Description:
The package features a clearly classic design with a warm color scheme. The dominant color is a golden yellow background with horizontal lines, and in the upper part there is a coat of arms with a red shield and the letter E, symbolizing the brand Esquire. A red stripe runs through the middle, with the name written in white font. Esquire, and below it is the inscription FILTER KINGS. The manufacturer indicated at the bottom is GTC Industries Ltd., Bombay (Mumbai), and a Russian smoking warning indicating that the pack was intended for export to the USSR. The design is balanced, maintaining the elegant but clearly commercial image typical of the Asian and Eastern European markets of the period.
Value assessment:
– Collectible value: medium–higher – this Esquire edition is interesting because of its export version with Russian inscription, making it attractive to collectors of Soviet imported tobacco products.
– Condition assessment: excellent, unopened, original film intact, no damage or stains.
– Historical data and popularity: „Esquire was one of GTC Industries Ltd. brands produced for both the domestic and export markets. The batches exported to the USSR are limited, so this pack represents a typical product of Indo-Soviet trade relations at the end of the 20th century. It is currently valued as an interesting collector's item, reflecting the characteristics of tobacco design and trade in Eastern markets.
