A collection of seven vintage boxing postcards issued by the Exhibit Supply Co. of Chicago in 1921. Each card is constructed from heavy cardstock and features a black and white photographic portrait of a legendary early 20th-century boxer in a characteristic athletic pose. The subjects include featherweight champion Johnny Kilbane, heavyweight champion James Jeffries, flyweight champion Jimmy Wilde, lightweight champion Benny Leonard, light heavyweight champion Georges Carpentier, and welterweight champions Ted Lewis and Jack Britton. The reverses feature a standard postcard layout with a biographical description of the featured athlete. A printed black mark on the reverse of the Georges Carpentier card reads Copr. 1921, Ex. Sup. Co., Chgo. alongside Post Card in blackletter font and a square frame stating ONE CENT STAMP HERE. The card fronts bear printed captions identifying the subjects as Johnny Kilbane CLEVELAND, O., James Jeffries LOS ANGELES, CALIF., Jimmy Wilde, Benny Leonard NEW YORK, Georges Carpentier PARIS, FRANCE, Ted Lewis LONDON, and Jack Britton NEW YORK.
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