Produced in 1910-11 by the American Tobacco Company, the Turkey Red cabinet cards were redeemably by mailing in coupons found in packs of Turkey Red, Fez and Old Mill brand cigarettes.  The large-format cards were produced on heavy stock, measuring 5 ¾” x 8” and feature beautiful, colorful lithographic printing featuring one of 126 different subjects (including 25 boxers, which are catalogued as T9 cards, but are actually part of the same set).  Cards are found with checklists on the reverse, or in the case of card numbers 77-126, with a Turkey Red advertisement.  Due to their size, the cards are often found with pinholes and back damage from mounting in scrapbooks or hanging on walls, and are seldom found in higher grades.  Difficult to find in quantity, they are considered to be among the most beautiful and desirable of all the baseball tobacco issues.

Tough cabinet card of Jimmy Dygert with the desirable Turkey Red tobacco advertisement on the reverse.  The VG 3 grade assigned by PSA appears somewhat generous, as visible staining is apparent in several areas throughout the front of the card.  The advertisement on the reverse is clean but off-center.  Despite the grade, PSA has assessed just 27 examples of this card with the Turkey Red reverse, so the card is quite difficult in any grade.