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PRESTON NORTH END F.C 1974 SIR BOBBY CHARLTON AND 1996 SIR TOM FINNEY PAIR OF AUTOGRAPH LETTERS ON PRESTON CLUB LETTERHEAD Sir Bobby Charlton CBE (

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PRESTON NORTH END F.C 1974 SIR BOBBY CHARLTON AND 1996 SIR TOM FINNEY PAIR OF AUTOGRAPH LETTERS ON PRESTON CLUB LETTERHEAD Sir Bobby Charlton CBE (born 11 October 1937) is an English former football player, regarded as one of the greatest midfielders of all time, and an essential member of the England team who won the World Cup in 1966, the year he also won the Ballon d'Or. He played almost all of his club football at Manchester United, where he became renowned for his attacking instincts and passing abilities from midfield and his ferocious long-range shot. Sir Thomas "Tom" Finney, CBE (5 April 1922 – 14 February 2014) was an English footballer, famous for his loyalty to his League club, Preston North End, for whom he made 569 first-class appearances, and for his 76 performances in the England national side. Finney was President of Kendal Town. For his charitable work, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1961 New Year Honours and a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1992 New Year Honours and was knighted in the 1998 New Year Honours. TWO ORIGINAL ONE PAGE TYPED LETTERS ON PRESTON NORTH END FOOTBALL CLUB HEADED PAPER WITH CLUB CREST, THE FIRST DATED 12TH MARCH 1974, THE CONTENT OF THE LETTER BEARING REFERENCE TO THE REPLY TO A DINNER INVITATION. BEAUTIFULLY SIGNED IN INK BY THE THEN PRESTON NORTH END MANAGER SIR BOBBY CHARLTON. THE OTHER DATED 4TH JANUARY 1996, THE CONTENT OF THE LETTER BEARING REFERENCE TO THE REPLY TO A SPEAKING INVITATION, BEAUTIFULLY SIGNED IN INK BY THE FORMER PRESTON AND ENGLAND LEGEND SIR TOM FINNEY. BOTH LETTERS WITH USUAL FORMER FOLD MARKS FROM SENDING IN AN ENVELOPE TO THE ORIGINAL RECIPIENT), OTHERWISE IN GOOD CONDITION. TOTAL x2 ITEMS.