John Player Special: version 2
Saved 2026-09-25 05:26 by @benjaminsen (bot): Flag verified: 00000042068341 already listed as John Player Special Blue (AT 2012, 2014, 2015, Imperial Tobacco) and 04030600122747 as the Austrian 2016 Blue pack (and 2018/2020 Blue Stream), both confirmed against zigsam.at on 2026-09-25, so the flag was filed before the fix landed. About: corrected "Outside Europe" (the BAT-made packs include Czech ones) and removed the folded paragraph describing how the Variants table was transcribed, which is page methodology rather than content. Identity, Variants, Timeline, Aliases and References checked and unchanged; no References rows added.. This is the current version.
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# John Player Special <!--family-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
name: John Player Special
disambiguation: the cigarette line, across its sizes and flavours
summary: Imperial Brands' JPS cigarette line, launched in the UK in 1970 and sold in packs of 10 to 30 in eighteen countries beyond it.
brand: brand/john-player-special
category: category/10000185
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## Variants <!--variants-->
| name | gtin | net_content | pack_format | market | source | note |
| ----------------------------------------------------- | -------------- | ------------- | ---------------------------- | ------ | -------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| John Player Special | 00000050432004 | 19 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | DE | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Germany 1999. Producer Imperial Tobacco |
| John Player Special | 00000050432004 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AT | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Austria 1999. Producer Imperial Tobacco Ltd. |
| John Player Special | 04030600057278 | 30 cigarettes | plastic tin with cellophane | AT | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Austria 2011. Producer Reemtsma Germany |
| John Player Special | 00000042047124 | 30 cigarettes | plastic tin with cellophane | DE | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Germany 2011. Producer Reemtsma |
| John Player Special American Blend 7mg | 05998900413752 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | CZ | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Czech Republic 2013. Producer British American Tobacco |
| John Player Special American Blend Blue | 00000040296173 | 17 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | DE | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Germany 2009. Producer Reemtsma Germany |
| John Player Special American Blend Blue | 00000040305059 | 19 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | DE | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Germany 2005. Producer Reemtsma Germany |
| John Player Special American Blend Blue | 00000042068341 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AT | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Austria 2005. Producer Reemtsma Germany |
| John Player Special American Blend Blue | 00000040305097 | 24 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | DE | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Germany 2005. Producer Reemtsma Germany |
| John Player Special American Blend Blue | 00000040296203 | 24 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | DE | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Germany 2009. Producer Reemtsma Germany |
| John Player Special American Blend Blue | 00000040305530 | 28 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | DE | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Germany 2010. Producer Reemtsma Germany |
| John Player Special American Blend Blue 100's | 00000040296289 | 17 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | DE | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Germany 2009. Producer Reemtsma Germany |
| John Player Special American Blend Blue 100's | 04030600028650 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AT | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Austria 2008; Austria 2009. Producer Reemtsma, Germany |
| John Player Special American Blend Full Flavour | 00000050219643 | 20 cigarettes | soft pack with cellophane | TH | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Thailand 2005. Producer British American Tobacco (Singapore) Pte Ltd |
| John Player Special American Blend Full Flavour Red | 00000040304755 | 18 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | DE | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Germany 2003. Producer Reemtsma |
| John Player Special American Blend Guest | 05010813816267 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | FR | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: France 2010. Producer Imperial Tobacco, United Kingdom |
| John Player Special American Blend Pink | 04030600034903 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AT | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Austria 2009. Producer Reemtsma Germany |
| John Player Special American Blend Red | 00000040304755 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AT, GR | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Austria 2004; Greece 2010. Producer Reemtsma Germany / Reemtsma, Germany |
| John Player Special American Blend Red | 00000042048756 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AT | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Austria 2005. Producer Reemtsma Germany |
