BRITISH American Tobacco - Domino Filters brand [tobacco : O/S : Mauritius] "Les Oiseaux et L`Art Japonais" / Japanese Birds and Art (1961) /25 - B705-560
This chicken is called an Ondori, a name we have now slightly altered to Jidori, and it means `local chicken`, in other words a chicken that was bred in the local area and has not travelled far to meet its fate. It also, pleasingly, usually means that the bird has been well bred, looked after, and lived a free range life, which, according to the Japanese, makes the meat taste better and have health benefits for the consumer. Now we just have to convince the rest of the world of that.
There is one problem with this set, to my way of thinking, and that is that there is no mention of the art or artist which the pictures were taken from. That would have been most interesting and allowed for further research.
As for the set, it is not listed in our original World Tobacco Issues Index, because it was printed before any of the B.A.T. "Domino Filter" cards were issued. We have to wait until the updated version of that work to find this set, where it is listed as :
2.J. "DOMINO FILTER". French language issues, without name of firm, in Mauritius. 1960-63. All small size, 68 x 37.
- LES OISEAUX ET L`ART JAPONAIS (Japanese Birds and Art). Sm. Nd. (25). ... B705-560
And to read about the rest of the issues, nip along to the new (albeit under construction) home page for B.A.T "Domino Filters" cards, which you will find in our newsletter for the 21st of October 2023, as the diary date for Saturday the 21st of October, so first up.