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Cigarette labels: Cigarette trademark packaging boxes. It is one of the five major collection categories in the world along with stamps, coins, sparklers, and wine labels. It has always been favored by collection investors. There are many types of cigarette labels. In our country alone, there are more than a thousand new cigarette labels released every year. It is unrealistic to collect them all. Therefore, it is crucial for cigarette label collectors to set a goal. Common cigarette label collection directions include the following:

Special collections and thematic labels. Ordinary cigarette labels can be divided into multiple themes based on names and patterns, such as city names, animals and plants, people, places of interest, etc., with scenic spots. For example, there are many kinds of monuments such as Tiger Hill, Stone Forest, Tianshan Mountain, West Lake, Great Wall, Three Gorges, Square Tower, Wuzong, Wutai Mountain, Jiuzhaigou Valley, Thousand Lions Bridge and so on. Collectors can choose one of the special collections.

Specialized collection of brand labels is a special collection of cigarette labels of a certain manufacturer or brand. There are more than 100 large and medium-sized cigarette companies in our country, and many brands are well-known at home and abroad. Although some brands have maintained the same packaging pattern for many years, the packaging materials and printing techniques have changed in different periods. If collected, it will be a production and development history of the company or brand.

Commemorative cigarette labels can be roughly divided into two types. One is a cigarette label specially registered and produced to commemorate someone or something, such as "90" to commemorate the 11th Asian Games, "Yipinmei" to commemorate Zhou Enlai, "Tongqing" to commemorate the return of Hong Kong, etc.; the other is to print commemorative words or patterns on registered cigarette labels, such as the "Golden Monkey" commemorative cigarette label for the Peasants' Games, " "Sanyoudong" Three Gorges Project commemorative cigarette label, etc. There are many commemorative cigarette labels issued in our country, which is an excellent collection category.

In order to promote sales, many manufacturers of integrated sets of labels have produced sets of labels consisting of multiple cigarette labels. The more representative ones include the "Ten Scenes of the West Lake" from the Hangzhou factory and the "Mount Wutai" from the Taiyuan factory. , "Central Plains Tour" by Zhengzhou Factory, "Jinling Twelve Hairpins" by Nanjing Factory, "Water Margin" by Mengcheng Factory, etc. Because there are many pieces in the set, and some even deliberately reduce the production quantity of some of them, it is extremely difficult to collect them all. It is for this reason that it has more collectible charm.

Specially labeled cigarettes are usually packaged in soft shell or hard shell paper of 20 cigarettes, but a small number of them are also packaged in special packaging, including mini cigarettes with 2 cigarettes and large cigarettes with 500 cigarettes. . There are also cigarette labels packaged in copper, iron, aluminum, plastic and even gold, silver and other materials. This type of cigarette label is a special product in the cigarette label family and has high collection value.

How to identify anti-counterfeiting cigarette labels

Since February 1996, the Yuxi Cigarette Factory of Yunnan Yuxi Hongta Cigarette Group has taken the lead in promoting the Hongtashan oil-proof cigarette label (i.e. each cigarette label) in my country’s tobacco industry (all contain a special fiber that is easily distinguishable), various cigarette manufacturers in my country have adopted various high-tech anti-counterfeiting technologies to make cigarette labels to prevent individual criminals from counterfeiting and protect the rights of consumers. According to preliminary statistics from careful collectors of cigarette labels, currently all cigarette manufacturers generally use watermark anti-counterfeiting, laser discoloration anti-counterfeiting (also known as information anti-counterfeiting), laser coding anti-counterfeiting, fluorescent ink anti-counterfeiting, temperature anti-counterfeiting, luminous anti-counterfeiting, and fluorescent fiber stringing Anti-counterfeiting and other contemporary high-tech anti-counterfeiting science and technology are used to design and print cigarette labels. And mostly used for hard flip cigarette labels.

There are two types of laser color-changing anti-counterfeiting (information anti-counterfeiting) cigarette labels.

One type is a laser holographic type. This type of cigarette label will produce different color effects when the pattern is observed from different angles, such as the welcome cigarette label of Wuhu Cigarette Factory and Laifeng Cigarette Factory. Information anti-counterfeiting cigarettes such as the Fengyan cigarette label, the Wanyan cigarette label of Hefei cigarettes, the Wurongwang cigarette label of Changde Cigarette Factory, and the Bianyandangshan cigarette label of Bo Cigarette Factory all belong to this type.

