Lot # 234: 1975 Malaysia "Menko" Muhammad Ali "No Numbers" Collection (8)

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Item was in Auction "2016 Ringside Auction",
which ran from 11/4/2016 4:00 AM to
11/18/2016 7:07 AM



When Ali decided to fight in Asia (Rudi Lubbers and Joe Bugner in Malaysia and Joe Frazier in Manila) it touched off a wave of card issues in the region. A gigantic series of menko-style cards were issued in Malaysia around the time of the Bugner bout. They are found in two or three formats; the third may be Japanese menko. We are pleased to offer a variety of cards from each known format. The final known variety of these cards closely resembles Japanese menko cards with playing card and lucky number backs printed in red. They are the most difficult to find among these very tough Asian Ali issues. Every card in this group depicts Ali. There are two portraits and six showing Ali and Bugner in the ring.

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