If you’re thinking of selling collectable cigarette cards, our valuations are meticulously researched and 100 per cent reliable. Allen & Ginter, Duke, Goodwin, Kimball, and P. Lorillard constitute the major users of tobacco insert card promotions in the 19th and early 20th century. Most manufacturers sold a variety of brands. Allen & Ginter’s brands included Bower, Dixie, Dixie Dainties, Dubec, Little Beauties, Louisiana Perique, Old Dominion, Old Rip, Opera Puffs, Richmond Gem, Richmond Straight Cut No. 2, The Pet, Virginia Brights, and more. Cards sets appeared in a variety of different brands. Each sale contains a large section of cigarette card collections and accumulations, often offered intact. This is followed by a listing of sets offered by manufacturer, with many for sale as single sets or individual cards of value. If you have cigarette cards for sale or you’re planning to sell part or all of your collection, our experts will be happy provide a free valuation. I have bought a few badges from your selection, all of a very high standard. The delivery time was first rate, overall an excellent service.

Discover what your old cigarette cards are worth now – it may only be a little, but the value of a holding can often surprise even the most experienced collectors. Although the original purpose of cigarette cards was to protect the cigarettes from damage, tobacco companies around the world soon realised the cigarette cards’ value as collectables and started producing picture cards for smokers to collect to encourage brand loyalty.In 1875, Allen & Ginter, an American tobacco company, issued insert cards Allen & Ginter sets featured actresses, baseball players, boxers, Indian chiefs, national flags, and wild animals. Goodwin & Company soon followed.

With a wonderful selection of cigarette cards for sale that are suitable for novice and experienced collectors, it’s no wonder we’re the UK’s leading auctioneers. If you’d prefer to keep the collectables in your family for another generation, that’s fine too – our aim is simply to help you make an informed decision. Just a note to thank you very much for your excellent service. We will certainly not hesitate to recommend you to other friends and relatives. Fantastic service and I will use you in the future whenever possible and also recommend you to my friends. Tobacco insert cards fluctuate around a standard size of 1 1/2” x 2 3/4.” Larger cards tend to measure 2 1/4” x 4.” The number of cards in each set varied. Sets of 25, 50, and 100 were popular in the 19th century.Having first appeared in the UK in 1887 when issued by W.D. & H.O. Wills, the popularity of cigarette cards really took off a few years later when Ogdens - a Liverpool company - introduced the first series of photographic cards in 1894.

To find out what your old cigarette cards are worth, please call 01926 499031 today. How to get free cigarette cards valuations Tafero, Arthur. How to Buy and Sell Paper Collectibles: Baseball Cards, Comics, Cigarette Cads and More. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014. London Cigarette Card Company. Cigarette & Trade Card Catalogue 2018: Including Liebig and Reprint Series. London Cigarette Card Company, 2018. Doral’s series included America festivals, cars, Celebrate America, national parks, and 20th century events. Enholm, Harrison. A Guide to Collecting Allen & Ginter 19th Century Tobacco Cards. Ludicrous Publishing, 2015. Kindle edition only.Very pleased with badge and the service, would be more than pleased to deal with your company again, well done. Bids are also accepted via our online catalogue and by post. There are limited telephones available so please do give Easy Live Auction a go! I wish more firms would strive for this kind of service, I would not hesitate to use your company again

Advances in cigarette machines technology led to the development of automatic machines, making it no longer necessary to hand roller cigarettes. Production continually increased to meet demand. If you want to buy rare or antique cigarette cards at auction, the online catalogue will be available approximately 3 weeks before the sale. In the first decades of the 20th century, a crazed developed for Turkish cigarettes. Brands such as Fatima, Hassan, Mecca, and Turkish Trophies arrived on the scene. The use of cigarette insert cards continued until the beginning of World War II. Cigarette cards were declared unessential to the war effort.Cigarette cards originate from the late nineteenth century and were first produced in America. Providing accurate cigarette card valuations requires a detailed understanding of the history of each manufacturer and the cards they issued. Often beautifully illustrated, an early cigarette cards value will depend upon the period of history it documents and its condition.