An interesting and extensive collection of autographed letters from celebrities who had been asked to name their favourite English international footb
£1,000 - £2,000
An interesting and extensive collection of autographed letters from celebrities who had been asked to name their favourite English international footballer, a very large quantity contained in eight ring binder files, usually in the format of the returned signed letter from the celebrity pasted onto a sheet together with biographical information and photographs, subjects including broadcasters, journalists, actors, entertainers, musicians, presenters, footballers and other sports personalities, MP's, business leaders etc., random samples from the collection include Danny Blanchflower who elected Stanley Matthews or Tom Finney, John Arlott - Jimmy Greaves, Lew Grade - Billy Wright, Roy Hattersley MP - Neil Franklin, Elton John - Bobby Charlton, Eric Morecambe - Tom Finney, John Major MP - Jimmy Greaves, Bob Paisley - Phil Neal, Dr Robert Runcie - Dixie Dean, whilst a number of signed responses fall along the lines of David Attenborough 'I am sorry to disappoint you but I'm afraid I have no interest in soccer and indeed haven't been to a match for 45 years' (8)