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Lot # 626: 1889 N386 Spaulding & Merrick Plow Boy Cigarettes Jake Kilrain SGC A

Category: Boxing Cards

Starting Bid: $100.00

Bids: 3 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "2019 Spring Classic",
which ran from 5/7/2019 10:00 AM to
6/7/2019 10:00 PM



The ACC lists this as a set of 24 but there are only two boxing cards known: #7 John L. Sullivan and #8 Jake Kilrain. Burdick’s own holdings consisted of only a Sullivan and two Kilrains. The card backs advertise Plow Boy cigarettes (blue ink) or Echo cigarettes (red). Given that the subjects are Sullivan and Kilrain an issue date of 1889 is likely correct. The two staged the last epic brawl of the bare knuckles era in the countryside outside New Orleans on July 8, 1889, Sullivan winning in 75 rounds. N386s are rare in any condition. This one has been trimmed on the bottom edge but has an intact blue advertising back and clear image.

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