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	Cigarette card - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Cigarette Cards were issued by tobacco manufacturers both to protect the cigarettes by stiffening the pack, and also to gain customer loyalty to their particular brand of cigarettes as a form of tobacco advertising.
		The cards depicting actresses, baseball players, Indian chiefs, and boxers issued in 1875 by Allen and Ginter cigarette brands, Richmond Straight Cut No. 1 and Pet are considered the first modern promotion scheme for any manufactured product as well as one of the first collectibles.
		Some very early cigarette cards were printed on silk which was then attached to a paper backing.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cigarette_card (350 words)

	Cigarette card -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
		Cigarette Cards were issued by (Leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion) tobacco manufacturers both to protect the cigarettes by stiffening the pack, and also to gain customer loyalty to their particular brand of (Finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking) cigarettes.
		Some very early cigarette cards were printed on (A fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae) silk which was then attached to a paper backing.
		Recently a different Wagner cigar card, made when he was a minor-leaguer with the Louisville, (A state in east central United States; a border state during the American Civil War; famous for breeding race horses) Kentucky Colonels has surfaced.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/ci/cigarette_card.htm (297 words)

	The History of Cartophily
		Cards were organised in sets (usually of 50) on a common topic and were designed to be collected as a set, a marketing gimmick to encourage people to buy more cigarettes.
		Sometimes cards may be damaged by the use of the manufacturers' albums, so these are therefore not the best way to store cards; methods of storage are discussed in our Guide to Collecting Cigarette Cards.
		In 1940 cigarette cards were officially banned by the UK wartime government as "a waste of vital raw materials".
	www.stevetalbot.com /cards/history.php (1719 words)

	VEIDT VILLAINIES: Veidt Cigarette Cards Page 1
		The idea of inserting a card in a cigarette package quickly caught on and there were thousands of sets issued around the world from the 1880s through about 1940.
		Cigarette cards were very popular in England in the 1920s and 1930s, with thousands of sets issued.
		There were British firms in the card selling business as far back as the early 1930s, and these companies helped preserve the supply and condition of many of these sets as they stocked them for their customers.
	www.geocities.com /Hollywood/Studio/7624/alltext/Cards.html (430 words)

	NYPL Digital Gallery \| Cigarette Cards: ABCs
		While bibliophile George Arents (1875-1960) did not collect cigarette cards, he provided an endowment for the continued growth of his comprehensive collection on tobacco (whose processing and packaging had provided his fortune), which he had begun donating to NYPL in 1944.
		The cigarette cards were acquired by curators in the 1960s and later.
		While most cards were produced by conventional offset or other economical commercial printing processes, a few series were issued as original gelatin silver photographs or printed on silk or linen fabric; others were created as puzzles or paper toy cut-outs.
	digitalgallery.nypl.org /nypldigital/explore/dgexplore.cfm?topic=arts&collection=ABCsofCigaretteCards&col_id=161 (444 words)

	Cigarette Cards
		Cigarette cards originated in the United States when cardboard stiffeners were included in fragile cigarette packets to prevent cigarettes from being crushed.
		Initially the cards were used to advertise cigarettes, then pictures replaced advertising, and a little later information was added to the backs of the cards.
		The Golden Age of cigarette cards is considered to be between the years 1900 and 1917 and it is in these years that we saw a flood of Australian produced cards featuring footballers.
	www.netspace.net.au /%7Esportmem/cigarettecards.htm (928 words)

	Cigarette Cards Plus Postal Auctions
		Cigarette cards covered Kings and Queens from track and field who knew little of todays sports science, who instead engineered their medal haul with an almost military precision.
		Cigarette cards were first introduced in the United States during the I880's with a view to stiffen the flimsy paper packets of the day.
		The last quarter of the century saw some attempts to reintroduce tobacco cards, this time in medium and small cigars but history had moved on and there was no wide return of the tobacco or cigarette card However,they remain a wonderfully fascinating, colourful and nostalgic insight to the past.
	www.cigarettecardsplus.com (992 words)

	The Encyclopedia Of Ephemera (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
		A novelty variant of the American calling card of the 1870s and 1880s, the acquaintance card was used by the less formal male in approaches to the less formal female.
		Cigarette cards were among the first items of ephemera to be produced specifically for collecting.
		Originating in America as cardboard stiffeners for paper packs in which cigarettes were then sold, it was shortly realized that the faces of the blank card might serve some promotional purpose.
	www.ephemera21.org.uk /encyclopedia.html (425 words)

