Ever seen these before?

[Vintagedeputy]

Bought these in a lot of sports photos. I’ve never seen these before. They are blank backed. Does anyone have any information on them?

[philliesfan]

I am no expert or anything but my first thought was 1980's fantasy pieces?
Hope they are real and you made a good hit though. Good Luck.
Bob

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by philliesfan

I am no expert or anything but my first thought was 1980's fantasy pieces?
Hope they are real and you made a good hit though. Good Luck.
Bob

Yeah, I pretty much thought the same. Looks like a more modern font.

Nothing nefarious I don't think. Lots of historians/researchers/collectors made their own sort of collectibles through the years, since there weren't a lot of new issues coming out in the sport, on a regular basis.

[sthoemke]

What size are they?

[Vintagedeputy]

Originally Posted by sthoemke

What size are they?

Cards measure 4.5 x 2 3/4. They are blank backed and more modern than vintage. They were definitely commercially printed and not made at home for individual use.

[sthoemke]

I'm not sure if this helps, but the Jack Johnson image is from the same photo as Jack Johnson's Susini card.

[sthoemke]

This may or may not be a lead.

Gregory Adkin of the America Transformation Project owns an original photo of that exact Jack Johnson pose.

The website produces/sales historical jigsaw puzzle. Perhaps they once produced a set of boxing photos.


https://www.americatransformation.org/p/jack-johnson