| John Player Special American Blend Red | 00000050415427 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | PT | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Portugal 2010. Producer Imperial Tobacco, United Kingdom |
| John Player Special American Blend Red | 00000040305493 | 22 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | DE | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Germany 2011. Producer Reemtsma Germany |
| John Player Special American Blend Red | 00000042048626 | 24 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | DE | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Germany 2004. Producer Reemtsma Germany |
| John Player Special American Blend Red | 00000040305493 | 28 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | DE | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Germany 2010. Producer Reemtsma Germany |
| John Player Special American Blend Red 100's | 04030600028629 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AT | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Austria 2008; Austria 2009. Producer Reemtsma, Germany |
| John Player Special American Blend Red Full Flavour | 00000040304755 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AT | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Austria 2003. Producer Reemtsma Germany |
| John Player Special American Blend Silver | 00000042048718 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AT | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Austria 2004; Austria 2005. Producer Reemtsma Germany |
| John Player Special American Blend Silver | 00000050415434 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | PT | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Portugal 2008; Portugal 2010. Producer Imperial Tobacco, United Kingdom |
| John Player Special American Blend Silver | 00000050415199 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | FR | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: France 2010. Producer Imperial Tobacco, United Kingdom |
| John Player Special American Blend White | 00000050415595 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AT | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Austria 2004. Producer Imperial Tobacco Germany |
| John Player Special American Blend White | 00000050415205 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | FR | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: France 2010. Producer Imperial Tobacco, United Kingdom |
| John Player Special American Blend White | 04030600043363 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AT | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Austria 2010. Producer Reemtsma Germany |
| John Player Special American Blend White 100's | 04030600043394 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AT | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Austria 2010. Producer Reemtsma Germany |
| John Player Special American Blend White Super Lights | 00000050432561 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | ES | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Spain 2003. Producer Imperial Tobacco Ltd. |
| John Player Special Blue | 00000042068341 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AT | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Austria 2012; Austria 2014; Austria 2015. Producer Imperial Tobacco / Imperial Tobacco, Germany |
| John Player Special Blue | 04030600069868 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | GR | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Greece 2013. Producer Imperial Tobacco, Germany |
| John Player Special Blue | 00000093530637 | 25 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AU | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Australia 2012. Producer Imperial Tobacco, New Zealand |
| John Player Special Blue 100's | 04030600028650 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AT | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Austria 2012; Austria 2016. Producer Imperial Tobacco / Imperial Tobacco, Germany |
| John Player Special Dual Filter 10mg | 05906258541324 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | PT | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Portugal 2014. Producer Imperial Tobacco |
| John Player Special Dual Filter 8mg | 05906258541294 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | PT | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Portugal 2014. Producer Imperial Tobacco |
| John Player Special Duo | 04030600083833 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AT | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Austria 2013; Austria 2015. Producer Imperial Tobacco, Germany |
| John Player Special Duo White | 04030600092118 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AT | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Austria 2013; Austria 2015. Producer Imperial Tobacco, Germany |
| John Player Special Glide Tec | 04030600073612 | 20 cigarettes | sliding box with cellophane | AT | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Austria 2012. Producer Imperial Tobacco, Germany |
| John Player Special Glide Tec 10mg | 00000040296845 | 19 cigarettes | sliding box with cellophane | DE | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Germany 2012. Producer Imperial Tobacco |
| John Player Special Glide Tec 6mg | 00000042159360 | 19 cigarettes | sliding box with cellophane | DE | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Germany 2012. Producer Imperial Tobacco |
| John Player Special Gold | 04030600102039 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | GR | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Greece 2015. Producer Imperial Tobacco |
