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Originally Posted by ShoeMan
I actually collect these.
Beagles Post Cards
John Beagles (1844 – 8 January 1907) was an English printer and publisher, especially of real photo postcards, through his company, J. Beagles & Co.
Famous Boxer postcards were issued between WWI and WWII. There were 11 sets issued, each numbered with a corresponding letter i.e.
156 A to Z
157 N to Z
158
159
160
161
174
176
249
341
342
There are some great images of fighters as well as fights
Not all of the letters in the series were Famous Boxers. There were other subjects.
The image you have is not an original.
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Thanks for the informative post. Do you have a checklist you could share? Approx. dates for each series?