Order of Civil Merit, Saxony, from the World's Decorations series (N44) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Trade cards from the "World's Decorations" series (N44), issued in 1890 in a numbered set of 50 cards to promote Allen & Ginter brand cigarettes. Series N44 reproduces the cards from N30 in a larger size.

Credit: The Jefferson R. Burdick Collection,...