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Description:<\/strong>
\u201eRed & White \u2013 classic Marcovitch Cigarettes Ltd.<\/strong> product designed as British Virginia cigarettes<\/strong> with filter. Marcovitch was one of the oldest London tobacco houses, founded in the late 19th century, famous for its high-quality export cigarettes.
The design is distinguished by minimalism and elegant color contrast: red and cream (off-white)<\/strong> color combination, in the center - Marcovitch emblem with monogram "M" and inscription "Established 1839"\u201e<\/strong>. This is one of the early Western packages that spread in Eastern Europe<\/strong> even before the broad liberalization of imports in the USSR.<\/p>\n

This package was intended for export (or sale in free economic zones and to travelers), so its condition and authentic cellophane are of great importance in assessing its collectible value.<\/p>\n

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Value assessment:<\/strong>
Collectible value:<\/strong> High to very high. Marcovitch Red & White is a classic symbol of British design<\/strong>, valued for its rarity, early period<\/strong> and links to colonial-type trade<\/strong>. Original, non-USSR copy editions are currently in demand among tobacciana collectors across Europe.
Condition assessment:<\/strong> Unopened, cellophane wrapped, very good condition (minimal surface dents on the bottom).
Historical data and popularity:<\/strong> This edition was popular among diplomatic channels, travelers, and ships in duty-free shops. Due to its limited supply in Eastern Europe, the package became a sought-after collector's item.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Brand and name:<\/strong> Red & White - Marcovitch Virginia Filter
Size:<\/strong> 20 cigarettes
Country of manufacture:<\/strong> Great Britain (later Yugoslavia\/Greece\/Cyprus licensees)
Manufacturer:<\/strong> Marcovitch Cigarettes Ltd.
Production period:<\/strong> around 1960\u20131975.
Package type:<\/strong> Hard cardboard package<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":24912,"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":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","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":[145,257],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-20556","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-england","7":"product_cat-rarest","8":"desktop-align-left","9":"tablet-align-left","10":"mobile-align-left","12":"first","13":"instock","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\/20556","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":2,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/20556\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24976,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/20556\/revisions\/24976"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24912"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=20556"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=20556"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=20556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}