1945-46 Caramelo Deportivo Marsans and receipt

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by Potomac Yank

it was a bakery that specialized in French Bakery, cakes, and Latino take out food ... plus a hang out for Cuban players like Miguel Angel Gonzalez, Adolfo Luque the pitcher, and Champ Kid Chocolate, the boxer.

Here's the Kid:

[Potomac Yank]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Here's the Kid:

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I have a cabinet that was personalized to my father by the Kid.
That's quite an interesting site you have, I'm going to have to spend a little more time there and check it all out.
For one thing, I found the information surrounding your boxing card guide very interesting, it was bringing back some memories of my interest in boxing during the forties, and fifties - Sugar Ray, Kid Gavilan, Rocky Graziano, Cerdan, and the Brown Bomber ... I once had the pleasure of meeting Joe Louis,and having a long conversation with him ..... Gotta go back, and find out the price for your boxing card guide.
If you get another Kid Chocolate let me know.

Always good to exchange words with a landsman from the old country ... NYC.

[ghostmarcelle]

I didn't see it until now - here are a few that haven't been shown yet:

[barrysloate]

Hi Matt- hope you are well, it's been a while since we last spoke. I once auctioned a Punch Cigarros (it was the Viola that Kenny Cole showed) and as you can see it was just the card without that fancy background. But as I look at yours it appears to be a card glued to that background. Is that the way the Punch cards were issued? Interesting to see this for the first time.

[ghostmarcelle]

Yes I am well, I hope the same goes for you.

The Punch cards were originally issued as small photos pasted to a cardboard back with an ornate border. The cards are extremely rare in any form, but from what I know only a small handful have survived with the back intact. I'll try to attach a few more scans.

Matt

[barrysloate]

Thanks Matt, and I will be sending you a detailed email shortly.

[ghostmarcelle]

This is a player ID card that belonged to the great Alejandro Oms: