Remembering the Hull Collection

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I've been bringing cards home from the bank over the past couple of weeks, so I can get them scanned, and also try to update some of my Excel speadsheets. During this process, I came across a few of the cards from (The Hull Collection). I started thinking back when I first started collecting boxing cards back in 2008. The Hull Collection was the first large boxing card dispersal, that I had seen. I was only lucky enough to win a couple of the lots, from the Heritage auction. I then picked up a couple other items from the collection, over the next couple of years, off of Ebay. I figured I would share some pics of a few of the cards form the (The Hull Collection), in hopes that others may post a few pics of theirs.

It also makes you wonder when the next large dispersal will come along. I really don't recall any large dispersals in years. I purchased a couple of cards from (The Merkin Collection), but it was nothing like (The Hull Collection).

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This E77 of a heavily balding Johnson is one of only three cards in my Johnson collection with paper loss. It still presents well, and for a long time was the best E77 Johnson in my collection.

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I purchased this Magic Photo Johnson, off of Ebay. Prior to seeing this card on Ebay, I had thought that SGC had been given the entire collection. Hopefully others on this site will have more info on this matter.

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This T227 was purchased years later from a Robert Edward auction. The Johnson T227 in my opinion, is one of Johnson's best.

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The Hull Collection Johnson R427 was the first one that I had ever seen. The R427 is still one of my favorites, due to I have read many of the Joe Palooka comics. Many years ago when I was a teenager, my father purchased a comic book collection and it contained many Joe Palooka comics. The one below was the first that I added to my collection. It was a complete box, with the melted candy still inside.

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R427