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Collecting is a hobby for many people, and the types of collections are very varied, some people specialize in collecting all kinds of bottle caps, some people collect all kinds of labels, and some people will collect all kinds of cigarettes.
And many of these cigarettes are out of print, and all that can be found is a cigarette card as thin as a cicada's wing.
Cigarettes occupy a large place in the hearts of smokers, and it can be said that even their soothing artifact is their daily life, and the development of cigarettes can be traced back to the last century.
In the history of the development of cigarettes, many have long disappeared, and the out-of-print cigarettes are nostalgic.
Economy brand cigarettes are ration cigarettes for old smokers in the past, the price is not expensive, and they can be bought for only eight cents when they are first issued, and they do not need cigarette stamps, which is very convenient for smokers to buy.
It's priced the same as its name, but the cigarette is now out of print, and all you can find is a crumpled case.
Silver elephant cigarette is the first three kinds of cigarettes in Hunan, and many old smokers in Hunan are also very familiar and nostalgic when they see this cigarette.
This cigarette is different from the flavor of Changde cigarette and Chenzhou cigarette that appeared at the same time, and the silver elephant brand cigarette has a special fragrance, and there will be a little bit of it after smoking, mainly because the production process of tobacco is different, which is also an uncommon filter cigarette.
Did the old smoker in Hubei see the big rooster and bring back the memories of smoking with his friends?
The big rooster is a cigarette that the people of Wuhan often smoke, which is a kind of ration cigarette, because it is produced by a state-owned tobacco factory, so the price of this cigarette is not expensive, and the big rooster also has the meaning of good luck, and it was still very popular in the past era.
The big red eagle in Ningbo, Zhejiang can be comparable to Liqun in Hangzhou, this cigarette is a medium cigarette with a thin stick, compared to a few cents of ration cigarettes, its price is still relatively expensive, basically in 2 cents to 3 cents of five a box, mainly according to the sale of the price to determine the price, the taste of tobacco is very pure, and now it is rare to be able to buy such pure cigarettes.
The large-scale production of cigarettes was more in line with the characteristics of the era when it was produced, and the names of cigarettes in the past were simple and clear, and the patterns on the cigarette boxes were also close to the current situation and cigarette names at that time.
This cigarette is a flue-cured tobacco type, which was sold better in rural areas at that time, because the taste is heavier, so many farmers like this tobacco very much, and the price is relatively cheap.
However, this cigarette eventually disappeared from people's vision with the end of that era.
The origin of this cigarette is very interesting, because of a sketch in the Spring Festival Gala, when Mr. Ma Ji staged a stand-up comedy called "Universe Brand Cigarettes".
Because the Spring Festival Gala was very popular in the underdeveloped era, it also made many cigarette factories see new business opportunities, so they began to produce this cigarette called the Universe brand.
Kunming's cigarette factory bore the brunt of the production, and many smokers went to buy it for a while, which also made this cigarette popular for a while.
The taste of cosmic brand cigarettes is also relatively refreshing, compared with the heavy tobacco taste, the tobacco flavor of this cigarette is relatively light, and it is mixed with a fresh fragrance, which makes people very comfortable to smoke, and this cigarette is also full of memories in the hearts of old smokers.
Mango brand cigarettes are also a kind of cigarettes with a relatively strong flavor, and the overall taste is similar to its name, produced by Shanghai Tobacco Group.
It has only been more than 30 years since the cigarette was launched and discontinued, although such a period is relatively short in the tobacco industry, but it is still fresh in the hearts of smokers.
Meideng cigarettes are produced in Yunnan, and they are one of the few small cigarettes without a mouthpiece at that time, and this kind of cigarette will be smoked until the end of the large section.
Because there is no filter, the cigarette must be thrown away before the mouth is burned, which is considered a medium cigarette, and the smokers are basically some people who work in the state, and the main thing is elegant.
Sanlu brand cigarettes really show the simple style of the past era, and the name and picture must echo each other.
This cigarette is produced by Shijiazhuang Tobacco, his taste is more layered, the entrance is not thick but there is a sweet aftertaste, it is a cigarette that many smokers loved very much at that time, but later because of the price and other reasons, it was eliminated.
When you see the name of this cigarette, do you think of a song, "Sorghum is ripe and red all over the sky".
It was produced by the China Tobacco Industry Corporation, and almost all of the cigarettes produced from this cigarette factory at that time were relatively close to the status quo of the times, and the name was also very meaningful.
As the name suggests, Shukou cigarettes feel very smooth and your throat is not dry.
As a cocoa-type cigarette, its smoke flavor is indeed very special, not only rich and diffusible, but also very wide, if you smoke this kind of cigarette at home, there is a fragrance for a long time, and the taste has been recognized by many smokers.
