John Player Special Blue: history

Recorded observations

Observation dates identify evidence. Applicability dates identify the period a product state is known to describe. National labels can coexist.

• Austrian American Blend Blue pack, 2005 · evidence observed 2005 · applicable from 2005 · applicable until 2012-02
• Austrian promotional pack, September 2005 · evidence observed 2005 · applicable from 2005-09 · applicable until 2005-09
• Austrian John Player Special Blue, 2012 · evidence observed 2012 · applicable from 2012-02 · applicable until 2016-08
• Austrian promotional pack, 2014 · evidence observed 2014 · applicable from 2014-07 · applicable until 2014-10
• Austrian promotional pack, early 2015 · evidence observed 2015 · applicable from 2015-01 · applicable until 2015-04
• Austrian promotional pack, late 2015 · evidence observed 2015 · applicable from 2015-09 · applicable until 2015-12

Dated evidence, newest first

1. 2016-08 · pack
   Pack: John Player Special Blue (2012-02 to 2016-08)^[1]
   • Recorded container: flip-top box with cellophane
   Price 3.80 € in 2012; replaced by a version with the large health warning in August 2016
2. 2015-12 · pack
   Pack: "JETZT MINI COOPER WORKS GEWINNEN!" promotional pack (2015-09 to 2015-12)^[1]
   • Recorded container: flip-top box with cellophane
   Price 4.40 €
3. 2015-12 · gtin
   Replaced by another barcode: 04030600122747
   • The zigsam.at collection says the Austrian John Player Special Blue pack was replaced by a version with the large health warning in August 2016 and records that Austrian 2016 pack under barcode 4030600122747
4. 2015-04 · pack
   Pack: "GEWINNE MIT JOHN PLAYER SPECIAL € 10.000,-" promotional pack (2015-01 to 2015-04)^[1]
   • Recorded container: flip-top box with cellophane
   Price 4.20 €
5. 2014-10 · pack
   Pack: "€ 10.000,- GEWINNEN!" promotional pack (2014-07 to 2014-10)^[1]
   • Recorded container: flip-top box with cellophane
   Price 4.20 €
6. 2012-02 · pack
   Pack: John Player Special American Blend Blue (2005 to 2012-02)^[1]
   • Recorded container: flip-top box with cellophane
   Price 3.30 €; replaced by John Player Special Blue in February 2012
7. 2005-09 · pack
   Pack: September 2005 pack with 3.30 € printed on the cellophane (2005-09 to 2005-09)^[1]
   • Recorded container: flip-top box with cellophane
   Available during September 2005

Recorded packs

References

1. John Player Special - regular packs until 2015 zigsam.at cigarette pack collection. other. Accessed 2026-09-25. American Blend Blue, Austria 2005; John Player Special Blue, Austria 2012 to 2015.
2. John Player Special - regular packs since 2016 zigsam.at cigarette pack collection. other. Accessed 2026-09-25. John Player Special Blue, Austria 2016.
3. John Player & Sons Wikipedia. publication. Accessed 2026-09-25. CC BY-SA 4.0.
4. Imperial Brands: our brands, JPS entry and brand timeline (13 September 2026 capture) Imperial Brands. manufacturer. Published 2026-09-13. Accessed 2026-09-25. JPS entry and brand timeline. Upstream: https://www.imperialbrandsplc.com/our-brands.