A fine 1966 World Cup autograph album, the signatures therein collected by a journalist at the press conference and subsequent cocktail party on 25th
Hammer Price:
£2,400
Estimated Price:
£3,000 - £4,000
A fine 1966 World Cup autograph album, the signatures therein collected by a journalist at the press conference and subsequent cocktail party on 25th June 1966 when the sixteen 22-man playing squads were announced, the album containing the signatures of Alf Ramsey and his 22-man England squad who were in attendance, making this set, surely, the first England World Cup team-group that was ever collected, the album containing many other autographs from the occasion including the collector's fellow journalists and broadcasters from around the world, plus Football Association and World Cup organisers' signatures, the album containing further signatures from various other journalistic assignments during his career