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Bruce Lee and Jun Fan Gung Fu Institute (4) Business and Membership Cards

Rare business and membership cards from Bruce Lee and his Jun Fan Gung Fu Institute

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Rare business and membership cards from Bruce Lee and his Jun Fan Gung Fu Institute

Collection of four original business and membership cards related to Bruce Lee and his Jun Fan Gung Fu Institute, including: Lee’s personal business card, 3.5 x 2, with his name in black text to the lower right and the left side featuring a red-and-gold Yin and Yang symbol; an unissued yellow “Ally of The Dragon” deputy card, 5.5 x 3, with the left name field left blank and the right featuring an image of a Chinese dragon and Bruce Lee; an unissued membership card for the Jun Fan Gung Fu Institute, numbered “0599,” measures 5 x 3.5 open, with the inside containing a “Permanent Member Rank” chart and the front featuring the Institute’s emblem; and an unissued Jun Fan Gung Fu Institute business card made on special lenticular effect paper, 4 x 2.5, which features the Institute’s symbol and slogan, “Using No Way As Way, Having No Limitation As Limitation.” In overall fine condition. An incredibly rare assemblage of items from the martial arts legend.

From the collection of Jude Gerard Prest, writer and director of the acclaimed documentary Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon, which was produced for A&E's award-winning series, Biography; Prest obtained Lee’s personal business card and the ‘Ally’ card directly from Lee's widow, Linda Lee Caldwell.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autograph and Artifacts
  • Dates: #672 - Ended August 16, 2023