Lot # 2771: 1920s to 1950s Boxing Exhibits Collection (94) Including Dempsey, Sharkey, and Tunney

Substantial collection of ninety-four boxing cards from various Exhibit-card sets issued during the 1920s through the 1960s. This collection is highlighted by several Hall of Famers, including Joe Louis, Jack Dempsey, and Gene Tunney. Condition is 8% Vg-Ex to Ex (mostly from the 1947-1966 series), 30% Gd to Vg, and 62% Pr to Fr (including five with missing pieces). Keys: Individual cards: Two Carpentier, ten Dempsey, Gans, Graziano, five LaMotta, Leonard, Louis (Pr), J. O'Brien, Patterson, two Schmeling, three Sharkey, and four Tunney. Multi-boxer cards: Three Dempsey (Training Quarters at Atlantic City, Table of Comparisons w/ Wills), ten Dempsey/Sharkey ("The Long Count"), Jeffries/Blue, and Tunney/Sharkey (Table of Comparisons). A presentable medium- to low-grade collection of cards from these popular sets. Total: 94 cards.