T218 Hassan/Mecca Cigarettes Athletes Lot of (25) Cards

This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/28/2021

The T218 Athletes set is a 153 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 T218 Hassan and Mecca Athletes series includes light duplication and cards ranging from Good to VGEX with most around VG condition. The majority of the cards in the lot include track and field athletes. All backs are Mecca with the exception of a pair of Hassan backs.