InStone 100 - Blue
Chip Label Index
What
is the InStone 100?
How
was it compiled?
The
InStone 100, a blue chip cigar label index published by InStone,
Inc., is a compilation of very desirable and highly sought-after
cigar label art representing a diverse sampling of themes. This
index is updated annually for price changes and can be used as a
tool to track future price movements (see chart below). It is a
product of years of research, surveys and discussions with other
dealers and collectors. We will track the prices of The InStone 100
every February.
Several criteria were taken into consideration when compiling this
index, including image desirability, price, availability and
diversity of themes. Image desirability was the most important
criteria used; labels were chosen based on how well known and
popular they are with dealers and collectors.
Price
was also considered very carefully to reflect the overall market.
The labels are grouped into four price categories (under $100,
$100-$250, $250-$500 and over $500). Collectors have the option to
collect labels from all or any price categories.
Availability is important because to accurately track price
movements, trades need to take place. All these labels will
generally be traded during the course of one year. This is important
for collectors because to complete collections, labels must be
available for sale. Only labels that are available in Very Fine or
better condition have been chosen for this compilation.
The
index contains at least 15 major themes to better reflect the
overall market: patriotic, money, Indians and cowboys,
transportation, animals, sports, buildings, Cupid, birds, famous
people, pretty women, fantasy, African-American and cultures.
Below
you will find each InStone 100 label pictured with its estimated
retail value in Excellent condition.
InStone 100 Price Tracking
| February 1, 2000 - Estimated Value $24,644
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February 1, 2006 - Estimated Value $25,195
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February 1, 2001 - Estimated Value $24,349 |
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February 1, 2007 - Estimated Value $26,070
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February 1, 2002 - Estimated Value $24,569 |
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February 1, 2008 - Estimated Value
$29,690 |
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February 1, 2003 - Estimated Value $25,140 |
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February 1, 2009 - Estimated Value
$29,445 |
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February 1, 2004 - Estimated Value $25,265 |
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February 1, 2010 - Estimated Value
$30,930 |
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February 1, 2005 - Estimated Value $25,140 |
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Click
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Find
out what your InStone 100 set is worth
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Title |
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Retail |
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1 |
American Commerce
GCLGS EX 7 |
-I.jpg) |
475 |
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2 |
American Glory
GCLGS EX 7 |
 |
1200 |
|
|
3 |
American Rattler
GCLGS EX 7 |
 |
1100 |
|
|
4 |
Andy Gump (outer)
GCLGS NM 8 |
 |
225 |
|
|
5 |
Ben-Hur
GCLGS EX 7 |
 |
400 |
|
|
6 |
Bessie Green
GCLGS EX 7 |
 |
185 |
|
|
7 |
Best Bower
GCLGS EX 7 |
-I.jpg) |
500 |
|
|
8 |
The Big Baer Cigar
GCLGS EX 7 |
 |
125 |
|
|
9 |
Black Hawk (PM)
GCLGS NM 8 |
 |
175 |
|
|
10 |
Captain Corker
GCLGS VF 6 |
 |
350 |
|
|
11 |
Checkers
GCLGS EX 7 |
 |
350 |
|
|
12 |
Chief Joseph
GCLGS EX 7 |
-I.jpg) |
250 |
|
|
13 |
Club House
GCLGS EX 7 |
.jpg) |
750 |
|
|
14 |
Colombo-VT
GCLGS EX 7 |
 |
450 |
|
|
15 |
Contributor
GCLGS EX 7 |
 |
200 |
|
|
16 |
Croaker
GCLGS EX 7 |
 |
425 |
|
|
17 |
Cuban Cousin
GCLGS EX 7 |
-I.jpg) |
300 |
|
|
18 |
Cupid's Best
GCLGS EX 7 |
 |
125 |
|
|
19 |
Cupids Web
GCLGS EX 7 |
