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Lot 170
Cigarette and Trade Cards: Sport - Sarony - Origin of Games (16), Gallahers - British Champions of 1923 (75), Players - Country Sports (25), Players - Derby and Grand National Winners (50), Gallaher - Racing Scenes (50), Ogdens - Racehorses (50), Players - Tennis (50), Hignetts - International Caps and Badges (25), BP - England 98 (25), Anstie - Racing Colours (27), Ogdens - Captains of Association Football Clubs and Colours (4)
Lot 398
*Wembley Arena. A small archive of photographs and ephemera relating to Wembley Stadium, including a framed photograph of King George VI at the opening of the Olympic Games, 1948, 20 x 25 cm, 12 copies of a menu, 'Supper on the Occasion of the Opening Match of the World Championship Jules Rimet Cup, 1966... , the Empire Stadium, Wembley, Monday, 11th July, 1966', each 8 pp. including stapled wrappers, 8vo, VG, plus 2 copies of a World Cup 1966 information booklet, canoeing programme for London Olympics 1948, Sport in Art exhibition catalogue for the same games, held at the Victoria and Albert Museum, the remainder mostly press photographs of various football matches, greyhound racing, some pop acts, etc., a total of approximately 80 items (a folder)
Lot 396
London Olympics, 1948. XIVth Olympiad, July 29th to August 14th 1948. Distinguished Visitors' Book, Empire Stadium, Empire Pool & Sports Arena, Wembley, the unique visitors' book with calligraphic title in colours and gold, the first 16 unnumbered leaves with 79 autographs of British royalty, politicians, Olympic officials and visiting dignitaries, the first page with four autographs of King George VI, Queen Elizabeth, Princess Margaret and Queen Mary, all dated 29th July 1948, other signatures include Clement Attlee, Violet Attlee, Anthony Eden, Ernest Bevin, Lord Hailsham, Lord Burghley (Chairman of the Organising Committee), Sir William Portal (President of the Games), Princess Juliana, Duke of Edinburgh, Duchess of Kent, Prince George of Denmark, plus dignitaries from Turkey, Norway, Netherlands, Persia, Australia, Canada, India, Jaipur, USA, France, China, Cuba, etc., followed by 58 leaves with 223 autographs of medal-winning competitors including full teams for some sports, the first 13 leaves containing autographs relating to athletics, followed by fencing (6 leaves), weightlifting (2 leaves), football (7 leaves), hockey (6 leaves), cycling (2 leaves), swimming (4 leaves), canoeing (6 leaves), boxing (4 leaves), gymnastics (4 leaves), equestrianism (4 leaves), all but the first leaf (with British royalty) red ruled with five rows and two columns to rectos only, autographs in left column and most right columns with calligraphic script giving country, position and event in red ink, further red ink identification of titles to many of the dignitaries and sportsmen, some autographs dated, competitors' leaves numbered in pencil lower right, some rows blank and some signatures on matching strips of paper neatly pasted in, all edges gilt, contemporary red leather with inner dentelles gilt and leather pastedowns, gilt metal Olympic rings motif onlaid to upper cover, slightly rubbed, 4to (29 x 23.5cm) A unique record of the 1948 Summer Olympics, the first held since the 1936 Games in Berlin. The event came to be known as the Austerity Games, because of the economic climate and post-war rationing. A record 59 nations were represented by 4,104 athletes, in 19 sport disciplines. Germany and Japan were refused permission to participate while the USSR chose not to send any athletes. The United States team won the most total medals, 84, and the most gold medals, 38. The host nation won 23 medals, 3 of them gold. Star performers at the Games, whose autographs are all included in this visitors' book, were Dutch sprinter Fanny Blankers-Koen, dubbed 'The Flying Housewife', who won 4 gold medals in athletics; American Bob Mathias, winner of the decathlon and youngest male ever to win an Olympic gold medal at the age of 17; and Veikko Huhtanen of Finland who had a medal haul of 5 including 3 golds. Not every medal winner is in this book, notable absentees include the winners of the 3 British gold medals for rowing and sailing, these events taking place at Henley and Torbay. There are 223 medal-winner autographs from 26 countries with very little duplication. Multiple medal winners were largely only asked to sign once with their medal wins noted in the right column for individual and team events. It appears that 13 non-medal winning competitors and the USA swimming manager have also signed. The full list of medal winner autographs is available from the auction office. (1)
Lot 397
