The tobacco card sets known as T213 were issued between 1910
and 1919 were distributed exclusively in the Louisiana area. The series is also
known by the name of the tobacco manufacturer whose advertisements appear on
the backs of the cards, "Coupon Cigarettes." The T213-1 (or Type 1)
set consists of 68 cards. Using the images from the T206 set, the cards depict
players from the National, American and Southern Leagues. The cards measure
1-7/16" x 2-5/8".
Type I 1910 cards are easily identifiable by their backs which
read “Coupon (Mild) Cigarettes” and consists of 68 cards.
Type II 1914 are easily identified by their backs where “20 for 5¢” is printed There are 184 cards in the set.
Type III 1919 cards, on the other hand, have “16 for 10¢” printed on their backs. There are 69 cards in the set.
Chicago Cubs Checklist
1910 Coupon Cigarettes (Type 1)
Frank Chance
Johnny Evers
Frank Chance
Johnny Evers
1914 Coupon Cigarettes (Type 2)
Bill Sweeney
Heinie Zimmerman
Joe Tinker. Bat off Shoulder
Joe Tinker. Bat on Shoulder
Mickey Doolan Batting
Mickey Doolan Fielding
Mordecai Brown
Red Murray
Roger Bresnahan
Tom Needham
Tommy Leach
Wildfire Schulte
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