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Description:<\/strong>
This Ghent Special<\/strong> \u2013 one of the few known Albanian tobacco industry products<\/strong>, distinguished by its simple but solid design. The packaging exudes the minimalist aesthetic of the late 20th century: white background<\/strong>, red and blue stripes<\/strong> and clear brand inscription GENT<\/strong> gives it the appearance of Western style, even though the product itself was produced in a strictly closed communist system.<\/p>\n

Visible at the top of the road blue excise stamp with the inscription "ALBANIA"\u201e<\/strong>, and on the side \u2013 clear \u201eMade in Albania\u201c<\/strong> inscription. The red "G" symbol with a sun motif at the top denotes a national manufacturer - Durres Tobacco Factory<\/strong>, which has produced almost all of the country's cigarette brands since 1960.<\/p>\n

\u201eThe "Speciale" version was considered higher quality line<\/strong>, intended for both the local market and rare exports to neighboring Balkan countries (Yugoslavia, Greece).<\/p>\n

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Value assessment:<\/strong>
\u2013 Collectible value:<\/strong> High \u2013 Albanian tobacco products are extremely rare on the Eastern European collectors' market<\/strong>, as their exports were very limited. The Gent Speciale is considered one of the three most famous cigarette brands in Albania<\/strong> (along with Dajti and Partizani).
\u2013 Condition assessment:<\/strong> Excellent - cellophane is intact, excise stamp is clearly visible, corners are clean, minimal signs of age on the surface.
\u2013 Historical data and popularity:<\/strong> \u201eGent appeared in the late 1970s and remained in production until the mid-1990s. Due to the lockdown and limited production, these packs are today one of the most sought-after specimens among collectors in the Balkan region<\/strong>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Brand and name:<\/strong> Ghent Special
Size:<\/strong> 20 cigarettes
Country of manufacture:<\/strong> Albania
Manufacturer:<\/strong> Fabrika e Cigareve Durres (Durr\u00ebs, Albania)
Production period:<\/strong> around 1980\u20131990.
Package type:<\/strong> Soft pack<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":24947,"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":[234,257],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-23006","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-albania","7":"product_cat-rarest","8":"desktop-align-left","9":"tablet-align-left","10":"mobile-align-left","12":"first","13":"instock","14":"sale","15":"shipping-taxable","16":"purchasable","17":"product-type-simple","18":"add-to-wishlist-before_image"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/23006","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\/23006\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23007,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/23006\/revisions\/23007"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24947"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23006"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=23006"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=23006"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=23006"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}