1915 Victory Tobacco Set (T214)

Posted on October 4, 2016 by Pre-War Cards

‘It’s In The Details’

Title	T214 Victory Tobacco
Year	1915
Size	1 1/2″ x 2 5/8″
Images	Color
Type	Tobacco
Number in Set	90 (advertised)

T214 Victory Tobacco Overview

The T214 Victory Tobacco set is a rare issue. Cards featured color images on the fronts along with player names and teams on the front in blue ink.

As indicated in the American Card Catalog, the T214 Victory Tobacco set is similar to the T213 Coupon Cigarettes cards. In particular, they are closest in appearance to the T213-2 or T213-3 sets since those featured blue ink on the fronts as well.

Like that set, the T214 Victory Tobacco cards utilized artwork from the popular T206 set. The biggest difference is that the Victory cards, like some of the Coupon cards, utilized blue ink on the fronts. Backs included an advertisement for Victory Tobacco. The advertisement mentioned Victory Tobacco as ‘A Good Smoke’ and ‘A Good Chew’ for only five cents.

The reverse also indicated that there were 90 cards in the set. However, only about 3/4 of that many cards have been discovered to date.