The offered 1922 V61-1 Neilson’s Chocolate near set of (104/120) cards with (17) Hall of Famers was issued in Canada to promote the company’s “Big League Bars” and “Chocolate Bars” brands. This incredibly obscure black-and-white issue with Type 1 advertising backs is a near parallel of the 1922 E120 American Caramel series. Includes:

 

Hall of Famers: (17 cards) with #8 Goslin (FR), #12 J. Sewell (GD), #13 Hooper (GD), #14 Faber (FR), #27 Heilmann (GD), #29 E. Collins (FR), #32 Sisler (FR), #44 Hoyt (FR), #62 Frisch (GD), #71 Carey (FR), #73 Bancroft (FR), #79 Roush (VG), #89 Grimes (FR), #90 Maranville (VG), #103 Haines (GD), #117 Wheat (GD), #119 G. Kelly (FR);

 

Others: (87 cards, average GD) with #1 Burns (PR), 2, 4-7, 9-11, 15-26, 28, 31, 33-36, 38, #39 Shawkey (GD), 40-43, 45, #48 Pipp (GD), 49-57, 60, 61, 63-68, 70, #72 Luque (FR), 75, 77, 78, 80, 83-88, 92, 94-102, 104, 105, 107-111, 113-116, 118, 120

 

  Opening Bid $1,500.