Cifuentes Tubos

[El Presidente]

 

for those with a knowledge of  vintage fakes, what are the chances that the below is legitimate 

Posted overnight on a notorious site for fakes.......but the occasional rough diamond is found. Halleys comet occasional 

 

 

COLLECTION OF CIGARS HABANOS BRAND CIFUENTES 10 CRISTALTUBOS ((PRE / EMBG)) COMPLETE

 

IT IS A BOX OF CIGARS BRAND CIFUENTES 10 CRISTAL TUBES - COMPLETE 10 PIECES 

APPEARS VERY GOOD CONDITION SOME ADDED BUT ALSO FROM THE SAME TIME 

IN GENERAL GOOD STATE OF CONSERBATION

NO BROKEN OR INSECT ATTACKS 

 

 

[NSXCIGAR]

Box and tubes likely genuine. Cigars, who knows. Says some were already swapped out and wrapper colors aren't uniform. Clearly there's been some degree of manipulation.

Not a super valuable cigar anyway. I'd pass on it.

[JohnS]

Yes, the lack of uniformity in wrapper shade is a big red flag for me too.

[NSXCIGAR]

I'm always amazed how ugly Cifuentes CTs are. They are machine made, but they always look like Howard Hughes turds preserved in test tubes.

[NSXCIGAR]

I have a feeling Cifuentes CT were an inexpensive tourist-type cigar. Machine-made, 10 boxes, tubes good for giving away, super common. Cifuentes only had one handmade model and seems to have been generally a lower-tier brand. 

[Chibearsv]

Curious, is the spelling of Havana with a "v" in the stamp on the back of the box something a retailer might have added or is that a red flag?  I'm not familiar with very old boxes

[Fugu]

4 hours ago, Chibearsv said:

Curious, is the spelling of Havana with a "v" in the stamp on the back of the box something a retailer might have added or is that a red flag?  I'm not familiar with very old boxes

The English spelling of the pre-revolutionary stamping.