Tobacco cards are trade cards featuring a large variety of subjects issued in packages of tobacco and cigarettes.

The original purpose of the tobacco card was to stiffen cigarette packs. Designs and advertising began to appear on these stiffeners and the tobacco card was born. It is thought the first tobacco card was issued in 1879 and featured the Marquis of Lorne. Tobacco cards were issued in many countries around the World. From the U.S. to the U.K. and countries like India, China, Cuba, Canada and Germany. Tobacco cards flourished in the U.S. from approximately 1879 to about 1917 or the start of the first World War. The occasional tobacco card set was issued in the U.S. after this period such as the 1952-55 Red Man tobacco sets.

Tobacco cards lasted longer in the U.K. Cigarette cards featuring movie stars and football (soccer) stars were very popular during the 1930's and up until the second World War.

Here is a partial list of baseball tobacco cards issued in the U.S.:

• 1910-11 T3 Turkey Reds
• 1911 T4 Obak Cabinets
• 1911 T5 Pinkerton Cabinets
• 1913 T200 Fatima Team Cards
• 1911 T201 Mecca Double Folders
• 1912 T202 Hassan Triple Folders
• 1900 T203 Mayo's Baseball Comics
• 1909 T204 Ramly
• 1911 T205 Gold Borders
• 1909-11 T206 White Borders
• 1912 T207 Brown Backgrounds
• 1911 T208 Cullivan's Fireside Phila. A's
• 1910 T209 Contentnea 2 sets
• 1910 T210 Old Mill Red Borders 8 diff. series
• 1910 T211 Red Sun Green Borders
• 1909-11 T212 Obak 3 diff. sets
• 1910-19 T213 Coupon Cigarettes 3 diff. sets
• 1915 T214 Victory Tobacco
• 1910-13 T215 Red Cross Tobacco 2 sets
• 1911-14 T216 Peoples Tobacco
• 1910-11 T217 Mono Cigarettes
• 1914 T222 Fatima Player Cards
• 1912 T227 Series of Champions