Auction Ended: Friday 28 June, 2024
Winning Bid: £2,310.00
Estimate: £400 - £500
No warranty seal. 3 cigars with foot damage. Menendez Garcia y Cia Ltd stamped in the box. Alonso Menendez was a wealthy Spaniard who had worked in the tobacco business in New York and Florida before going to Cuba in the early 1930's. In July 1935, he purchased the Particulares Factory. Immediately after the acquisition of the Particulares Factory, Alonso Menendez created a new brand named Montecristo. In July 1936, Alonso Menendez founded a new firm bearing his and his partner's name, the Menendez, Garcia y Cia Ltda.
Length: 5 1/8"
Ring Gauge: 42
Presentation: Dress box of 25 cigars
Vintage: Pre-Embargo
