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Five Mechanical Bank Trade Cards in Frame, circa 1880s
Five Mechanical Bank Trade Cards in Frame, circa 1880s

Five Mechanical Bank Trade Cards in Frame, circa 1880s

$1,175 / set

H 12.5 in W 15.63 in D 1 in

Five Mechanical Bank Trade Cards in Frame, circa 1880s

By J. & E. Steven's Company

Located in Incline Village, NV

Five mechanical bank trade cards are displayed in two separate frames.

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Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Toys and Dolls

Materials

Paper

Imperial Tobacco Company of Canada Silk Trading Cards Quilt Mounted on Canvas
Imperial Tobacco Company of Canada Silk Trading Cards Quilt Mounted on Canvas

Imperial Tobacco Company of Canada Silk Trading Cards Quilt Mounted on Canvas

Located in Buchanan, MI

Imperial Tobacco Company of Canada silk trading cards quilt mounted on canvas. Featuring silk cigarette cards in the Rulers with Flags series, dating 1910.

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Antique 19th Century Folk Art Quilts

Materials

Silk

1930’s-1950’s Collection of 95 Vintage Movie Star Penny Arcade Trading Cards
1930’s-1950’s Collection of 95 Vintage Movie Star Penny Arcade Trading Cards

1930’s-1950’s Collection of 95 Vintage Movie Star Penny Arcade Trading Cards

Located in Topeka, KS

We have 95 vintage movie star trading or exhibit cards to offer for your viewing… and purchasing pleasure!!

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Mid-20th Century American Other Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Paper

Vintage 1978 Elvis Presley Trading Card Set by Boxcar Enterprises
Vintage 1978 Elvis Presley Trading Card Set by Boxcar Enterprises

Vintage 1978 Elvis Presley Trading Card Set by Boxcar Enterprises

Located in Van Nuys, CA

Vintage 1978 Elvis Presley Trading Card Set – Cards #45, 48, 59, 61, and 63 by Boxcar Enterprises This collectible set of 1978 Elvis Presley trading cards, produced by Boxcar Enterp...

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Vintage 1970s American Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Paper

Collection of Ogdens' Tab Golf Cigarette Cards
Collection of Ogdens' Tab Golf Cigarette Cards

Collection of Ogdens' Tab Golf Cigarette Cards

$925 / set

H 2 in W 1.5 in D 0.1 in

Collection of Ogdens' Tab Golf Cigarette Cards

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

Hilton. Tobacco cards / cigarette cards are trading cards issued by tobacco manufacturers, often to stiffen cigarette packaging and to promote and advertise their own brands.

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Antique Early 1900s British Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Paper

Four Ladies Cigarette Cards by Ogdens
Four Ladies Cigarette Cards by Ogdens

Four Ladies Cigarette Cards by Ogdens

$238 / set

H 2 in W 3 in D 0.1 in

Four Ladies Cigarette Cards by Ogdens

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

Tobacco cards / cigarette cards are trading cards issued by tobacco manufacturers, often to stiffen cigarette packaging and to promote and advertise their own brands.

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Antique Early 1900s British Sporting Art Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Paper

Collection of 14 Ogden's Guinea Gold Cigarette Cards
Collection of 14 Ogden's Guinea Gold Cigarette Cards

Collection of 14 Ogden's Guinea Gold Cigarette Cards

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

Tobacco cards / cigarette cards are trading cards issued by tobacco manufacturers, often to stiffen cigarette packaging and to promote and advertise their own brands.

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Antique Early 1900s British Sporting Art Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Paper

Earl Norem Painting
Earl Norem Painting

Earl Norem Painting

$4,900

H 24 in W 32 in D 1 in

Earl Norem Painting

By Earl Norem

Located in Houston, TX

Over his long career, Norem also illustrated covers for novels and gaming books, as well as movie posters, baseball programs, and trading cards. Measures: 24" x 32", mixed-media on...

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Drawings

Materials

Paper

Ogden's Tabs Cigarette Cards: Golf Champions Braid & Vardon, 1901
Ogden's Tabs Cigarette Cards: Golf Champions Braid & Vardon, 1901

Ogden's Tabs Cigarette Cards: Golf Champions Braid & Vardon, 1901

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

Tobacco cards / cigarette cards are trading cards issued by tobacco manufacturers, often to stiffen cigarette packaging and to promote and advertise their own brands.

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Antique Early 1900s British Sporting Art Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Paper

'Return of the Jedi' Original Vintage Poster by Noriyoshi Ohrai, Japanese, 1983
'Return of the Jedi' Original Vintage Poster by Noriyoshi Ohrai, Japanese, 1983

'Return of the Jedi' Original Vintage Poster by Noriyoshi Ohrai, Japanese, 1983

Located in Devon, GB

Designed to promote the final instalment of George Lucas' original Star Wars trilogy, 'Return of the Jedi’, this scarce and sought after Japanese commercial poster was produced under...

