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A dual cigarette carton formed from two substantially identical single cigarette cartons. A label bearing indicia encoded for the automatic pricing of the dual carton is placed across adjacent coplanar walls of the two single cartons. The indicia are positioned such that they are rendered unreadable

A dual cigarette carton formed from two substantially identical single cigarette cartons. A label bearing indicia encoded for the automatic pricing of the dual carton is placed across adjacent coplanar walls of the two single cartons. The indicia are positioned such that they are rendered unreadable by automatic equipment when the two single cartons are separated for individual sale. Each single carton further includes indicia encoded for the automatic pricing of a single carton, the indicia being positioned such that they are not readily visible when the single cartons are connected to form a dual carton.

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A dual cigarette carton of dimensions compatible with tax-stamping machinery used in the automated processing of cigarette cartons, said dual cigarette carton comprising: a first carton having four substantially vertical walls, an exterior top wall, and an exterior bottom wall; said four substantial

A dual cigarette carton of dimensions compatible with tax-stamping machinery used in the automated processing of cigarette cartons, said dual cigarette carton comprising: a first carton having four substantially vertical walls, an exterior top wall, and an exterior bottom wall; said four substantially vertical walls including an interior front wall, an exterior rear wall substantially parallel and spaced from said interior front wall, and first and second substantially rectangular exterior side walls connecting juxtaposed vertical edges of said interior front wall and said exterior rear wall; a second carton substantially identical to said first carton, said first and second cartons positioned adjacent one another with the interior front wall of said first carton coextensive with the interior front wall of said second carton such that the borders of the interior front walls are aligned; and a label, bearing indicia encoded for the pricing of the dual carton formed from said first and second cartons, positioned across two adjacent, coplanar, exterior walls of said first and second cartons; said indicia positioned such that the indicia are rendered unreadable by automatic scanning equipment upon separating said first and second cartons. A method of packaging cigarette packs which are to be passed through tax-stamping machinery used in the automated processing of cigarette cartons and later may be separated into groups of cigarette packs, said method comprising: (i) providing a first carton having four substantially vertical walls, an exterior top wall, and an exterior bottom wall; said four vertical walls including an interior front wall, an exterior rear wall substantially parallel and spaced from said interior front wall, and first and second exterior side walls connecting juxtaposed vertical edges of said interior front wall and said exterior rear wall; (ii) providing a second carton substantially identical to said first carton; (iii) positioning said first and second cartons adjacent one another with the interior front wall of said first carton coextensive with the interior front wall of said second carton such that the borders of the interior front walls are aligned; (iv) then releasably attaching said first and second cartons together so that said first and second cartons will maintain their relative positions in a subsequent passage through a tax-stamping machine, said attaching step including positioning an adhesive-bearing label across two adjacent, coplanar, exterior walls of said first and second cartons with the adhesive-bearing surface in operative contact with said adjacent coplanar, exterior walls, the opposite surface of said label bearing indicia encoded for the pricing of the dual carton formed by said first and second cartons.