	Cues n Views - Cigarette Cards In More Detail
		This card must have appeared in 1922 or 1923 as it contains a reference to Tom Newman’s break of 1,274; this break was superseded in 1924 with his break of 1370, the largest break ever made in competition with Ivories.
		These cards were unusual as they were oval in shape and featured photographs that appear to have been cut to shape, by hand.
		This is a beautiful card featuring a review of Joe’s career and makes reference to his 147 break; this puts its issue date at1960.
	www.cuesnviews.co.uk /Info/cigarettecards.htm (2227 words)

	FRANKLYN CARDS: A brief history of cigarette cards
		The cigarette card was introduced as a packet stiffener to add integrity to the paper cigarette packets.
		Almost all the early cards had a strong nautical theme, due to the idea that sailors were major consumers of tobacco.
		The exact progression of cigarette card early history is forever being rewritten as new discoveries are made.
	www.franklyncards.com /one/cighist.htm (1253 words)

	Framed Cigarette Cards at Heritage Antiques (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
		The cards are framed with a brown mat in a beaded wood frame.
		The cards are framed in an oak frame with a green mat.
		The cards are framed with a green mat in a beaded wood frame.
	pages.tias.com /2374/InventoryPage/176006/1.html (1139 words)

	printing cigarette cards
		At the finer end of the market cigarette cards were using 150 dots to the inch.
		Some cigarette cards were produced by this method (or at least a much refined method) Wills, The Worlds Dreadnoughts [1910] and Players, Wonders of the Deep [1904] These sets are interesting because they sit astride a watershed in lithography.
		Card would be run underneath the plates as it was exposed to the light.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/Franklyn_Roberts/printa.htm (1957 words)

	Card Zine: FAQs
		They might be described as a modern day version of the cigarette cards which were particularly popular with tobacco manufacturers during the early part of the twentieth century.
		Trading cards may also be purchased through mail order dealers, as complete sets or unopened display boxes containing a set number of packs.
		Card Zine is always interested in hearing the latest news from card manufacturers, so feel free to contact us.
	www.readfamily.freeserve.co.uk /faq.htm (711 words)

	An Introduction to Card Collecting
		These earlier cards are not, however, the prime focus of this article as they are largely regarded as being outside of the mainstream of collecting in Britain - a situation which, through The Card Mine, I am steadily improving.
		However, even the rarest cards have a value attached to them and the entries are updated on an annual basis.
		A few cards (notably some trade issues) are smaller than average but most variations range from the standard size up to postcard dimensions.
	www.cardmine.co.uk /intro.htm (2055 words)

	Slide & Shell (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
		Reeds filled with tobacco, cigarettes of a sort, were used by these cultures 1000 years ago.
		The first paper cigarette was rolled in 1832 by an Egyptian cannoneer during the siege of Acre.
		Up until 1883 cigarettes were handmade by highly skilled men and women.
	www.wclynx.com /burntofferings/packsfour.html (236 words)

	WILLS CIGARETTE CARDS HISTORIC MOTOR CARS NR! Auction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
		On the rear of each card is a brief description and historical summary of the Autocar depicted on the front.
		All 48 of 50 cards from this series are in excellent condition with very clear detail and clarity of all cars depicted as well as all rear descriptions fully legible.
		There is some curving on all cards as they have not been stored flat or album mounted at any stage in their long existence but I can see they have been well preserved and cared for.
	www.kacti.com /detail.asp?id=246 (218 words)

	Franklyn Cards: FAQ
		Cards have been considered the encyclopedia of the common man during the period of issue.
		Cards stuck in albums are generally not as collectable in the UK as cards not stuck down.
		I can tell you that the supply of cards is limited and in the last few years the demand has increased from a very UK male dominated market to a worldwide one.
	www.franklyncards.com /one/faq.htm (1384 words)

	Vintage Canine Collectables In Print--Cigarette Cards--Gifts for Dog Lovers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
		Some of the extremely old cards and the American cards are not excellent condition since most of these cards were actually owned by people (and lots of children) who would collect them and put them into scrap albums.
		These are not cards in the traditional sense since they are actually silk swatches and do not have printing on the back.
		The front side of these cards show beautiful renderings of wellknown Champions of the period, but the backs are just as wonderful as they show line drawings of the breeds and point out the characteristics of each breed (supplied by English breed clubs).
	www.poochpalace.com /cigcards.htm (1727 words)

