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Wartime edition of bound Aston Villa match programmes, season 1943-44 to 1945-46, The Villa News and Record, these wartime programmes as issued in sm

Hammer Price:
£1,300
Estimated Price:

£600 - £800

Wartime edition of bound Aston Villa match programmes, season 1943-44 to 1945-46, The Villa News and Record, these wartime programmes as issued in small page format with no outer covers, commencing with wartime edition vol.1 no.1 Aston Villa v Stoke City 4th September 1943 to vol.3 no.39, being a review of the season, directors notes and other information, the programme dated May - July 1946, covering wartime league and cup fixtures, season 1943-44 comprising 22 numbered programmes, season 1944-45 comprising 25 numbered programmes and season 1945-46 comprising 39 numbered programmes, plus other matches played at Villa Park comprising F.L. Cup North Semi-Final Sheffield United v Villa 15th April 1944 and Final Blackpool v Villa 6th May, Charity Match Portsmouth v Villa 13th May, F.A. International England v Scotland 3rd February 1945 official programme, F.L. North and Midland Cup Semi-Final Coventry City v Villa 5th May and Final Derby County v Villa 19th May, Aston Villa Schools Charity Cup Final Upper Thomas Street School v Hartfield Crescent School 26th May 1945, F.A. Cup third round second leg Coventry City v Villa 8th January 1946, fourth round second leg Millwall v Villa 28th January 1946, fifth round second leg Chelsea v Villa 12th February, sixth round first leg Derby County v Villa 2nd March, F.A. Challenge Cup Semi-Final Bolton Wanderers v Charlton Athletic 23rd March 1946 official programme, Royal Navy & Royal Marines v Royal Air Force 3rd April, blue cloth with leather spine and corner triangles, inscribed gilt to spine, leather with areas of scuffing, paper is a little discoloured brown and fragile but well preserved within bindings The image showing is a representation of the bound volumes from Lot 380 to 402.