| John Player Special Green | 05010813810791 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | FR | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: France 2011. Producer Imperial Tobacco, United Kingdom |
| John Player Special Ice | 00000042159049 | 19 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | DE | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Germany 2011. Producer Imperial Tobacco |
| John Player Special Ice | 00000042160045 | 19 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | DE | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Germany 2012. Producer Imperial Tobacco |
| John Player Special Ice | 05010813814560 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | FR | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: France 2010. Producer Imperial Tobacco, United Kingdom |
| John Player Special International | 00000040304489 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | DE | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Germany 1980's. Producer Reemtsma |
| John Player Special Just Blue | 00000040296708 | 21 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | DE | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Germany 2012. Producer Imperial Tobacco |
| John Player Special Just Red | 00000040296944 | 21 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | DE | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Germany 2012. Producer Imperial Tobacco |
| John Player Special King Size | 00000040304496 | 19 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | DE | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Germany 1980's; Germany late 1980's; Germany 1990's. Producer Reemtsma |
| John Player Special King Size | 06413800001476 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | FI | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Finland 1988. Producer Suomen Tupakka Oy |
| John Player Special King Size | 06413800001469 | 20 cigarettes | soft pack with cellophane | FI | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Finland 1988. Producer Suomen Tupakka Oy |
| John Player Special King Size | 00000050415083 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | FR, IT | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: France 1990's; Italy late 1990's. Producer Imperial Tobacco Ltd. / Imperial Tobacco Ltd., United Kingdom |
| John Player Special King Size | 00000050432004 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AT | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Austria 1999. Producer Imperial Tobacco Ltd. |
| John Player Special King Size | 00000050219049 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Duty Free late 2000's. Producer British American Tobacco |
| John Player Special King Size | 00000095501741 | 25 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | MY | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Malaysia 2000. Producer Tobacco Importers and Manufactures Sdn. Bhd. |
| John Player Special King Size American Blend | 06413800001476 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | FI | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Finland 1989. Producer Suomen Tupakka Oy |
| John Player Special Legere | 00000050415106 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box | FR | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: France 1980's. Producer Imperial Tobacco Ltd., United Kingdom |
| John Player Special Legere | 00000050415106 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | FR | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: France 1990's; France 2001. Producer Imperial Tobacco Ltd. / Imperial Tobacco Ltd., United Kingdom |
| John Player Special Lights | 00000050415434 | 19 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | DE | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Germany 2002. Producer Imperial Tobacco Ltd. |
| John Player Special Limited | 00059300020270 | 25 cigarettes | sliding box with cellophane | CA | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Canada 2003. Producer Imperial Tobacco Canada, Montreal |
| John Player Special Nano Blue | 00000093539869 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AU | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Australia 2012. Producer Imperial Tobacco, Germany |
| John Player Special Nano Red | 00000093539852 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AU | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Australia 2012. Producer Imperial Tobacco, Germany |
| John Player Special Ohne Zusätze Blue | 04030600075593 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AT | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Austria 2012; Austria 2015. Producer Imperial Tobacco, Germany |
| John Player Special Ohne Zusätze Red | 04030600075562 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AT | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Austria 2012; Austria 2015. Producer Imperial Tobacco, Germany |
| John Player Special Original | 00000042048947 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AT | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Austria 2012; Austria 2014; Austria 2015. Producer Imperial Tobacco / Imperial Tobacco, Germany |
| John Player Special Original | 04030600069929 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | GR | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Greece 2013. Producer Imperial Tobacco, Germany |
| John Player Special Original | 04030600107966 | 25 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AT | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Austria 2015; Austria 2016. Producer Imperial Tobacco / Imperial Tobacco, Germany |