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Vintage 1980s Japanese Space Age Posters

Materials

Paper

Regency Convex Mirror by Thomas Fentham, Giltwood, Circa 1810
Regency Convex Mirror by Thomas Fentham, Giltwood, Circa 1810

Regency Convex Mirror by Thomas Fentham, Giltwood, Circa 1810

By Thomas Fentham

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

It was known for producing Neo-classical and Gothic Revival mirrors, gilded frames, girandoles, and Venetian window blinds, often with elaborate carved ornamentation. Fentham’s trade...

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Antique Early 18th Century English Regency Convex Mirrors

Materials

Giltwood

Pair of American Rococo Revival Patinated Bronze Candelabras, Ca. 1825
Pair of American Rococo Revival Patinated Bronze Candelabras, Ca. 1825

Pair of American Rococo Revival Patinated Bronze Candelabras, Ca. 1825

Located in New York, NY

The less economically fortunate had inexpensive bookplates and trade cards printed up to give them a touch of class--as witnessed by elaborate examples on view.

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Antique 1820s American Rococo Revival Candelabras

Materials

Bronze

Piero Fornasetti Ashtray of a Bill of Sale from the Weikel & Smith, Philadelphia
Piero Fornasetti Ashtray of a Bill of Sale from the Weikel & Smith, Philadelphia

Piero Fornasetti Ashtray of a Bill of Sale from the Weikel & Smith, Philadelphia

By Piero Fornasetti

Located in Downingtown, PA

While the company's precise lifespan into the 20th century is not fully detailed in the provided materials, historical records show that it was active in the late 19th and early 20th...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Ceramic

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English or American Quillwork Wine Coaster Late 18th Early 19th Century

English or American Quillwork Wine Coaster Late 18th Early 19th Century

Located in Woodbridge, CT

Suffren” Filigree work was seen as a particular accomplishment for young ladies of the early 19th c and was was also taught at art school art classes. Trade cards of the period me...

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Antique Early 19th Century English Adam Style Wine Coolers

Materials

Paper, Wood

George III Harewood and Rosweood Commode, Attributed to Pierre Langlois
George III Harewood and Rosweood Commode, Attributed to Pierre Langlois

George III Harewood and Rosweood Commode, Attributed to Pierre Langlois

By Pierre Langlois

Located in London, GB

The quality, style and construction of this commode is highly reminiscent of the work of Pierre Langlois ( 1718-1767) who was working in London at this time and whose bilingual trade...

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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Rosewood, Harewood

Tunbridge Ware Correspondence Box by Edmund Nye 19th Century
Tunbridge Ware Correspondence Box by Edmund Nye 19th Century

Tunbridge Ware Correspondence Box by Edmund Nye 19th Century

Unavailable

H 5.52 in W 9.06 in D 4.34 in

Tunbridge Ware Correspondence Box by Edmund Nye 19th Century

By Edmund Nye Tunbridge Wells

Located in Cheltenham, GB

Nye appears to have carried out extensive building works as trade card engravings depict a single larger and deeper building than the separate repository and workshops shown on the e...

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Antique 19th Century English Georgian More Desk Accessories

Materials

Boxwood, Ash, Satinwood, Walnut

Miscellaneous Antique Advertising Trade Cards and Photos 19thC
Miscellaneous Antique Advertising Trade Cards and Photos 19thC

Miscellaneous Antique Advertising Trade Cards and Photos 19thC

Located in Big Flats, NY

Miscellaneous Antique Advertising Trade Cards and Photos 19thC 5 Different Scrap Books, Varied sizes - 12 1/4" x 10" x 1" > 15 1/4" x 11 3/4" x 1" 1 Set of Loose Advertising Cards -...

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Antique 19th Century Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Paper

Rare Uncut Sheet of Vintage Topps Sticker Trading Cards from 1971
Rare Uncut Sheet of Vintage Topps Sticker Trading Cards from 1971

Rare Uncut Sheet of Vintage Topps Sticker Trading Cards from 1971

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Great, rare uncut sheet of vintage Topps sticker trading cards from 1971. 132 stickers on uncut sheet from the factory.

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Vintage 1970s American Contemporary Art

Ziegfeld Follies: Set Of Four Original 'Petty Girls' Pin Up Movie Trade Cards
Ziegfeld Follies: Set Of Four Original 'Petty Girls' Pin Up Movie Trade Cards

Ziegfeld Follies: Set Of Four Original 'Petty Girls' Pin Up Movie Trade Cards

By George Brown Petty IV

Located in London, GB

Set of four original trade cards for a US musical film, Ziegfeld Follies of 1946, featuring an all star cast: Fred Astaire, Judy Garland, Lucille Ball, Lucille Bremer, Gene Kelly and...

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Vintage 1940s American Posters

Materials

Paper

257 x 1920's Wills Players Lambert Collectable Cigarette Trading Cards Album
257 x 1920's Wills Players Lambert Collectable Cigarette Trading Cards Album

257 x 1920's Wills Players Lambert Collectable Cigarette Trading Cards Album

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

All cards are in a leather album marked Cigarette Album on front from the UK with 200 Wills Cigarette, 32 Lambert and Butler and 25 Players Cigarette cards. Two Hundred Wills Cigar...

