1915 Victory Tobacco Set (T214)

‘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.
T214 Victory Tobacco Checklist
While 90 cards were advertised, a fully known checklist does not yet exist.
- Red Ames
- Home Run Baker
- Chief Bender No Trees
- Chief Bender Trees
- Roger Bresnahan
- Al Bridwell
- Howie Camnitz
- Hal Chase Portrait
- Hal Chase Throwing
- Ty Cobb
- Doc Crandall
- Birdie Cree
- Ray Demmitt
- Josh Devore
- Mike Donlin
- Mickey Doolan
- Tom Downey
- Larry Doyle
- Kid Elberfeld
- Johnny Evers
- Russell Ford
- Art Fromme
- Chick Gandil
- Rube Geyer
- Clark Griffith
- Bob Groom
- Buck Herzog
- Hughie Jennings One Hand
- Hughie Jennings Two Hands/Ee-Yah Pose
- Walter Johnson
- Joe Kelley
- Ed Konetchy
- Nap Lajoie
- Tommy Leach
- Ed Lennox
- Sherry Magee
- Rube Marquard
- John McGraw
- Larry McLean
- George McQuillan
- Chief Meyers Catching
- Chief Meyers Portrait
- Dots Miller
- George Mullin
- Red Murray
- Tom Nedham
- Rebel Oakes
- Rube Oldring
- Dode Paskert
- Jack Quinn
- Nap Rucker
- Germany Schaefer
- Wildfire Schulte
- Frank Smith
- Tris Speaker
- George Stovall
- Ed Summers
- Bill Sweeney
- Jeff Sweeney
- Ira Thomas
- Joe Tinker Bat On Shoulder
- Joe Tinker Bat Off Shoulder
- Heinie Wagner
- Jack Warhop
- Zack Wheat
- Irv Wilhelm
- Hooks Wiltse
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