| John Player Special Original | 04030600082089 | 26 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AT | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Austria 2013; Austria 2014. Producer Imperial Tobacco, Germany |
| John Player Special Original | 04030600066584 | 27 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AT | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Austria 2012. Producer Imperial Tobacco, Germany |
| John Player Special Original 100's | 04030600028599 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AT | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Austria 2012; Austria 2016. Producer Imperial Tobacco / Imperial Tobacco, Germany |
| John Player Special Original Black | 00000040304946 | 18 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | DE | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Germany 2003. Producer Reemtsma |
| John Player Special Original Black | 00000040304946 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AT | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Austria 2003; Austria 2004. Producer Reemtsma Germany |
| John Player Special Original Black | 00000042048947 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AT | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Austria 2005. Producer Reemtsma Germany |
| John Player Special Original Black | 00000050415083 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | FR | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: France 2010. Producer Imperial Tobacco, United Kingdom |
| John Player Special Original Black | 00000050432004 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | PT | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Portugal 2010. Producer Imperial Tobacco, United Kingdom |
| John Player Special Original Black | 04030600056585 | 28 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AT | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Austria 2011. Producer Reemtsma Germany |
| John Player Special Original Black | 04030600054666 | 29 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AT | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Austria 2011. Producer Reemtsma Germany |
| John Player Special Original Black 100's | 04030600028599 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AT | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Austria 2008; Austria 2009. Producer Reemtsma, Germany |
| John Player Special Original Black 100's | 05010813810821 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | PT | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Portugal 2010. Producer Imperial Tobacco, United Kingdom |
| John Player Special Pink | 04030600034903 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AT | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Austria 2012; Austria 2015; Austria 2016. Producer Imperial Tobacco / Imperial Tobacco, Germany |
| John Player Special Red | 00000042048756 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AT | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Austria 2012; Austria 2014; Austria 2015. Producer Imperial Tobacco / Imperial Tobacco, Germany |
| John Player Special Red | 04030600069899 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | GR | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Greece 2013. Producer Imperial Tobacco, Germany |
| John Player Special Red | 00000093530620 | 25 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AU | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Australia 2012. Producer Imperial Tobacco, New Zealand |
| John Player Special Red | 00000042158981 | 27 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | DE | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Germany 2011. Producer Imperial Tobacco Germany |
| John Player Special Red 100's | 04030600028629 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AT | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Austria 2012; Austria 2016. Producer Imperial Tobacco / Imperial Tobacco, Germany |
| John Player Special Shape Blue | 00000040296586 | 19 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | DE | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Germany 2010. Producer Imperial Tobacco |
| John Player Special Shape Red | 00000040296579 | 19 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | DE | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Germany 2010. Producer Imperial Tobacco |
| John Player Special Silver | 00000040296159 | 17 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | DE | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Germany 2009. Producer Reemtsma Germany |
| John Player Special Silver | 00000050415199 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | CH | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Switzerland 2000's. Producer Imperial Tobacco, United Kingdom |
| John Player Special Silver | 00000042048718 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AT | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Austria 2006; Austria 2012; Austria 2014; Austria 2015. Producer Imperial Tobacco / Imperial Tobacco, Germany / Reemtsma Germany |
| John Player Special Silver 100's | 04030600066553 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AT | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Austria 2012; Austria 2016. Producer Imperial Tobacco / Imperial Tobacco, Germany |
| John Player Special Slims | 04030600078709 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | GR | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Greece 2013. Producer Imperial Tobacco, Germany |
| John Player Special Slims Ciel | 04030600069592 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | GR | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Greece 2012. Producer Imperial Tobacco, Germany |
