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Cigarette and tobacco packs were often manufactured at a variety of plants spread throughout the eastern and southern United States. However, only certain factories, districts, and states packaged baseball cards with their tobacco products. The following guide lists the factory number, district, and state of production for virtually every cigarette and tobacco issue ever produced.

The chart is organized alphabetically by “Manufacturer”, and then sorted by “Year” and “Set ID”. If a factory number, district, state, or combination of any one of these is missing from the chart, it is because that information is unknown.

These numbers/codes should be compared to the corresponding numbers on the cigarette or tobacco pack. Numbers are often printed along the sides of the cigarette box or tobacco package, or "overprinted" on the tax stamp. The images below illustrate the factory, district and state of production codes that will appear on the cigarette box or tobacco pack. The first image depicts the codes printed on the side of a cigarette box. The second image shows the codes "overprinted" on the tax stamp



If the factory number, district, and state all correspond, and the tax stamp matches the year of production, you can be almost 100% certain that the cigarette or tobacco pack you are cross referencing did contain a baseball card at one time.



YEAR

YEAR

SET ID

MANUFACTURER

DETAIL

FACTORY

DISTRICT

STATE

1911

T205

AMERICAN BEAUTY

GOLD BORDER

25

2

VA

1909 - 11

T206

AMERICAN BEAUTY-350 SERIES

WHITE BORDER

25

2

VA

1909 - 11

T206

AMERICAN BEAUTY-460 SERIES

WHITE BORDER

42

4

NC

1911

B18

ANONYMOUS

BLANKETS

 

 

 

1912

L1

ANONYMOUS

LEATHERS

 

 

 

1912

T207

ANONYMOUS

BROWN BACKGROUND

3

 

LA

1912

T207

ANONYMOUS

BROWN BACKGROUND

25

2

VA

1912

T207

ANONYMOUS

BROWN BACKGROUND

3

 

LA

1912

T207

ANONYMOUS

BROWN BACKGROUND

25

2

VA

1912

T207

ANONYMOUS

BROWN BACKGROUND

3

 

LA

1912

T207

ANONYMOUS

BROWN BACKGROUND

25

2

VA

1911

T205

BROADLEAF

GOLD BORDER

25

2

VA

1909 - 11

T206

BROADLEAF-350 SERIES

WHITE BORDER

25

2

VA

1909 - 11

T206

BROADLEAF-460 SERIES

WHITE BORDER

25

2

VA

1912

T207

BROADLEAF

BROWN BACKGROUND

25

2

VA

1909 - 11

T206

CAROLINA BRIGHTS

WHITE BORDER

25

2

VA

1932

T

CHARLES DENBY CIGARS

 

 

 

 

1910

T209

CONTENTNEA

COLOR

 

 

 

1910

T209

CONTENTNEA

BLACK AND WHITE

12

4

NC

1914 – 16, 1919

T213

COUPON

TYPES 1,2,3

3

 

LA

1914 - 16

T213

COUPON

TYPE 3

8

 

LA

1911

T205

CYCLE

GOLD BORDER

25

2

VA

1912

T207

CYCLE

BROWN BACKGROUND

25

2

VA

1909 - 11

T206

CYCLE-350 SERIES

WHITE BORDER

25

2

VA

1909 - 11

T206

CYCLE-460 SERIES

WHITE BORDER

25

2

VA

1909

T

DERBY CIGAR

 

 

 

 

1924

T

DIAZ

 

 

 

 

1909 - 12

PX1

DOMINO DISCS

 

 

 

 

1911

T205

DRUM

GOLD BORDER

25

2

VA

1909 - 11

T206

DRUM-350 SERIES

WHITE BORDER

25

2

VA

1909 - 11

T206

EL PRINCIPE DE GALES

WHITE BORDER

17

2

VA

1922

T231

FAN

 

81

 

VA

1913

T200

FATIMA

 

25

2

VA

1914

T222

FATIMA

 

42

4

NC

1911

T208

FIRESIDE

WORLD'S CHAMPIONS 1910

141

21

NY

1911

T205

HASSAN

GOLD BORDER

649

1

NY

1911

T205

HASSAN

GOLD BORDER

30

2

NY

1912

T202

HASSAN

TRIPLE FOLDERS

649

1

NY

1912

T202

HASSAN

TRIPLE FOLDERS

30

2

NY

1911

S74

HELMAR

SILKS

7

3

NY

1911

T332

HELMAR STAMPS

 

 7

NY 

1912

S81 or L1

HELMAR

 SILKS/LEAHER

7

3

NY

1911

T205

HINDU

GOLD BORDER

649

1

NY

1909 - 11

T206

HINDU

WHITE BORDER

649

1

NY

1911

T205

HONEST LONG CUT

GOLD BORDER

60

2

NY

1912

T227

HONEST LONG CUT

SERIES OF CHAMPIONS

60

2

NY

1912

C46

IMPERIAL TOBACCO

WOOD GRAIN

 

 

 

1911 - 15

T216

KOTTON - EXTRA MILD

PEOPLE'S TOBACCO

4

 

LA

1911 - 15

T216

KOTTON - MILD & SWEET

PEOPLE'S TOBACCO

11

 

LA

1911 - 15

T216

KOTTON - NEVER GO OUT

PEOPLE'S TOBACCO

 

 

 

