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Lot # 881: Vintage Boxing Newspapers and Supplements

Starting Bid: $500.00

Bids: 1 (Bid History)

Time Left: Auction closed

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Item was in Auction "June 2011 Catalog",
which ran from 5/17/2011 12:00 PM to
6/24/2011 9:00 PM



A fabulous collection of boxing newspapers supplements, prints and early magazines. Highlights include supplements of Sullivan-Kilrain (2-Fair), and Kilrain-Smith (Poor) and a print of Deaf Burke (VG). Newspaper include the fights of Sullivan-Corbett, Fitzsimmons-Jeffries, Fitzsimmons-Corbett, Johnson-Jeffries, Johnson-Willard, Dempsey-Tunney II and Clay-Liston I. Police Gazettes include coverage of Johnson-Willard, Dempsey-Willard and Fitzsimmons-Corbett. A very nice Mirror Of Life newspaper on Corbett-Sharkey and a very nice Frank Leslie magazine on Corbett-Sullivan. Condition on the newspapers and magazines ranges from poor to VG.

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