Issued as premiums with select American Tobacco Company products from 1910 through 1911, the satin-like S74 Silks were issued in two primary styles. The "Whites" (often referred to as S74-1) were issued in both 1910 and featured a paper backing advertising one of four of the ATC's brands. These "backed" silks measured approximately 1 7/8" x 3" and are very difficult to find with the backing intact. Over the years, many of the silks have separated from their backs, but they can still
A few years ago, a chatter named “Sparty”, in the Baseball Almanac Forum, stated that if baseball cards had a Mount Rushmore, all four of the Ty Cobb T206 tobacco cards would occupy the monument. The T206s have previously been called the king of the card collecting mountain, and are avidly desired, wanted, and craved by collectors worldwide. Honus Wagner, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson, Cy Young and the Georgia Peach, among so many other icons
Like their rivals at American Tobacco, Red Sun Cigarettes used trading cards of baseball players in its products in an attempt to boost sales just over a century ago. This week, we have the rare opportunity to offer cards from a sister series to the baseball product—the 1908 T226 Red Sun boxing set. Red Sun used actual full-length photographs for this unique set, which also stands apart thanks to its unique design featuring olive green borders and a bright red ad