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Allen & Ginter's Cigarettes Card Groups, ca.1880-1900s

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Tobacciana Start Price:75.00 USD Estimated At:140.00 - 280.00 USD
Allen & Ginter's Cigarettes Card Groups, ca.1880-1900s
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Allen & Ginter's......, Lot of 8 Cards with Different American Battle Ships on front, VF-XF condition. Allen & Ginter was a Richmond, Virginia, tobacco manufacturing company formed by John F. Allen and Lewis Ginter around 1880. The firm created and marketed the first cigarette cards for collecting and trading in the United States. Some of the notable cards in the series include baseball players Charles Comiskey, Cap Anson, and Jack Glasscock, as well as non-athletes like Buffalo Bill Cody. The company merged with four other tobacco manufacturers to form the American Tobacco Company in 1890. Since 2006, a revived version of the brand has been issued by Topps for a line of baseball cards.