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Description:<\/strong>
\u201eGallant Filter Kings is an Indian cigarette pack with a classic minimalist design, featuring a restrained but bright color scheme.
The main part has a light cream background crossed by a diagonal combination of red and gold colors, reminiscent of the national symbolism of India. In the center is a stylized sun disk motif, and below it is the name GALLANT<\/strong> in large black letters and an inscription Filter Kings<\/em> red color.
The above is indicated Filter Cigarettes<\/em>, on the side \u2013 vertical inscription Made in India<\/em>, which confirms the place of manufacture.
Below is additional text in English:<\/p>\n

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\u201c"Blend made from selected and aromatic tobaccos and manufactured with international filter."\u201d
This suggests that the Gallant was positioned as a higher quality product, manufactured for the local Indian market, but with a claim of Western quality.
The package is in excellent condition - unopened, with the original film and corners intact.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Value assessment:<\/strong>
\u2013 Collectible value:<\/strong> Medium to High. Indian-made cigarettes from the late 20th century are relatively rare at international auctions, and the Gallant is an interesting example from a period when the Indian tobacco industry was striving to meet international standards. Rarer due to limited export volumes.
\u2013 Condition assessment:<\/strong> Excellent, unopened, original film, slight traces of age on the surface.
\u2013 Historical data and popularity:<\/strong> \u201eGallant was one of the regional Indian brands produced by the local tobacco industry, likely, ITC Limited<\/em> (India Tobacco Company) or similar companies. Such releases reflect the consumer culture of the Indian middle class in the 1970s and 1980s.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Brand and name:<\/strong> Gallant Filter Kings
Size:<\/strong> 20 cigarettes
Country of manufacture:<\/strong> India
Production period:<\/strong> Late 20th century (around 1980\u20131990)
Package type:<\/strong> Hard pack<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":24071,"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":[156],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-24114","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-india","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\/24114","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\/24114\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24115,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/24114\/revisions\/24115"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24071"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=24114"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=24114"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=24114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}