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Description:<\/strong>
\u201eBoston Medium \u2013 Classic German medium-strength American blend\u201e<\/strong> a cigarette brand produced by the Reemtsma factory in Hamburg. The brand was aimed at the domestic market as an affordable but quality product - an alternative to names such as HB<\/strong>, Lord Extra<\/strong>, or Harvest 23<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The package features deep blue color<\/strong> with a subtle metallic sheen, minimalist \u201eBoston\u201c lettering and a red sun-emblem graphic on top. It\u2019s a typical 1980s German design style \u2013 clear, restrained, reliable.
The excise stamp "Bundesrepublik Deutschland" confirms that the package was intended for sale in West Germany until 1990.<\/p>\n

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Value assessment:<\/strong>
Collectible value:<\/strong> Average \u2013 the package is not particularly rare, but authentic Reemtsma period (until 1990)<\/strong> Rare examples in good condition have survived. Collectors regard this design as a classic example of the West German tobacco industry.
Condition assessment:<\/strong> Excellent - unopened, cellophane wrapped, corners intact, bright color. Excise sticker intact, which significantly increases authenticity.
Historical data:<\/strong> \u201eBoston was produced by Reemtsma, the same manufacturer that later became part of Imperial Tobacco Germany. The brand disappeared from the market in the late 1990s.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Brand and name:<\/strong> Boston Medium
Size:<\/strong> 20 cigarettes
Country of manufacture:<\/strong> Germany (West Germany \/ BRD)
Manufacturer:<\/strong> Reemtsma Cigarettenfabriken GmbH, Hamburg
Production period:<\/strong> around 1980\u20131990.
Package type:<\/strong> Hard cardboard package<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":20510,"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":[151],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-20566","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-germany","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\/20566","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\/20566\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20567,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/20566\/revisions\/20567"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20510"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20566"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=20566"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=20566"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=20566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}