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Vintage 1920s English Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Paper

Fabulous Framed Art of Topps Uncut Black and White Beatles Cards
Fabulous Framed Art of Topps Uncut Black and White Beatles Cards

Fabulous Framed Art of Topps Uncut Black and White Beatles Cards

Located in Hopewell, NJ

Wonderful piece of Beatles memorabilia in this framed black and white uncut sheet of collectible Beatles trading cards. Dozens of photos of the fab 4 from their Hard Day's Night moti...

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Vintage 1960s American Prints

Materials

Glass, Paper

Pair Of Globes Mounted On Columns
Pair Of Globes Mounted On Columns

Pair Of Globes Mounted On Columns

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H 18.9 in W 5.52 in D 5.52 in

Pair Of Globes Mounted On Columns

Located in Lincolnshire, GB

These globes are often found on friendly socity trade cards. The globes are by Smith, London and with a makers label of Spencer, London

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Antique 19th Century English Globes

Antique Allen Ginter George Washington print album
Antique Allen Ginter George Washington print album

Antique Allen Ginter George Washington print album

Located in Long Island City, NY

The album includes lithographic printed images of trade cards from the George Washington series, arranged on each page over illustrations of George Washington in various battle, inte...

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Antique Late 19th Century American Prints

Materials

Paper

A rare George III Tea Caddy modelled as a Tea Chest. Made by Augustin Le Sage.
A rare George III Tea Caddy modelled as a Tea Chest. Made by Augustin Le Sage.

A rare George III Tea Caddy modelled as a Tea Chest. Made by Augustin Le Sage.

Located in London, GB

These chests were featured on the trade cards of Eighteenth Century Grocers, such as Chandler and Newsom, tea dealers and grocers.

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Antique Mid-18th Century English Tea Caddies

George II 8 Day Striking Chinoiserie Longcase Clock by Royal Clockmaker
George II 8 Day Striking Chinoiserie Longcase Clock by Royal Clockmaker

George II 8 Day Striking Chinoiserie Longcase Clock by Royal Clockmaker

Located in London, GB

His official title was 'Watchmaker to the Prince of Wales', although on his trading cards this was broadened to 'Watch and Clockmaker to the Prince of Wales'.

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Antique 1770s English George II Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Oak, Pine

Rare George III Tea Caddy Made in London in 1767 by Augustin Le Sage
Rare George III Tea Caddy Made in London in 1767 by Augustin Le Sage

Rare George III Tea Caddy Made in London in 1767 by Augustin Le Sage

By Augustin Le Sage

Located in London, GB

These chests were featured on the trade cards of Eighteenth century Grocers such as Chandler and Newsom, tea dealers and grocers.

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Antique 1760s English George III Tea Caddies

Materials

Sterling Silver

Early 19th Century English Signal Cannon by Royal Gunmaker William Parker
Early 19th Century English Signal Cannon by Royal Gunmaker William Parker

Early 19th Century English Signal Cannon by Royal Gunmaker William Parker

By William Parker

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

The firm continued as Parker and Field after Parker’s death, eventually becoming Field and trading until c.1886. In addition to the aforementioned appointments as maker to the Duke ...

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Antique Early 19th Century English Nautical Objects

Materials

Bronze

Golf At St Andrews, Two Cigarette Cards
Golf At St Andrews, Two Cigarette Cards

Golf At St Andrews, Two Cigarette Cards

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H 1.38 in W 2.56 in D 0.2 in

Golf At St Andrews, Two Cigarette Cards

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

Two St Andrews Tobacco Trading Cards. Two W.D. & H.O. Wills Cigarette Cards of "The Home of Golf", St Andrews.

Category

20th Century English Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Paper

Round Regency Style Mahogany & Gilt Bronze Center-Game Table Style of Maple & Co
Round Regency Style Mahogany & Gilt Bronze Center-Game Table Style of Maple & Co

Round Regency Style Mahogany & Gilt Bronze Center-Game Table Style of Maple & Co

By Maple & Co.

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Maples used this prestige to their advantage and printed the royal crest in the corner of their trade cards along with their royal title. This was used until at least the 1950s and i...

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20th Century English Regency Revival Center Tables

Materials

Bronze

Framed series of Japanese sumo menko
Framed series of Japanese sumo menko

Framed series of Japanese sumo menko

Located in santa monica, CA

These are a collection of popular trading cards of the famous Sumo wrestlers of the period.

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Vintage 1940s Japanese Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

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Trading Cards For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of trading cards for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique trading cards was constructed with extraordinary care, often using paper, wood and metal. Trading cards have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Trading cards made by folk art designers — as well as those associated with neoclassical — are very popular at 1stDibs. Many trading cards are appealing in their simplicity, but Earl Norem, FP Pasi and J. & E. Steven's Company produced popular trading cards that are worth a look.

How Much are Trading Cards?

Trading cards can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $2,522, while the lowest priced sells for $155 and the highest can go for as much as $75,000.