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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.


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An Interview with Vintage Cigarette Lighter Collector Urban Cummings

At the very beginning, my interest in lighters was about the mechanism. I had my first lighter when I was 14. I sav… [more]

An Interview With Victorian Trade Card Collector Ben Crane

How did I start collecting Victorian trade cards? In the late 60s I was a bottle collector, early American bottles … [more]

An Interview With Baseball Card Collector Dave Campbell

Dave Campbell contacted me after reading a post on The Baseball Card blog. He's been collecting baseball cards non-… [more]

Guest Column: Collecting Vintage Cigarette Lighters

Cigarette lighter collecting is a hobby that never gets boring. Just by browsing eBay auctions for ten minutes, for… [more]

An Interview With Star Wars Card Collector Paul Holstein

I was 10 when the movie came out and I went to the store and bought a couple of packs of Star Wars cards. But I end… [more]

An Interview With Vintage Baseball Card Collector Ben Henry

I started collecting in 1986. If you’re in Boston and you’re a baseball fan, the Red Sox may take over your life. T… [more]

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Non Sports Cards: Tobacco, Gum and Candy

Non Sports Cards: Tobacco, Gum and Candy

Tom Boblitt moderates this extremely deep, collaborative site dedicated to non-sports cards (tobacco, gum and candy… [read review or visit site]

Match World

Match World

This ambitious site showcases the 20,000-item Rankei Library matchbook collection, owned by the Japan Match Manufac… [read review or visit site]

Kensitas Silk Flowers

Kensitas Silk Flowers

Don Wearmouth and his wife showcase the 230 beautiful silk designs that were distributed free with Kensitas cigaret… [read review or visit site]

Matchbox Labels

Matchbox Labels

Jane McDevitt's huge Flickr photoset of matchbox labels, primarily Eastern European, from the 1950s and 60s. These … [read review or visit site]

Truth in Advertising

Truth in Advertising

This gallery of cigarette magazine advertising from the 1940s and 50s contains no surgeon general's warning, just p… [read review or visit site]

Matchbook Museum

Matchbook Museum

James Lileks' gallery of 250 matchbooks from coffee shops, hotels, motels, bars, banks, restaurants and more. Lilek… [read review or visit site]

Lamarde

Lamarde

This blog, entirely in Spanish, is an amazingly comprehensive and varied tribute to tobacco and cigarette advertisi… [read review or visit site]


