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This comprehensive reference includes checklists and current prices for all major cards released in the 19th and 20th centuries.
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This handy book contains a wealth of information on the subject of collecting cigarette cards, and is highly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of anyone with a passion for the hobby. Contents Include: Introduction; The Beginnings of the Cards; Trade Cards; Types of Card Production and Distribution; The Subject Matter of the Cards; Imperial and Foreign Issues; Rare Cards and Curiosities; Making a Collection; Storage and Classification; The Cigarette Card Trade; The Uses of Card Collecting; A Suggested Classification of Cigarette Cards.
In 1912 the American Tobacco Company issued the T202 Triple Folders baseball players cigarette card set. The set consists of 132 cards and includes such Baseball Hall of Fame players as Ty Cobb and Walter Johnson. Each card has two baseball players, one on each end of the card, separated by a black and white photo in the center of the card. Some baseball players and center panel photos are repeated in the 132 Triple Folders card set resulting in there being 137 different baseball players on the end panels and 76 different center panels. The backs of the cards include player biographies and a description of the action occurring in the center panel photo. This book includes images of the 132 Triple Folders cards and the biographies and descriptions on the card backs are presented in text format.
This handy book contains a wealth of information on the subject of collecting cigarette cards, and is highly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of anyone with a passion for the hobby. Contents Include: Introduction; The Beginnings of the Cards; Trade Cards; Types of Card Production and Distribution; The Subject Matter of the Cards; Imperial and Foreign Issues; Rare Cards and Curiosities; Making a Collection; Storage and Classification; The Cigarette Card Trade; The Uses of Card Collecting; A Suggested Classification of Cigarette Cards.
From 1909-1911 The American Tobacco Company issued the T206 baseball card set. The set contains 524 cards. This book contains images of the 524 T206 baseball cards, arranged in alphabetical order, and images of the 16 backs found on the cards.
How trading cards captured the popular culture—from war to sports, science to celebrities—with tips on how to start and develop your own collection. The collection of picture cards has fascinated generations of children and adults since the late nineteenth century. Between 1900 and 1940, cartophily, as the hobby became known, became widespread as hundreds of millions of attractive cards were issued, usually with packets of cigarettes. These cards give us a unique insight into the cultural history of the period. Although the production of cigarette and other trade cards has declined in recent decades, millions of people worldwide now collect trading cards and stickers issued by the likes of Topps and Panini. This attractive and extensively illustrated guide to collecting cigarette and other trade cards gives the reader a lively history of the hobby, and offers the collector some valuable advice on how to begin and maintain a collection. The wide variation of themes of card issues is explored, with many of the stories behind the cards revealed. It will appeal to novice and established card collectors, and those with an interest in twentieth century social and cultural history.