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1911 T201 Mecca Double Folders

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FRONT BACK FOLDED

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Year(s) Published: 1911
Hobby Designation: T201
Set Name: Mecca Double Folders
Card Size (inches): 2-3/16 x 4-3/4
Number of Cards in Set: 50
Est. Value (common; VG): $90
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Set Summary

Features 100 players on dual-image folding cards (50 cards)
Set contains twenty players now in the Baseball Hall of Fame
Colorful, borderless cards printed on two sides
Novel design places body from 2 players on one set of feet
Distributed in packages of Mecca cigarettes
Player statistics for both players printed on back
All cards found with Factory 30 or Factory 649 printed on back

Reference:
1) Michael Wheat, "T201 Mecca Double Folders: Setting Precedent for the 20th Century," Old Cardboard Magazine, Issue #31 (Spring 2014), p. 30-36

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Year(s) Published: 1911 Hobby Designation: T201 Set Name: Mecca Double Folders Card Size (inches): 2-3/16 x 4-3/4 Number of Cards in Set: 50 Est. Value (common; VG): $90	Player Checklist Card Gallery T201 on eBay Google Search
Set Summary Features 100 players on dual-image folding cards (50 cards) Set contains twenty players now in the Baseball Hall of Fame Colorful, borderless cards printed on two sides Novel design places body from 2 players on one set of feet Distributed in packages of Mecca cigarettes Player statistics for both players printed on back All cards found with Factory 30 or Factory 649 printed on back Reference: 1) Michael Wheat, "T201 Mecca Double Folders: Setting Precedent for the 20th Century," Old Cardboard Magazine, Issue #31 (Spring 2014), p. 30-36


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