-I.jpg) |
1150 |
|
|
20 |
Daily Habit
GCLGS EX 7 |
 |
100 |
|
|
21 |
Daniel Defoe
GCLGS EX 7 |
 |
1000 |
|
|
22 |
Dante
GCLGS EX 7 |
 |
550 |
|
|
23 |
Dick Custer
GCLGS NM 8 |
 |
35 |
|
|
24 |
Edsonia
GCLGS VF 6 |
 |
550 |
|
|
25 |
El Gaurdo
GCLGS EX 7 |
-I.jpg) |
65 |
|
|
26 |
El Veedor
GCLGS NM 8 |
 |
200 |
|
|
27 |
Enterprise (McNeil's)
GCLGS EX 7 |
-I.jpg) |
150 |
|
|
28 |
Farragut
GCLGS EX 7 |
-I.jpg) |
75 |
|
|
29 |
Fellow Citizens
GCLGS EX 7 |
 |
700 |
|
|
30 |
Fifty Little Orphans
GCLGS EX 7 |
 |
35 |
|
|
31 |
First Flag
GCLGS EX 7 |
 |
100 |
|
|
32 |
First National
GCLGS EX 7 |
.jpg) |
35 |
|
|
33 |
Forest
GCLGS EX 7 |
-I.jpg) |
500 |
|
|
34 |
Frazzle
GCLGS EX 7 |
-I.jpg) |
150 |
|
|
35 |
Frontier 1846
GCLGS EX 7
|
-I.jpg) |
650 |
|
|
36 |
Gettysburg Commanders
GCLGS EX 7 |
-I.jpg) |
125 |
|
|
37 |
Gold Hunter
GCLGS EX 7 |
 |
625 |
|
|
38 |
Greater Columbia
GCLGS EX 7 |
 |
425 |
|
|
39 |
Greenbacks (outer)
GCLGS NM 8 |
 |
325 |
|
|
40 |
Havana Post
GCLGS NM 8 |
 |
35 |
|
|
41 |
Hey Yea (Hughie Jennings)
GCLGS EX 7 |
-I.jpg) |
600 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
42 |
Honest Yankee
GCLGS EX 7 |
 |
175 |
|
|
|
43 |
Hummer
GCLGS EX 7 |
 |
75 |
|
|
44 |
Hunter's Prize
GCLGS NM 8 |
 |
200 |
|
|
45 |
Jack Necker
GCLGS EX 7 |
.jpg) |
250 |
|
|
46 |
Jano
GCLGS EX 7 |
 |
250 |
|
|
47 |
Judge Best
GCLGS NM 8 |
 |
50 |
|
|
48 |
King Coal
GCLGS NM 8 |
 |
135 |
|
|
49 |
Kyra
GCLGS EX 7 |
 |
40 |
|
|
50 |
La Balca
GCLGS NM 8 |
 |
35 |
|
|
51 |
La Eva
GCLGS EX 7 |
 |
675 |
|
|
52 |
La Mia
GCLGS EX 7 |
 |
100 |
|
|
53 |
La Normandy
GCLGS EX 7 |
 |
160 |
|
|
54 |
La Sciencia
GCLGS EX 7 |
 |
150 |
|
|
55 |
La Zoos
GCLGS NM 8 |
 |
85 |
|
|
56 |
Lime Kiln Club
GCLGS EX 7 |
 |
450 |
|
|
57 |
Lincoln Bouquet
GCLGS EX 7 |
 |
200 |
|
|
58 |
Little African
GCLGS EX 7 |
 |
125 |
|
|
59 |
Little Knicks
GCLGS EX 7 |
 |
100 |
|
|
60 |
Lone Trail
GCLGS EX 7 |
 |
1200 |
|
|
61 |
Lone Wolf
GCLGS EX 7 |
-I.jpg) |
200 |
|
|
62 |
Los Inmortales
GCLGS VF 6 |
-I.jpg) |
75 |
|
|
63 |
Madame Butterfly
GCLGS EX 7 |
-I.jpg) |
65 |
|
|
64 |
Majestic
GCLGS EX 7 |
 |
200 |
|
|
65 |
Manoel the Great
GCLGS VF 6 |
 |
150 |
|
|
66 |
Michigan
GCLGS EX 7 |
 |
100 |
|
|
67 |
Milwaukee Athletic Club
GCLGS NM 8 |
 |
65 |
|
|
68 |
Monkey Brand
GCLGS VF 6 |
 |
600 |
|
|
69 |
Montana Sport
GCLGS EX 7 |
 |
65 |
|
|
70 |
Motorist
GCLGS EX 7 |
-I.jpg) |
225 |
|
|
71 |
National Sportsman
GCLGS EX 7 |
-I.jpg) |
95 |
|
|
72 |
Neptuno
GCLGS VF 6 |
 |
650 |
|
|
73 |
Old Judge
GCLGS EX 7 |
-I.jpg) |
250 |
|
|
74 |
Old King Cole-Top Wrap
GCLGS EX 7 |
-TW.jpg) |
275 |
|
|
75 |
Overland (early version)
GCLGS EX 7 |
 |
150 |
|
|
76 |
Paid in Full
GCLGS NM 8 |
-I.jpg) |
100 |
|
|
77 |
Pappoose
GCLGS NM 8 |
-I.jpg) |
275 |
|
|
78 |
Picant (outer)
GCLGS NM 8 |
-O.jpg) |
125 |
|
|
79 |
Piper Heidsieck
GCLGS EX 7 |
-I.jpg) |
100 |
|
|
80 |
Prairie King
GCLGS VF 6 |
-I.jpg) |
1750 |
|
|
81 |
Red Cloud
GCLGS NM 8 |
 |
95 |
|
|
82 |
Red Dandies
GCLGS EX 7 |
 |
300 |
|
|
83 |
Rex Aguilla
GCLGS EX 7 |
 |
50 |
|
|
84 |
Rip Van Winkle
GCLGS NM 8 |
-I.jpg) |
95 |
|
|
85 |
Round Up (with dream)
GCLGS NM 8 |
.jpg) |
60 |
|
|
86 |
Royal Blue (outer with flags)
GCLGS NM 8 |
 |
50 |
|
|
87 |
Royal
Tigerettes
GCLGS NM 8 |
-I.jpg) |
325 |
|
|
88 |
Silver Lace
GCLGS EX 7 |
 |
250 |
|
|
89 |
Snow Belle
GCLGS EX 7 |
-I.jpg) |
700 |
|
|
90 |
Stier Head
GCLGS EX 7 |
-I.jpg) |
150 |
|
|
91 |
Sunset Club
GCLGS EX 7 |
.jpg) |
300 |
|
|
92 |
Susquehanna
GCLGS EX 7 |
 |
85 |
|
|
93 |
Two Wheelers
GCLGS EX 7
|
-I.jpg) |
100 |
|
|
94 |
Vaudeville Sports (outer)
GCLGS NM 8 |
 |
45 |
|
|
95 |
White Elephant
GCLGS EX 7 |
 |
400 |
|
|
96 |
White Thief
GCLGS EX 7
|
-I.jpg) |
600 |
|
|
97 |
Wide-Awake
GCLGS NM 8
|
-I.jpg) |
50 |
|
|
98 |
William Wells
GCLGS EX 7 |
 |
1250 |
|
|
99 |
World's Greatest Flyer
GCLGS EX 7 |
 |
40 |
|
|
100 |
Zurica
GCLGS NM 8 |
 |
250 |
All labels are inner labels unless otherwise noted.
The estimated retail value is based on GCLGS certified labels.
Because label prices are ever-changing, these prices may vary
from InStone's actual inventory.
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