The second type is a three-dimensional invisible technology. This type of cigarette label will reflect its various layers of patterns under moderate light. For example, there are two anti-counterfeiting cigarette labels with information on cigarettes from Kunming Cigarette Factory. One can show two-level patterns of cloud cigarettes and YUN YAN. The other type of cloud cigarette looks like one cloud cigarette at first glance, and then there are five patterns marked with the word "YUN YAN". The Changsha Cigarette Factory's Jinsha information anti-counterfeiting cigarette label can show three-level changing patterns of "jin sha", a pair of cranes and the word "jinsha" in running script under sufficient light.

Another example is the Kunming Cigarette Factory's century new version of the blue shield fire heavy nine cigarette logo

The front pattern shield and 9·9 adopt laser anti-counterfeiting technology, and use three-dimensional effects to rotate up and down with dual channels to display 9· in layers. 9 and heavy nine dynamic patterns. The frosted high-quality Huangguoshu anti-counterfeiting cigarette label newly developed by Guiyang Cigarette Factory in 1999 has a special mosaic effect and is more effective in anti-counterfeiting. The three-dimensional laser image of the label is with Huangguoshu Waterfall as the background. It is triple anti-counterfeiting and is accompanied by the group logo. The special features can be seen through reflection from different light sources. The advanced craftsmanship makes the layers of the trees richer and more delicate, creating a dual three-dimensional picture of waterfalls and trees. If you look closely, you can see clear Chinese characters and micro-engraved English letters all around.

Laser coding anti-counterfeiting technology uses the world's advanced anti-counterfeiting technology and equipment to set anti-counterfeiting marks or specific numbers at specific positions on the box label. Its characteristics are that the pattern or number is clear, there is no convex or concave feeling when touching, and the ink Not easy to wipe off. For example, Bengbu Cigarette Factory's Huangshan series cigarette labels all have a ski-like pattern printed on the bottom of the cigarette label. The factory's Jinsong cigarette labels, Huangshan series cigarette labels, Anyang Cigarette Factory Hongqiqu cigarette labels, etc. use code-shooting digital anti-counterfeiting technology. Taking Hongqiqu cigarette labels as an example, Anyang Cigarette Factory began to use this advanced laser coding technology on Hongqiqu box labels and strip labels in December 1999. The specific coding position is on the box. The lower end of the bar code on the side of the label is lasered with an 8-digit specific code, and a 12-digit specific code is lasered on the left side of the large character "Red Flag Canal" on the front of the label. The first 8 digits of the laser code on the bar label are the same as the box label number, and the last 4 digits are the traceable batch code. The cellophane and bar label are lasered at the same position at the same time. The number on the Luhuangshan Information digital anti-counterfeiting cigarette label is like the ID card of each pack of cigarettes. If there are many cigarettes with the same anti-counterfeiting number, they must be counterfeit.

Fluorescent ink anti-counterfeiting printing technology is a method that uses fluorescent ink to print tickets or documents to prevent forgery. This kind of fluorescent ink can show the same fluorescence in a certain part of the printed matter under the irradiation of a purple light. After the fluorescence is irradiated by the purple light, the glow time is short and the light disappears quickly. After the purple light is turned off, the light disappears immediately. . Cigarette labels printed using this anti-counterfeiting technology include Hongqiqu cigarette labels, Kunming Cigarette Factory’s special treasure Camellia cigarette labels, and so on. Anyang Cigarette Factory used this technology on the newly developed hard flip-top special-quality Hongqiqu cigarette label in 1997. If we observe it under the purple light of the banknote detector, we can see a red sun bursting out of the Hongqiqu. Observing the special treasure Camellia under the purple light of the banknote detector, we saw a bust of a beautiful woman with fluorescent lights appearing in front of us. The two red spots on the main picture of the cigarette label turned out to be the beauty's hair, and the first letter of the pinyin of "Camellia" Transformed into a strand of long hair flowing on the chest, the word "Camellia" is also outlined by fluorescence. Guiyang Cigarette Factory's soft-packed and flip-top Xiniuwang cigarette labels also use this anti-counterfeiting technology. Under the purple light of the banknote detector, the doorposts on the Xiniuwang cigarette label have star dots, and "high-end filter cigarettes" are hidden. Four ovals set in a quadrangular pattern.

