June 15, 2023: Tobacco Cards Only Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/15/2023
Presented is an important card featuring Joseph Lake and Bobby 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 an SGC Authentic (Evidence of Trim) holder and arguably presents better than its technical grade, most notably from the uncommonly sharp corners. The paintings of Lake on the front and of the legendary Hall of Famer Wallace on the back are crisp and colorful; almost all of the staining and light toning appear on the back on the section with the statistics and Mecca Cigarettes script.
1911 T201 Mecca Double Folders Lake/Bobby Wallace SGC Authentic
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