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Russ Brightnot to disagree with you, but as a smoker...
First thing, on the Tab of the pack with the loose tobacco in it it says unopened. There are still cigarettes in there, and I'm not certain, but I'm pretty sure that 95 year old cellophane won't be air tight. Tobacco gets everywhere (even now with my new pack of camels). I saw this and thought that it was pretty lame that the pack had leaked into the "sealed" holder... I would see if it was possible to get it re-holdered in something that would keep the tobacco contained better. It just looks ugly...
and 1883 tax stamp? not certain where you see that, but again as a smoker... the tax stamps on the bottom may have the date of when the Tax was passed, so you know that since 1883 you have been paying taxes on these cigarettes...
it's almost half taxes nowadays...
SO, I think that the first one is sealed but ugly, the second one is authentic and beautiful, but still out of my pricerange...