Tobacco’s Imex spa - Lighter - Plastic - (481)

Private collection of Smoking Enjoy Freedom lighters, produced by Tobacco's Imex S.p.A. (Valfenera, AT), assembled over more than ten years and never dismantled.
481 pieces, 58 series, from the first series ever produced – Symbol 1999 – to Cool 2009. The 2006, 2007 and 2008 editions are practically complete: 2006 fully complete (Save the Planet, Free Time, Jokers, Monster, Night, Playa, Suerte, Manga Love, Manga Football, Zoodì, Snow Game), 2007 with 9 series out of 10, 2008 with 11 series out of 13.
Valuable pieces included:
• "i Rarissimi" 2006 – complete set of 6 (Karma, Hamlet, Eden, Tao, Mr Hyde, Peace & Love) in the original metal box
• SunMoon "The Very Rare" – Special Edition The Smoking Collection 2005, numbered specimen 000229, complete with black case and original purchase receipt from 2006 still attached
• The "Green Tribe" – the color variant of the Tribe 2002 series, cataloged as very rare
• The extremely rare Dogs and Cats in a case, decorated on both sides
• Officially licensed series: Diabolik (2008, both versions) and Lupin III (2008)
• The first complete years with the old logo "The Smoking Collection": Symbol 1999, People 2000, Nature 2001, Tribe 2002, City and Free 2003
Condition: collectible pieces, bought new and kept, never in a pocket and never used. Each lighter has been lit only once to verify operation. The visible marks in some photos are factory print defects or light reflections, not wear.
A collection of this breadth and completeness is not found on the market: sales lots are almost always accumulations of loose pieces. This one is organized by series and by year, with the rare pieces complete.