T218 Mecca/Hassan Cigarettes Champion Athletes Lot of (44) Cards

This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/25/2020

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 includes a group of (44) ungraded cards from the T218 series. The lot is primarily track and field athletes but also includes boxers, bowlers and golfers as well as aviators. Approximately 25% of the cards have Hassan backs with the rest having Mecca backs. There is some light duplication in the lot and the majority of cards fall between VG and EX with most being VG+ to VGEX- condition. Great lot for the set builder.