1910-19 Coupon T213

The catalog designation T213, like its predecessor T212, actually contains three separate sets. Set 1 was issued about 1910 and consists of brown-captioned designs taken directly from the T206 set. Set 2 cards are also T206 designs, but with pale blue captions. They were produced in 1914-1915 and contain many team changes and Federal League affiliations. Set 3 cards were produced in 1919 and are physically slightly smaller than the the other two sets.… [Read More]

The catalog designation T213, like its predecessor T212, actually contains three separate sets. Set 1 was issued about 1910 and consists of brown-captioned designs taken directly from the T206 set. Set 2 cards are also T206 designs, but with pale blue captions. They were produced in 1914-1915 and contain many team changes and Federal League affiliations. Set 3 cards were produced in 1919 and are physically slightly smaller than the the other two sets. Set 1 cards are printed on heavy paper; set 2 cards are printed on cardboard and have a glossy surface, which has resulted in a distinctive type of surface cracking. Each card in Set 1 and 2 measures 1 1/2" by 2 5/8" whereas Set 3 cards are only 1 3/8" by 2 9/16". The "Coupon" brand of cigarettes was manufactured by a branch of the American Tobacco Company located in New Orleans. The different sets can also be distinguished by their back titles, Set 1 (Coupon Mild Cigarettes), Set 2 (Mild and Sweet Coupon Cigarettes 20 for 5 cents), and Set 3 (Coupon Cigarettes 16 for 10 cts.). [Collapse]