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.

Extremely strong example for the grade, certainly stronger than several of the VG-EX examples featured in this very auction.  Light wear and surface soiling is evident, primarily within the border areas, with some light corner creasing at the bottom-left likely the culprit reducing the numerical grade.  Some soiling on the reverse, including dark fingerprints, also contribute to the grade, without reducing the eye appeal of the image of Elberfeld on the front.