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Jon CanfieldI have written a guide that depicts every baseball related cigarette and tobacco issue from 1886-1930. Basically, the guide give a picture example of the card, along with a picture of the exact cigarette/tobacco package that the card came in with a description about the set and packaging... The years, factory numbers, districts, and state of production correspond on each pack pictured, almost certainly guaranteeing that the pack pictured in the guide once held a baseball card inside. For some of the packs pictured in the guide, there is only a single example known to exist.
Also, this guide contains two informative sections. The first of these sections helps to correctly date a cigarette pack. This section describes what to look for on the tax stamp, health warning, and manufacturer’s notice in order to determine the year it was manufactured. The second section offers factory number, district, and state of manufacture codes for virtually every baseball tobacco card issue ever produced. This section will help ensure that the cigarette or tobacco pack did contain a card.
I was lucky enough to have the help of many members of this board in compiling the information for the guide, as well as providing some of the pictures of cigarette/tobacco packs that were used in the guide.
The guide, itself, is free - but I do ask you to cover the shipping which is $1.50 (I don't require anyone to pay for shipping, but after a while, that $1.50 adds up!). It is 88 pages long - B&W inside, but has a nice full color thick stock cover to it... If you email me your address, I would be more than happy to send you a copy. The same is true for anyone else who would like a copy...
Now, as for your question about Turkey Reds. These premiums were redeemable by mailing in 10 coupons from boxes of Turkey Reds Cigarettes, or 25 coupons from either Old Mill or Fez Cigarettes... Below I have attached a photo of my Turkey Red box, as well as the T3 redemption coupon that would have been packaged inside...
