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Mark MacraeJon & others... with regards to your statement ("There was no tax stamp present and Obak never printed Factory info on the packs - Obak's were, however, manufactured at 2 different plants and only Factory #171 packaged cards") .........I presently own two full packs of Obaks....10 count & 12 count & have owned several dozen other Obak "slide n shell" boxes over the years. Both of those that I posess have the Factory 171 designation on the side panel of the pack. Since I am a variation collector, I know that I would have kept any subtle variation in the box design if I ever found such a variation.From my research the 10 count packs of Obaks were most likely the boxes that contained the T-212 cards. The 12 count packs include the Liggett & Myers affiliation and likely came out shortly after the T-212 promotion ended.In any case, the Factory designation is on the side panel of the box......For those interested the "Mouthpiece" which is described on the front of the pack is nothing more than a "filter-sized" piece of paper..... without the filter..... added on to the cigarette... almost like a short drinking straw