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Description:<\/strong>
This Melbourne Full Flavour<\/strong> \u2013 a classic Argentine cigarette brand, produced Tabacalera Argentina SA.<\/strong>. The package is marked Argentine tax stamp "IMP. INT. LEY 24.674"\u201e<\/strong> and \u201c"C\u00f3digo N\u00b01 - CIGARRILLOS"\u201d<\/em>, confirming production under a local license.<\/p>\n

The design stands out with its contrasting red and white color composition<\/strong>, complemented by blue vertical stripes \u2013 a design solution typical of Latin American packaging of the late 1980s and 1990s. Marked at the top \u201cFULL FLAVOR\u201d<\/em>, and below is the inscription \u201cARGENTINA INDUSTRY\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Warning printed on the sides \u201c"El fumar es prejudicial para la salud - Ley N\u00b0 23.344"\u201d<\/em>, as well as the manufacturer's logo \u2013 Tabacalera del Plata<\/strong> (previously related to the BAT structure in Argentina).<\/p>\n

\u201eMelbourne was a mid-range cigarette aimed at the domestic market and competed with brands such as Jockey Club, Parisienne<\/strong> and Chesterfield Argentina<\/strong>. This Full Flavor model featured a stronger, full-bodied tobacco blend, making it a favorite among traditional smokers.<\/p>\n

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Value assessment:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Collectible Value: Medium-High - Locally produced Argentine cigarettes with an intact stamp from this period are quite rare.
Condition assessment: Excellent - the film is intact, the stamp is neat, the inscriptions are clearly legible.
Historical data: Melbourne was one of those regional brands that did not spread beyond Argentina, and therefore remained important to collectors of South American-made cigarettes.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Brand and name:<\/strong> Melbourne Full Flavour<\/p>\n

Size:<\/strong> 20 cigarettes<\/p>\n

Country of manufacture:<\/strong> Argentina<\/p>\n

Production period:<\/strong> around 1995\u20132005.<\/p>\n

Package type:<\/strong> Soft pack<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":19631,"template":"","meta":{"_surecart_dashboard_logo_width":"180px","_surecart_dashboard_show_logo":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_orders":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_invoices":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_subscriptions":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_downloads":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_billing":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_account":true,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[227],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-19684","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-argentina","7":"desktop-align-left","8":"tablet-align-left","9":"mobile-align-left","11":"first","12":"instock","13":"sale","14":"shipping-taxable","15":"purchasable","16":"product-type-simple","17":"add-to-wishlist-before_image"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/19684","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/19684\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19685,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/19684\/revisions\/19685"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19631"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19684"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=19684"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=19684"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=19684"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}