This rare card  is one in a series of 150 cards issued in Canada by  the IMPERIAL Tobacco Company of  Canada.  One card was inserted with their brands of Cigarettes during the early 1910s.   The Series is entitled “Champion Athletes and Prize Fighters” and is listed in Burdicks American Card Catalogue as series C52.   The front of  each card depicts an illustrated image of an athlete (Boxers, Bowling, Billiards & Pool, Track Athletes and Golfers Aviators ect.).  The images used are the same ones used by the American Tobacco Company  for their Hassan and Mecca Cigarettes T218 series of Cards issued in the United States of America.  The back lacks advertising for the company or brand but does feature biographical details about the featured athlete. This card features J.B. MOISANT a AVIATOR who worked with the Wright Brothers  The card measures 2 ½  inches by 2 7/8  inches approximately.  The card does have some creasing and wear.   I have scanned the card front and back fairly large for you to be able to judge condition for yourself.  THESE CARDS A MUCH HARDER TO FIND THAN THEIR  COUNTERPARTS IN THE UNITED STATES  Due to the lower population in Canada than in the US,  print runs in Canada were much smaller compared with American Cards. Because of this the majority of all Canadian  cards are far scarcer than card issued in the USA.

I  will be trying to list several  EARLY TRADE & TYPE CARDS over the next few days (spread across different categories), including one or two that are unrecorded in any guide, that were put given away with Tobacco, Cigarettes , Caramel, Candy, Gum, Chocolate, Bread Coffee Tea Cereal and other products, covering such diverse subjects as Native American Indians , Baseball , Football, Boy Scouts, Ice Hockey, Golf, Presidents of the United States, NCAA and IVY League Colleges and Universities, Dog Breeds,  Circus themes and many more.  To view the other cards I have up on ebay please click  on the “View Sellers other Items” Icon located on this page. It will take you directly to them.

Due to my work schedule and distance to the post office I am only able to ship  Monday Mornings.  If I haven’t received payment for an item by Sunday evening,   the item will have to wait until the next Monday  to go out. Its unfortunate but unavoidable.   If this doesn’t work for you I respectfully ask that you do not bid or buy. Thanks again. 

This will be mailed from the USA. 

For USA purchases I Can combine shipping.  Please message me for details.

Unfortunately Ebay’s Global Seller Program does not allow for combined shipments on international order