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← May Sporting Memorabilia 10th & 11th May 2011

Autographed Burnley 1947 F.A. Cup final memorabilia, including a celebration dinner menu, held at the Selsdon Park Hotel, Croydon, 26th April, signed

Hammer Price:
£300
Estimated Price:

£300 - £500

Autographed Burnley 1947 F.A. Cup final memorabilia, including a celebration dinner menu, held at the Selsdon Park Hotel, Croydon, 26th April, signed in ink to the front cover by Peter Kippax, further signed inside by four Burnley 1914 F.A. Cup winning players Billy Watson, Eddie Mosscrop, Billy Nesbitt, Bert Freeman and additionally signed by goalkeeper Jerry Dawson who declared himself unfit to play on the eve of the game, the menu comes with a printed invitation; together with a post card of the 1946-47 Burnley team, the reverse fully-signed in by the finalists Strong, Woodruff, Mather, Atwell, Brown, Bray, Chew, Morris, Harrison, Potts & Kippax; and a P.A.-Reuter 8 by 10in. b&w press photograph showing the guest of honour H.R.H. The Duke of Gloucester shaking hands with the Burnley team before kick-off (4)