Simon Arzt Filter Egyptian Cigarettes Pack, Egyptian Cigarette Manufactory, Yellow Hieroglyph Design, Circa 1950s-1960s

Yellow paper cigarette pack for Simon Arzt Filter, "Egyptian Cigarette Manufactory," with Arabic lettering across the top. A framed panel of gilt and yellow hieroglyphs surrounds an oval portrait of the red-fezzed, white-bearded Simon Arzt trademark figure flanked by two standing Egyptian deities, over a green ribbon reading Alexandria, Cairo and Port Said. "Simon Arzt" appears in red script with "Filter" in gray block letters beneath. Dates to approximately 1950s-1960s. Bright color with light edge wear and creasing, and a tax strip along the right edge.