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

A classic Canadian cigarette pack from the RJR-Macdonald Inc. production period. The design is clean, horizontal, with a light brown background and a white top segment, which highlights the traditional Macdonald logo - a portrait of a woman with a retro-style smile, symbolizing the brand's origins.
In the central part there is a large inscription EXPORT \u201cA\u201d<\/em>, supplemented with a red word Light<\/em>, while maintaining a modern contrast.
The bottom part states: \u201c"25 Class A Finest Canadian Filter Cigarettes"\u201d<\/em>, emphasizing the manufacturer's pride in local quality.
This edition stands out for its wide-format packaging (25 cigarettes) and soft color palette, typical of the 1980s "light" category.<\/p>\n

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Value assessment:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u2013 Collectible value:<\/strong> Medium. Export 'A' is one of the most famous Canadian tobacco brands, but the Light series is less common than the classic greens. This example is considered interesting to collectors due to its authentic condition and old logo.
\u2013 Condition assessment:<\/strong> Very good - the package is unopened, the original film is preserved. There are slight storage stains on the top, but the surface and edges are smooth.
\u2013 Historical data and popularity:<\/strong> \u201eThe Export 'A' brand was created back in the 1920s and became a symbol of Canada along with Player's and Rothmans. This release reflects a period when RJR-Macdonald was trying to establish itself in the lighter tobacco segment.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Brand and name:<\/strong> Macdonald Export \u201cA\u201d Light
Size:<\/strong> 25 cigarettes with filter
Country of manufacture:<\/strong> Canada
Production period:<\/strong> 1980\u20131990.
Package type:<\/strong> Hard pack<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":23044,"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":[137],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-23098","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-canada","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\/23098","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\/23098\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23099,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/23098\/revisions\/23099"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23044"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23098"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=23098"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=23098"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=23098"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}