Vintage Matchbooks Lot of 5 FULL SGI Saskatchewan Government Insurance Texaco Mohawk Husky Fort St. John ICS

Five vintage matchbooks, every one full with its matches inside — and the hometown piece leads the lot: a gold Saskatchewan Government Insurance book from SGI's Regina head office days, complete with the old "Pak" policy pitch inside the cover. Around it, three service-station books (Texaco, Mohawk, and a Husky from Fort St. John, B.C.) and a wonderfully pushy ICS book promising you could move up and be an accountant by training at home. All five are shown open in the photos so you can see the full combs for yourself.

Details
Brand: Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI); Texaco; Mohawk; Husky (Fort St. John, B.C.); ICS
Age / Era: Vintage Canadian advertising matchbooks
Materials: Paper matchbooks with matches intact
Colours: Gold with green printing (SGI), cream with red and green striping (Texaco), cream with multicolour logo (Mohawk), white with red and blue printing (Husky), yellow and red (ICS)
Design: SGI book carries the repeating SGI monogram pattern with "Saskatchewan Government Insurance" on the front, the head office address (2260 – 11th Ave., Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 0J9, Tel. (306) 565-1200, Telex 071 2417 SG10 HO REG) on the back, and the policy pitch inside — "Talk to your SGI agent about any of the following policies: Home Pak, Auto Pak, Commercial Pak, Agro Pak, Tenant Pak, Pension Pak, Mobile Home Pak, Travel Pak"; Texaco book carries the red star-in-circle Texaco logo on a striped cover; Mohawk book carries the colourful Mohawk flame-style logo; Husky book gives the station at 10304 Alaska Road, Fort St. John, B.C. on one side and "Owner-Operator Butch Hawker, Shumba Enterprises Ltd., Res. 787-1840 — All That We Sell Is Service — 785-0575" on the other; ICS book reads "Move Up. Be an Accountant — Train At Home," offers a free career booklet by mail coupon inside (ICS, 7475 Sherbrooke St. W., Montreal), and is filled with dark blue matches
Markings: Husky book printed by Premier Matches Ltd., London, Canada; Mohawk book by Eddy Match Co., Pembroke, Ont.; ICS book by I.D. Bean & Sons Ltd., St. Césaire, P.Q. (small print)
Quantity: 5 matchbooks
Completeness: All five are FULL matchbooks with complete, unstruck match combs — shown open in the photos
Functionality: Matches are present and unstruck; sold as collectibles
Included: Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) matchbook (full), Texaco matchbook (full), Mohawk matchbook (full), Husky Fort St. John / Butch Hawker Shumba Enterprises matchbook (full), ICS "Move Up — Be an Accountant" matchbook (full)

Condition
Four books are clean and bright with full combs. The ICS book is the rough one: creased and bent with a worn, scuffed cover — the matches inside are complete, but the cover has lived a life. The SGI book shows light edge and corner wear on the gold cover. All strikers intact.

Pickup and Shipping
Local pickup in Saskatoon only, by arrangement — cash accepted. Disclosure: these matchbooks are full, with the original matches still inside. Matches cannot be sent through the mail, so this lot cannot be shipped. Payment for pickup orders by cash, Interac e-Transfer, or PayPal.

JAY'S MERCANTILE
Recycling the past, one item at a time.
Pacific Heights, Saskatoon, SK