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Description:<\/strong>
\u201eAspen Export is a cigarette pack with a subtle and elegant design, reflecting the premium export style of the late 1980s. The main element is a blue rectangular logo with a white Aspen<\/em> inscription, surrounded by a thin gold frame. In the background, light cream-colored vertical lines reminiscent of the texture of paper give the packaging an image of classic quality.<\/p>\n

The coat of arms with the letter above A<\/strong>, followed by Finest Virginia Blend<\/em> \u2013 this means that high quality was used Virginia<\/em> tobacco, often popular in British-style cigarettes. Below \u2013 House of Macdonald<\/em> \u2013 it was a small independent licensed tobacco manufacturing company that produced export brands for the Middle East, Asia, and Central Europe markets.<\/p>\n

The design and typography are clearly inspired by British tradition (similar to the style of Players or Dunhill), and the minimalist white-and-blue combination testifies to the desire to create an impression of "Western prestige".<\/p>\n

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Value assessment:<\/strong>
\u2013 Collectible value:<\/strong> Medium - The Aspen series is not widely distributed, but due to its distinctive design and export-only status, it is valued among collectors who collect the products of independent manufacturers from the 1970s and 1980s.
\u2013 Condition assessment:<\/strong> Excellent - the package is unopened, the original film is intact, the colors are unchanged.
\u2013 Historical data:<\/strong> \u201eHouse of Macdonald existed as a licensed manufacturer until the mid-1990s, after which the brand was discontinued.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Brand and name:<\/strong> Aspen Export \u2013 King Size
Size:<\/strong> 20 cigarettes
Country of manufacture:<\/strong> Likely Cyprus or Lebanon (export license intended for Middle Eastern and European markets)
Manufacturer:<\/strong> House of Macdonald<\/em>
Production period:<\/strong> Around 1985\u20131995.
Package type:<\/strong> Hard pack<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":22724,"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":[232],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-22777","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-cyprus","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\/22777","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\/22777\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22778,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/22777\/revisions\/22778"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22724"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22777"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=22777"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=22777"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=22777"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}