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Germany World War 2 Old Cigar Box Stamps Cards Photos$188.95 Ends in 18 hours 17 bids 26 watchers
1909-11 T206 Tobacco Card Psa Vg-ex+-4.5 John Evers Hof$177.50 Ends in 20 hours 9 bids 8 watchers
T206 8 Diff. White Border Tobacco Cards Nice Lot $170.39 Ends Sunday 10 bids 10 watchers
1600+ Cigarette Cards From Various Brands$155.51 Ends in 3 hours 12 bids 5 watchers
T205 T206 Polar Bear Tobacco Bin Store Psa Sgc Gai Card$148.05 Ends Sunday 10 bids 46 watchers
Signed R Lalique France Glass Cigarette Card Box 4" Exc$123.94 Ends Sunday 2 bids 15 watchers
£187 Players Cigarette Card Set - Golf - Large Cards$106.71 Ends Thursday 1 bid 1 watcher
1909-11 T206 Tobacco Card Psa Vg-ex-4 Willie Keeler Hof$103.50 Ends in 20 hours 6 bids 16 watchers
Rare Rolex 1675 6542 Gmt Master Card Use For Cigarette $100.00 Ends Sunday 6 bids 22 watchers
Huge Lot Over 2000 Cigarette Cards Includes Many Rare! $77.68 Ends in 23 hours 5 bids 9 watchers
1909 T206 Tobacco Card Cy Young Cleveland Boston Hof$76.00 Ends in 1 hour 4 bids 44 watchers
Massive Collection Cigarette/ Tobacco Cards 2700+ Vast$72.42 Ends Sunday 4 bids 12 watchers
1931 Churchmen Tobacco Golf Card Bobby Jones #25 Mint$66.00 Ends Monday 12 bids 18 watchers
15 Nice 1910 Mecca Cigarette Boxing Cards Near Mint !!!$65.66 Ends in 23 hours 8 bids 21 watchers
Antique Hallmarked Silver Cigarette/card Case 1923 109g$62.51 Ends Sunday 7 bids 34 watchers
T206 Card Lot (12 Cards) 1909-1911 Tobacco Cards $51.00 Ends Friday 3 bids 5 watchers
1935 Tobacco Card Boxing Hof'er Joe Louis Rookie Psa 7$46.00 Ends Sunday 6 bids 28 watchers
Robert E. Lee : Rare N222 1889 Kinney Cigarette Card$41.16 Ends Sunday 2 bids 6 watchers
Cigarette Card Collections - Hundreds Of Cards - $39.96 Ends Tuesday 3 bids 9 watchers
Wills Cricketers 1908 18/50 Cigarette Cards Rare$39.56 Ends Tuesday 2 bids 9 watchers
T206 1909 Lot Of 5 Different Tobacco Cards$38.00 Ends Wednesday 4 bids 4 watchers
£99 F.&j. Smith Cinema Stars 1920 Cigarette Cards$35.40 Ends Sunday 2 bids 2 watchers
T206 1909 Lot Of 5 Different Tobacco Cards$35.00 Ends Wednesday 3 bids 4 watchers
Rare £80 Set Cigarette Cards Sinclair Radio Favourites$34.38 Ends Thursday 4 bids 1 watcher
(57) 1880s - 1910s American N & T Tobacco Cards$32.20 Ends in 6 hours 10 bids 14 watchers
1909 T206 Tobacco Card Vic Willis Cardinals Pirates Hof$31.00 Ends in 55 mins 2 bids 11 watchers
Carreras Personality Series 1933 Cigarette Card Set$30.66 Ends Tuesday 7 bids 11 watchers
£60 How To Swim Hignetts 1935 Cigarette Card Set Vg$30.57 Ends Sunday 3 bids 1 watcher
Rare Set Ardath Cigarette Cards Empire Flying-boat £72$29.35 Ends Thursday 5 bids 8 watchers
Super Vintage Cigarette Card Collection & Album$28.97 Ends Sunday 1 bid 3 watchers
Red Man Chewing Tobacco Indian Chief Card Set$26.59 Ends Tuesday 6 bids 13 watchers
T-53 Hassan Cowboys Tobacco Complete Set (49 Cards)- Ex$26.00 Ends Sunday 5 bids 12 watchers
1930's Indian Chiefs Bat Tobacco Card Complete Set -nm$26.00 Ends Sunday 7 bids 9 watchers
Redman Tobacco Cards Lot Of (10) With Tabs! Vg/ex$26.00 Ends in 2 hours 6 bids 3 watchers
Redman Tobacco Cards Lot Of (10) With Tabs! Vg/ex$26.00 Ends in 2 hours 7 bids 3 watchers
T 206 1911 Armbruster Blackburne Rhodes Tobacco Cards$25.49 Ends Sunday 3 bids 5 watchers
Mlb Robert Groom Cigarette Card Topps 206$25.00 Ends Tuesday 1 bid 1 watcher
Lot Of 78 Early Londres Cigarette Cards Fgn.$24.00 Ends Monday 1 bid 4 watchers
Lot Of 140 Early Cigarette Cards Fgn. Cig. Fe$24.00 Ends Monday 1 bid 5 watchers
Cricketers : 5 Rare 1907 Taddy Cigarette Cards$22.85 Ends in 21 hours 1 bid 4 watchers
Cigarette Cards Badges & Flags 1904, Cheap, £90 Set$22.85 Ends Tuesday 1 bid 5 watchers
Cigarette Cards Speedway Riders, 1937, Cheap! £85 Set$22.85 Ends Tuesday 1 bid 2 watchers
1935 German Film Cigarette Card Photo Book Riefenstahl$22.05 Ends in 5 hours 7 bids 7 watchers
Rare Tobacco Card, Female Pic, Hard A Port Cut Plug$20.00 Ends Sunday 1 bid 2 watchers
Scarce Tobacco Card, Female Pic, G.w. Gail & Ax$20.00 Ends Sunday 1 bid 3 watchers
Vintage Tobacco Cards Screen Stars Inc Laurel & Hardy $19.99 Ends in 5 hours 1 bid 1 watcher
Old Tobacco Cards Cards Speed Records Inc Jesse Owens $19.99 Ends in 5 hours 1 bid 1 watcher
Social Tips Cigar Label Cards$19.38 Ends Sunday 4 bids 1 watcher

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