Today, Topps Allen & Ginter might be a baseball card set when it comes to its spot on the release calendar. But a huge part of its identity comes from the non-baseball aspects that are a part of the checklist every year. That goes back to Allen & Ginter’s origins as a tobacco company that produced trading cards to help promote and sell their products.
Allen & Ginter wasn’t just baseball. They did more worldly releases covering things like geography and nature. Sets also included athletes and champions from different sports.