Our third clue showed this Icelandic lady in national costume. And again we had two links.
The first is that Iceland consistently comes out top in league tables of best pensions
The second is that this lady reminds me rather of a widow, dark clothing, looking out to sea for a husband lost long ago. Now, in this country, widows did not get pensions, not until 1925. Before that date, if you lost your husband, you also lost your pension.
If the widow lived in Germany, though, she would be looked after. For out there funds for widows were one of the first arrangements where money was given to someone who could no longer afford to look after themselves,. These appeared from the mid 1640s. And remember, yesterday, we found out that Germany was also the first place to introduce a pension for all.
The first appearance of this set is in our World Tobacco Issues Index in 1956, where it is described as
COSTUMES AND SCENERY FOR ALL COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD. Md. 67 x 52. Unnd. (50). Brand issues, inscribed (a) “Helmar” (b) “Turkish Trophies”. See ABC/T.52. Ref. USA/T.52
This is altered somewhat for our updated version, to :
"COSTUMES AND SCENERY FOR ALL COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD. Md. 67 x 52. Unnd. (50). Brand issues, inscribed (a) “Helmar” (b) “Turkish Trophies”, each inscribed “District” 3 or 5. Ref. USA/T.52"