Pre-War Cards

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Title	Stein Company Boxing Postcards
Year	1904-05
Size	3 1/2″ x 5 1/2″
Images	Black and White
Type	Postcards
Number in Set	Unknown

1904-05 Stein Company Boxing Postcards Set Overview

The Stein Company (later renamed to The Max Stein Co.) created various postcards and early boxing set is one of those.

The postcards are unique in that they do not have images printed directly onto the card stock. Instead, they are similar to 19th century sepia cards (i.e. Old Judge) that had real photographs applied to a mounting.

The postcards included a real image of a boxer along with his name. Backs included standard postcard laying without a divider line. They also included the text, “The Stein Co., Publishers, Importers, Jobbers, Chicago.”

While a later set of Stein Company/Max Stein postcards are hard to come by, postcards in this set are exceptionally rare. It is believed they were issued over a period of several years around the turn of the century.

1904-05 Stein Company Boxing Postcards Set Checklist

To date, I have not seen a complete checklist for this set. Below are cards, however, that have been confirmed to date.

1. Kid Abel
2. Jack Beausholte
3. Bob Fitzsimmons
4. Jimmy Gardner
5. Kid Herman (Canadian)
6. Spider Kelly
7. Frankie Neil
8. Jack O’Keefe
9. John Sullivan
10. Jabaz White

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