The Kaifeng brand cigarettes produced by Henan Kaifeng Cigarette Factory are the memories of old smokers in the seventies and eighties, and this cigarette is also one of the many cigarettes with geographical names as tobacco names.
Later, with the development of the times, people lost interest in thick cigarettes, and this cigarette slowly faded out of the historical stage of cigarettes.
The history of this cigarette is in the 50s, and it is not difficult to see from the name on the cigarette box that the cigarette is relatively old.
At that time, the cigarettes produced were still read aloud from right to left, so this cigarette was not called Tobacco Fragrance Lele but "Lele Cigarette", and the name of the production company at the bottom was also read from right to left.
Butterfly Spring was discontinued in the late 70s, and it was a well-known brand of the Qujing Cigarette Factory in Yunnan Province, and it was also the ace cigarette of the cigarette factory when it was listed in the early days, and it once sold very well.
Because of the filter, so the public for this cigarette also prefers it, although it is out of sale, but there are still many old smokers will recycle the cigarette box of this cigarette at a high price, which shows that this cigarette is absolutely dominant in the hearts of old smokers.
Copper goose cigarettes can be regarded as Hunan's characteristic cigarettes at that time, visiting relatives and friends will carry this cigarette, copper goose cigarettes are not only very good-looking, but also relatively smooth in the taste of the smoke, the price can also be regarded as ration cigarettes, it is a very good choice to choose this cigarette to take to give gifts in the festival.
Guihu cigarettes are produced by China Tobacco Industry Corporation, and Hongmantian is a company, but in different periods, Guihu produced a little later, and the years of existence are not as long as Hongmantian brand cigarettes, but the special packaging pattern is still loved by many smokers, as a collection, this cigarette is also within the consideration of smokers.
The more famous cigarettes in Guizhou at that time were mainly divided into two types, one was the famous cigarette Chaoyangqiao, which was commonly used for gifts.
The other is the Blue Goose, which is the ration cigarette that many Guizhou people will bring their own, and then it is economical after all, and the price of the Blue Goose brand cigarettes is not very high, basically about 3 cents a pack.
The taste of this cigarette is relatively fragrant, not that strong type, so there are more people who buy it in the city, and after smoking, it will not leave an excessive tobacco smell on the clothes.
At that time, there were some more neutral girls who also liked the taste of this tobacco very much, and later with the improvement of tobacco, this cigarette was gradually discontinued, and it is now out of print.
Although the name of this ginseng brand cigarette is taken from ginseng, there is no ginseng in it, and some are only a slight ginseng essence, so the taste of this cigarette is also a relatively healthy taste.
In the 80s, yellow ginseng from Changchun came with a filter, but its price also deserves its name, and the price of this cigarette is as high as nine cents and sixty-one packs, which is not cheap for nearly one dollar.
Jiangfan brand cigarettes are one of the more famous ones in Liaoning, this cigarette also has a tin foil type, but it is very tight, and it can only be bought during the New Year, and it also needs cigarette tickets to buy, which belongs to the type of limited sales.
However, this limited edition is time-sensitive in the hearts of smokers and is easy to be replaced by other ration cigarettes, so it was later out of print.
Seeing the mildew spots on this cigarette box, it is not difficult to see how long the old smokers have treasured it, the more popular disco cigarettes in the 80s, and see this kind of cigarette Reverberating in the 80s Disco era?
Back in those days, did the old smokers smoke this cigarette while swaying to the music?
This photo is shared by an old smoker, according to him, it has been in the collection for nearly 30 years, which shows that this cigarette actually appeared earlier.
This cigarette is produced in Ningbo Cigarette Factory, Zhejiang, and it is difficult not to think of May Day when you see the name of the cigarette, and the picture of labor is also on the cigarette box, and the old smokers who have smoked this cigarette should be 50 years old.
The status of this cigarette in the hearts of old smokers is not high, it can only be said that because the price is relatively cheap, so some people will buy, this red light brand cigarette has been circulated in the saying "close the door, light the lamp, call the wife to come over to block the wind", the reason why there is such a popular phrase is mainly because of the characteristics of this cigarette.
This cigarette tobacco is relatively inferior and is also very easy to break the fire, the wind is strong and blows for a while, the tobacco will be directly extinguished, in the hearts of old smokers is to give a dime to get back nine cents of inferior cigarettes, but at that time it was also liked by many people at the bottom, mainly because of the cheap price.
These cigarette labels are not only valuable collectors in the hearts of old smokers, but also a kind of memory of the past, and each era has its own cigarette name and cigarette label.
At that time, there were many varieties of cigarettes, and the prices were also divided into different levels, and the tobacco was relatively pure at that time, but now it is difficult to find the taste of the past, and you can only watch the tobacco slowly reminisce.