Question for Jon

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Posted By: Richard Dwyer

Another T206 box fraud. Tax stamp is blurry. Looks like a class A 20 cigarettes tax stamp. How could the tobacco be leaking from a supposedly sealed box?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=31718&item=5171751471&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

Question: If people are stupid enough to bid high amounts for boxes like these, what would be the current value for a real Sweet Caporal unopened box?

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Posted By: Jon Canfield

Richard - you are 100% correct - Looks like Class A to me which means 1917+ ish. As for the leaking tobacco - that is actually quite common. Since there are no filters on these, the tobacco works its way down and out. The Obak box I have that's opened is actually missing about 1/4 of the tobacco in each cigarette which has leaked into the wrapping the box is in.