c46 Imperial Tobacco

Here's another set that is just now beginning to grow in popularity as are many other minor league/PCL sets in the Vintage hobby. The c46 set was issued in 1912 by the Imperial Tobacco Company of Montreal and features International League players. The attractive "nameplates" at the bottom, portrait poses and "woodgrain" backgrounds make this one of the more visually appealing sets out there. It's also a bit easier to find nicer versions of these cards (unlike e99s) which adds to their overall appeal. Backs of the card contain a player bio and a number which corresponds to that player's ordered listing in the set.

Here are a few of my favorites - a couple HOFers and some "set toughies" pictured below.

Demmitt	Gandil	Kelly	McGinnity	Taylor