1909 - 11

T206

LENOX

WHITE BORDER

30

2

NY

1900's

T203

MAYO'S CUT PLUG

BASEBALL COMICS

42

2

VA

1911

T201

MECCA

DOUBLE FOLDERS

649

1

NY

1911

T201

MECCA

DOUBLE FOLDERS

30

2

NY

1912

T227

MINERS EXTRA

SERIES OF CHAMPIONS

2

 

MD

1911 - 15

T216

MINO

PEOPLE'S TOBACCO

4

 

LA

1911

T217

MONO

 

 

 

 

1912

T207

NAPOLEON

BROWN BAGKGROUND

240

1

PA

1909

T212

OBAK

 

171

1

CA

1910

T212

OBAK

175 SERIES

171

1

CA

1910

T212

OBAK

150 SERIES

171

1

CA

1911

T4

OBAK

PREMIUM

 

 

 

1910

T210

OLD MILL

RED BORDER

25

2

VA

1911

S74

OLD MILL

SILKS

25

2

VA

1911

S74

OLD MILL

COLORED SILKS

25

24

VA

1911

S74

OLD MILL

COLORED SILKS

25

2

VA

1916

H801-7

OLD MILL

 

 

 

 

1909 - 11

T206

OLD MILL

WHITE BORDER

25

2

VA

1909 - 11

T206

OLD MILL-SOUTHERN LEAGUE

WHITE BORDER

25

2

VA

1910's

T

OLD PUT CIGAR

 

 

 

 

1911

T205

PIEDMONT

GOLD BORDER

25

2

VA

1911

T205

PIEDMONT

GOLD BORDER

42

2

VA

1911

T205

PIEDMONT

GOLD BORDER

42

4

NC

1914

T330-2

PIEDMONT ART STAMPS

 

42

4

NC

1909 - 11

T206

PIEDMONT-150 SERIES

WHITE BORDER

25

2

VA

1909 - 11

T206

PIEDMONT-350 SERIES

WHITE BORDER

25

2

VA

1909 - 11

T206

PIEDMONT-350/460 SERIES

WHITE BORDER

25

2

VA

1909 - 11

T206

PIEDMONT-350/460 SERIES

WHITE BORDER

42

4

NC

1911

T5

PINKERTON

PREMIUM

 

 

 

 

 

PINKERTON

(CATALOG)

1

10

OH

1910 - 12

T215

PIRATE

 

 

 

 

1910

T

PLOWBOYS

 

 

 

 

1911

T205

POLAR BEAR

GOLD BORDER

6

1

OH

1909 - 11

T206

POLAR BEAR

WHITE BORDER

6

1

OH

1909

T204

RAMLY

 

456

3

MA

1912

T207

RECRUIT

BROWN BACKGROUND

606

 

MD

1912

T207

RECRUIT

BROWN BACKGROUND

240

1

PA

1912

T207

RED CROSS

BROWN BACKGROUND

10

5

NJ

1910 - 12

T215

RED CROSS

 

10

5

NJ

1910

T211

RED SUN CIGARETTES

GREEN BORDER

3

 

LA

1911

T205

SOVEREIGN

GOLD BORDER

25

2

VA

1909 - 11

T206

SOVEREIGN-150 SERIES

WHITE BORDER

25

2

VA

1909 - 11

T206

SOVEREIGN-350 SERIES

WHITE BORDER

25

2

VA

1909 - 11

T206

SOVEREIGN-460 SERIES

WHITE BORDER

25

2

VA

1910

P2

SWEET CAPORAL

PIN-SMALL LETTERS

 

 

 

1911

P2

SWEET CAPORAL

PIN-LARGE LETTERS

 

 

 

1911

T205

SWEET CAPORAL

GOLD BORDER

25

2

VA

1911

T205

SWEET CAPORAL

GOLD BORDER

42

4

NC

1909 - 11

T206

SWEET CAPORAL-150 SERIES

WHITE BORDER

25

2

VA

1909 - 11

T206

SWEET CAPORAL-150 SERIES

WHITE BORDER

30

2

NY

1909 - 11

T206

SWEET CAPORAL-150 SERIES

WHITE BORDER

649

1

NY

1909 - 11

T206

SWEET CAPORAL-350 SERIES

WHITE BORDER

25

2

VA

1909 - 11

T206

SWEET CAPORAL-350 SERIES

WHITE BORDER

30

2

NY

1909 - 11

T206

SWEET CAPORAL-350/460 SERIES

WHITE BORDER

25

2

VA

1909 - 11

T206

SWEET CAPORAL-350/460 SERIES

WHITE BORDER

30

2

NY

1909 - 11

T206

SWEET CAPORAL-350/460 SERIES

WHITE BORDER

42

4

NC

1909

T204

T.T.T.

 

456

3

MA

1909 - 11

T206

TOLSTOI

WHITE BORDER

30

2

NY

1910

T3

TURKEY RED

 

 

 

 

1911

S74

TURKEY RED

SILKS

7

3

NY

1911

S74

TURKEY RED

COLORED SILKS

7

3

NY

1912

S81

TURKEY RED

SILKS

 

 

 

1912

S81

TURKEY RED

COLORED SILKS

 

 

 

1911

 

TURKISH TROPHIES GIFT SLIP

(PREMIUM LISTING)

7

3

NY

1909 - 11

T206

TY COBB

WHITE BORDER

33

4

NC

1909 - 11

T206

UZIT

WHITE BORDER

30

2

NY

1910's

T214

VICTORY

 

8

 

LA

1911 - 15

T216

VIRGINIA EXTRA

PEOPLE'S TOBACCO

 

 

 

1933

T

WORCH CIGAR

 

 

 

 

 


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