Badge arrived today and is just the job... Thanks for all your help... I've passed you details onto other veterans. Although cigarette cards values do fluctuate, most collectors take up the hobby for the love of collecting and not for their worth.

Very pleased with badge and the service, would be more than pleased to deal with your company again, well done. Our expertise is free to all UK residents and you will not be under any obligation to sell your cards. Depending on the collection, we may offer to sell your collection in one of our specialist cigarette card auctions or sell by private treaty.If you’re thinking of selling collectable cigarette cards, our valuations are meticulously researched and 100 per cent reliable.

Foreign cards are also offered and we are renowned for selling top quality non-tobacco related items in our trade card auctions. With six cigarette and trade card auctions held throughout the year the prices which are realised at our auctions always reflect the high quality we provide.In 1875, Allen & Ginter, an American tobacco company, issued insert cards Allen & Ginter sets featured actresses, baseball players, boxers, Indian chiefs, national flags, and wild animals. Goodwin & Company soon followed. When it comes to assessing a cigarette cards price or value, the most important factor is its condition. Although you won’t be under any obligation to sell, we may offer you the chance to do so in one of our public auctions or via a private treaty sale.

Each sale contains a large section of cigarette card collections and accumulations, often offered intact. This is followed by a listing of sets offered by manufacturer, with many for sale as single sets or individual cards of value. Lynch, Paul and M. Murray. Cigarette Card Values: Murray’s Guide to Cigarette & Other Trade Cards, 2018/2019, 49th Edition. Nottingham Album and Cards, 2019. Just a note to thank you very much for your excellent service. We will certainly not hesitate to recommend you to other friends and relatives. American tobacco cards divide into: (1) 19th century American cards; (2) United States cards issued abroad; (3) Canadian cards; and (4) Central and South American cards. The 20th century American cards are known as the “T” series.

Having first appeared in the UK in 1887 when issued by W.D. & H.O. Wills, the popularity of cigarette cards really took off a few years later when Ogdens - a Liverpool company - introduced the first series of photographic cards in 1894. MINT:Not a grading I like to use very often as how can you expect a collectable to be so old and in ‘Mint’ condition? Well it is if they look the same as the day they were printed. To be fair this does include cards with imperfections which were caused during the printing process which we have no control over such as off centre printing, slight colour imperfection, marks caused by faulty printing plates etc…

If you’d prefer to keep the collectables in your family for another generation, that’s fine too – our aim is simply to help you make an informed decision. If required, we may arrange to transport smaller items to our offices by courier service so you can take advantage of our professional expertise.To find out what your old cigarette cards are worth, please call 01926 499031 today. How to get free cigarette cards valuations