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Boxing Cards and Memorabilia
14 Lots
 Lot 10. PSA-Graded 1938 Churchman “Boxing Personalities” Set of 50. This popular set averages PSA EX-MT 6 with 10 cards less than ex-m, only one less than ex and eight better than ex-m. VG-EX 4: #20 Johnson. EX 5: #3 Baer, 5, 26 Louis (strong ex), 32, 33, 36, 44 and 49. EX+ 5.5: #12 Dempsey. EX-MT 6: #1 Ambers, 2 Armstrong, 6 Braddock, 8 Carpentier, 9, 13-19, 21, 23-25, 27-30, 34 Schmeling, 35 Tunney, 37, 39, 40, 42-48 and 50. EX-MT+ 6.5: #11. NM 7: #4, 7 Carnera, 10, 22 Kilrain, 31, 38 and 41. Quality, desirable set.
Winning Bid $198.
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 Lot 141. Uncommon, Outstanding 1910 National Police Gazette Premium of Jack Johnson. Only days after the appearance of this premium, which is dated June 25, Johnson knocked out James J. Jeffries in a bout in Reno to retain the heavyweight title. It was the last time he fought in the U.S. until 1928. The premium, about 11 ¼” x 16 1/8”, has the expected horizontal center fold, is creased along the top edge, which has several tiny chips, and has several other creases and tiny edge tears. It seldom makes an appearance, and the appearance of this copy is vg-ex.
Winning Bid $138.
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 Lot 142. Very Scarce 1910 E75 American Caramel Boxing Set of 20. Very few early 20th century card sets were devoted exclusively to boxing. This is one of them. Vg: Gans, John L. Sullivan, Hart. G-vg: Maher, Munroe. G: Burns, Corbett, Jeffries, McCoy, Nelson, O’Brien, Sharkey. F-g: Attell, Dixon, Fitzsimmons, Ketchell. F: Britt, Jack Johnson, McGovern, Walcott.
Winning Bid $240.
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 Lot 143. 1910 Boxing Cards – 6 T218s and 8 T220s. The T218s include Vg-ex: Jeannette. Vg: Gans, Jeffries (horizontal), Jack Johnson (horizontal), Ketchell. G: Lewis. T220s include Vg-ex: Maher. Vg: Mace, John L. Sullivan. G-vg: Choynski. G: Beecher. F-g: Corbett, Jackson, Fight Between John L. Sullivan and Jake Kilrain.
Winning Bid $83.
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 Lot 144. 1924 Franklyn, Davey & Co. High-Grade Boxing Set of 25 - All Graded by PSA. This colorful set, issued by a branch of the Imperial Tobacco Co., illustrates a wide variety of boxing moves and counter-moves. PSA MINT 9 (OC): #9. PSA NM-MT 8: #6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 17, 18, 19. PSA NM-MT 8 (OC): #2, 20. PSA NM 7: #3, 4, 5, 13, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25. PSA EX-MT 6: #1.
Winning Bid $68.
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 Lot 145. 1938 Famous Prize Fighters F. C. Cartledge High-Grade Boxing Partial Set – 37 of 50 - Graded by PSA. All but two cards, which are PSA EX 5, grade NM 7 or better in this partial glossy set from the razor blade company. PSA MINT 9 (OC): #10. PSA NM-MT 8: #2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 27, 31, 35, 36, 37, 39, 40, 41, 42, 45, 47. PSA NM 7: #12, 13, 23, 24 Fitsimmons, 25, 32, 38, 44, 48, 50. PSA EX 5: #18 John L. Sullivan, 30 Joe Louis.
Winning Bid $218.
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 Lot 146. 1938 Churchman Quality High-Grade “Boxing Personalities” Set of 50. This set is loaded with boxing greats – Armstrong ex-m+, Baer nm-m, Braddock nm+, Carpentier nm-m, Dempsey nm, Johnson nm, Kilrain nm, Louis ex-m+, Schmeling ex-m+, Tunney ex-m+ and others. The overview of the set includes 17 nm-m cards, 14 that are nm+, 8 nm, 10 ex-m+, and 1 ex-m.
Winning Bid $152.
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 Lot 147. 29 1938 Churchman Boxing Personalities Including Johnson, Louis, Dempsey. These high-grade cards, all different, constitute almost 60% of the set. Nm-m: #16, 33. Nm+: #18, 25, 46. Nm: #13, 19, 22, 28, 30. Ex-m+: #20 Jack Johnson, 27, 29, 38, 41, 44, 45, 47. Ex-m: #23, 32, 35 Gene Tunney, 37, 39, 48. Ex+: #12 Jack Dempsey, 15, 17, 21, 26 Joe Louis.
Winning Bid $61.
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 Lot 148. 19 1951 Topps Ringside Boxing Cards Including Robinson Graded by PSA, Corbett. There are 12 different cards, including #42 Ray Robinson graded PSA VG 3. Other cards are Ex: #27. Vg-ex: #4, 27, 33, 37, 52. Vg: #4, 52, 79. G-vg: #15, 26, 38, 52, 74. G: #38, 59 Corbett, 74 (2).
Winning Bid $75.
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 Lot 149. Rare 1950s Sunnyhurst Farms 8” x 10” Rocky Marciano Premium. Marciano won all 49 of his professional fights and held the heavyweight title from 1952 until he retired in 1956. Forty-three of his wins were by knockout. The black & white premium is on stiff paper and is nm. The back lists all 49 of Marciano’s successful fights.
Winning Bid $102.
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 Lot 150. 1958 Joe Palooka Boxers Card of James J. Corbett. Issued by the Comics Novelty Candy Corp. of New York, these cards were found on the backs of boxes containing candy. This blank-backed card is technically g+ and looks much better.
Winning Bid $61.
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 Lot 151. International Boxing HoF Envelope Signed by Ortiz, Maxim, 4 More. The autographs are on an International Boxing Hall of Fame Official Induction Day Cover, June 7, 1992. The autographs, in various colors, are by Carlos Ortiz (HoF 1991), Joey Maxim (HoF 1994, died 2001), Roland LaStarza, Lamar Clark (d. 2006) and two more. Clark, who fought in the 1950s and early 1960s, set a record by winning 44 consecutive fights by knockout. He was a knockout victim himself, falling to Muhammad Ali in the second round of a 1961 bout. The autographs are nm-m 8 and better. Authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Winning Bid $61.
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