Dear Babe: I have two older Mecca Cigarettes cards. Someone told me they were the 1912 Olympics. -- Rich Gladue, Conyers, Ga. Your cards are part a set of what are referred to as T-218 "Champion Athletes and Prize Fighters'' cigarette cards. Most references have them being produced in 1910 or '11. Wilson was a silver-medal winner in the 1908 Olympics running for England. Jack Johnson is the real prize in the T-218. Most of the other cards are worth $5-$20, depending on their condition. Robert Edward Auctions sold what was billed as a complete 153-card set for $928 in 2006. It...
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