Lot # 1765: 1910-1954 Boxing/Wrestling Cards (100+) with Jack Johnson Plus 1952/1953 Vaseline Calendar

Starting Bid: $50.00

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Item was in Auction "Summer Auction 2024",
which ran from 7/18/2024 12:00 PM to
8/1/2024 10:00 PM



Fight to the finish, for this collection of (100+) boxing and wrestling cards. Dating from 1910-1954, this vintage selection boasts a 1938 Churchman's Boxing Personalities complete set as the main event. On the undercard are an assortment of boxing strip cards, Exhibit cards, and a small group of Parkhurst wrestlers. In the way of a sweet bonus feature, this bundle is topped off with an early '50s Vaseline 12-month illustrated multi-sport calendar.



Featured are:



1938 Churchman's Boxing Personalities complete set of (50) ranging (90% VG to VG-EX, 10% lesser) with keys: Max Baer, James J. Braddock, Primo Carnera, Jack Dempsey, Jack Johnson, Joe Louis, Max Schmeling and Gene Tunney.



1920s Assorted strip cards (35) all hand cut, showing FR to VG details, with: Jack Dempsey, Johnny Kilbane (8), Benny Leonard (5), Johnny Wilson (4), Jack Britton (3), Johnny Dundee (4), Lou Tendler (2), Ad Wolgast, Mike O'Dowd, Bill Brennan, "Irish Patsy" Cline, Ted Lewis, Georges Carpentier, Luis Firpo, and "Pancho" Villa.



1910 E79 27 Scrappers Tommy Burns (FR).



1920s-1950s Exhibit cards (10) range (40% VG to EX, 30% GD, 30% PR to FR) with: Rocky Marciano, "Sugar Ray" Robinson, Gene Tunney, Tommy Loughran, Billy Papke, Tony Zale, James J. Corbett, Tommy Bivins, "Battling" Levinsky and "Gorgeous George."



1935 Carreras Popular Personalities Len Harvey (VG-EX).



1940s Marcel Cerdan deckle edge French postcard (VG).



1954 Parkhurst Wrestling (8) cards range (PR to FR) with: Nick Roberts, Maurice Tillet, Argentina Rocca, Lou Pitoscia, Yvon Robert, Lucky Premium Card, Warren Bockwinkle and Baron Leone.



12/52-11/53 Vaseline illustrated multi-sport 12-month calendar (VG), each page of this calendar features multiple illustrations, including "Rocky" Marciano, Grover Cleveland Alexander, George Gipp and racehorse Man o' War.



The size/weight of this item requires that there will be an additional shipping charge for this lot. Opening Bid $50.

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