239 Olympic Games and Football – Geneva, June 4, 2019 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page Cat. N° Estimate ( € ) 10766 CC F / 240 ENGLAND: 1863-1974, Collection of English Football, starting with a envelope sent from London on the day that the FA was founded on Oct 26th 1863, followed by a history of the FA Cup and Wembley, 1923 Wembley stadium postcard sent by a spectator at the FA Cup final with text about the match & stadium, incl. postcard from the 1924 British Empire Exhibition with drop-down illustrations, “Torchlight Tattoo / Stadium Wembley” machine cancel on postcard, 1930 FA Cup winning Arsenal team signed card, 1934 Wembley ppc signed by Czech Oldrich Nehedly, 1946 Burnden Park Disaster ppc, 1947 GB vs Europe programme and souvenir ppc, 1951 England vs Argentina programme, piece signed by Frank Swift (who died in the Munich Air Disaster), 1953 England vs Brazil programme, 1963 England vs ROW programme, ticket and invitation card, self-made 1965 Stanley Matthews testimonial cover sent on the day of the match signed by Matthews and many of the players incl. Puskas & Eusebio, 1966 England vs Czech programme, many signed covers from the 1970s especially of Leeds incl. Jack Charlton, Billy Bremner, Trevor Francis and Joe Jordan, often using reproduction/modern pictures and postcards to tell the story, many self-made commemorative covers throughout 500 - 700 10767 CC C F DCE / 240 GERMANY: 1910-74, Collection of German Football Clubs and the National Teams (Germany, West & East), starting with early vignettes (8) of FK Nürnberg, TV Munchen, Frankfurter FC and South German Football Association, plus 1910 Frankfurt International Sports Exhibition vignette on card from Frankfurt during the event, 1912 used photo postcard of Hannover FC, three 1920s football club printed envelopes, then German Reich preiod incl. 1936 Germany vs Italy postcard, special cancels plus two items signed by the Italian goalkeeper Olivieri, 1937 Cup Final postmark on postal stationery card, Hertha Berlin 25th Anniversary cancel on card, 1938 Germany vs England pc’s, special cancel on commemorative card, card signed by England player Stanley Matthews, 1943 POW card sent to the Secretary of the Army Referees Assoc. asking for a referee chart as he was refereeing at least one match per week, special cards, cancels and postcards for Germany vs Aston Villa, 1938 Breslau, 1938 Germany vs Poland and Germany matches onwards until 1956 (with printed env. signed by Billy Wright), then West Germany incl. three 1972 items signed by many of the team, etc., a fabulous lot for the German football enthusiast 500 - 700 10768 CC F / 238 HUNGARY: Collection written up in an album incl. a specialised section on the famous defeats of England in 1953 and 1954, starting with 1925 Sports set perf., imperf. and on cover with football roller cancel, then many signed items by the Hungarians and the English incl. cover signed by Puskas, Grosics, Kovacs, Hidegkuti and Lorant, a programme of the match signed by Billy Wright, Eckersely, Dickinson, Sewell, Robb and Merrick, a ticket stub and a pirate programme for the same match,“The Match of the Century” printed book by the Hungarian News Service, a cover signed by players from both teams incl. manager Alf Ramsey, two pieces signed by Puskas, incl. photos of the players with the vendor of the collection and letters from Robb, Eckersley and Dickinson after he asked them for autographs, a fantastic lot 500 - 700 10769 CC C F / 242 ITALY: 1911-87, Collection written up in an album incl. picture postcard of Italy’s 3rd ever match, 1928 and 1929 Bologna Exhibition postcards and vignettes, printed covers and postcards for Italian matches throughout incl. 1952 Italy-England poster card used with special cancel and signed by two England players, 1984 handmade cover signed by the majority of the Inter squad when they played Rangers in the UEFA Cup, etc., a great lot for the specialist 200 - 300 Through our different partnerships, we can also assist you to sell and buy Other Collectibles If you or someone you know wish to sell coins and banknotes, old books and manuscripts, Olympic memorabilia, watches and jewellery, classic cars, etc., please contact us at
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