However, for cigarette labels printed with fluorescent ink anti-counterfeiting technology, consumers must be equipped with a currency detector, otherwise it will be difficult to detect the fluorescent pattern with the naked eye or changing angles of vision. Watermark anti-counterfeiting technology is a text with light and dark lines or graphics made by changing the density of pulp fibers during the paper production process. Guiyang Cigarette Factory's gold medal Huangguoshu cigarette label adopts this anti-counterfeiting technology. There is a dark watermark pattern inside the gold medal pattern.

Thermal change anti-counterfeiting technology means that when a heat source such as a lighter is close to a specific position or pattern text on a cigarette label, the pattern text will change. For example, the Guiying cigarette label of Chuxiong Cigarette Factory and the Xiniu King cigarette label of Guiyang Cigarette Factory Cigarette labels and so on. Luminous anti-counterfeiting means that patterns or text can also be seen in the dark, such as the Gutian cigarette label of Longyan Cigarette Factory. The torch pattern is still clearly visible under nightlight.

The anti-counterfeiting fluorescent fiber cable is an anti-counterfeiting cable compounded with 24 fluorescent fiber filaments. It appears light blue under normal light and pink with fluorescent reaction under ultraviolet light. Use ordinary inspection Banknotes can be identified using fluorescent lights. Without identification tools, 24 fibers can be torn by hand to identify authenticity. All brands of hard flip-top cigarette labels recently produced by Bengbu Cigarette Factory adopt this anti-counterfeiting technology. The factory's information fluorescent fiber anti-counterfeiting gold leaf cigarette labels are introduced in detail inside the flip-top under the title "Special Anti-Counterfeiting Reminder". In addition, there are also cigarette labels printed using other high-tech technologies, such as the new Shijiazhuang cigarette label of Shijiazhuang Cigarette Factory, the Guangong cigarette label of Dangyang Cigarette Factory, and the ninth-generation new flip-top Tour Three Gorges cigarettes of the Three Gorges Cigarette Factory. The dotted rectangular anti-counterfeiting mark is printed on the bottom of the cigarette label or inside the flip cover.

Another example is the latest versions of Kunming Cigarette Factory's Yunyan and Hongshan Tea cigarette labels, Spring City Cigarette Factory's global cigarette label, and Yuxi Cigarette Factory's Yuxi, Hongtashan, and Hongmei cigarette labels, etc., all of which have barcodes consistent with the side barcodes of the cigarette labels printed inside the flip cover. Numbers are difficult to spot if we don't look carefully.

However, no matter how advanced anti-counterfeiting technology is used by various cigarette manufacturers in my country to print cigarette labels, tinfoil, and cigarette ribbed tipping paper, they still cannot curb the arrogance of criminals in counterfeiting and counterfeiting famous cigarettes. For example, fake Yunyan (the pattern is a hand with a thumb up), fake Yuxi Cigarette Factory with the Year of the Tiger, Year of the Ox, Year of the Rabbit, Year of the Pig, top-quality red plums, Hongtashan, Yuxi, and Ashima on the side, and fake Yuxi Cigarette Factory. 20-pack Hongmei, 25-pack Hongmei, Hongtashan and other cigarette labels to celebrate the return of Macao.

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The collection value of cigarette labels

is different from most Compared with players who collect ancient coins, jades, and porcelain, those who love cigarette labels can be considered a different kind of collectors. However, there are not a few cigarette label collectors in my country, and they have always occupied a place in the collection world. Cigarette label is a special term for Chinese folk collection. Some people also call it cigarette shell. It is the packaging of cigarettes and cigars. In recent years, cigarette labels have gradually developed into the darling of folk collections.

Sleeve labels are more artistic

The history of cigarette label collection in my country is not long. Before the 1970s, the vast majority of cigarette label collectors were not systematic. I don’t do any special collections, I just pick them up randomly and collect what I don’t have. However, after the mid-1970s, with the rapid development of the domestic cigarette industry, cigarettes of various brands sprung up, providing a good collecting stage for cigarette label collectors. The collection of cigarette labels also began to attract the attention of the collectors. In recent years, the number of enthusiasts who pay attention to the collection of cigarette labels has been increasing day by day. Many high-quality cigarette labels have also been rare in existence, which has highlighted the inherent investment value of the collection. Their market prices are also rising day by day, especially the collection value of sleeve labels. Higher, it has become the first choice for many cigarette label collectors.

