{"id":21332,"date":"2025-10-19T13:01:27","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T11:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/?post_type=product&p=21332"},"modified":"2026-04-14T06:46:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T04:46:00","slug":"melbour","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/product\/melbour\/","title":{"rendered":"Melbourne"},"content":{"rendered":"

Description<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Classic format hard pack with bright red and white<\/strong> design and subtle metallic sheen.
Left side \u2013 white with vertical blue and red line<\/strong>, symbolizing modern style, and the right one is deep red with the inscription Full Flavor Filter Cigarettes<\/em>.
In the center \u2013 the brand \u201eMelbourne\u201c<\/strong>, written in silver embossed font, above which the inscription is visible Class Cigarettes<\/em>.
At the top of the road \u2013 greenish-blue Argentine excise stamp<\/strong> (Code N\u00ba2 \u2013 Cigarettes<\/em>) with serial number.
Warnings on the sides are in Spanish (Smoking is detrimental to health<\/em>) and production codes.
The design is harmonious, with visual parallels to Marlboro, but maintaining its own identity \u2013 more of a "local attempt at luxury.".<\/p>\n

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Value assessment<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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    Collectible value:<\/strong> Medium\u2013higher.
    \u201eMelbour is a small-scale Argentine tobacco producer whose products were intended for the local market and are extremely rare outside the country. As a result, such packs have regional aspect of survival rarity<\/strong>, especially unopened copies with excise stamps.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Condition assessment:<\/strong> Great \u2013 unopened, cellophane in good condition, stamp intact, corners sharp, printing without fading.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Historical data and popularity:<\/strong>
    \u201eMelbour was one of the local brands that emerged during the liberalization of the Argentine tobacco industry. Due to the small production volume, these packs are now considered collectible witnesses of local manufacturers' attempts to compete with international giants<\/strong> (Marlboro, Parliament, etc.).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Brand and name:<\/strong> Melbour Full Flavor Filter Cigarettes
    Size:<\/strong> 20 cigarettes
    Country of manufacture:<\/strong> Argentina
    Production period:<\/strong> Early 21st century (approximately 2000\u20132010)
    Package type:<\/strong> Hard pack<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":21275,"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-21332","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":"shipping-taxable","14":"purchasable","15":"product-type-simple","16":"add-to-wishlist-before_image"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/21332","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\/21332\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21333,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/21332\/revisions\/21333"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21275"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=21332"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=21332"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=21332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}