1922 Neilson’s Chocolate Set (V61)

Posted on October 1, 2016 by Pre-War Cards

‘It’s In The Details’

Title	V61 Neilson’s Chocolate
Year	1922
Size	2″ x 3 1/4″
Images	Black and White
Type	Canadian
Number in Set	120

1922 V61 Neilson’s Chocolate Overview

The 1922 V61 Neilson’s Chocolate set is one of the more popular Canadian candy card issue. Part of the reason for that is because it is similar to the American Caramel E120 release – a favorite among collectors.

In terms of the design, the cards have a black and white picture on the front inside of a decorative frame with an oval-shaped opening.

That this same design made it to Canada is hardly a surprise. This was a comprehensive set and, in addition to the American Caramel cards, a blank-backed version of this set was also created and used by many different companies.

Additionally, many baseball card sets came out of Canada, despite the fact that they country had no major league teams. Baseball, however, was very much important in Canada with several minor league teams as well as local leagues.

Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb are kings here, but there are plenty of other big names as well with Hall of Famers such as Walter Johnson, Rogers Hornsby, Zack Wheat, Grover Alexander, and many more.

Two Types of V61 Neilson’s Cards

Collectors, though, should be aware there are two separate V61 types. But while they look similar, it is easy to tell the difference. One version has card numbers on the front and a larger, calligraphic type of font for the word ‘Neilson’s’ on the back. The other type doesn’t have card numbers and the Neilson’s font on the reverse is simply in capital letters.

It is easy to tell these two different types from the fronts as well. Type 1 with the calligraphic text also has a small card number printed in the lower left corner on the front while Type 2 does not. And as you can see below, Type 2 cards are printed on a brown cardstock, which is also a bit thicker.

The cards are somewhat hard to find but not ultra rare. PSA has graded only a few copies of each card in most cases, though. And in terms of scarcity, their pop report seems to indicate that the calligraphic Type 1 cards are rarer.

Below are the two back variations. Type 1 is on the left and Type 2 is on the right.

Here’s a closer look at the two types.