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James Jeffries Championship Souvenir boxing playing cards, American, circa 1909, 22 from the original deck of 52, the reverse of each featuring a nam

Hammer Price:
£60
Estimated Price:

£80 - £120

James Jeffries Championship Souvenir boxing playing cards, American, circa 1909, 22 from the original deck of 52, the reverse of each featuring a named photographic portrait of Jeffries, the faces featuring named portraits of boxers of fight scenes comprising (hearts) Billy Papke, Tommy Burns; (spades) Owen Moran, Packey McFarland, Kaufmann v Jack Twin Sullivan and McGovern v Young Corbett; (clubs) Robert Fitzsimmons, Welsh v Attell, Moran v Attell, Trainor v Tighe, Schlossberg v Alteri, Fredericks v Rafferty, McFarland v Welsh; (diamonds) Bill Squires, Battling Nelson, Burns before a fight, Squires before a fight; O'Brien v Fitzsimmons, McFarland v Britt, Nelson v Britt (twice but different photos), ans "Two Jims", reasonable condition