WANTED: 1938 NX5 American Sweets
 

I'm looking for the 1938 NX5 American Sweets boxing cards. I am willing to pay top prices for them. Yeah ... yeah ... I know there are only a handful of them out there, but hey, I gotta' try, right? :)

Please send me a PM if you think you can help.

Thanks

https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...%20NX5%203.jpg
Picture is for display purposes only. I don't own any of these cards.

Wow
 

Man those are some beautiful cards great colors. Were they sold initially in strips? Good luck with your searching....

Hi Rocky!

They're hand-cut, but I am not sure if this was done in the factory or by a collector at a later date. Also, the Leonard card (owned by Adam) is the only one to receive a numerical grade from SGC, I believe. Does this mean that this one was not hand-cut? It's all very confusing! :confused::confused:

By the way, there are wrestlers in this set as well. If you look at the image I posted above, you will see Jim Londos on the top. I also found this image online of Man Mountain Dean:

https://d28lcup14p4e72.cloudfront.ne...anSweets_C.jpg

Nicely drawn man-boobs...

Man Mountain Boobs!

I had never seen the Man Mountain Dean card before. That thing is awesome. :D

Here is the Joe Gans card that was sold by PWCC a year ago. I usually wear the same kind of outfit whenever someone challenges me to a fight. The guy will usually take one good look at me and say "okay, you win."

https://dw7591lwb84er.cloudfront.net...Q2ZGZkYjUifQ==

Strip cards?
 

The more I study these cards, the more confused I get!

http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibit...0Canzoneri.jpg

This is Tony Canzoneri and that nasty top edge is something frequently seen on American strip cards. Here is another:

https://us.v-cdn.net/6027503/uploads...q35svtmk59.jpg

If you look at this Mickey Walker card, you'll see that it suffers from the same problem. Hmmmm ... oh wait!

https://us.v-cdn.net/6027503/uploads...43dqlskbt7.jpg

Huh? A freaking wrapper! So, now they can't be strip cards, right?

https://us.v-cdn.net/6027503/uploads...doft1fb8v3.jpg

And here we have the Benny Leonard card. This is the only card to receive a numerical grade, I believe. Where did the bottom border go? :confused:

I present to you, ladies and gents, the best card in this set and the only one known in existence ... the Brown Bomber, JOEEEEEEE LOUIS!

https://us.v-cdn.net/6027503/uploads...jqkmap31rn.jpg

This example has all four borders, which is great, and the yellow background was a perfect choice. I don't think this card would have looked as nice if a different color had been chosen.

I'm still looking to buy!