Fugu Posted June 23 Posted June 23 A vintage box from a cigar that’s nowhere to be seen these days … 🥲 1
GP012 Posted June 23 Posted June 23 Guessing very early Cubatabaco stamp, so mid 80s (June 1985?) Monte No 1's. 2
El Presidente Posted June 24 Author Posted June 24 Monte 1's they are indeed. How did you get June 85?
Popular Post Bijan Posted June 24 Popular Post Posted June 24 According to CCW this is original date code system from 1985-1998: https://www.cubancigarwebsite.com/packaging/information#Date_Codes A = June UL = 1985 Edit: for clarity: N I V E L A C U S O 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 So A = 6 = June UL=85 = 1985 5 1
Fuzz Posted June 24 Posted June 24 Cubatabaco stamp was used from 1985 to to 1994. The code looks to be the NIVELACUSO code used between 1985 and 1998. AUL works out to be June 1985. 3
GP012 Posted June 24 Posted June 24 On 6/24/2025 at 11:34 AM, El Presidente said: Monte 1's they are indeed. How did you get June 85? AUL was explained above, but the Cubatabaco leaf looks relatively crisp and there's no Totalmente A Mano, so it's 1985 through 1988. 2
Salomones Posted June 25 Posted June 25 On 6/24/2025 at 12:11 PM, Fuzz said: Cubatabaco stamp was used from 1985 to to 1994. The code looks to be the NIVELACUSO code used between 1985 and 1998. AUL works out to be June 1985. They started in 1984.
Fuzz Posted June 25 Posted June 25 11 hours ago, Salomones said: They started in 1984. I'm going off what is in the Cigar Bible, aka CubanCigarWebsite.
Fugu Posted June 25 Posted June 25 13 hours ago, Salomones said: They started in 1984. New to me. Any dependable source for this?
Salomones Posted June 25 Posted June 25 Both not correct I did and do have Boxes with NIVELACUSO from 1984 F. E. check at Bond Roberts: Montecristo Montecristo Especial 1984
Popular Post Stevieboy Posted June 26 Popular Post Posted June 26 I have some Monte Especiales in cello from 11-84 NNUE. Always seemed there was an anomaly what with them being in cello?!? 6 1
Salomones Posted June 26 Posted June 26 On 6/26/2025 at 2:55 AM, Fuzz said: I'm going off what is in the Cigar Bible, aka CubanCigarWebsite. One of little errors in both. 8 hours ago, Stevieboy said: I have some Monte Especiales in cello from 11-84 NNUE. Always seemed there was an anomaly what with them being in cello?!? Me too. And Oct 1984. 1
Salomones Posted June 27 Posted June 27 11 hours ago, Stevieboy said: 16 hours ago, Salomones said: Me too. And Oct 1984. Are your Montes in cello too? Boxes of 10 without cello. 1
Fugu Posted June 27 Posted June 27 On 6/26/2025 at 5:40 AM, Salomones said: Both not correct I did and do have Boxes with NIVELACUSO from 1984 Would you mind posting up some pics of your boxes @Salomones? Certainly not everything is perfect in the cigar 'bibles' – how could it? But what puzzles me here is that it’s not just them but also all serious (read: trustworthy) published info (on web as well as in print), and including official Habanos publications, are stating a start of date stamping (NIVELACUSO code) in 1985. Not saying it couldn't have happened, and if only in an off-the-record test run. But before ‘history’ will have to be rewritten I think it needs a bit more information that would need some thorough verification. 2
Salomones Posted June 27 Posted June 27 9 hours ago, Fugu said, "Would you mind posting up some pics of your boxes @Salomones?" Yes. I will do so in the next days. Like I wrote, one example is to be seen on Bond Roberts. 1 1
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