原文2018年11月刊登在CA雜志
最近在英國雪茄零售商C.Gars公司舉辦的一場雪茄拍賣會上，一盒1992年發(fā)行,，裝有50支古巴煙草標志雪茄的雪茄盒以25000英鎊,，折合31860美元的高價被拍賣。
線上拍賣會從11月25日持續(xù)到12月2日,，有400多批古巴陳年雪茄參與拍賣,。比較有特色的拍賣品包括古巴產(chǎn)的大衛(wèi)杜夫雪茄、登喜路（Dunhill）的陳年雪茄,。這兩個已經(jīng)停產(chǎn)的古巴雪茄深受收藏家的追捧,。此外還有一些周年紀念雪茄盒，全球限量版,，地區(qū)限量版的古巴雪茄也引人矚目,。
拍賣活動結(jié)束時，1492雪茄盒證實是所有拍賣品中最具價值的一件,。這個雪茄盒是古巴哈伯納斯公司1992年為慶祝哥倫布登錄美洲大陸500周年而發(fā)布的,。當時這款長方形的櫻桃木雪茄盒只生產(chǎn)了500個，每盒里面裝了50支雪茄,，46環(huán)徑,，5.625英寸,，每一支雪茄都單獨編號。
當時剛發(fā)行時,，雪茄盒的售價大概是1000美元到2000美元之間,，CA雜志在2002年12月做過一次報道，那時雪茄盒的市場價格已經(jīng)炒到11000美元,。今年拍賣的這盒雪茄里,，有一支雪茄的茄衣破損比較嚴重，還有四支雪茄的茄衣輕微損壞,。雪茄盒本身沒有其他證明文件,。
拍賣會上其他暢銷的拍賣品，分別有：兩盒高希霸世紀6超級珍藏,，兩盒的拍賣價分別是9450英鎊,、7550英鎊。還有一對高希霸雄偉1966雪茄盒,，拍賣價分別是8500英鎊,、7300英鎊。雖然里面的雪茄還不夠陳年雪茄的級別,，但也是相當罕見了,。2016年古巴雪茄節(jié)亮相時，雄偉1966雪茄盒只生產(chǎn)了1966個,。每個雪茄盒的售價至少在4000美元,。2017年，這些雪茄盒陸續(xù)通過經(jīng)銷商進入全球市場,。有的經(jīng)銷商會先囤積,，晚些時候再出售。這表明這些雪茄盒的升值能力可期,。
雄偉1966雪茄盒的推出是為了配合高希霸創(chuàng)建50周年的活動,。當時哈伯納斯公司推出了兩款限量版產(chǎn)品來紀念這個時刻，另外一款是高希霸50周年,。
C.Gars公司的下一次網(wǎng)上拍賣將在2019年3月舉辦,。
A limited-edition humidor filled with extremely rare, 26-year-old Cuban cigars was the top-selling item at an online auction held last week. The Cubatabaco 1492 humidor, filled with 50 cigars of the same name, was sold at an auction hosted by British cigar retailer C.Gars Ltd. for ￡25,000, or $31,860.
The online auction, which ran from November 25 to December 2, featured more than 400 lots of rare and aged Havana cigars. Among the featured items were aged Cuban Davidoff and Dunhill cigars—two discontinued Cuban brands that are highly sought after by collectors—as well as anniversary humidors, Edición Limitadas and Regional Edition Cuban cigars.
But as the auction concluded Sunday night, the 1492 humidor proved to be the most coveted item of all. The humidor, which was released in 1992 by Habanos S.A. (known then as Cubatabaco), celebrated 500 years since Christopher Columbus landed in Cuba. And to honor the occasion, only 500 of these oblong-shaped cherry wood humidors were ever made. Inside are 50 cigars, also individually numbered, measuring 5 5/8 inches by 46 ring gauge.
Upon release, the 1492 humidor cost between $1,000 and $2,000, depending on the market. And the last reported appraisal by Cigar Aficionado magazine in December 2002 valued the humidor at about $11,000. This year, the humidor sold for a much higher five-figure premium, despite containing one cigar with substantial wrapper damage and four others with minor wrapper damage, according to C.Gars. There also isn’t any paperwork to accompany the piece.
Other top-selling lots at the auction were two boxes of Cohiba Siglo VI Gran Reservas, which sold for ￡9,450 ($12,041) and ￡7,550 ($9,620). A pair of Cohiba Majestuoso 1966 Humidors sold for ￡8,500 ($10,830) and ￡7,300 ($9,301). While the cigars inside have not been significantly aged, they are quite rare. Upon debuting at the 2016 Habanos Festival in Cuba, it was announced that only 1,966 humidors would be made (just under 40,000 cigars) and each would cost at least $4,000. Last year, as the humidors began to reach the global market, one Habanos distributor had already sold its humidors before they arrived, while another opted to hold them for sale later on, indicating that the pieces might appreciate in value.
The 1,966 production limit was meant to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Cohiba brand, which launched in 1966. It was one of two limited-edition Cohibas to mark the occasion, along with the even more elusive Cohiba 50th.
C.Gars Ltd. is scheduled to hold its next online auction in March 2019.
