Lot # 1292: Gene Tunney Collection (6) with (3) Photos & (3) Signed Letters (4 Total Signed Items)

Gene Tunney, The Fighting Marine, is the subject of this six-piece collection. Amassing a 80-1-3 record (48 KO's, 1 No Contest) with wins over Jack Dempsey (twice), Harry Greb and Georges Carpentier, his legacy as an all-time (light) heavyweight cannot be in question. The fantastic grouping contains the following:

Signed Items:

1.) 1940 typed letter signed simply Gene (The American Distilling Company letterhead)

2.) 1958 typed letter signed (Gene Tunney letterhead)

3.) 1974 typed letter signed (Gene Tunney letterhead)

4.) black and white 8x10 photograph

Unsigned Photos:

5.) News Service Photograph (7-1/2"x10", American Stock Photos back stamp)

6) versus Georges Carpentier News Service Photograph (6"x8", American Stock Photos back stamp)

Auction LOA from James Spence/JSA.