No. 49 out of a series of 50 "African Fish" cigarette cards released in South Africa depicts a Butterflyfish(Chaetodon zanzibarensis)

Cigarette cards are trade cards issued by tobacco manufacturers to stiffen cigarette packaging and advertise cigarette brands. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (748x708, 270 KB)Scan of two sides of a South African cigarette card, the fish featured is a Chaetodon zanzibarensis Collage by anetode of original scans by Flickr user Anton Raath source 1, source 2 File history Legend: (cur) = this is... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (748x708, 270 KB)Scan of two sides of a South African cigarette card, the fish featured is a Chaetodon zanzibarensis Collage by anetode of original scans by Flickr user Anton Raath source 1, source 2 File history Legend: (cur) = this is... Genera Amphichaetodon Chaetodon Chelmon Chelmonops Coradion Forcipiger Hemitaurichthys Heniochus Johnrandallia Parachaetodon Prognathodes The butterflyfish are a group of conspicuous tropical marine fish of the family Chaetodontidae. ... Trade card describes small cards, similar to the visiting cards exchanged in social circles, that businesses would distribute to clients and potential customers. ... on tobacco usage see Tobacco smoking Species Nicotiana acuminata Nicotiana alata Nicotiana attenuata Nicotiana benthamiana Nicotiana clevelandii Nicotiana excelsior Nicotiana forgetiana Nicotiana glauca Nicotiana glutinosa Nicotiana langsdorffii Nicotiana longiflora Nicotiana obtusifolia Nicotiana paniculata Nicotiana plumbagifolia Nicotiana quadrivalvis Nicotiana repanda Nicotiana rustica Nicotianasuaveolens Nicotiana sylvestris Nicotiana tabacum Nicotiana tomentosa Ref: ITIS... Tobacco advertising is the promotion of tobacco use (typically smoking) by the tobacco industry through a variety of media. ...

History

Beginning in 1875, cards depicting actresses, baseball players, Indian chiefs, and boxers were issued by the Allen and Ginter tobacco company. These are considered to be some of the first cigarette cards.^[1] Other tobacco companies soon followed suit. 1875 (MDCCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... BASEBALL SUCKS!!! A view of the playing field at Busch Stadium II St. ... Professional boxing bout featuring Ricardo Domínguez (left) versus Rafael Ortíz Boxing, also called pugilism, Western Boxing, prizefighting (when referring to professional boxing) or the sweet science (a common nickname among fans), is a sport in which two participants of similar weight fight each other with their fists in... The Richmond, Virginia tobacco manufacturing firm formed by John Allen and Lewis Ginter in 1875 that created and marketed the first Cigarette cards for collecting and trading. ...

Some very early cigarette cards were printed on silk which was then attached to a paper backing. Each set of cards typically consisted of 25 or 50 related subjects, for example famous football players, Boy Scouts or British butterflies. They were discontinued in order to save paper during World War II, and never fully reintroduced thereafter. Silk weaver Silk is a natural protein fibre that can be woven into textiles. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... Scouts and Guides from different countries on World Scout Moot 1996 Scouting is a worldwide youth organization. ... Families Superfamily Hesperioidea: Hesperiidae Superfamily Papilionoidea: Papilionidae Pieridae Nymphalidae Lycaenidae Riodinidae A butterfly is an insect of the Order Lepidoptera, and belongs to one of the superfamilies Hesperioidea (the skippers) or Papilionoidea (all other butterflies). ... This article is becoming very long. ...

Notable cigarette cards

One notable cigarette card is the example of Honus Wagner from the American Tobacco Company's T206 set. Sometimes referred to as "the Holy Grail", one such example sold for over $1 Millon.^[2]. This article does not cite its references or sources. ... The American Tobacco Company was founded in 1890 by J. B. Duke as a merger between a number of tobacco manufacturers including Allen and Ginter. ... 1909-11 T-206 baseball card set The baseball card set known as T-206 was issued from 1909 to 1911 in cigarette packs through 16 different brands owned by the American Tobacco Co. ...

Another notable and sought-after set of cards is the untitled series issued by Taddy and known by collectors as "Clowns and Circus Artistes". While not the rarest cards in existence (there are a number of series in which only one known example remains), they are still very rare and command high prices whenever they come up for auction.

Resurgence

Doral, an R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company brand, started printing cigarette cards in the year 2000. These are considered to be the first cigarette cards from a major manufacturer since the 1940s.^[3] The first set of "DORAL Celebrate America" cards featured the 50 states in two releases, 2000 and 2001. Later themes include American festivals, cars, national parks, and 20th century events. Doral is a savings brand cigarette introduced in 1969 from R.J. Reynolds Tobacco. ... R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (RJR), based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and founded by Richard Joshua Reynolds in 1874, is the second-largest tobacco firm in the global tobacco industry, and the second-largest U.S. firm (behind Philip Morris). ... A festival or fest is an event, usually staged by a local community, which centers on some theme, sometimes on some unique aspect of the community. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article is about national parks. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999...

Notes

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External links

• Cigarette Cards: ABCs, at the New York Public Library Digital Gallery