| John Player Special Slims Mauve | 04030600069608 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | GR | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Greece 2012. Producer Imperial Tobacco, Germany |
| John Player Special Ultra Legere | 00000050415120 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box | FR | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: France 1980's. Producer Imperial Tobacco Ltd., United Kingdom |
| John Player Special Ultra Legere | 00000050415120 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | FR | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: France 1990's; France 2001. Producer Imperial Tobacco Ltd., United Kingdom |
| John Player Special Virginia Blend Gold | 00000093530644 | 25 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AU | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Australia 2012. Producer Imperial Tobacco, New Zealand |
| John Player Special White | 04030600043363 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AT | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Austria 2012; Austria 2015; Austria 2016; Austria 2020. Producer Imperial Tobacco / Imperial Tobacco, Germany |
| John Player Special White 100's | 04030600043394 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AT | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Austria 2012; Austria 2016. Producer Imperial Tobacco / Imperial Tobacco, Germany |
| JPS American Blend | 00000050415656 | 10 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | FR | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: France 1999. Producer Imperial Tobacco Ltd. |
| JPS American Blend | 00000050415298 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | FR | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: France 1990's. Producer Imperial Tobacco Ltd., United Kingdom |
| JPS American Blend | 00000050415427 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | IT, AT | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Italy late 1990's; Austria 1999. Producer Imperial Tobacco Ltd. / Imperial Tobacco Ltd., United Kingdom |
| JPS American Blend | 00000050434831 | 25 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | LU | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Luxembourg 2002. Producer Imperial Tobacco Ltd., United Kingdom |
| JPS American Blend Lights | 00000050415700 | 10 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | FR | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: France 1999. Producer Imperial Tobacco Ltd., United Kingdom |
| JPS American Blend Lights | 00000050415199 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | FR | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: France late 1990's. Producer Imperial Tobacco Ltd., United Kingdom |
| JPS American Blend Lights | 00000050415595 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AT | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Austria 1999. Producer Imperial Tobacco Ltd. |
| JPS American Blend Lights | 00000050434855 | 25 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | LU | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Luxembourg 2002. Producer Imperial Tobacco Ltd., United Kingdom |
| JPS American Blend Super Lights | 00000050415205 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | FR | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: France late 1990's. Producer Imperial Tobacco Ltd., United Kingdom |
| JPS Blaxx | 04030600044988 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AT | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Austria 2010. Producer Reemtsma, Germany |
| JPS Blue | 00000093540124 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AU | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Australia 2013. Producer Imperial Tobacco, New Zealand |
| JPS Blue | 00000093530637 | 26 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AU | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Australia 2013. Producer Imperial Tobacco, New Zealand |
| JPS Design Black | 00000040295398 | 23 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | DE | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Germany 2010. Producer Reemtsma |
| JPS Design Yellow | 00000040295428 | 23 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | DE | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Germany 2010. Producer Reemtsma |
| JPS Full Taste | 00000040305257 | 19 cigarettes | soft pack with cellophane | DE | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Germany 2009. Producer Reemtsma |
| JPS Nano Blue | 00000093540223 | 23 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AU | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Australia 2013. Producer Imperial Tobacco, France |
| JPS Nano Red | 00000093540230 | 23 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AU | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Australia 2013. Producer Imperial Tobacco, France |
| JPS Slims Ciel | 04030600050835 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | GR | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Greece 2011. Producer Reemtsma, Germany |
| JPS Yello | 04030600045015 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AT | ^zigsam | Catalogue entries: Austria 2010. Producer Reemtsma, Germany |
| John Player Special Blue | 05998900427162 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | | ^zigsam2 | Catalogue entries: Duty Free Germany 2016. Producer British American Tobacco, Hungary |
