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Description:<\/strong>
This is a classic European REX Filters<\/strong> a pack of cigarettes belonging to a Greek manufacturer Karelia Tobacco Company<\/em>, one of the oldest tobacco manufacturers in Europe (founded in 1888 in Kalamata).
The package has a minimalistic design white design<\/strong> with a vertical dark blue stripe in the center, at the top of which \u2013 Karelia<\/em> crowned coat of arms. This sign symbolizes the old European tradition of tobacco production and high-quality tobacco blends.<\/p>\n

Inscription on the front side \u201c"REX Filters - 20 Class A Cigarettes"\u201d<\/strong>, and on the other side it says:
\u201c"Supreme quality tobacco blend in combination with a high filtration acetate filter for a perfect enjoyment."\u201d<\/em>
This is a typical description of the period, emphasizing quality and classic taste.<\/p>\n

The wording "Made in the EEC" (European Economic Community) allows us to date this package to 1993, when the term "European Union" was officially used.<\/p>\n

Value assessment:<\/strong>
\u2013 Collectible value:<\/strong> high.<\/strong> This type REX Filters<\/em> with the "EEC" mark is rarer, as later editions used the inscription "Made in EU" or "Made in Greece".
\u2013 Condition assessment:<\/strong> great.<\/strong> Unopened, original cellophane without damage, all inscriptions are clear.
\u2013 Historical data:<\/strong> REX<\/em> was one of the main Karelia<\/em> export lines to Western and Eastern European markets by 1990.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Brand and name:<\/strong> REX Filters \u2013 King Size<\/em>
Manufacturer:<\/strong> Karelia Tobacco Company Inc. Greece<\/em>
In the package:<\/strong> 20 pcs.
Country of origin:<\/strong> European Economic Community (EEC)
Production period:<\/strong> around 1980\u20131990.
Package type:<\/strong> hard pack<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":23900,"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":[152],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-23844","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-greece","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\/23844","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\/23844\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23901,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/23844\/revisions\/23901"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23900"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23844"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=23844"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=23844"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=23844"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}