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Posted By: <b>Richard</b><p>Hi,<br><br>Just wondering if anyone can help me. I'm trying to workout what type of Cassius Clay card this is and what year it was produced. it measures approx 6.5cm x 9.5cm and is a sticker card which is starting to peal away from its backing. on the back of the actual pic are the words &quot;EL PERIODICO&quot; printed all over the back??<br><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1226985598.JPG" alt="[linked image]">

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Posted By: <b>davidcycleback</b><p>El periodico is Spanish for the newspaper, and there are newspapers in Barcelona and Panama of that name, perhaps others. Obviously your item came from a Spanish language newspaper somewhere.<br><br><br><br>I don't know, but a guess is that it was a 1992 insert with the Barcelona El Periodico, as Barcelona Spain hosted the 1992 Olympics and Cassius Clay would have been a relevant Olympic subject. That's merely speculation, as I've never before seen the item.

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Posted By: <b>Richard</b><p>Hi,<br><br>Thanks for that, also the backing that the card is stuck to, reads &quot;De artsticamente modesto fue consierado el cartel oficial de la XVI Olimpiada&quot;with a big picture of Olympic rings with the words MELBOURNE 22NOV - 8 DEC 1956

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Posted By: <b>davidcycleback</b><p>It's a safe bet El Periodico refers to Barcelona's El Periodico, as it's a big commercial newspaper.

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Posted By: <b>D. Bergin</b><p>I can't tell from your scan. Are you sure it's Cassius Clay? At the 1956 Melbourne Olympics James Boyd won the Light Heavyweight Gold Medal for the U.S..<br><br><br><br>Never mind. I believe it's Clay. Wonder why it mentions Melbourne on the back though.<br><br><br><br><br><br><br>

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Posted By: <b>Richard</b><p>Looks like its been cut from a paper and the Melbourne on the back must have been an add of some sort.<br>Has anyone seen one of these cards before???