These 1-5/8" X 2-7/8" cards were issued by the Mayo Tobacco Works of Richmond, VA. There are 48 cards in the set, with 40 different players pictured. Twenty-eight of the players are pictured in uniform and 12 are shown in street clothes. Eight players appear both ways. Eight of the uniformed players appear in two variations, creating the 48-card total. Card fronts are black-and-white or sepia portraits on black cardboard, with a Mayo's Cut Plug ad at the bottom of each card. Cards are blank-backed and unnumbered. This Rusie is an outstanding example of a high quality Mayo's Cut Plug card. The card features Hall-of-Fame second baseman John "Monte" Ward, shown playing for New York. This example is graded PR by PSA with light pencil marking on the reverse.