If you are new to my okay listings I hope you've started here, especially if you know nothing about cigarette cards as this page is designed to introduce you and hopefully create some interest in the hobby of Cartophily (Cigarette Card Collecting)!
In America during the 1880's cards known as 'stiffeners' were inserted into paper packets of cigarettes to reinforce the packaging and so to protect the contents, someone (believed to be an American journalist) had the idea of advertising by printing a picture and descriptive details on them. An early set of cards issued by Taddy
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