1912 Hassan Triple Folders Set (T202)

‘It’s In The Details’

Title T202 Hassan Triple Folders
Year 1912
Size 2 1/4″ x 5 1/4″
Images Color
Type Tobacco
Number in Set
132

T202 Hassan Triple Folders Overview

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In 1911, it was the T201 Mecca Double Folders set that excited collectors. In 1912? A third layer was added to create the T202 Hassan Triple Folders set.

The T202 cards folded to make three distinct cards. The outer edge panels folded inside and were half the size of the middle panel. On each exterior edge were individual color portraits – the same ones as in the popular T205 set. Almost all players with cards using that design were included in the T205 issue. The lone exceptions were Smoky Joe Wood and Walt Blair, who were new additions.

In the middle of two exterior color cards was a black and white picture of an action shot. Some of the middle photos included one of the two players on the outside but others did not. Backs of all cards included the Hassan logo and player biographies. Backs have print either in black or a rarer red ink.

Similar to the T206 set, one challenge in completing the set is the sheer volume of Hall of Famers on multiple cards. Ty Cobb, for instance, appears on parts of six cards. Mathewson is on eight of them. Despite a manageable 132 cards, the set is not terribly inexpensive because of the high volume of big names appearing more than once.

Commons in the set typically start around $20-$25 in low-grade condition.

Joe Jackson

Joe Jackson T202One of the more interesting tidbits regarding this set the set was only recently discovered. The issue was sort of thrust into the spotlight back in 2010 when research led to the discovery of Joe Jackson in the set.

The ‘Lord Catches His Man’ card, featuring a baserunner being thrown out was mostly determined to be a card featuring Jackson, who did not appear in the T202 set otherwise. The find is particularly notable as Jackson is not found in many tobacco sets, or sets in general, really.

The card is now recognized as one featuring the former White Sox star and commands much more money than it once did. Even despite that, however, it remains one of Jackson’s most affordable cards.

T202 Panels

One interesting way to collect the set has caught on in recent years as more people have begun collecting the individual panels.

While these cards are usually found intact, they can also be found separated. Similar to the perforated 1980-81 Topps basketball cards, many collectors separated these cards over the years and they are seemingly more desirable than before. Even though they are worth a fraction of the fully intact cards, they are still collected.

Because of the images from the T205 set, the cards on the outside edges can sometimes be confused as T205 cards if separated. But they are different in several ways – most notably, the T202 cards have white borders while the T205 cards have gold borders. In addition, the separated panels from a T202 are noticeably smaller than the T205 cards.

T202 Hassan Triple Folders Checklist

Below is a checklist for the set. Because the cards are not numbered, I have arranged them by alphabetical order of the title of the middle action panel. Players at the end are the other players on the sides (also in alphabetical order).

