Collection of Prize Fighter cards produced by Mecca and Tolstoi Cigarettes. This item is unavailable.Collection of Prize Fighter cards produced by Mecca and Tolstoi Cigarettes

11 lithograph print cards. Tobacco cards or "T-Cards" were either packaged directly with tobacco products or issued separately by tobacco companies. These cards were part of the Mecca & Hassan Champion Athlete and Prize Fighter collection, and also under the brand, Tolstoi Cigarettes. Featured are celebrated Black prize fighters Peter Jackson, Jack Johnson [with gloves] and Jack Johnson without gloves [two of the same image; one issued under Mecca and the other under Hassan on verso] Joe Jeanette, Sam Langford [two of the same image; one issued under Mecca and the other under Hassan on verso], George Dixon [as Tolstoi on verso], and two separate depictions of Joe Gans [one with a duplicate; issued as Mecca and Hassan respectively on verso]. All cards have brilliant coloring and are very good to near fine.