, 1945
Life magazine
1
$4.50
View Chesterfield 25

Full color 9" x 12" ad with a picture of a smiling cowboy standing, with his horse behind him, at the entrance to a ranch that has a hanging sign that says A.B.C.. With his left hand he is placing a cigarette between his lips and with his right he is placing a pack of Chesterfield Cigarettes into a pocket on his colorful cowboy shirt. The ad headline has him saying "I always buy Chesterfield. Right Combination - World's Best Tobaccos - Properly Aged". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
April 29, 1946
Life magazine
1
$4.50
View Chesterfield 40

"By Far our largest selling cigarette" Sherman Billingsley's Famous Stork Club in New York. This ad is larger thay my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. June 24, 1946
Life magazine
1
$4.50 View Chesterfield 11
Full color 9 1/4" x 12 1/4" ad that shows a smartly dressed man and two ladies all buying Chesterfield cigarettes from a cigarette machine. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outside edges of the ad are not visible in the scanned view.
July 22, 1946
Life magazine
1
$5.00
View Chesterfield 27

Full color 9 1/2" x 12" ad with a photo of a young lady in a pale yellow dress standing in a garden holding a pack of Chesterfield's and smoking another. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
August 5, 1946
Life magazine
1
$5.00
View Chesterfield 30

Full color 9 1/2" x 12" ad with a poster of New York City at night with a well-dressed couple having burst through the center of the poster. Behind them is a sign with the headline "In New York City it's ABC. Chesterfield is the big favorite in the Big Town, outselling all other cigarettes by far". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. November 11, 1946
Life magazine
2
$4.50 View Chesterfield 6
"They're Tops-with the Veterans in U.S. Hospitals" Ad shows a very young sportscaster-to-be Ernie Harwell taking a cigarette from a pack offered by a uniformed Pete Petropoulos. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. March 17, 1947 1
$5.00 View Chesterfield 8
Chesterfield ad showing Ethel Merman and advertising the musical "Annie Get Your Gun". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. March 31, 1947
Life magazine
1
$4.50 View Chesterfield 7
Full color 9 1/2" x 12 1/2" ad with a picture of a crowded restaurant where a Cigarette Girl, who only has Chesterfield, is making a sale to two well-dressed couples. The ad headline makes the statement that "East and West Agree on A-B-C 'Chesterfield is by far our largest selling Cigarette'. Sherman Billingsley's Stork Club in New York and Robert H. Cobb Hollywood's Brown Derby". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
May 1947
Woman's Home Companion
1
$4.50
View Chesterfield 37

Full color 9 1/2" x 12" ad for the new Red, White and Blue packaging being used by Chesterfield. The ad has a drawing of a king putting the ashes of his cigarette into a nearby Top Hat while a Jester hands another carton to him. The ad headline has him saying "3 Cheers for the Red, White and Blue...The new class in Cartons". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
June 10, 1947
Life magazine
1
$4.50
View Chesterfield 36

Three color 10" x 13" ad with a picture of Rise Stevens. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
February 1948
Capper's Farmer
1
$4.50
View Chesterfield 15

Full color 9 1/2" x 12 1/2" ad with Ronald Reagan. The ad has a photo of the actor / President-to-be holding an opened pack of Chesterfield in his left hand while holding a lit cigarette between his lips. The ad headline has him saying "My cigarette is the MILD cigarette...that's why Chesterfield is my favorite". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
March 15, 1948
Life magazine
0
$4.50
View Chesterfield / Reagan

Three color 9 1/2" x 13" ad for the greatest gift of all, Cartons of Chesterfield. The ad has a picture of Arthur Godfrey dressed as Santa Claus holding stockings stuffed with Chesterfield. The ad headline asks you to "Sock 'em with a Load of Good Cheer". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
December 1948
Country Gentleman
1
$5.00
View Chesterfield 41

Full color 9 3/4" x 13 1/2" ad with a large photo of actress Joan Fountaine holding up a pack of Chesterfield. The ad headline has her claiming that "In my home guests always insist on Chesterfield's because they're so MILD". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be vislble in the scanned view.
January 3, 1949
Life magazine
1
$4.50
View Fountaine 1

Full color 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" ad with a photo of actor John Lund holding a lit cigarette. The ad headline has him saying "When you smoke Chesterfield you get a Milder cooler smoke - that's why it's my cigarette". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
May 23, 1949
Life magazine
1
$4.50
View Lund 1

"Make this Mildness test and you'll smoke Chesterfields like I do" says Mona Freeman. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. January 1, 1951
Life magazine
1
$4.50 View Chesterfield 4
Full color 10" x 13" ad has a photo of Anne Baxter holding a pack of Chesterfield cigarettes and saying "Prove for yourself Chesterfields are milder - they're tope with me". The ad also mentions that she is starring in the movie Follow the Sun and has a smaller photo of Ben Hogan backstage during the movie filming giving a lesson to Ms. Baxter. There are several small dirt marks on the ad.
March 26, 1951
Life magazine
1
$4.50
View Chesterfield 26

