Issued by R. C. Brown & Co. of New York, the c.1880's H804-4 Capadura Cigar trade cards depict humorous scenes of men in baseball poses. Trade cards were an effective method of 19th Century advertising as collectors would strive to complete sets and often filled scrapbooks with the colorful lithographic cards. The cards from this set typically feature an "Imperial Segar Manufactory" ad on the reverse, touting the Cuban tobacco of Capadura Segars. The 3 1/4" x 5" cards are printed on thin paper stock, with five different cards in the complete set.

Presented here is one of the five, with the caption "A Short Stop!" Graded FAIR 1.5 by SGC, the card does exhibit wear throughout, with heavy toning with a stray mark on the front. The card features the Clay & Co. credit in the lower left corner of the illustration.