Produced in 1910-11 by the American Tobacco Company, the Turkey Red cabinet cards were redeemable 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 printings 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.

This example features Cubs star Joe Tinker just before he throws a ball across the infield, possibly to Johnny Evers to start a double play. While there is some overall toning with light surface wear, the gorgeous pose with beautiful colors still gives this one tremendous eye appeal. Corners and edges match the Good 2 grade assigned by PSA, while some light staining on the reverse helps to further explain it.

PSA has only ever graded 102 total examples of this T3 Turkey Red with a checklist back of Hall of Famer Joe Tinker.