Need help identifying an Ali card.

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Posted By: CLAUDE

Picke this up recently and was advertised at a "70's Ali card from Sweeden". It is blank-backed and features the Beatles. I researched a little and also found this video featuring Ali and the Beatles when he was training for the Liston fight whch I think was '65. The card pictures the Beatles in the same clothing they are wearing in the video..go about 2 min. into the video and you'll see what I mean. Does anyone have any info on this card? Could it be from '65?

video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lAXBqU7840&feature=related

-Claude

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Posted By: D. Bergin

Yes, I believe this card was issued sometime in the mid to late 60's. I believe it was part of a non-sports set of entertainers of the time period. It's also very similar in style to the many Floyd Patterson/Ingemar Johansson cards which were issued around the early 60's period.

It's fairly common and not a particularly popular card, even among Ali collectors.