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  • Saint Ezzard
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    Let's take a little music break before we get into the Joe Louis photos behind the cards, he's got a lot of cards and it's going to be an uphill climb. This song by Rod Stewart is one of the most beautiful and emotional songs I've ever heard, he wrote it about the Vietnam War, and he still performs the song at concerts but he performs it for Ukraine, who is currently in the fight of their lives for their home, a fight against evil. You know, I remember bringing up Ukraine a while back on the forum and a certain forum member said that I was "ranting."

    https://youtu.be/emuDnyCGoHc?is=O60O2ZHczkVHOO_4

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    1935 United Tobacco Co. World Famous Boxers - Album Cover Card - Joe Louis. This is a ridiculous rare card, and to see it slabbed by PSA is really cool, I've only seen this card a handful times and it is usually glued to the set album cover. This is the only one I've ever seen in a slab and not glued to the album cover. Man, I would love to own this type 1 original photo.

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    Here is the card glued to the set album cover.

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    This is the regular card from the set, the 1935 United Tobacco Co. - World Famous Boxers - Joe Louis.

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    1938 Churchman's Cigarettes - Boxing Personalities - Joe Louis.

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    1930s Lucky Heart Co. Premium - Joe Louis.

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    1948 Leaf Gum - Joe Louis. This is a legendary card, PSA had it as one of their cards in the Mount Rushmore of boxing cards.

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    The 1948 Leaf Joe Louis in the above post is a freak of nature card, the card was issued with two different variations, his gloves and trunks in dark purple, and his gloves and trunks in a magenta color. The 48' Leaf Louis in the above post is a mixture of both variations.

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    1937 Ardath Cigarettes - A Continuous Series of Topical Interest - Joe Louis.

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    This is one of my favorite Joe Louis cards, the 2014 Panini Golden Age - Fan Craze - Joe Louis. Awesome design, awesome image of Louis.

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    1951 Topps Ringside - Joe Louis. Look at this beauty.

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    1945 Leister Autographs Card Game - Joe Louis/Jack Dempsey.

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    1946 Propagandas Montiel - Yellow Border - Joe Louis.

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    1958 Heinerle - Joe Louis.

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    1956 Adventure Gum - Louis, The Brown Bomber.

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    1954 Blue Band - Sporten En Spelen In Woord En Beeld - Joe Louis.

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    1957 Sweetule Products - Sport Records - Blue Back - Joe Louis. I'm pretty sure Sweetule tweaked this image to make it appear more spectacular on the card.

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    1991 Kayo - National Anaheim Promo - Joe Louis.

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    1951 Albosport Didasco - Joe Louis. You know, the companies that produced these iconic cards made some fascinating choices for images of the fighters that ultimately ended up on the cards, absolutely fascinating.

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    1948 Nannina Tecni-Color - Joe Louis.

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    1938 NX5 American Sweets Knockout Bubble Gum - Joe Louis. This is the rarest Joe Louis card on this planet, only one known copy exists.

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    2011 Topps American Pie - Foil - Joe Louis Retires. The Foil parallel of this card really pops with some beautiful reflective colors.

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    1947 Bond Bread - Joe Louis.

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    1967 Panini - Campioni Dello Sport - Joe Louis.

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    1968 Mira Tuttosport - Regalo Lottery Back - Joe Louis. This is a ridiculously rare card and a stunning example. On a personal note, I spent literally years looking for this card and I still haven't been able to get my hands on one.

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    edited July 7, 2026 6:47PM
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    1952 Felix Potin - Celebrites Contemporaines - Joe Louis.

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    You see, this is what I'm dealing with here folks, and it's enough to make you puke, to get this close only to be turned back by a smirk.

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    1948 Topps Magic Photos - Number on Side - Joe Louis.

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    1968 Difusora/Cultura - Juegos Olympicos - Joe Louis/Billy Conn. I have to say, I honestly hate sellers that don't upload back scans, a customer has a right to see what they're spending their hard-earned money on, front and back, just no excuse in it.

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    1991 S.I. For Kids - Joe Louis. This is honestly one of my favorite Louis cards, you gotta love anything issued for kids, and due to the fact that they have to be removed from a sheet with perforated edges, it's a real challenge to get these in high grade, it would probably be easier walking a tightrope over the Grand Canyon than removing one of these and getting a Gem Mint 10 out of it. They're honestly very challenging and fascinating cards.

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    Look at this bad mama, a 1991 S.I. For Kids - Joe Louis graded a PSA Mint 9, this is the highest grade anyone's gotten on this card, there are no Gem Mint 10s.

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    1996-98 Japan World Boxing - Joe Louis.

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    2002 Topps American Pie - Joe Louis.

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    I'm not sure what year this set was issued or what it's even called, but they're really cool looking. I do know that they're Swedish boxing game cards, this is the Joe Louis from the set, interestingly they spelled his last name wrong. Again, no back scan. Sigh.

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    1995 Kenner Starting Lineup - Timeless Legends - Joe Louis.

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    1981 Smithsonian Institution - Champions of American Sports - Joe Louis.

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    Betsy Graves Reyneau painted that portrait of Joe Louis in 1946, it's an oil on canvas and they used it for the image on the 1981 Smithsonian Institution card. The painting is currently housed at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC.

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    1940-70 Boxing News Photos - Joe Louis. I love this set.

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    The 1940-70 Boxing News Photos were issued by Boxing News magazine, a legendary publication that's been around forever. Originally founded in 1909 as "Boxing" magazine, it holds the distinction of being the world's oldest combat sports publication still active today. The inaugural edition was published on September 11, 1909, under its original title, simply called "Boxing." It was created by its original editor, John Murray, in England. The publication evolved from "Boxing" to "Boxing, Racing and Football" in 1927, before officially becoming "Boxing News" in May 1940. They've printed a lot of really cool frontpage covers over the years.

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    A few of my favorite Mike McCallum covers.

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    2025 Historic Autographs - Famous Americans - Joe Louis. I love the Historic Autographs series, they always pack a lot of neat stuff into their products.

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    2025 Historic Autographs - Famous Americans - Stained Glass #/15 - Joe Louis.

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    This is one of the greatest boxing photos ever taken, Joe Louis holding his fist up in a threatening manner to small figurines of the Axis powers, Hitler, Mussolini, and Hirochito. The original caption for the photo reads, "With one mighty blow of his powerful fist, Joe Louis, world's heavyweight boxing champ is ready to crush Hitler, Hirochito and Mussolini, made of nuts held in his other hand, at his Greenwood Lake, N.Y., training camp January 6th. Joe meets Buddy Baer in a return 15-round title bout at Madison Square Garden in New York City January 9th. The proceeds will go to the Navy Relief Society."

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    1991 Kayo - Leroy Neiman #001 - Joe Louis.

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    1998 Vanity Fair Magazine Playing Cards - Two of Diamonds - Joe Louis.

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    2002 Rockwell Publishing - The Great Heavyweights - Mini - Joe Louis.

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    Helmar Brewing Company - All Our Heroes - Joe Louis.

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    R318 Helmar Brewing Company - Joe Louis. This is a wicked cool looking card featuring Louis in his "Bombers" baseball uniform. As far as I know, there is no real-life photo of Louis like this, but he did have his own baseball team called the "Bombers." The team name was a nod to his nickname, "The Brown Bomber."

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    Joe Louis in his baseball uniform.

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