	taddy cigarette cards
		Even the lower value cards such as Prominent Footballers (London Mixture) are worth £11/$19 a card and lets face facts, although not expensive stacked up against some things there are a lot of people out there who would baulk at paying that sort of money for what is essentially a bit of card.
		Cards were still in manufacture at the time and were not treated with the same type of respect as perhaps they are now.
		Also if you look on the reverse of the cards there is a government health warning on the back of the cards, not something the original Taddy company had to worry about but then again the product was not such a major source of government revenue back then.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/Franklyn_Roberts/cigtaddy.htm (2713 words)

	cigarette cards, trade cards, trading cards, card collecting, tobacco cards, card collectors, baseball.
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		We have been supplying trade cards and cigarette cards to collectors all over the world since 1927.
		London Cigarette Card Co 'We have been supplying trade cards and cigarette cards to collectors all over the world since 1927'.
	www.londoncigcard.co.uk (323 words)

	Cigarette Cards (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
		The complete set of 48 cards is mounted in the commemorative album and shows a series of animals
		However, if a sensible arrangement can be reached on prices, I am sure that he could be persuaded to part with this facinating set of cards.
		The album is in fair condition, and the cards, although stuck to the pages, are in mint condition.
	au.geocities.com /jg4fun2000/cigcards/cigcards1.html (110 words)

	Cigarette Cards (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
		Until sometime in the 1940's, tobacco/cigarette cards were a very popular collector's item.
		It was tobacco firms that invented baseball cards, which is now a multi-million dollar industry.
		I will be adding images of Sherlock Holmes tobacco cards as I locate them.
	www.holmesonscreen.com /indexFPCigs.htm (54 words)

	Cigarette Cards (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
		The portraits on the card were real photos and due to their age it is extremely difficult to find cards from this series that are not faded substantially.
		It is assumed that a card was issued for each of the VFL teams of the era although not all have been seen.
		This is one of the most common series of football cigarette cards showing colour head and shoulder shots ofs leading VFL footballers.
	members.optusnet.com.au /~dgreen2/Cigarette.html (1802 words)

	Lighthouses@Lighthouse Digest ... Cigarette Cards are Back
		Doral cigarettes, a leading brand from the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, is now revitalizing the tradition of cigarette cards, a popular trend introduced around the world in the late 1800’s.
		However, very few cigarette cards have been issued since World War II and most collectors thought that none would ever be produced again.
		Cigarette cards were initially introduced as a means of stiffening paper cigarette packs.
	www.lhdigest.com /Digest/StoryPage.cfm?StoryKey=990 (463 words)

	Cigarette Cards (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
		Most cards marked by the factory from which they were distributed, e.g.
		Beautifully detailed small cards, perhaps 1" x 2", with "Gallaher's Cigarettes" and a title on the colored picture, with "Copyright" in the lower right corner.
		On the back, one finds the title of the series, a number in the upper right, a title, a fable text, a moral, and a bold strip at the bottom proclaiming "Issued by Gallaher Ltd., Belfast and London." "The Ass and His Driver" (#38) is good and is taken from Tenniel.
	www.creighton.edu /~gcarls/cigarett1.htm (409 words)

	Collecting 1913 Fatima Cigarette team cards
		At least this was the case in the early part of the 20th century when a large number of tobacco companies included a baseball player photo or card in their products to promote sales.
		To obtain the "super size" card measuring 13" by 21", or 11" by 19", someone had to redeem 40 Fatima cigarette coupons.
		Three premium cards were recently offered by Mastro West auctions, with all three fetching prices reflecting their scarcity and value even though none of the cards would be considered near mint by any stretch.
	ri.essortment.com /cigarettescards_rcll.htm (563 words)

	Churchman's Cigarette Cards - ARP Series - 1938
		They were of course dependent on the goodwill of parents and grandparents, older grown up siblings, aunts, uncles and perhaps a kindly neighbour or two, to complete their collections.
		In 1938 the usual array of film stars and sportsmen were replaced with cards depicting Air Raid Precautions.
		There were 50 cards in the Wills' series, but only 48 in the Churchman's series as these were of a larger format.
	www.fortunecity.co.uk /meltingpot/oxford/330/cards/cman.html (161 words)

	Steve Talbot's Cartophily Pages
		This is an informational site devoted to cartophily, the hobby of collecting cigarette and other trade cards, a particular interest of mine.
		This is a brief guide to the history of cigarette cards, from the late nineteenth century to the present day, including details of the origins of the hobby and some definitions.
		This gallery features a series of images of cards through the ages, which illustrates some of the points made in the other pages on this site.
	www.stevetalbot.com /cards (395 words)

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