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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.


Interviews & Articles

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 bo… [more]

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.… [more]

Guest Column: Collecting Vintage Cigarette Lighters

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

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Best of the Web (“Hall of Fame”)

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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T 205 Zack Wheat Piedmont Tobacco Card Graded Psa 6 $364.09 Ends in 1 hour 10 bids 10 watchers
1909 T-206 Tobacco Card Ty Cobb Portrait Green Version$280.00 Ends Sunday 11 bids 26 watchers
T206 8 Diff White Border Tobacco Cards Nice Lot !$134.50 Ends Sunday 11 bids 18 watchers
Vintage Golf Cigarette Card: Bobby Jones 1927$128.13 Ends Sunday 12 bids 20 watchers
1952 Red Man Tobacco Card Ted Williams Boston Red Sox$122.50 Ends Saturday 8 bids 7 watchers
T 205 A. Latham Piedmont Tobacco Card Graded Psa 6 $104.50 Ends in 1 hour 3 bids 3 watchers
1887 N172 Old Judge Tobacco Baseball Card Peeples W/bat$100.01 Ends Sunday 8 bids 18 watchers
Rare Antique .830 Silver Cigarette/business Card Case$75.00 Ends Thursday 1 bid 3 watchers
1909 T206 Tobacco Baseball Card Lot Of (5) Bv:$450$73.78 Ends Friday 7 bids 3 watchers
Rare Croc Skin Design Victorian Silver Card /cigar Case$71.47 Ends Sunday 9 bids 37 watchers
1887 N172 Old Judge Tobacco Baseball Card Ryan Chicago$64.24 Ends Sunday 5 bids 9 watchers
Large Thai? Solid Silver Double Cigarette /card Case.$63.16 Ends Sunday 1 bid 10 watchers
1887 N172 Old Judge Tobacco Baseball Card Pickett Tough$59.63 Ends Sunday 6 bids 13 watchers
Cigarette Or Card Case. Pretty Young Lady Picture.$56.51 Ends Sunday 2 bids 16 watchers
1909 T-206 Tobacco Card Christy Mathewson-piedmont Back$51.99 Ends Sunday 14 bids 13 watchers
Quality Heavy Silver & Enamel Cigarette Card Case C1900$51.53 Ends in 19 hours 7 bids 27 watchers
1887 N172 Old Judge Tobacco Baseball Card M.slattery Ny$51.00 Ends Sunday 4 bids 20 watchers
10 Sets Cigarette Cards In Sleeves Cat Value £520$49.85 Ends Wednesday 1 bid 2 watchers
£100 Mitchell A Gallery Of 1935 Cigarette Card Set$49.85 Ends Friday 1 bid 1 watcher
T206 4 Diff. Graded Tobacco Cards -all Psa 2-2.5 Nicer$41.01 Ends Sunday 13 bids 9 watchers
Victorian Scrapbook C1887 Trade Cards-cigar & Fruit $40.97 Ends Sunday 3 bids 7 watchers
War Incidents : 1915 Set Of 50 Wills Cigarette Cards$33.23 Ends Sunday 1 bid 4 watchers
T206 4 Diff. Graded Tobacco Cards Lot -all Psa 2 Nicer$31.00 Ends Sunday 3 bids 3 watchers
£85 Phillips Cigarette Card Set - 1927 Red Indians - Vg$29.90 Ends Wednesday 1 bid 3 watchers
52 N245 Sweet Caporal Actresses Tobacco Cards$28.77 Ends Sunday 3 bids 4 watchers
4 Ogden's Cricket Cigarette Cards - 2 Tabs 2 G. Golds$28.26 Ends Sunday 5 bids 4 watchers
1880s Duke N100 Bicycle Riders Tobacco Card -balanced O$26.10 Ends Sunday 11 bids 12 watchers
1880s Duke N100 Bicycle Riders Tobacco Card -riding Tan$26.10 Ends Sunday 4 bids 10 watchers
**rare 1909 T206 Chief Bender Tobacco Card (no Res!)**$26.00 Ends in 23 hours 7 bids 4 watchers
Two Newsboy Tobacco Cabinet Cards$24.99 Ends Monday 1 bid
South Africa 1899 ½d Ps Card Tobacco Advertising$24.91 Ends Sunday 1 bid 1 watcher
1880s A & G N43 Worlds Champions Tobacco Card - Sears$23.50 Ends Sunday 4 bids 8 watchers
Mint Xl Set Cigarette Cards Glamour Girls Of Stage £54$22.42 Ends Tuesday 6 bids 3 watchers
1888 Old Judge Cigarette Baseball Card: Gardner, Phila$21.63 Ends Thursday 2 bids 6 watchers
Ex++ Ardath Cigarette Cards Photocards Group J Films $21.59 Ends in 18 hours 1 bid 1 watcher
Cricketer Series : 8 Rare 1901 Wills Cigarette Cards$21.59 Ends Sunday 1 bid 6 watchers
1952 1953 Red Man Tobacco Baseball Card Lot. No Tabs$21.55 Ends Tuesday 4 bids 4 watchers
Rare £54 Movie Set Cigarette Cards Paramount Stars 1929$20.78 Ends Wednesday 5 bids 5 watchers
Standard Cigarette Vfl Football Cards 1907 Fitzroy$20.56 Ends Wednesday 2 bids 4 watchers
Allen Ginter 1888 Tobacco Card N19 Pirates John Evans$20.49 Ends Sunday 3 bids 3 watchers
Jack Johnson T218 Mecca Boxing Champion Tobacco Card$20.46 Ends in 23 hours 4 bids 13 watchers
Scouting: Baden-powell: Muratti Tobacco Card$20.20 Ends Sunday 5 bids 2 watchers
10- Vintage Cross Cut Cigarette Cards Movie Stars $19.99 Ends Sunday 1 bid 2 watchers
10- Vintage Duke Cigarette Cards Movie Stars $19.99 Ends Sunday 1 bid 1 watcher
10- Vintagecross Cut Cigarette Cards Movie Stars $19.99 Ends Sunday 1 bid 1 watcher
Vintage Horchow Tobacco Leaf Card Box With Cards$19.25 Ends Sunday 3 bids 3 watchers
Large Collection Over 2000 Cigarette Cards 9 Full Sets$19.20 Ends Sunday 3 bids 17 watchers
T206 8 Diff White Border Tobacco Cards Nice Lot !$18.50 Ends Sunday 3 bids 6 watchers

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