A signed hand written cricket postcard sent by K.S. Ranjitsinhji with the Prince crowing in a light hearted way how he dismissed his good friend C.B.
£300 - £500
A signed hand written cricket postcard sent by K.S. Ranjitsinhji with the Prince crowing in a light hearted way how he dismissed his good friend C.B. Fry twice for 0 and 19, in full it reads MOST IMPORTANT, POOR C.B. L.B.W. 0, 19, GRAND K.S., DITTO, C.B. WILL WANT TO BUCK UP OR HE WILL BRING UP THE REAR GUARD OF THE AVERAGES NEXT WEEK. GOOD PRINCE K.S. RANJITSINHJI, postmarked August 10th 1904 and addressed to S.K. Sloan, Dunsinea, Castleknock, Dublin, Ireland, this is Stanley Kay Sloan who was associated with the famous Dublin firm of candlemakers Rathbornes who extraordinarily can trace their candlemaking since 1488; sold together with C.B. Fry's autobiography ''Life Worth Living'' and Prince Ranjitsinhji's Jubilee Book of Cricket (3)