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Lot 335
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← Two Day Sale of Sporting Memorabilia 13th & 14th May 2013

Two framed 1929 sets of Dirt Track Racing cigarette cards, 'Thrills of the Dirt Track', a complete photographic set of 16 given with Champion and Triu

Hammer Price:
£140
Estimated Price:

£120 - £180

Two framed 1929 sets of Dirt Track Racing cigarette cards, 'Thrills of the Dirt Track', a complete photographic set of 16 given with Champion and Triumph cigarettes, each card individually dated between April and June 1929, mounted, framed and glazed, 38 by 46cm., 15 by 18in., 'Famous Dirt Tack Riders', an illustrated colour set of 25 given with Ogden's Cigarettes, each card featuring the portrait and signature of a successful 1928 rider, mounted, framed and glazed, 33 by 48cm., 13 by 19in., plus 'Speedway Riders', a similar late-1930s illustrated colour set of 50 given with Player's Cigarettes, mounted, framed and glazed, 51 by 56cm., 20 by 22in.; sold with three small enamelled metal speedway supporters club pin badges for the New Cross, Wembley and West Ham teams and various 1950-60s programmes for nine motorcycle races, sixteen Bolton-Le-Moors Car Club Driving Tests and a French velodrome derny event (qty.)