Auction #2 - June 2019
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/23/2019
The T218 Athletes set is a 150+ card set picturing athletes of the day. The athletes picked for the set run the gamut from track and field to aviators to boxers to pool players. It is interesting that no baseball players were selected for the set. The cards were issued in Hassan and Mecca packages and can be found with back variations for both companies. They were also issued with Tolstoi backs and are extremely difficult to find in that configuration. The fronts are colorful representations of the athlete in action. There exists multiple cards for a few players, most notably for Jack Johnson--the heavyweight boxer. A great set to collect in many different subsets, back combinations or complete.
This lot of (41) cards runs from G to EX with most being in the VG to VGEX range. Great start towards a complete set. This lot is exclusively track & field athletes. All card fronts have been scanned and a sample page of representative backs.
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