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← Sporting Memorabilia 13th & 14th November 2017

Stamford Bridge and Wimbledon speedway memorabilia from 1929 to 1959, a substantial collection of autographs, photographs, press cuttings and supporte

Hammer Price:
£500
Estimated Price:

£500 - £700

Stamford Bridge and Wimbledon speedway memorabilia from 1929 to 1959, a substantial collection of autographs, photographs, press cuttings and supporters club ephemera comprising an autograph book with over 80 pages of press and programme clippings from the 1929 and 1930 Stamford Bridge seasons, featuring teams, individual riders and racing action, including Crystal Palace, Perry Bar, Plymouth, Southampton, West Ham, autographs for Gus Kahn, Arthur Warwick, Nick Nicol, Colin Ford, Frank Arthur, the 1930 Leicester team; a 76-page scrapbook continuation from 1931 onwards, featuring London speedway teams and riders, press and programme clippings, also 12 Stamford Bridge rider postcards, plus the 1934 Wimbledon team; a 1950s album of 37 rider photocards, many signed, including Ove Fundin, Peter Craven, Barry Briggs, Brian Cruthcher, Bjorn Knutsson, Arne Pander, Jim Tebby, Ron How; a 'Memory Lane' photo album with 68 photos, 5.5 by 3.5in, mostly of the Wimbledon paddock and supporters club events from 1953 onwards; a larger album with 40 various size photos, similar content, but including Ronnie Moore's wedding and involvement with the Atom Car midget speedway racer; two autograph books, one with more than 80 signatures, including Aub Lawson, Bill Kitchin, Cyril Maidment, Wally Green, the other with over 50, including Arthur Atkinson, Dick Fisher, Wal Phillips; also Wimbledon Supporters Club ephemera including Club members badge with added year bars for 1953 to 1957, a 1958 Season Membership, novelty photo medals for Cyril Maidment and Ronnie Moore, a set of team rider portraits, 78 loose photos 5.5 by 3.5in, many capturing the team's more relaxed moments, 6 rider photocards and 6 larger photos, one signed by Ronnie Moore; sold with a 17-page Wally Green autobiographical typed manuscript recounting his remarkable speedway career and WWII experiences in the Middle East, plus a hand-written dedication on the reverse of a photocopy of his 1950 World Championship podium (qty.)