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[CIGARETTE CARDS]. A Complete Set of All 50 “Champion Athlete and Prize Fighter Series” Cards that Feature Boxers by Mecca Cigarettes. [New York: Mecca Cigarettes, ca. 1910]. Cards with color portraits of athletes on fronts, descriptive text on versos. Approximately 2 ¾ x 2 ½”. Some rubbing, occasional light wear or scuffing, occasional creasing, a few short tears, soiling. Very good (all ungraded). Some boxers include: John L. Sullivan and Jake Kilrain fighting, John L. Sullivan (solo), Joe Gans (African-American World Champion) George Dixon (African-American World Champion), Peter Jackson (African-American), Jack Dempsey (World’s Champion), Jack Goodman, Frankie Madden, Charlie Mitchell (World’s Champion - card quite creased), Johnny Frayne, Fight Between James L. Jeffries and Tom Sharkey, Bob Fitzsimmons (World’s Champion), John C. Heenan (World’s Champion), Billy Edwards (World’s Champion) and many more.