June 15, 2023: Tobacco Cards Only Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/15/2023
Presented is a striking card featuring Joseph Lake and Robert Wallace in one of the unique early tobacco issues, the 1911 T201 Mecca Double Folders that feature attractive artwork of two players that fold over to allow them to share a pair of legs. The 2 3/16th-by-4 ¾-inch cards have a full-bleed image of the primary player on the front and a smaller image of the secondary player on the back that shares space with statistics for both and the Mecca Cigarettes script at the bottom. The offered card is found in a PSA 3 holder, a condition that is markedly better than these charming cards are typically encountered in mature collections. The painting of Lake on the front is crisp and colorful, as is the smaller image of the Hall of Famer Wallace on the reverse; the printing on the back in the statistical section is uncommonly sharp and distinctive and off center to the right.
1911 T201 Mecca Double Folders Lake/Bobby Wallace PSA 3
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