At last, the boxing price surge???

[Exhibitman]

Mainstream, hah! Got the downpayment on a nice condo on Maui there, Peter.



1906 Winthrop Moving Picture Post Card of George Dixon vs. Chester Leon. Surely one of the most creative PC formats ever, it is essentially a flip book. Winthrops are known with baseball subjects but this is the only known boxer and only known example. Measures 3 5/8” x 2 1/4"



1920s Japanese postcard from a set showing scenes from the Daredevil Jack serial.



Circa 1937 advertising piece for cosmetics products using Joe Louis photos as a promotional aid.



This Slim Jim Bows mail reply PC shows Marciano pre-championship, dating the promotion to 1951 or earlier.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Great Marciano postcard. Here's another. The guy who sold it to me said he was a family member and his name was in fact Marciano, he had a group of them.

[Exhibitman]

Those are readily located. There are a whole flock of training camp Marciano PCs.



This is my favorite image:



it comes in this standard PC size and also as a dinner-plate-sized monster from a different product Rocky shilled for:



I also like this one a lot:



Signature hasn't passed authentication; JSA said it is Mrs. Marciano's.

[wicker56]

Attachment 449797

Attachment 449798TTACH]449797[/ATTACH]

Attachment 449798This Knock Out Packet per SGC dates back to 1908.

[Exhibitman]

Can you make it bigger, Chad? Kind of hard to see.

Not sure I trust SGC on the date; they tend to put whatever someone tells them on the flips when it comes to obscure stuff. My guess is that the submitter assumed that the company's conversion to a limited company ("ltd.") in 1908 meant that the item had to be pre-conversion. That may not be right. Johnson won the title in December 1908. The image itself also may be 1908; needs research.

Still a beautiful piece.

[D. Bergin]

I don't know what that is. If I were to guess a date I'd say 1930's-40's. Barratt & Co. is a very well known British brand. I'd wonder why that hasn't surfaced before.

[wicker56]

Happy birthday, Jack Johnson! In honor of Mr. Johnson’s birthday I figured I could post a few pics of some cards that you don’t see that often. It looks like I grabbed the wrong box. I guess we’ll have to settle for a few blank backs tonight. The Johnson W590 is rarely even talked about by Johnson collectors. I haven’t seen one up for auction in a while. I also really enjoy collecting the W-UNC cards due to they are often found on different stock. I have another that looks almost orange when photographed. The sad thing is they’re hardly worth the cardboard they were printed on.

[Mark Webster]

Originally Posted by wicker56

Attachment 449797

Attachment 449798TTACH]449797[/ATTACH]

Attachment 449798This Knock Out Packet per SGC dates back to 1908.

Hi Chad,

Awesome packet! However. I have to agree with Adam. Why would it be 1908? It’s a U.K. product, Barratt & Co Wood Green London. Was it ever issued? I’ve researched this packet since I first saw it in Chicago. I still haven’t come up with anyone having one, seeing one or knowing about one! It’s awesome. But why 1908?

[Exhibitman]

Hey Mark, been a while!

What I love about this obscure stuff is how much research needs to be done.