1900 T203 Mayo’s Base Ball Comics Set and Checklist

Posted on October 4, 2016 by Pre-War Cards

‘It’s In The Details’

Title	T203 Mayo’s Base Ball Comics
Year	1900
Size	2″ x 3 1/8″
Images	Color
Type	Tobacco
Number in Set	25

T203 Mayo’s Base Ball Comics Overview

T203 Mayo Back T203 12 A Two Bagger.jpg The T203 Mayo’s Base Ball set can be considered a non-sports card of sorts by some collectors at first glance. Fronts include baseball-related slogans with pictures of non-sports activities.

However, it is considered by most to be a legitimate baseball card set. That is because the set was is clearly cited as a humorous baseball issue as mentioned on the backs. The reverse of the cards call this series “Base Ball Comics” and relayed the fact that there were 25 different designs (cards) in the collection.

The fronts of the cards include a color image of a humorous nature. A title is printed along the bottom with the particular baseball phrase.

Cards were issued with Mayo’s Cut Plug tobacco and Winner Cut Plug tobacco.

Back Variations

It should be noted that two different back types are known for these cards. The first, more common version, has an advertisement for Mayo’s Cut Plug tobacco while the second has an add for Winner Cut Plug tobacco.

Both advertisements cite the merits of the particular brand, though, with different words. Mayo backs say the tobacco is ‘always good for smoke and chew.’ Winner backs state that it is ‘good from start to finish’ and ‘a fine smoke and chew.’ The Winner backs are significantly rarer.