Pre-War Cards

Introduction

The PC-Cards include various postcards. These postcards range in size but most are in the 3 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ range. Backs also vary but, in general, feature either a divider line to separate the recipient’s address and message or are without a divider line.

Postcards featuring various sports were extremely popular. This is particularly true between the dates of around 1905 – 1915.

Postcards can be a gray area for card collectors. While many consider them to be baseball cards of a sort, some collectors ignore them entirely. Because of that, many of the generic  postcards (those depicting the sport but not featuring actual athletes) are often relatively inexpensive.

Additionally, postally-used postcards are also more affordable. Those are generally found with some wear and sometimes, due to mail travel, etc., significant damage. However, those that do feature real athletes and teams are highly desired and often valuable.

Because of the large number of boxing postcard issues, only sets are presented here.

Sets

1920s J. Beagles Company Famous Boxers Postcards	1907 Benham Indian James Jeffries Postcards	1940-70 Boxing News Photos/Postcards
1908 Health and Wellness Postcards	1919 IFS Jack Dempsey- Jess Willard Postcards	1910 Jack Johnson / Jim Jeffries Cockfighting Postcards
1924 Jeux Olympiques Postcards	1900-05 Max Stein Postcards	1909-16 Max Stein Postcards (PC758)
Suchard Le Sport en Suisse Boxers Postcards	1921 Underwood and Underwood Jack Dempsey-Georges Carpentier Postcards	1923 Wesley Andrews Postcards

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