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A signed typescript letter from Muhammad Ali on London hotel notepaper written just before his fight with Henry Cooper in May 1966, signed in ink on P

Hammer Price:
£300
Estimated Price:

£300 - £500

A signed typescript letter from Muhammad Ali on London hotel notepaper written just before his fight with Henry Cooper in May 1966, signed in ink on Piccadilly Hotel notepaper, dated 16th May 1966, and reading: MY DEAR BROTHER BRYAN, I FEEL GOOD WHEN I RECEIVE MESSAGES OF SUPPORT FROM MY BLACK BROTHERS. I KNOW THAT SOME PEOPLE ARE HOSTILE TO ME, BUT THIS CANNOT BE HELPED. ANYWAY, I HOPE I SHANT DISAPPOINT MY SUPPORTERS ON THE NIGHT OF THE FIGHT, YOURS FAITHFULLY; sold together with a signed hand written note to the same individual dated May 15 1966 and reading TO BERRY BRYAN, FROM BROTHER, MUHAMMAD ALI, WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION (2)