1915 JACK JOHNSON REAL PHOTOGRAPHIC POSTCARD SENT FROM CUBA (WILLARD FIGHT)
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YEAR: 1915
ISSUE: UNKNOWN
NUMBER: N/A
CONDITION: GOOD—SMALL CHIP UPPER LEFT CORNER, SURFACE PAPER LOSS TO VERSO.
UNCOMMON POSTCARD OF HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD, JACK JOHNSON. THE POSTALLY USED CARD WAS SENT FROM HAVANA, CUBA TO A RECIPIENT IN PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND ON THE EVE OF JOHNSON'S FINAL TITLE DEFENCE AGAINST JACK WILLARD [APRIL 5, 1915]. THE SENDER WRITES: "4.4.15. NO NEED TO TELL YOU THIS IS JOHNSON I SUPPOSE. THE MATCH IS TOMORROW (MONDAY, AT 12:30)". A FANTASTIC IMAGE OF JOHNSON WEARING HIS GLOVES AND BELT.