Auction #9 - October 2021
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/24/2021
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 (21) boxers from the T218 Athletes set includes both of the Jack Johnson specimens--the horizontal, green background card and the vertical, blue background card. The cards in the lot average Good to VGEX condition with most falling into the GVG to VG range. The Jack Johnson cards have become quite popular as two of the key cards in the overall set of 153 cards. The blue background Johnson is good condition with moderate creasing and the green background Johnson is a solid VG to near VGEX condition . Other popular boxers in this lot include a pair of James/Jim Jeffries cards,
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