What is this warranty seal?

[s1911]

Never seen this before looks like a mini under the normal seal?

 

 

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[SCgarman]

It is the transport seal. I believe they are used to initially seal the box before they go to location where final government and chevron seals are placed on box. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

[Cigarjerk]

There is a transit seal below, thats right. But I don't want to spred panic, but I only know seals looking like this: https://www.cubancigarwebsite.com/packaging/information 

Maybe I am wrong and there is a newer version. May I ask for the production date, please?

Out of humidor, I checked a box of 2014 where the transit seal is visible and it shows the same seal which can be found at this website. 

[oliverdst]

It looks like the small seal that comes in cigarrillas little boxes.

[Guest Robo]

There is a transit seal on every Habanas box.  Take any box from your collection, press down with your fingernail on the warrantee seal and you will feel the transit seal below.

[oliverdst]

49 minutes ago, Robo said:

There is a transit seal on every Habanas box.  Take any box from your collection, press down with your fingernail on the warrantee seal and you will feel the transit seal below.

I think Tabacuba transit seal is different.

[s1911]

Thanks! Never noticed anything like it before.. but I've also never looked


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[Cigarjerk]

20 minutes ago, oliverdst said:

I think Tabacuba transit seal is different.

As I wrote before, me too.

[GrouchoMarx]

1 hour ago, Robo said:

There is a transit seal on every Habanas box.  Take any box from your collection, press down with your fingernail on the warrantee seal and you will feel the transit seal below.

Its a pretty good way of telling a fake too - I've seen a number of fake boxes and none had (what I call) the under-seal-seal.

[NSXCIGAR]

This is something I've seen before on various boxes over the years. I was never that curious as to it's meaning, but I had no reason to be concerned not any reason to doubt the product's authenticity. I chalked it up to some odd thing HSA does.

[BrightonCorgi]

I have seen plenty of double warranty seals, but can't recall that seal the OP pictured. 

[ATGroom]

A little more info on this... a CCW user sent in these pics of another strange seal under the warranty seal and over transit seal. Would have normally been invisible but for very poor warranty seal placement.

Full text appears to read "CALIDAD HABANOS S.A." Calidad translates to "quality," so it doesn't seem to be too big a leap to think that these seals are placed on boxes that undergo some kind of random quality check at central warehousing before warrantee seals are placed. Also note individual serial number.

Would welcome anyone with more info or alternate theory. If anyone can get a clean pic of the seal I'd like it for CCW also. Also, would be keen to hear of any other sightings with box codes so we can narrow down when these were introduced.

Box is Cohiba Sig V tubos TOR OCT15.

 

[El Presidente]

I haven't see that before Alex. Thank you . 

I know there is a QC team (6-8) in the Habanos Warehouse that goes through checking boxes. 

There are days I swear they are vision impaired. 

[prodigy]

A little more info on this... a CCW user sent in these pics of another strange seal under the warranty seal and over transit seal. Would have normally been invisible but for very poor warranty seal placement.
Full text appears to read "CALIDAD HABANOS S.A." Calidad translates to "quality," so it doesn't seem to be too big a leap to think that these seals are placed on boxes that undergo some kind of random quality check at central warehousing before warrantee seals are placed. Also note individual serial number.
Would welcome anyone with more info or alternate theory. If anyone can get a clean pic of the seal I'd like it for CCW also. Also, would be keen to hear of any other sightings with box codes so we can narrow down when these were introduced.

Box is Cohiba Sig V tubos TOR OCT15.
 

I have one that wasn't even remotely concealed. Had it's own place on the box away from everything else. Also it had like 15 plugs in it, so they didn't get that "quality" part right haha.

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[GasGuy82]

I have a box of ‘03 Des Dieux with this Calidad seal

[SCgarman]

11 hours ago, prodigy said:

I have one that wasn't even remotely concealed. Had it's own place on the box away from everything else. Also it had like 15 plugs in it, so they didn't get that "quality" part right haha.

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Are you sure these are genuine? The government seal is way way off in its placement. It should be on the corner of box.

[prodigy]

Are you sure these are genuine? The government seal is way way off in its placement. It should be on the corner of box.

Well I would hope so, they are from 2424...

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[oliverdst]

30 minutes ago, NYgarman said:

Are you sure these are genuine? The government seal is way way off in its placement. It should be on the corner of box.

Calidad Habanos S.A.

[garbandz]

it is quite a leap to think that fakers would design a seal with no relation to anything Habanos  makes, but it is interesting to see this seal for the first time.

I will file this nugget away gratefully,thanks.