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
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
One 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).
- Ambrose McConnell at Bat with Blair, Quinn
- The Athletic Infield with Baker, Barry
- The Athletic Infield with Brown, Graham
- The Athletic Infield with Hauser, Konetchy
- The Athletic Infield with Krause, Thomas
- Baker gets his Man with Baker, Collins
- Birmingham gets to Third with Johnson, Street
- Birmingham’s Home Run with Birmingham, Turner
- Bush Just Misses Austin with Magee, Moran
- Carrigan Blocks his Man with Carrigan, Wagner
- Carrigan Blocks his Man with Gaspar, McLean
- Catching him Napping with Bresnahan, Oakes
- Caught Asleep off First with Bresnahan, Harmon
- Chance Beats out a Hit with Archer, McIntire
- Chance Beats out a Hit with Archer, Overall
- Chance Beats out a Hit with Archer, Rowan
- Chance Beats out a Hit with Chance, Foxen
- Chance Beats out a Hit with Chance, Shean
- Chase Dives into Third with Chase, Wolter
- Chase Dives into Third with Gibson, Clarke
- Chase Dives into Third with Gibson, Phillippe
- Chase gets Ball too late with Egan, Mitchell
- Chase gets Ball too late with Chase, Wolter
- Chase Guarding First with Chase, Wolter
- Chase Guarding First with Clarke, Gibson
- Chase Guarding First with Gibson, Leifield
- Chase Ready for the Squeeze with Magee, Paskert
- Chase Safe at Third with Baker, Barry
- Chief Bender waiting for a Good One with Bender, Thomas
- Clark Hikes for Home with Bridwell, Kling
- Close at First with Ball, Stovall
- Close at the Plate with Payne, Walsh
- Close at the Plate with Payne, White
- Close at Third with Speaker, Wood
- Close at Third with Carrigan, Wagner
- A Close Play at Home with LaPorte, Wallace
- A Close Play at Home with Pelty, Wallace
- Collins Easily Safe with Baker, Collins
- Collins Easily Safe with Byrne, Clarke
- Collins Easily Safe with Collins, Murphy
- Crawford about to Smash one with Stanage, Summers
- Cree Rolls Home with Daubert, Hummell
- Davy Jones’ Great Slide with Delahanty, Jones
- A Desperate Slide for Third with Cobb, O’Leary
- Devlin gets his Man with Devlin (Giants), Mathewson
- Devlin gets his Man with Devlin (Rustlers), Mathewson
- Devlin gets his Man with Fletcher, Mathewson
- Devlin gets his Man with Mathewson, Meyers
- Donlin out at First with Camnitz, Gibson
- Donlin out at First with Dooin, Magee
- Donlin out at First with Doyle, Merkle
- Donlin out at First with Gibson, Phillippe
- Donlin out at First with Leach, Wilson
- Dooin gets his Man with Dooin, Doolan
- Dooin gets his Man with Dooin, Lobert
- Dooin gets his Man with Dooin, Titus
- Easy for Larry with Doyle, Merkle
- Elberfeld Beats the Throw with Elberfeld, Milan
- Elberfeld gets his Man with Elberfeld, Milan
- Engle in a Close Play with Engle, Speaker
- Evers makes a Safe Slide with Archer, Evers
- Evers makes a Safe Slide with Archer, Overall
- Evers makes a Safe Slide with Archer, Ruelbach
- Evers makes a Safe Slide with Chance, Evers
- Evers makes a Safe Slide with Chance, Tinker
- Fast Work at Third with Cobb, O’Leary
- Ford putting over a Spitter with Ford, Sweeney
- Ford putting over a Spitter with Ford, Vaughn
- Good Play at Third with Cobb, Moriarty
- Grant gets his Man with Grant, Hoblitzell
- A Great Batsman with Barger, Bergen
- A Great Batsman with Bergen, Rucker
- Hal Chase too Late with McConnell, McIntyre
- Hal Chase too Late with McLean, Suggs
- Harry Lord at Third with Lennox, Tinker
- Hartsel Strikes Out with Gray, Groom
- Hartzell Covering Third with Dahlen, Scanlan
- Held at Third with Lord, Tannehill
- Jake Stahl Guarding Fird with Cicotte, Stahl
- Jim Delehanty at Bat with Delehanty, Jones
- Just Before the Battle with Ames, Meyers
- Just Before the Battle with Becker, Devore
- Just Before the Battle with Bresnahan, McGraw
- Just Before the Battle with Crandall, Meyers
- Just Before the Battle with Fletcher, Mathewson
- Just Before the Battle with Jennings, McGraw
- Just Before the Battle with Marquard, Meyers
- Just Before the Battle with Mathewson, Meyers
- Just Before the Battle with Meyers, Wiltse
- Just Before the Battle with Murray, Snodgrass
- Knight Catches a Runner with Johnson, Knight
- Lobert Almost Caught with Bridwell, Kling
- Lobert Almost Caught with Kling, Mattern
- Lobert Almost Caught with Kling, Steinfeldt
- Lobert Almost Caught with Kling, Young
- Lobert gets Tenney with Dooin, Lobert
- Lord Catches his Man with Lord, Tannehill
- McConnell Caught with Needham, Richie
- McIntyre at Bat with McConnell, McIntyre
- Moriarty Spiked with Stanage, Willett
- Nearly Caught with Bates, Bescher
- Oldring Almost Home with Lord, Oldring
- The Pinch Hitter with Egan, Hoblitzell
- Scahefer on First with McBridge, Milan
- Schaefer Steals Second with Griffith, McBride
- The Scissors Slide with Birmingham, Turner
- Scoring from Second with Lord, Oldring
- Scrambling back to First with Barger, Bergen
- Scrambling back to First with Chase, Wolter
- Speaker almost Caught with Clarke, Miller
- Speaker Rounding Third with Speaker, Wood
- Speaker Scores with Engle, Speaker
- Stahl Safe with Austin, Stovall
- Stone about to Swing with Schulte, Sheckard
- Sullivan puts up a High One with Evans, Huggins
- Sullivan puts up a High One with Gray, Groom
- Sweeney gets Stahl with Ford, Sweeney
- Sweeney gets Stahl with Ford, Vaughn
- Tenney lands Safely with Latham, Raymond
- Tom Jones at Bat with Fromme, McLean
- Tom Jones at Bat with Gaspar, McLean
- Too Late for Devlin with Ames, Meyers
- Too Late for Devlin with Crandall, Meyers
- Too Late for Devlin with Devlin (Giants), Mathewson
- Too Late for Devlin with Devlin (Rustlers), Mathewson
- Too Late for Devlin with Marquard, Meyers
- Too Late for Devlin with Meyers, Wiltse
- Ty Cobb Steals Third with Austin, Stovall
- Ty Cobb Steals Third with Cobb, Jennings
- Ty Cobb Steals Third with Cobb, Moriarty
- Wheat Strikes out with Dahlen, Wheat
- A Wide Throw Saves Crawford with Mullin, Stanage
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