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10-14-2008, 03:46 PM
Posted By: <b>David M</b><p>I saw this item listed on ebay<br /><br /><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/1926-Sports-Co-of-America-CHAMPIONS-Uncut-Proof-Sheet_W0QQitemZ330190481108QQihZ014QQcategoryZ3171 9QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1742.m153.l1262" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/1926-Sports-Co-of-America-CHAMPIONS-Uncut-Proof-Sheet_W0QQitemZ330190481108QQihZ014QQcategoryZ3171 9QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1742.m153.l1262</a><br /><br />and aside from the price, what do you think? Are some of these cards actually unique?
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10-14-2008, 06:15 PM
Posted By: <b>Paul</b><p>The cards have a completely different design than the Sports Co. cards that were actually issued. And there is a much greater emphasis on non-baseball cards. It looks like a very significant and interesting find.
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10-14-2008, 06:29 PM
Posted By: <b>boxingcardman</b><p>I've seen it from time to time. <br><br>Sic Gorgiamus Allos Subjectatos Nunc
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10-14-2008, 06:33 PM
Posted By: <b>Tom Boblitt</b><p>to me like many of their other items. But possession is 9/10 of the law, huh? I find it hard to believe it'd sell for more than 7-10K in a major auction. <br /><br />
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10-14-2008, 06:56 PM
Posted By: <b>Alan</b><p>A nice card of Jewish boxer Louis "Kid" Kaplan card in there !!! I don't think I've seen that one before.
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10-14-2008, 09:50 PM
Posted By: <b>D. Bergin</b><p>A lot of neat boxing cards I've never seen before.<br /><br />
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10-15-2008, 05:17 AM
Posted By: <b>Marty Ogelvie</b><p><P>Did Kelley ever sign? Were these ever released?<BR></P><P>martyOgelvie<BR></P>
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10-15-2008, 04:28 PM
Posted By: <b>David M</b><p>Even though they identify the fourth card from the left on the top row as Ed "Strangler" Lewis, I think it's really Ed Asner! How old is that guy?
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10-16-2008, 07:42 AM
Posted By: <b>Matt</b><p>From the September '74 TTS:<br />"John Parks reports picking up a heretofore unknown issue a few months ago. He and another collector purchased them from a local antique dealer whose daughter lives in San Francisco. She found them at a garage sale and gave them to her dad. Originally in a single sheet of about 400, he cut them into single cards. They depict champions in many different areas with about 70-80 on baseball and 20-30 on football. The rest are boxing, track, auto racing, chess, etc. The only identification is on the back: Sports Co. of America S.F. They were copyrighted in 1926 and come in both blank back and info back varieties."