Full color 10" x 13" ad showing the "Men of America: Jet Clipper Crew". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the a will not be visible in the scanned view. October 27, 1958
Life magazine
1
$4.50 View Chesterfield 13
Full color 5" x 13" ad for their King Size Cigarettes. This is another of their Men of America series. This ad has pictures of a Missile Engineer, showing him working on his job of launching missiles and relaxing afterward with a Chesterfield. The ad headline tells you to "Join the men who know - Nothing satisfies like the big clean taste of Top-Tobacco". This ad is taller than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
August 17, 1959
Life magazine
1
$4.50
View Chesterfield 44

Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad for their Chesterfield King Cigarettes. The ad has a picture of a lady lying on her back on a beach smoking a Chesterfield while a man lies next to her smoking his own Chesterfield. The ad headline claims "This is tobacco too mild to filter. This is pleasure too good to miss. This is Chesterfield King". One interesting note is that the lady's head is resting on a folded blanket with a New York Yankee cap next to her head. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
July 31, 1962
Look magazine
1
$4.50
View Chesterfield 45

Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad for their King Size cigarettes with the longer length. The ad has a picture of a young man wearing a yellow hooded coat who is standing with a smile on his face and a cigarette between his lips. The ad headline claims that Chesterfield "Tastes Great because the tobaccos are!" and the ad includes another claim that "21 Great Tobaccos make 20 Wonderful Smokes!". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
February 22, 1963
Life magazine
1
$4.50
View Chesterfield 43

Full color 9 1/2" x 12" ad with a photo of a smiling man with a cigarette between his lips. The ad headline claims that it "Tastes Great because the tobaccos are!". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
March 22, 1963
Life magazine
1
$4.50
View Chesterfield 32

Full color 9 1/2" x 12" ad with a photo of a blonde headed, athletic-looking young man wearing a sweatshirt and smoking a Chesterfield cigarette. The ad headline claims that "21 Great Tobaccos make 20 Wonderful Smokes!" and that it "Tastes Great because the tobaccos are!". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
April 23, 1963
Look magazine
&
May 9, 1963
Life magazine
2
$4.50
View Chesterfield 33

Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad for their Chesterfield King Cigarettes. The ad has a picture of a young man wearing a red shirt and holding a lit Chesterfield between his lips as he smiles at the camera. The ad headline claims that it "Tastes Great because the tobaccos are!". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
June 7, 1963
Life magazine
0
$4.50
View Chesterfield 46

Full color 9 1/2" x 12 1/2" ad has several photos that show different scenes of a man and a woman who are in the process of snow skiing. There is a larger photo of the man who has stopped to light his cigarette while still wearing his goggles. The ad headline claims that the cigarette "Tastes Great because the tobaccos are!". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
December 20, 1963
Life magazine
1
$4.50
View Chesterfield 31

Full color 9 1/4" x 13" ad with a Fishing theme. The ad has several photos of a couple Bone Fishing at the Grand Bahama Island. As they are fishing they are enjoying their Chesterfield cigarettes which, according to the headline, "Tastes Great, Smokes Mild". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
April 3, 1964
Life magazine
1
$4.50
View Chesterfield 39

Full color 9 1/2" x 12 1/2" ad for their King Cigarettes. This ad is one of their "Chesterfield People" ads and has photos of Ernest F. Fetske, Boat Designer, Jean Russell, Concert Pianist and Richard N Pidge, Mining Engineer. The ad headline claims "They like a mild smoke, but just don't like filters. (How about you?)". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view,
June 5, 1964
Life magazine
2
$4.50
View Chesterfield 38

Full color 9 1/4" x 13" ad that talks about Chesterfield People. Shown in the ad, as smokers of Chesterfield cigarettes, are a Fashion Columnist from Minnesota, a Mining Engineer from Nevada and a Sculptor from Mississippi. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
December 11, 1964
Life magazine
1
$4.50
View Chesterfield 34

Full color 9 1/2" x 12 1/2" ad for some more of the Chesterfield People. Shown in the ad are Mary Percy Schenck, a costume designer from Pennsylvania, James S. Thompson, an optical physicist from California and Charles Feingarten who is an art gallery director from Illinois. These are all people who "...like a mild smoke, but just don't like filters. (How about you?)." This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
January 22, 1965
Life magazine
1
$4.50
View Chesterfield 42

Full color 10" x 12 1/2" ad that discusses "Chesterfield People". The ad pictures and describes Chesterfield smokers Richard Brown, Jeanne Sully and Edward R. Sullivan. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
July 23, 1965
Life magazine
&
August 10, 1965
Look magazine
2
$4.50
View Chesterfield 17

Full color 10" x 13" ad for Chesterfield 101. The ad has a photo of a smiling lady holding a 101 cigarette up next to one that is just 100 millimeters long. The text of the ad explains "A silly millimeter longer than the 100's. It isn't much. But wait 'til you taste it". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
May 17, 1968
Life magazine
1
$4.50
View Chesterfield 18

Full color 10" x 13" ad shows a smiling man holding up two cigarettes of different lengths and holding his thumb and forefinger about the same distance apart. The ad headline says that the Chesterfield 101 is "A silly millimeter longer than the 100's. It isn't much. But wait 'til you taste it". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
June 14, 1968
Life magazine
1
$4.50
View Chesterfield 19









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