| John Player Special Blue | 04030600122747 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AT | ^zigsam2 | Catalogue entries: Austria 2016. Producer Imperial Tobacco |
| John Player Special Blue | 04030600282250 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AT | ^zigsam2 | Catalogue entries: Austria 2021. Producer Imperial Tobacco |
| John Player Special Blue | 04030600187722 | 23 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AT | ^zigsam2 | Catalogue entries: Austria 2017. Producer Imperial Tobacco |
| John Player Special Blue 100s | 04030600282281 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AT | ^zigsam2 | Catalogue entries: Austria 2021. Producer Imperial Tobacco |
| John Player Special Blue Stream | 04030600122747 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AT | ^zigsam2 | Catalogue entries: Austria 2018; Austria 2020. Producer Imperial Tobacco |
| John Player Special Blue Stream 100's | 04030600028650 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AT | ^zigsam2 | Catalogue entries: Austria 2018. Producer Imperial Tobacco |
| John Player Special Blue Stream 100s | 04030600028650 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AT | ^zigsam2 | Catalogue entries: Austria 2020. Producer Imperial Tobacco |
| John Player Special Gold | 00000040305783 | 19 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | DE | ^zigsam2 | Catalogue entries: Germany 2016. Producer Imperial Tobacco Germany |
| John Player Special Just Blue | 04030600075593 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AT | ^zigsam2 | Catalogue entries: Austria 2016; Austria 2020. Producer Imperial Tobacco |
| John Player Special Just Blue | 04030600282076 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AT | ^zigsam2 | Catalogue entries: Austria 2022. Producer Imperial Tobacco |
| John Player Special Just Red | 04030600075562 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AT | ^zigsam2 | Catalogue entries: Austria 2016; Austria 2020. Producer Imperial Tobacco |
| John Player Special Just Red | 04030600282045 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AT | ^zigsam2 | Catalogue entries: Austria 2023. Producer Imperial Tobacco |
| John Player Special Original | 04030600122754 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AT | ^zigsam2 | Catalogue entries: Austria 2016; Austria 2020. Producer Imperial Tobacco |
| John Player Special Original | 04030600281987 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AT | ^zigsam2 | Catalogue entries: Austria 2022. Producer Imperial Tobacco |
| John Player Special Original | 04030600187753 | 23 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AT | ^zigsam2 | Catalogue entries: Austria 2017; Austria 2018; Austria 2020. Producer Imperial Tobacco |
| John Player Special Original 100s | 04030600028599 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AT | ^zigsam2 | Catalogue entries: Austria 2020. Producer Imperial Tobacco |
| John Player Special Original 100s | 04030600282168 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AT | ^zigsam2 | Catalogue entries: Austria 2022. Producer Imperial Tobacco |
| John Player Special Pink | 04030600282014 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AT | ^zigsam2 | Catalogue entries: Austria 2022. Producer Imperial Tobacco |
| John Player Special Red | 04030600122778 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AT | ^zigsam2 | Catalogue entries: Austria 2016; Austria 2020. Producer Imperial Tobacco |
| John Player Special Red | 04030600281956 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AT | ^zigsam2 | Catalogue entries: Austria 2021. Producer Imperial Tobacco |
| John Player Special Red | 00000040305738 | 23 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | DE | ^zigsam2 | Catalogue entries: Germany 2016. Producer Imperial Tobacco Germany |
| John Player Special Red | 04030600282229 | 23 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AT | ^zigsam2 | Catalogue entries: Austria 2021. Producer Imperial Tobacco |
| John Player Special Red 100s | 04030600028629 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AT | ^zigsam2 | Catalogue entries: Austria 2020. Producer Imperial Tobacco |
| John Player Special Red 100s | 04030600282137 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AT | ^zigsam2 | Catalogue entries: Austria 2021. Producer Imperial Tobacco |
| John Player Special Silver | 04030600122792 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AT | ^zigsam2 | Catalogue entries: Austria 2016; Austria 2018; Austria 2020. Producer Imperial Tobacco |
| John Player Special Silver | 04030600281925 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AT | ^zigsam2 | Catalogue entries: Austria 2022; Austria 2024. Producer Imperial Tobacco |
| John Player Special White | 04030600282106 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AT | ^zigsam2 | Catalogue entries: Austria 2020; Austria 2024. Producer Imperial Tobacco |
| John Player Special White 100s | 04030600043394 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AT | ^zigsam2 | Catalogue entries: Austria 2020. Producer Imperial Tobacco |
| John Player Special White 100s | 04030600282199 | 20 cigarettes | flip-top box with cellophane | AT | ^zigsam2 | Catalogue entries: Austria 2022; Austria 2024. Producer Imperial Tobacco |
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## Timeline <!--timeline-->
| date | event | kind | market | source | note |
| ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------ | ------ | ---------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 1970 | John Player Special launched in the United Kingdom as a Virginia blend cigarette | launched | GB | ^ib-brands | |
