July 25, 2008
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Tobacco (cigarette) cards became commonplace in the mid 1800s and hit the height of their popularity in the early 20th century. Originally designed to both stiffen the packaging and deliver a promotional message, they featured images of famous kings and queens, native Americans, film stars, plants and animals, and baseball players. The cards came in sets of 25 to 50 with illustrations on one side and text on the other.
Tobacciana covers a wide range of collectibles related to smoking, tobacco, cigars, cigarettes and pipes. The category includes high-craftsmanship items such as match holders (aka safes) and cigar store Indians, as well as mass-produced items like tobacco tins, matchbooks, ashtrays and lighters (cigar, cigarette, Zippo).
This classy looking British site features hundreds of high resolution photos of antique porcelain pre-war (enamel) … [more]
Jane McDevitt's huge Flickr photoset of matchbox labels, primarily Eastern European, from the 1950s and 60s. These … [more]
Don Wearmouth and his wife showcase the 230 beautiful silk designs that were distributed free with Kensitas cigaret… [more]
This ambitious site showcases the 20,000-item Rankei Library matchbook collection, owned by the Japan Match Manufac… [more]
Puff on this... over 1,000 cigar bands from the 1890s through 1920s, organized into themed galleries such as Portra… [more]
This gallery of cigarette magazine advertising from the 1940s and 50s contains no surgeon general's warning, just p… [more]
James Lileks' gallery of 250 matchbooks from coffee shops, hotels, motels, bars, banks, restaurants and more. Lilek… [more]
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Allen Ginter General Tobacco Card Stonewall Jackson$261.00 Ends Sunday 11 bids
Huge Prewar Cigarette Card Collection Wills Players Etc$196.34 Ends Saturday 2 bids
T-206 T206 8 Diff White Border Tobacco Cards Nice Lot !$182.50 Ends Sunday 9 bids
Duke Civil War General Tobacco Card George Meade$144.50 Ends Sunday 4 bids
4 Dixie Queen Tobacco Trade Cards Boxing Peter Jackson+$139.50 Ends Monday 3 bids
Rare 1890 Kickapoo Tobacco Geronimo Apache Indian Card $125.50 Ends Monday 10 bids
J & S Cigarette Cards Ogden Racing Pigeons £175 Ex Set $94.12 Ends Tuesday 13 bids
Fine 1800s Dutch?? Silver Engraved Card/cigarette Case$90.00 Ends Wednesday 3 bids
Figural Art Deco Sterling Silver Cigarette/card Case$66.00 Ends Sunday 11 bids
Mayo Shakespeare Characters Tobacco Card Henry Viii$51.00 Ends Sunday 3 bids
1890 Kickapoo Tobacco Keokuk Sac & Fox Indian Card $50.00 Ends Monday 7 bids
Rare Vintage 1935 Bobby Jones Book + Cigarette Card$49.99 Ends Thursday 1 bid
Buchner Finest Bravest Yacht Club Colors Tobacco Card $47.75 Ends Sunday 7 bids
Goodwin Old Judge Occupations For Women Tobacco Card $46.00 Ends Sunday 5 bids
1910-11 C59 Lacrosse A.g. Dillon #3 Tobacco Card$45.00 Ends Thursday 3 bids
1910-11 C59 Lacrosse J. O'kane #47 Tobacco Card$45.00 Ends Thursday 2 bids
Between Acts Presidents Tobacco Card Grover Cleveland$44.00 Ends Sunday 5 bids
1909-11 T-206 Mordecai Brown Cigarette Card$43.50 Ends in 14 hours 11 bids
Boxing Jack Johnson Scissiors Cigarette Tobacco Card Nr$43.05 Ends Sunday 6 bids
