Sure! The combination of the pack factory and stamp is eye-opening and intriguing to say the least. I would say those are the only two attributes the pack itself is saying.
But I come from the belief that American Beauty cards were issued in packs of "8" and that is why they are narrower than others. The same gentleman who taught me about those narrow AB cards also taught me about the cards having multiple purposes, including advertising and pack stiffeners. And he mentioned the these soft packs when talking about pack stiffeners, which American Beauty also had soft packs along with Sweet Caps. This gentleman acquired the entire T206 set many, many years ago and taught me everything he knew about them, including factories and printer scarcities 25-30 years before the internet. He learned from experience. This info is just passed-on knowledge and I know this stuff can't speak for anything in particular. But the factory and date sure does...unlike the other two Sweet Caporal packs currently up for sale now with post-WWI stamps or the wrong factory. And it certainly is unlike those Piedmont "12" packs with zero chance of having anything.
We all know it is impossible to guarantee anything, especially something like this having anything inside but the cigarettes themselves. And the only way that can even be guaranteed is due to the loose tobacco. But what I can guarantee is it's a surviving beauty in really nice condition.
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