A rugby ball signed by the 1974 British Lions to South Africa, a brown leather Gilbert 'Springbok' neatly signed by the squad in two columns numbered

A rugby ball signed by the 1974 British Lions to South Africa, a brown leather Gilbert 'Springbok' neatly signed by the squad in two columns numbered 1-15 & 16-30, additionally signed by the tour manager Alun Thomas and coach Syd Millar, and inscribed in heavy print BRITISH LIONS, 1974; sold with a signed letter of provenance from the present vendor which explains its acquisition through Ian McLauchlan, the Scottish rugby captain (2)