Some rare boxing cards dating back more than 100 years are now up for auction.
The group of 37 T219 ‘Champion Pugilists’ cards with Red Cross Tobacco backs is one of the largest collections ever to reach the auction market at one time. T219 boxing cards are most commonly found with Honest Long Cut backs. Some were also distributed through Miner’s Tobacco but the cards that came in Red Cross backs are much harder to find.
Long-time dealer David Levin acquired them in 2021, initially selling the duplicates. The others were eventually graded by SGC and are now being offered. Among them: James Jeffries, Sam Langford, Abe Attell and Joe Jeannette.
Of the 193 total Red Cross boxing cards on SGC’s population report, only one has ever been graded higher than 4.
The 37 cards are being offered individually on eBay.
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One of the top cards from the 2023 Topps MLB Debut Patch program was pulled over the weekend.
Randomly packed in 2023 Topps Chrome Update, the cards contain the game-worn patch from a player’s first Major League game.
Friar Breaks was ripping Breaker’s Delight boxes when this popped out for one of the collectors who had bought into the break.
They’re planning to hand deliver the card to the winner.
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What does Washington Nationals prospect Brady House think about when he’s not trying to reach the big leagues?
Sports cards.
He and some teammates spend time in the clubhouse ripping packs and he’s been known to climb out of bed in the morning and immediately tune in to see what others are ripping.
The Washington Post talked with the 20-year-old third baseman about his love for collecting.
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You may have read our recent story by Horacio Ruiz about collector Eric Hecker and a group effort to raise money for the Chron’s and Colitis Foundation through various initiatives and the Random Acts of Kindness packages they send out.
Here’s a story about it from the CBS affiliate in Pittsburgh:
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Collectors of game-worn jerseys got together Friday and Saturday for the 18th annual Northern Virginia Game-Worn Hockey Jersey Expo at the Westin Washington Dulles Airport Hotel.
Over 80 tables full of jerseys and other memorabilia made it one of the largest game-worn orietned gatherings ever held. Hockey Hall of Famer Adam Oates was the featured guest, signing autographs and talking with attendees who browsed the aisles.
Here’s a boatload of pictures.
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