In the cigarette label family, sleeve labels have always been famous for their novel designs, rich themes, exquisite printing, gorgeous decorations, and self-contained series. Therefore, the market price of sleeve labels is also significantly higher than that of ordinary single cigarette labels. , its investment value is also more prominent. What is a set of labels? The cigarette label collection industry refers to a set of 3 or more cigarette labels produced by the same manufacturer, with a unified name, consistent design style and packaging form, a specific theme and content, and can continuously express a complete meaning, referred to as a set. mark. Usually there are 4, 5, or 10 pieces in a set, and the symbols are 4×1, 5×1, or 10×1. The fundamental reason why sleeve labels are favored by cigarette label enthusiasts lies in the artistic charm and appreciation of the sleeve label name and pattern, as well as the national conditions, folk customs, and all things expressed... Some people compare the sleeve label to a tree. The name of the tree with lush branches and leaves, exuding fragrance, is her roots, the exquisite printing is her branches and leaves, and the beautiful patterns are her flowers. Only the wonderful conception and clever design of names, pictures, words and paintings can create a beautiful and elegant artistic image for the label sleeve, making the label sleeve the most popular series among the various cigarette label collections. .

The market price of sleeve labels is higher

Cigarette labels themselves have no face value and are highly regional, making price unification a big problem. Twenty years ago, the circulation of cigarette labels was mainly completed by barter, and the communication method of cigarette label enthusiasts was basically communication. Until the team of cigarette label collectors grew stronger and stronger, and the simple form of exchange could no longer meet the collection needs of more and more enthusiasts, so the cigarette label trading market slowly emerged, and a large number of people who made a living by trading cigarette labels appeared. People, the sale of cigarette labels has gradually been accepted by collectors. At present, there is no unified price for various cigarette labels sold in the collectibles market, and it is completely determined by the buyers and sellers. Since the transaction prices in the cigarette label market are not very standardized, cigarette label collection, like other collections, is subject to speculation during a certain period of time, turning the original collection activity with profound cultural charm into a commercial activity, but at the same time It also brings certain profit opportunities to some collectors who invest in cigarette labels. For example, at a cigarette label festival held in a certain place, a cigarette label was transferred to three stalls, and the price increased from 5 yuan to 25 yuan; and at a public collection auction, this phenomenon also occurred. There have been cases where individual cigarette labels have been sought after to double the market price.

So how can collectors accurately judge the value of cigarette labels? Generally speaking, sleeve labels are more expensive than single cigarette labels, and sleeve labels produced in the early period are more expensive than those produced in the middle and late period. Commemorative sleeve labels are issued less time-sensitively, so their circulation is smaller, and their prices are higher than those with general themes. They are much more expensive. Culture and art labels are more expensive than general scenery and tourism labels. Labels with a large number of labels are more expensive than labels with a small number. The best among the labels is the "Twelve Hairpins of Jinling" 12×1 produced by Nanjing Cigarette Factory. This label depicts the typical characters of the Red Mansions in the form of wonderful poems and paintings, which is full of national color and superb. The traditional Chinese painting art vividly expresses the twelve groups of hairpins, and the seven-character rhyme poem by Hong Jia is the icing on the cake. The market reference price of this set is about 170~200 yuan. Another example is Siping Cigarette Factory's "Five Tiger Generals" 5×1, which vividly depicts the five tiger generals of the Shu Army during the Three Kingdoms era. The market reference price of this set is about 40 yuan. The price of scenery-type sets is much lower. For example, Bengbu Cigarette Factory's "Tai Chi Cave" 5×1 is currently only selling for more than 20 yuan a set.

The price of the above-mentioned set of labels is the reference price of the current market, and the condition of the cigarette labels has a great influence on the transaction price of the cigarette labels. The author believes that as time goes by, the price of casing will become higher and higher, and people who bought at low prices in the early stage have obtained better returns. Therefore, collectors should collect them as early as possible.