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[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by G1911

Picked up some plastic for the registry and #investing, with some cardboard on the side after a little twisting and smashing.

Nice batch of silvers. I love those.

They are like chase/parallel cards for the tobacco era.

For some reason I can't think of any other issue that did that, in any other sport during that time period. Truly, 100 years ahead of their time.

[Exhibitman]

It's a great issue. Some of the cards with the sky backgrounds are just luminous when in hand. Really beautiful artwork. That and T218 really got me involved in T boxing when I first handled a few of the better ones.

[G1911]

T220 silver is the most aesthetically pleasing boxing or T card set, with the exception of the T9's, in my biased book. The Turkey Red's are just so big with such nice lithography they kind of win by default. The T220 Silver's are so bright in hand, and with those gorgeous outdoor poses, that I like them even better than the T218's.

I'm hard pressed to think of another ATC/American Lithography issue that had a "parallel" type set. T68 Heroes of History had it's second series printed with a normal Pan handle back and one that is entirely Silver, the same effect as the T220's but on the back. Pretty weird choice, but that's as close as I can think of.

I think the T220 set was probably 2 separate releases instead of 1 simultaneous set with a parallel (Donovan and Coburn design changes), with the Silvers printed and issued before the white borders that added another sheet of cards with a mostly-different pose design ("solid color backdrop behind a boxing ring" vs. "outdoors in a forest/jungle/small town"). Desperate for a Corbett to finish this set and patch the empty gap. The White Border's are a great buy still, I think. A complete set is still pretty cheap, and hopefully stays that way long term

[Exhibitman]

This trade card advertises the theatrical run of the Baer-Carnera bout. It was sold as from Brazil but the back is in Spanish and some of it is Castillan spelling so it looks to me like it is actually from Spain



In case you didn't know, Baer knocked the snot out of Carnera: 11 knockdowns over 11 rounds before the KO.

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

This trade card advertises the theatrical run of the Baer-Carnera bout. It was sold as from Brazil but the back is in Spanish and some of it is Castillan spelling so it looks to me like it is actually from Spain



In case you didn't know, Baer knocked the snot out of Carnera: 11 knockdowns over 11 rounds before the KO.

The advertisement for the movie "Flying Down To Rio", probably led to the Brazilian confusion.

Yes, certainly looks like Spain.

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

The advertisement for the movie "Flying Down To Rio", probably led to the Brazilian confusion.

Yes, certainly looks like Spain.

That's my guess. Matx de Boxa is Castilian.

[G1911]

Nicest Donovan 'Yellow Smear' I've seen so I picked one up. Used to see this fairly often, but then haven't seen a new one for three years now, everything seems to pop up in cycles. American Lithography really struggled to produce the Donovan To-Day card. Pulled from Silver, card redesigned, redesign messed up with a major and blatant recurring defect for some time, and finally a correct and fully produced card. About to be liberated from his tomb