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GUEST: I brought a collection 
of boxing cards that I found 
in a rental unit about 20 years

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ago. The renters had left, and 
other renters came in, and maybe 
two or three down the road,

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they found them back in 
the back of the closet.

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APPRAISER: They were 
basically abandoned.

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GUEST: Yeah.

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APPRAISER: Then to 
your possession.

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GUEST: Yeah, right.

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APPRAISER: Well, what we have 
here are four beautiful examples 
of early 1900s real-photo

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postcards. These were actually 
printed with the intention of 
being mailed. The nice thing

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we have here today is that, 
from the backs of these, 
none of these were mailed.

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GUEST: Right.

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APPRAISER: So what we have here 
today are the three different 
boxers in four postcards.

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On the top two, both are of Jack 
Johnson, first African-American 
world champion in 1908.

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And then Peter Jackson, the 
closest to you on the bottom.

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GUEST: Okay.

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APPRAISER: He was the Australian 
champion. Then we come down 
to the lowest one next to

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me, and that's Jim Jeffries.

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GUEST: Okay.

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APPRAISER: Jim Jeffries was also 
an American world championship 
boxer. In 1910, Jim Jeffries

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comes out of retirement, 
far past his peak.

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GUEST: Okay.

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APPRAISER: Comes out of 
retirement to fight Jack 
Johnson strictly for 
the purpose of showing

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that the white man's a better 
boxer. And in 15 rounds, he 
was defeated by Jack Johnson.

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On the one closest to you, 
Peter Jackson, Australian 
world championship. In 1891, he

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went up against James Corbett. 
I don't know if you heard 
about that fight. That fight

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was stopped in the 61st round 
when the referee decided there 
just will not be a winner in

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this fight. The 61st round.

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GUEST: 61st...

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APPRAISER: And I saw 
some reports that 
said the 64th round.

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GUEST: Yeah.

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APPRAISER: In fact, there 
was a little label with yours 
that said, "64th round."

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GUEST: Right.

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APPRAISER: My research 
says the 61st round.

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GUEST: Okay.

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APPRAISER: But, still, 
that's remarkable.

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GUEST: Yeah.

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APPRAISER: These are all between 
approximately 1908 to 1912 or 
so. Some really great examples

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of early boxing history right 
here. Have you ever had these 
appraised or... Have you offered

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them to anybody before?

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GUEST: I had a whole-- a 
collection of them. They 
offered me $150 for all of them.

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APPRAISER: For all of 
them that... All of them.

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GUEST: Yeah, that I have.

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APPRAISER: Well, it's a good 
thing you didn't take that 
offer. That was a good move. So

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we'll start with the 
Jack Johnson closest 
to me. I have not seen 
that real-photo postcard

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of Jack Johnson before. 
That one I would expect 
to sell at auction for 
$1,000 to $1,500, for

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that one alone.

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GUEST: Okay.

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APPRAISER: The other Jack 
Johnson image, of him getting 
ready for the punch, I've seen

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that one trade hands before at 
auction. About $500 for that 
one. The Peter Jackson, I've

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also seen that postcard come 
up before. That one, again, 
would sell at auction for $500

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or so. The Jim Jeffries on 
the bottom, I've not seen that 
one before. That's likely a

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one-of-a-kind or 
never-before-seen image. 
This is, somebody took 
that, obviously, where

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he's either in training, 
beginning of training, or 
even just simulating training.

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GUEST: Yeah.

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APPRAISER: That one I would 
say, at auction, $300 to $500.

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GUEST: Okay.