  1. Ambrose McConnell at Bat with Blair, Quinn
  2. The Athletic Infield with Baker, Barry
  3. The Athletic Infield with Brown, Graham
  4. The Athletic Infield with Hauser, Konetchy
  5. The Athletic Infield with Krause, Thomas
  6. Baker gets his Man with Baker, Collins
  7. Birmingham gets to Third with Johnson, Street
  8. Birmingham’s Home Run with Birmingham, Turner
  9. Bush Just Misses Austin with Magee, Moran
  10. Carrigan Blocks his Man with Carrigan, Wagner
  11. Carrigan Blocks his Man with Gaspar, McLean
  12. Catching him Napping with Bresnahan, Oakes
  13. Caught Asleep off First with Bresnahan, Harmon
  14. Chance Beats out a Hit with Archer, McIntire
  15. Chance Beats out a Hit with Archer, Overall
  16. Chance Beats out a Hit with Archer, Rowan
  17. Chance Beats out a Hit with Chance, Foxen
  18. Chance Beats out a Hit with Chance, Shean
  19. Chase Dives into Third with Chase, Wolter
  20. Chase Dives into Third with Gibson, Clarke
  21. Chase Dives into Third with Gibson, Phillippe
  22. Chase gets Ball too late with Egan, Mitchell
  23. Chase gets Ball too late with Chase, Wolter
  24. Chase Guarding First with Chase, Wolter
  25. Chase Guarding First with Clarke, Gibson
  26. Chase Guarding First with Gibson, Leifield
  27. Chase Ready for the Squeeze with Magee, Paskert
  28. Chase Safe at Third with Baker, Barry
  29. Chief Bender waiting for a Good One with Bender, Thomas
  30. Clark Hikes for Home with Bridwell, Kling
  31. Close at First with Ball, Stovall
  32. Close at the Plate with Payne, Walsh
  33. Close at the Plate with Payne, White
  34. Close at Third with Speaker, Wood
  35. Close at Third with Carrigan, Wagner
  36. A Close Play at Home with LaPorte, Wallace
  37. A Close Play at Home with Pelty, Wallace
  38. Collins Easily Safe with Baker, Collins
  39. Collins Easily Safe with Byrne, Clarke
  40. Collins Easily Safe with Collins, Murphy
  41. Crawford about to Smash one with Stanage, Summers
  42. Cree Rolls Home with Daubert, Hummell
  43. Davy Jones’ Great Slide with Delahanty, Jones
  44. A Desperate Slide for Third with Cobb, O’Leary
  45. Devlin gets his Man with Devlin (Giants), Mathewson
  46. Devlin gets his Man with Devlin (Rustlers), Mathewson
  47. Devlin gets his Man with Fletcher, Mathewson
  48. Devlin gets his Man with Mathewson, Meyers
  49. Donlin out at First with Camnitz, Gibson
  50. Donlin out at First with Dooin, Magee
  51. Donlin out at First with Doyle, Merkle
  52. Donlin out at First with Gibson, Phillippe
  53. Donlin out at First with Leach, Wilson
  54. Dooin gets his Man with Dooin, Doolan
  55. Dooin gets his Man with Dooin, Lobert
  56. Dooin gets his Man with Dooin, Titus
  57. Easy for Larry with Doyle, Merkle
  58. Elberfeld Beats the Throw with Elberfeld, Milan
  59. Elberfeld gets his Man with Elberfeld, Milan
  60. Engle in a Close Play with Engle, Speaker
  61. Evers makes a Safe Slide with Archer, Evers
  62. Evers makes a Safe Slide with Archer, Overall
  63. Evers makes a Safe Slide with Archer, Ruelbach
  64. Evers makes a Safe Slide with Chance, Evers
  65. Evers makes a Safe Slide with Chance, Tinker
  66. Fast Work at Third with Cobb, O’Leary
  67. Ford putting over a Spitter with Ford, Sweeney
  68. Ford putting over a Spitter with Ford, Vaughn
  69. Good Play at Third with Cobb, Moriarty
  70. Grant gets his Man with Grant, Hoblitzell
  71. A Great Batsman with Barger, Bergen
  72. A Great Batsman with Bergen, Rucker
  73. Hal Chase too Late with McConnell, McIntyre
  74. Hal Chase too Late with McLean, Suggs
  75. Harry Lord at Third with Lennox, Tinker
  76. Hartsel Strikes Out with Gray, Groom
  77. Hartzell Covering Third with Dahlen, Scanlan
  78. Held at Third with Lord, Tannehill
  79. Jake Stahl Guarding Fird with Cicotte, Stahl
  80. Jim Delehanty at Bat with Delehanty, Jones
  81. Just Before the Battle with Ames, Meyers
  82. Just Before the Battle with Becker, Devore
  83. Just Before the Battle with Bresnahan, McGraw
  84. Just Before the Battle with Crandall, Meyers
  85. Just Before the Battle with Fletcher, Mathewson
  86. Just Before the Battle with Jennings, McGraw
  87. Just Before the Battle with Marquard, Meyers
  88. Just Before the Battle with Mathewson, Meyers
  89. Just Before the Battle with Meyers, Wiltse
  90. Just Before the Battle with Murray, Snodgrass
  91. Knight Catches a Runner with Johnson, Knight
  92. Lobert Almost Caught with Bridwell, Kling
  93. Lobert Almost Caught with Kling, Mattern
  94. Lobert Almost Caught with Kling, Steinfeldt
  95. Lobert Almost Caught with Kling, Young
  96. Lobert gets Tenney with Dooin, Lobert
  97. Lord Catches his Man with Lord, Tannehill
  98. McConnell Caught with Needham, Richie
  99. McIntyre at Bat with McConnell, McIntyre
  100. Moriarty Spiked with Stanage, Willett
  101. Nearly Caught with Bates, Bescher
  102. Oldring Almost Home with Lord, Oldring
  103. The Pinch Hitter with Egan, Hoblitzell
  104. Scahefer on First with McBridge, Milan
  105. Schaefer Steals Second with Griffith, McBride
  106. The Scissors Slide with Birmingham, Turner
  107. Scoring from Second with Lord, Oldring
  108. Scrambling back to First with Barger, Bergen
  109. Scrambling back to First with Chase, Wolter
  110. Speaker almost Caught with Clarke, Miller
  111. Speaker Rounding Third with Speaker, Wood
  112. Speaker Scores with Engle, Speaker
  113. Stahl Safe with Austin, Stovall
  114. Stone about to Swing with Schulte, Sheckard
  115. Sullivan puts up a High One with Evans, Huggins
  116. Sullivan puts up a High One with Gray, Groom
  117. Sweeney gets Stahl with Ford, Sweeney
  118. Sweeney gets Stahl with Ford, Vaughn
  119. Tenney lands Safely with Latham, Raymond
  120. Tom Jones at Bat with Fromme, McLean
  121. Tom Jones at Bat with Gaspar, McLean
  122. Too Late for Devlin with Ames, Meyers
  123. Too Late for Devlin with Crandall, Meyers
  124. Too Late for Devlin with Devlin (Giants), Mathewson
  125. Too Late for Devlin with Devlin (Rustlers), Mathewson
  126. Too Late for Devlin with Marquard, Meyers
  127. Too Late for Devlin with Meyers, Wiltse
  128. Ty Cobb Steals Third with Austin, Stovall
  129. Ty Cobb Steals Third with Cobb, Jennings
  130. Ty Cobb Steals Third with Cobb, Moriarty
  131. Wheat Strikes out with Dahlen, Wheat
  132. A Wide Throw Saves Crawford with Mullin, Stanage

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