Arms Of The Bishopric Cigarette Tobacco Cards 1907 Set$39.64 Ends Saturday 4 bids
British Birds 1915 Cigarette Tobacco Cards Birdwatching$39.64 Ends Saturday 1 bid
Heraldic Signs Origins Cigarette Tobacco Cards Heraldry$35.68 Ends Saturday 1 bid
50 Tobacco Cards,vintage Boxers,boxing,jack Dempsey Etc$34.03 Ends Sunday 10 bids
Allen Ginter American Indian Chief Tobacco Card Joseph$32.77 Ends Sunday 5 bids
1932 Don Bradman Cigarette Card-no 31 Godfrey Phillips $31.58 Ends Sunday 7 bids
T205 T206 Tobacco Baseball Card Lot Old Cigarette Early$29.99 Ends Wednesday 1 bid
American Eagle Us President Tobacco Card U S Grant$28.77 Ends Sunday 4 bids
J & S Cigarette Cards Zoo Tropical Birds 2nd 1929 Ex$26.77 Ends Wednesday 5 bids
Drum Banners & Cap Badges Cigarette Tobacco Cards Army$26.75 Ends in 3 hours 2 bids
T210 Tobacco Card, Hanks Old Mill Series 2 $26.20 Ends Sunday 7 bids
1880's Kinney Bros. Tobacco Card- General Scobeloff$26.00 Ends Saturday 3 bids
Lot Of Piedmont Baseball Series Tobacco Cards$26.00 Ends Sunday 8 bids
1888 N22 Allen & Ginter Tobacco Card Book Racing Colors$26.00 Ends Sunday 6 bids
Art Deco Sterling Silver Business Card Cigarette Case$24.99 Ends Sunday 4 bids
Various Wwii Airplane Gum Cigarette Card Lot-140+$24.99 Ends Sunday 1 bid
1928 Churchman Tobacco Golf Card Jones #27 Motm X Mint $22.72 Ends Tuesday 4 bids
1888 Duke's Cigarettes Tobacco Card- John L. Sullivan$22.50 Ends Saturday 4 bids
1933 Bdv Cigarette Card-featuring Don Bradman Doublesid$21.05 Ends Sunday 1 bid
50 Tobacco Cards, Lucky Charm, Occult, Star Signs,1923$20.60 Ends Sunday 8 bids
Lot Of Piedmont Baseball Series Tobacco Cards$20.50 Ends Sunday 10 bids
Buchner N282 Police: Thomas Murphy: Tobacco Card$19.99 Ends Sunday 1 bid
Buchner N282 Police: Kellett: Tobacco Card 1888$19.99 Ends Sunday 1 bid
Boxing : Drapkin Cigarette Tobacco Cards X4 Sport Snap$19.95 Ends Sunday 1 bid
Cigarette Cards Royal Air Force Badges C1930 Full Set$19.62 Ends in 1 min 3 bids
Cigarette Cards Uniform Territorial Army C1930 Full Set$19.62 Ends in 6 mins 3 bids
25 Footballers Cigarette Cards, Various.$19.13 Ends Sunday 1 bid
J & S Cigarette Cards Ogden's Ocean Greyhounds Ex Set$17.95 Ends Wednesday 5 bids
J & S Cigarette Cards Players League Flags 1928 Ex Set$17.83 Ends Sunday 1 bid
1930 Tobacco Card Of Indian Chief Sitting Bull Wow!$17.51 Ends Sunday 5 bids
1936 German Military Wwii Tobacco Card Book Very Rare$17.27 Ends Tuesday 4 bids
Tobacco Cards,carreras,popular Footballers,football,'36$17.01 Ends Sunday 6 bids
American Tobacco Co , Cig Cards , Mixed Lot$16.75 Ends Sunday 5 bids
Boxing : Churchman Cigarette Tobacco Cards X5 Sport Cel$16.50 Ends Sunday 2 bids
50 Tobacco Cards,players,poultry,hen,chicken,rooster$16.49 Ends Sunday 7 bids
Tasmanian Tiger (wolf) - Rare Old Silk Tobacco Card$16.26 Ends Monday 1 bid
Tobacco Cards,lambert & Butler,motor Cars,1st,1922,car$16.16 Ends Sunday 7 bids
Tobacco Cards,lambert & Butler,motor Cars,2nd,1922,car$16.16 Ends Sunday 6 bids
Laurel & Hardy Wills 1931 Cigarette Card Trade Cards Nr$16.00 Ends Sunday 5 bids
19 Early 20c Cigarette Cards Charles Dickens Characters$15.79 Ends in 16 hours 5 bids
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