Cigarette cards are trading cards issued by tobacco manufacturers to stiffen cigarette packaging and advertise cigarette brands.
A Gros Ventre Chief featured on an Allen & Ginter card, 1888
Daisy Greville featured on a Player's card, c. 1890
English footballer Walter Bull depicted on an Ogden's card, c. 1906
Walter Smaill illustration on an Imperial Tobacco Canada card, c. 1910
A trading card is a small card, usually made out of paperboard or thick paper, which usually contains an image of a certain person, place or thing and a short description of the picture, along with other text. There is a wide variation of different types of cards.
A trading card of football (soccer) star Diego Maradona issued for the 1986 FIFA World Cup
Adrian C. Anson depicted on an Allen & Ginter cigarette card, c. 1887
Early association football card by Churchman, 1909
Sticker trade in Brazil for Panini’s 2018 World Cup sticker album