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Bobby Charlton and Gordon Banks England 1966 World Cup Winners good original signed First Day Cover, size 7.5 by 4.5in., postmarked 30th June 1986, c

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£100
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£100 - £150

Bobby Charlton and Gordon Banks England 1966 World Cup Winners good original signed First Day Cover, size 7.5 by 4.5in., postmarked 30th June 1986, commemorating the 1986 World Cup and the 20th anniversary of England winning the 1966 World Cup, bearing the original ink autographs of both Bobby Charlton and Gordon Banks to the lower clear portion of the cover. Sold with a colour 10 by 8in. photograph of Bobby Charlton surrounded by his 100 England caps and a colour Superstars Masterfile page autographed in black pen by Gordon Banks, all three items in very good condition, (3) Sir Robert Charlton CBE (born 11th October 1937) is a former English footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He is regarded as one of the greatest players 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 (making 758 appearances) and in 1968, he captained the Manchester United team that won the European Cup, scoring two goals in the final to help his team be the first English side to win the competition. He is United's second all-time leading goal scorer (249), being surpassed by Wayne Rooney, and held the distinction of being England's all-time top goal scorer (49) from May 1968 to September 2015, when again, Wayne Rooney surpassed his record. Gordon Banks OBE (30th December 1937 – 12th February 2019) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He made 679 appearances during a 20-year professional career, and won 73 caps for England, highlighted by starting every game of England’s 1966 World Cup victory. Regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, Banks was named FWA Footballer of the Year in 1972, and was named FIFA Goalkeeper of the Year on six occasions