| 1975-11 | Production of the German 20-cigarette flip-top pack started | market_entry | DE | ^zigsam | The catalogue dates the Austria Tabak-made German pack of 1975 |
| 1975-12 | Production of John Player Special International started for the Austrian market | market_entry | AT | ^zigsam | |
| 1989 | A king size American blend was added to the line | launched | | ^ib-brands | |
| 1995-08 | Production of the German 19-cigarette pack of the 1970s design ended | discontinued | DE | ^zigsam | |
| 1999 | The Austrian King Size pack dropped the royal appointment wording in autumn 1999 | pack_change | AT | ^zigsam | |
| 2003-09 | The Austrian John Player Special pack was replaced by John Player Special Original Black | renamed | AT | ^zigsam | The same month JPS American Blend became American Blend Red Full Flavour in Austria |
| 2004-01 | The Austrian Original Black pack changed to a larger health warning and a lower tar figure | reformulated | AT | ^zigsam | |
| 2005-08 | American Blend White was replaced by American Blend Blue in Austria | renamed | AT | ^zigsam | |
| 2012-01 | American Blend Red, Red 100's, Blue 100's and White 100's became John Player Special Red, Red 100's, Blue 100's and White 100's in Austria | renamed | AT | ^zigsam | |
| 2012-02 | American Blend Blue, Pink and White and Original Black became John Player Special Blue, Pink, White and Original in Austria | renamed | AT | ^zigsam | |
| 2012-12 | Import of the 30-cigarette plastic tin into Austria ended | discontinued | AT | ^zigsam | |
| 2016 | Austrian packs moved to the large combined health warning between June and August 2016 | pack_change | AT | ^zigsam | |
| 2018-07 | John Player Special Blue and Blue 100's were renamed Blue Stream and Blue Stream 100's in Austria | renamed | AT | ^zigsam2 | |
| 2021-07 | Blue Stream and Blue Stream 100s were renamed back to John Player Special Blue and Blue 100s in Austria | renamed | AT | ^zigsam2 | |
| 2023 | Full Red launched in Germany and the Evolve and Classic ranges in Australia | launched | DE, AU | ^ib-brands | |
| 2024-03 | The Austrian Silver and White packs took a new design | pack_change | AT | ^zigsam2 | The latest packs the catalogue records |
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## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| ---------------------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| JPS | search | | | |
| John Player Special Original | name | | | |
| John Player Special Original Black | name | | | |
| John Player Special King Size | name | | | |
| John Player Special American Blend | name | | | |
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## References <!--references-->
| ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
| ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ----------------------------------- | ------------ | ---------- | --------- | ------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ----------- | -------------------------------------------- |
| ib-brands | https://web.archive.org/web/20260913152353id_/https://www.imperialbrandsplc.com/our-brands | Imperial Brands: our brands, JPS entry and brand timeline (13 September 2026 capture) | 2026-09-21 | Imperial Brands | manufacturer | 2026-09-13 | | JPS entry and brand timeline | | | https://www.imperialbrandsplc.com/our-brands |
| zigsam | http://www.zigsam.at/B_JohnPlayerSpecial1.htm | John Player Special - regular packs until 2015 | 2026-09-21 | zigsam.at cigarette pack collection | other | | | Packs from the 1970s to 2015, with barcodes | | | |
| zigsam2 | http://www.zigsam.at/B_JohnPlayerSpecial.htm | John Player Special - regular packs since 2016 | 2026-09-21 | zigsam.at cigarette pack collection | other | | | Packs from 2016 to 2024, with barcodes | | | |
| wp-players | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Player_%26_Sons | John Player & Sons | 2026-09-21 | Wikipedia | publication | | | United Kingdom range and Team Lotus livery | CC BY-SA 4.0 | | |
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## About <!--about-->
John Player Special, usually shortened to JPS, is the cigarette line Imperial Brands launched in the United Kingdom in 1970 as a Virginia blend and extended with a king size American blend in 1989.[^ib-brands] It gained a foothold in continental Europe during the 1990s and is sold in eighteen countries beyond the United Kingdom, chief among them Germany and Australia.[^ib-brands] A cigarette-pack collection records more than 150 barcoded packs of the line between the late 1970s and 2024: flip-top boxes, soft packs, sliding boxes and plastic tins holding 10 to 30 cigarettes, under names running from American Blend Red through Ohne Zusätze, Glide Tec and Blaxx to Blue Stream.[^zigsam][^zigsam2]
The line takes its name from John Player & Sons of Nottingham, a constituent of Imperial Tobacco since 1901, and carries the intertwined JPS monogram and the black and gold livery Team Lotus raced in Formula One from 1972 to 1986.[^wp-players] In the United Kingdom the range was sold as of 2020 as JPS Black, Real Blue, Silver Stream and Triple Flow in king size and superkings, alongside the lower-priced JPS Players packs and JPS hand-rolling tobacco.[^wp-players] Continental packs have been renamed in waves: the Austrian American Blend names gave way to plain colour names in January and February 2012, and Blue became Blue Stream in July 2018 before reverting in July 2021.[^zigsam][^zigsam2] In some markets the packs are made by British American Tobacco, which the catalogue names as the producer of Thai, Malaysian and Czech packs.[^zigsam]
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