1910 T218 Champions ⭐
This is my a visual monument to the birth of American aviation—and to the remarkable men who dared to fly when flight itself was still an experiment.
This cardboard is 116-years-old.
These cards are original artifacts from the dawn of the aviation age, depicting men who helped transform powered flight from a fragile novelty into a new frontier of human achievement.
The men in these cards were essentially pioneers standing at the threshold of the modern world.

1910 T218 Jack Johnson 🥊 Front Facing & Side Facing Variations
Jack Johnson is one of the greatest World Heavyweight Champions of all-time and the first African-American to hold the title.
These cards are well over 100 years old and the artwork is amazing.
Jack Johnson had two cards in the iconic T218 Champions set, pictured here.
The front facing variation is significantly more scarce than the side facing variation.

1910 T218, Champions ✈ Early Aviators
On November 23, 1909, the Wright Brothers form million dollar corporation to manufacture airplanes.
Sometimes, you see tobacco cards that you cannot live without.
As a former U.S. Army helicopter pilot, these cards are fascinating to me.

I don’t often purchase non-baseball cards, but when I do, it’s gotta be a bad$ss vintage Jack Johnson card. Love this guy…

1910 T218 Champions, Honey Melody 🥊 World Welterweight Champion
You'd be hard pressed to find a sweeter name than Honey Mellody.
Mellody won the World Welterweight Championship on October 16, 1906, by defeating the legendary Barbados Joe Walcott in a fifteen-round decision.

His reign and fights helped elevate the welterweight division’s prestige at a time when heavier weight classes dominated public attention, paving the way for future stars.

He died at the young age of 35, in 1919, but his legacy remains as one of the early world champions whose career helped pave the way for others.