Cigarette Pack
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A Cigarette Pack is the packaging in which a number of cigarettes, cigarillos, cigars, or tobacco (whose definitions may be different across countries) is sold, usually made of paper, paperboard, or cardboard, in some cases also wood, plastic or other substances. Number of cigarettes included, design and health warning requirements vary greatly across time and countries. While most cigarette packs are mass products for consumption, collector packs have been issued as well. Cigarette and cigar packs are usually rectangular, while tobacco is mainly sold in pouches and cans.
Browsing the Catalog
Filterable Properties
The Colnect Cigarette Pack Catalog can be filtered by the following properties:
- Countries: The country the cigarette pack was sold in.
- Brands: The brand of the cigarette pack.
- Products: The tobacco product sold in the pack. Options are:
- * Cigarettes:
- * Cigars:
- * Tobacco:
- Packages: The package type of the cigarette pack. Options are:
- * Cardboard Box: One of the two main types of cigarette packs, this pack is made of sturdy cardboard, often thicker than what is used for hard packs. It also does not have the flip-top opening of the hard pack.
- * Hard Pack: The flip-top hard pack was introduced by manufacturer Philip Morris in 1955. It is made of paperboard.
- * Metal Can: Most metal cans are rectangular and used for small cigars or cigarillos, but packs for cigarettes, especially collectibles, also exist. Round metal cans are used for tobacco.
- * Plastic Can: Similar to metal cans but made from plastic, their main use is in cylindrical shape for tobacco.
- * Soft Pack: The second main type of cigarette packs is made of paper and thus offers little protection for the cigarettes contained. It is mainly used for cigarettes, though cigars do exist in soft packs as well.
- * Plastic Film: The plastic pouches used mainly for tobacco.
- Years: The first year of issue, if known.
- Themes: The motif themes on the cigarette pack. Multiple themes can be selected for one pack. Only the themes from the Colnect Global Cross-Category Themes List can be used.
- Recently updated: Cigarette packs where at least one piece of information was changed in the last 30 calendar days. The last change applied is used to determine the change age of the pack. This can be further filtered by the last 1, 3, 7, 14 and 30 calendar days.
- Newly Added: With this filter you can search for items that were added to the Colnect Cigarette Packs catalog in the last 1, 3, 7, 14, or 30 calendar days.
- Import Log: A list of all New Item Forms (NIFs) that have been imported since the creation of the Colnect Cigarette Packs category. It shows date, the person who created the NIF, the coordinator who imported it, the number of cigarette packs imported, and the country of the cigarette packs. Please note that it is not possible to find the cigarette packs that were in the NIF, this information is not stored in the database.
Non-Filterable Properties
- Name (60 characters): The name of the cigarette pack.
- Variant: If a cigarette pack is marked as a variant, you can get a list of all variants of this cigarette pack by clicking on Click to see variants.
- Catalog Name: The name of the catalog the catalog code is taken from. Currently only Colnect Codes (Colnect's own numbering system) is used.
- Catalog Code: The Colnect catalog code consists of 3 parts connected with hyphens: the ISO 3166-1 Alpha-2 country code, product type and a consecutive 4-digit number. Example: DE-CT-0087 (DE: ISO 3166-1 Alpha-2 for Germany, Federal Republic CT: Cigarettes -: Hyphen 0087: Consecutive number).
- Product Amount: The amount of the product (e.g. number of cigarettes, or grams of tobacco).
- Amount Unit: The unit for the amount, currently only g (grams, e.g. for tobacco) and pcs (pieces, e.g. for cigarettes and cigars).
- Width: The width of the cigarette pack in millimeter.
- Height: The height of the cigarette pack in millimeter.
- Front Picture and Back Picture: Both front and back of the cigarette pack should be pictured, as the back often helps distinguishing variants and may have hints to determine the age. Please follow the Picture Guidelines.
Specific information
The Wiki can host information related to a group of cigarette packs that cannot be added to individual packs.