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Posted By: Jon Canfield

Just to answer a few questions posed...

First,ha tax stamps do not necessarily completely seal a pack from the T-206 series. Sweet Caporal, Piedmont and Cycle usually put a tax stamp over one end of the box and/or had rice paper wrappings. However, Broadleaf, American Beauty, and more often that not, Sovereign did not. Instead, a complete tax stamp would be put on the back of the pack. Old Mill also did this. With these packs, it is enarly impossible to tell if a "sealed" pack is truly unopened.

Second, tobacco does leak. I have many sealed packs - tobacco leaks in almost all of them. Funny enough, my Sweet Caporal still in its rice paper has tobacco leaking out of it!

Lastly - terminology wise; Sweet Caporal, Piedmont, etc are called "slide and shells." El Principe De Gales, Turkey Reds and other "pill box" type designed packs are usually termed "clam-shell" design.