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.

Frank "Wildfire" Schulte played right field for the Cubs in 1911, midway through a 15 year career spent mostly with the Cubs. A power hitter in his day, Schulte belted 21 home runs and drove in 107 runs in 1911, leading the league in both categories. He is depicted stepping to the plate in front of a crowded Chicago grandstand on this gorgeous example, one of the more attractive Turkey Red poses in our opinion. Gorgeous colors, great centering, and sharp edges give this one tremendous eye appeal.

PSA has only ever graded 36 total examples of this T3 Turkey Red with a checklist back, with only TWO receiving a higher grade than the EX 5 offered here of Wildfire Schulte.