Help with ID: what are these cards?
 

Hi All,

Can anyone tell me what I have here?

They are blank backed and have a clear "film" on the fronts that is peeling off of some of them.

Thanks a lot,

AndyH

Issued in Sweden around the 1959-61 period by a candy company I'm not sure of. There were a ton of different cards in similar series done of both Ingemar and Patterson during this time period. Other boxers exist but the Swedes were really crazy about these two guys because of their trilogy against each other.

They usually go for a few bucks apiece.

The "film" peeling off is very common and seems to be the inevitable process of aging for these cards.

Thank you very much for the info. I knew someone would come through for me. Do you see them very often or no?

Best,

AndyH

In the 1960s along with other business interests, Johansson co-promoted boxing cards in Sweden, including several with ex-champ Sonny Liston (1966 and 1967).



Taken from Johansson's wikipedia page

I have a bunch of them. Probably had a couple hundred at one time I sold off over the years from a collection I picked up awhile ago.

Somebody should make a checklist of these someday. There are really a ton of different cards of both Ingemar and Patterson spread over several different Sporting and Entertainer series.

Some are probably rarer then others but I don't think anybody's cared enough to figure that out. I wouldn't say they are common but they do pop up on Ebay occasionally and they're not very popular.

.....and soon after professional boxing was outlawed in Sweden.