Wtb 1955 topps hocus focus kid gavilan

[Exhibitman]

Yep. Guilty as charged.

I think it finished my master set of HF boxing. As I understand it, the smaller sized cards, the singles, were # 1-126, while the larger cards with the perforated edges were #1-96. The Gavilan (116) and Moore (121) would be only available in the small versions, while Marciano (54) would be in both versions. Here is what it would look like [sorry for the crappy scans]:



Who is Gavilan knocking the snot out of on the card?

[sflayank]

if i knew it finished your master set i would have really jacked up the price...lol

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Yep. Guilty as charged.

I think it finished my master set of HF boxing. As I understand it, the smaller sized cards, the singles, were # 1-126, while the larger cards with the perforated edges were #1-96. The Gavilan (116) and Moore (121) would be only available in the small versions, while Marciano (54) would be in both versions. Here is what it would look like [sorry for the crappy scans]:



Who is Gavilan knocking the snot out of on the card?

Looks like Ralph Tiger Jones.

[D. Bergin]

On the Archie Moore, hard to tell from the exposure, but I would guess Harold Johnson is the opponent.

[ALR-bishop]

The 48 Magic Photos seem relatively "easy" to find. The 56s were not easy but the 55s seem much harder. Any theories on why that would be ?

[sam majors]

AL,
I believe the boxing cards are much tougher than the baseball in the Hocus Focus sets. I have been looking for the boxers for 20 - 25 years. I've had 4 of the Marciano cards and 2 or 3 Archie Moore cards. It was on this board that I found out about the Gavilan card. It had been sold (to Adam?) before I asked about it. I'm interested if another shows up!! Thanks, Sam Majors

[Exhibitman]

Al, David Hornish would be the person to ask.

Sam, my set may well end up in a LOTG auction some time in the not too distant future. Depends on which colleges my kid gets into.

[wake.up.the.echoes]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

David Hornish would be the person to ask.

Sam, my set may well end up in a LOTG auction some time in the not too distant future. Depends on which colleges my kid gets into.

That works on so many levels.

If you need a home for that Young Perez let me know.