I'm not trying to rain on your parade, and I hope you have the genuine article.
I just wanted to mention it because of the tax stamp placement.
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Originally Posted by GWN7
...unless the Cubans are conterfeiting their own cigars.
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Actually, there is a thriving counterfeit industry in Cuba.
From one of the links:
Counterfeit cigars are a problem in Cuba. The only way to get true cigars is to buy them at the official State stores. Indeed, Havana hides many workshops producing counterfeits cigars and a huge network of retailers. Practically all the cigars resulting from these parallel networks are imitations.
Some non-official Havana cigars are even made in the same factory. In Cuba, each torcedor can roll cigars for his personal use on his own time. He can do this at work and with his own tobacco. Thus, you could buy a box directly from a torcedor, at the entrance of the factory, and still get counterfeit cigars.