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.

Another gorgeous collector-grade example from the Turkey Red cabinet card issue, this one featuring Giants pitcher Bugs Raymond, one of the more pleasing illustrations in the set.  Mild staining is visible along the right edge, particularly near the bottom of the card, also apparent on the reverse.  Though that flaw may be enough to reduce the numerical grade to GOOD, the eye appeal of the card is far stronger, at initial glance certainly stronger than many VG/EX examples we have found. A difficult card, PSA has graded just 30 examples.