Mecca Cigarette Cards - Revision history

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2010-11-13T23:43:00Z

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2010-11-13T20:53:05Z

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2006-04-16T14:49:19Z

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2006-01-06T04:50:02Z

Leaf & Topps info included

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	Mecca and Hassan cigarettes were two different brand names, but they were both made in New York at Factory No. 649, 1st District (as their cards say), so they were undoubtedly made by the same company. Hassan claimed to be "the largest selling brand of cigarettes in America."		Mecca and Hassan cigarettes were two different brand names, but they were both made in New York at Factory No. 649, 1st District (as their cards say), so they were undoubtedly made by the same company. Hassan claimed to be "the largest selling brand of cigarettes in America."

	Provided below are some of the boxer examples from both Hassan and Mecca. ~~The~~ cards with numbers on them are Hassans.		Boxer cards were also issued by other companies, such as Leaf in 1948 and Topps in 1951.

			Provided below are some of the boxer examples from both Hassan and Mecca. Many of the cards with numbers on them are Hassans.

	<small>Click on image for larger version.</small>		<small>Click on image for larger version.</small>

2006-01-06T04:26:56Z

noted which are Hassan cards

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	Mecca and Hassan cigarettes were two different brand names, but they were both made in New York at Factory No. 649, 1st District (as their cards say), so they were undoubtedly made by the same company. Hassan claimed to be "the largest selling brand of cigarettes in America."		Mecca and Hassan cigarettes were two different brand names, but they were both made in New York at Factory No. 649, 1st District (as their cards say), so they were undoubtedly made by the same company. Hassan claimed to be "the largest selling brand of cigarettes in America."

	Provided below are some of the boxer examples from both Hassan and Mecca.		Provided below are some of the boxer examples from both Hassan and Mecca. The cards with numbers on them are Hassans.

	<small>Click on image for larger version.</small>		<small>Click on image for larger version.</small>

2006-01-06T04:23:16Z

Jack Goodman card

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	!style="background:#efefef;" \| <center>Harry Lewis</center>		!style="background:#efefef;" \| <center>Harry Lewis</center>
	!style="background:#efefef;" \| <center>Jeffries-Sharkey</center>		!style="background:#efefef;" \| <center>Jeffries-Sharkey</center>
	!style="background:#efefef;" \| <center>X</center>		!style="background:#efefef;" \| <center>Jack Goodman</center>
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2005-12-30T03:10:58Z

added Hassan info

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	Circa 1910-12, Mecca Cigarettes gave away cards as premiums in its "Champion Athlete and Prize Fighter Series." Provided below are some of the boxer examples~~. The reverse sides included short biographies~~ and ~~fight records~~.		Circa 1910-12, Mecca Cigarettes gave away cards as premiums in its "Champion Athlete and Prize Fighter Series." The reverse sides included short biographies and fight records.

			During this same period, the Hassan Tobacco Company also gave away similar boxer cards, in addition to those depicting lighthouses, explorers, cowboys, and so on.

			Mecca and Hassan cigarettes were two different brand names, but they were both made in New York at Factory No. 649, 1st District (as their cards say), so they were undoubtedly made by the same company. Hassan claimed to be "the largest selling brand of cigarettes in America."

			Provided below are some of the boxer examples from both Hassan and Mecca.

	<small>Click on image for larger version.</small>		<small>Click on image for larger version.</small>

2005-12-29T22:25:05Z

added more cards

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	Circa ~~1912~~, Mecca Cigarettes gave away cards as premiums in its "Champion Athlete and Prize Fighter Series." Provided below are some of the boxer examples. The reverse sides included short biographies and fight records.		Circa 1910-12, Mecca Cigarettes gave away cards as premiums in its "Champion Athlete and Prize Fighter Series." Provided below are some of the boxer examples. The reverse sides included short biographies and fight records.

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	!style="background:#efefef;" \| <center>Jim Stewart</center>		!style="background:#efefef;" \| <center>Jim Stewart</center>
			!style="background:#efefef;" \| <center>Leach Cross</center>
			!style="background:#efefef;" \| <center>Johnny Summers</center>
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	[[file:Stewart.Jim.jpg\|150px]]		[[file:Stewart.Jim.jpg\|150px]]
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			!style="background:#efefef;" \| <center>Harry Lewis</center>
			!style="background:#efefef;" \| <center>Jeffries-Sharkey</center>
			!style="background:#efefef;" \| <center>X</center>
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			[[file:Lewis.Harry.Mecca.jpg\|150px]]
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			[[file:Jeffries.Sharkey.Mecca.jpg\|150px]]
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2005-11-20T21:03:28Z

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	Circa 1912, Mecca Cigarettes gave away cards as ~~a premium~~ in its "Champion Athlete and Prize Fighter Series." Provided below are some of the boxer examples.		Circa 1912, Mecca Cigarettes gave away cards as premiums in its "Champion Athlete and Prize Fighter Series." Provided below are some of the boxer examples. The reverse sides included short biographies and fight records.

	<small>Click on image for larger version.</small>		<small>Click on image for larger version.</small>