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James J. Jeffries

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Autographs Start Price:NA Estimated At:600.00 - 800.00 USD
James J. Jeffries

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Auction Date:2010 Feb 10 @ 08:00 (UTC-05:00 : EST/CDT)
Location:5 Rt 101A Suite 5, Amherst, New Hampshire, 03031, United States
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
Vintage 4 x 5 photo of Jeffries in a pugilistic pose, signed in fountain pen, “Yours truly, Jas. J. Jeffries, 9/18/99.” In very good condition, with small hole and creasing to lower left corner, chip and smaller hole to top left corner, trimmed edges, a bit of trivial silvering.

On June 9, 1899, Jeffries defeated Bob Fitzsimmons during a bout in Brooklyn to become the the Heavyweight championship of the world. The following August, he embarked on a tour of Europe, putting on exhibition fights for fans, including a match on September 11—just a week before signing this image—against Jack Dunkhurst at the Haymarket Theatre in Liverpool. Jeffries is scarce in signed photos, and even scarcer signed as champion. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RRAuction COA.