*Wembley Arena. An archive of approximately 100 vintage gelatin silver print photographs relating to the construction of the Empire Pool and Sports Arena, Wembley, 1933-34, the initial photographs showing the site to be used, followed by trench and foundation digging, the turning of the first sod by Arthur 'Mr Wembley' Elvin, the erection of the steel girders, concrete, indoor seating, etc., plus some photographs of the construction and testing of the track outdoors (later installed in the stadium) and one photograph of the pool being used by the public one month after opening in 1934, the majority of construction photographs with ink dates and signature of H.W. David, mostly 15 x 20 cm (6 x 8 ins), a few with corner chip or creases but generally in good condition An important collection of photographs, probably mostly unpublished, documenting the construction of the Empire Pool and Sports Arena, Wembley. The building's more famous original neighbour, Wembley Stadium, was built for the British Empire exhibition of 1924, took only 10 months and was ready for the 1923 "White Horse" FA Cup Final between Bolton and West Ham on 28 April 1923. An estimate 300,000 people turned up and a superhuman performance from PC George Scorey and his white horse, Billy, prevented a catastrophe. The Empire Exhibition was a great success but after all was said and done the stadium was pronounced financially unviable. It was rescued by a young man name Arthur Elvin who had worked at the exhibition, selling cigarettes in a kiosk. When the exhibition ended, Elvin started buying up the deserted pavilions and selling off the contents for scrap. After the stadium went into liquidation Elvin raised money to buy it and became its managing director. Elvin had the right mixture of vision and pragmatism to make Wembley work. He realised that the stadium needed a smaller, weatherproof venue to complement the stadium and so the Empire Pool and Sports Arena came into being, opening in 1934. Alongside the big football matches the venues now included greyhound racing and speedway. When the Olympics came to London in 1948, Wembley hosted the opening ceremony and many other events. The Empire Pool was last used at these Games. The building is now used for music, comedy and family entertainment and for sport. It was renovated, along with the Wembley Stadium, as part of a regeneration, opening to the public again on 2 April 2006. The building was renamed The SSE Arena on 1 June 2014. (approx. 100)
Lot 75
A collection of football trade cards, including quantities from 1970's, coloured backs and World Cup 1970, together with A & BC Gum, Anglo Confectionary and Topps cards, Pre-WWI, six different sets of 1920's and 1930's film and radio stars cigarette cards housed in slot in albums, and postcards. (qty)
Lot 301
A Comme des Garçons patchwork ensemble, 'Football' collection, Spring-Summer, 2009, labelled and size XS, the dress cut long at the front and short at the back to reveal the ruffle edged lycra shorts; the tunic formed from hexagonal patches of checked wool and plain gabardine with occasional intentional gaps, the shoulders formed from vermicular black nylon soutache (2) CONDITION REPORT: Good condition, no problems
Lot 16
Comics free gifts (1930s-60s). Buster's Book of Flying Aces, Laurel & Hardy Book of Wisecracks (Film Fun giveaway), Radio Fun Bumper Song Book, Loco Spotter's Handbook, Fighters of the Wilds (both Rover). Logbook of Locomotives, Pocket Dictionary of Japes, Treks of Blood, Ice and Terror, The Cavemen, Battlers of the Iron Road, The Memory Man's Book of Football Facts (all Wizard), Bimbo's Patch-a-Picture Book and Mighty Midgets 24: Robinson Crusoe. With 1963 Annuals leaflet. All complete with inserts [vg-/vg+] (14). No Reserve
Lot 17
Football Books and free gifts (1930s-70s). The Pilot Album (1935) of Football Fame with all 14 cards inserted, The Thriller Guide to the Football Pools (1935), Charles Buchan's Soccer Gift Book (1958) with dj, Topical Times Football Book 1 (1959), England Soccer Stars Tactic Cards incl. wallet and 9 cards and 10 Football photo-cards (both 1970s Shredded Wheat Special Offers)
Lot 255
SELECTION OF SPORTING AND MILITARY BADGES including a cased Scouts lapel badge, bronze, silver and other swimming badges, a 1973 Basket Ball medal, eight various Scottish dance medals, International Dance Teachers Association and other medals, eight various cycling badges, various football, golf, tennis and athletic medals and badges, a selection of military badges including the Coldstream Guards, Royal Warwickshire, Mobile Defence Corps, East Anglia, A.C.C. and others and a selection of horse racing badges for Hamilton Park, Kelso and Longchamp
Lot 355
COLLECTION OF ROYAL MINT UNITED KINGDOM SILVER PROOF COINS comprising Coronation 40th Anniversary crown; Silver Jubilee 1977 crown; Elizabeth II 70th Birthday crown; 1996 Celebration of Football £2 coin; 1995 One Pound coin; 1992-1993 Fifty Pence coin; D-Day Commemorative Fifty Pence coin; and a Victoria crown dated 1897, all with certificates and cases (8)
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