Double Play: Why T201 Mecca Double Folders Deserve Your Attention

With soaring prices and interest in pre-war issues these days, finding affordable tobacco cards can seem nearly impossible. But if one ventures beyond the well-known T205 and T206 sets, avoids the complex T202 or T207 issues, and skips past T204 Ramlys and other similarly overwhelming releases, a rather attractive option in the T201 Mecca Double Folders set is found. Many collectors of early cards have steered clear of this particular release for any number of reasons. At the top of that list is almost certainly the unique layout of the cards. The T201 cards were printed with a deliberate fold…