Sullivan's Tobacco Question

I don't have any personal experience, but I'd say to get as many as you can afford to! S&P was made by Sobranie up until '81 or '82 and then Gallaher took over. Gentlemen's Mixture seems to be one of the higher regarded ones, as well as No. OX Special Mixture, more than likely the whole range is worthy in some regard...
...I wish I could give you more info but I just came on the scene fairly recent and missed out on all the grand old UK tobacco houses, only thru a retro lens do I see those mythic shelves stock'd with British, Irish and Scottish legends. I'm glad people had the foresight to "hoard" those old tins for future pipemen to experience, a truly noble act of preservation and a thrilling discovery when one finds 'em shimmering under the dust.
Congrats on yer discovery! Sounds all good!
If you haven't seen/read it, a little more can be found in the most excellent An Appendix on the dating of Sobranie Tobacco Tins by Jon Guss, a publication of the Vintages Project...

http://passionforpipes.squarespace.com/vintage-project-publications/
Cheers!

For me, Gentleman's Mixture would be the one to grab. I had a couple of tins in the mid-1980s, and I remember it as an extraordinarly rich full-bodied smoke.
I can't imagine "avoiding" any, assuming you enjoy the constituent ingredients. I personally really treasure the times I can crack the tin of a long-gone blend and enjoy the one-time/one-tin experience.
FWIW, a single tin of Gentleman's Mixture recently sold for close to $200 on eBay. So. . . even if you may not want a particular blend, there is certainly a strong secondary market of the stuff, assuming you can acquire it for less than, say, $100/tin.
Bob

Does this happen to be Franz?
I want to make sure we are by dealing with the same guy, so no one steps on each others toes?