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1920-21 MIDDLESBROUGH PINNACE (PREMIUM) CABINET CARD, PHILLIPS, EXTREMELY SCARCE.

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1920-21 MIDDLESBROUGH PINNACE (PREMIUM) CABINET CARD, PHILLIPS, EXTREMELY SCARCE.

MANCHESTER UNITED AWAY VERSUS LEEDS UNITED 1938/39 FOOTBALL PROGRAMME, 11/4/1939. STAPLE REMOVED, GENERALLY GOOD.

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MANCHESTER UNITED AWAY VERSUS LEEDS UNITED 1938/39 FOOTBALL PROGRAMME, 11/4/1939. STAPLE REMOVED, GENERALLY GOOD.

1894 WOOLWICH ARSENAL VERSUS LUTON TOWN RAILWAY HANDBILL, GREAT NORTHERN HANDBILL WITH TRAINS TO LONDON AND THEN PLUMSTEAD, FRIENDLY MATCH, 29/10/1894.

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1894 WOOLWICH ARSENAL VERSUS LUTON TOWN RAILWAY HANDBILL, GREAT NORTHERN HANDBILL WITH TRAINS TO LONDON AND THEN PLUMSTEAD, FRIENDLY MATCH, 29/10/1894.

RAY CLARKE BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION VERSUS MANCHESTER CITY 1979/80 MATCH WORN FOOTBALL SHIRT, SHORT SLEEVED BLUE & WHITE JERSEY, STITCHED No.9 TO REAR, BUKTA LABEL HAS SADLY FADED, WORN BY RAY WHO SCORED TWICE FOR BRIGHTON, WITH RAY'S COPY OF THE MATCH PROGRAMME.

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RAY CLARKE BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION VERSUS MANCHESTER CITY 1979/80 MATCH WORN FOOTBALL SHIRT, SHORT SLEEVED BLUE & WHITE JERSEY, STITCHED No.9 TO REAR, BUKTA LABEL HAS SADLY FADED, WORN BY RAY WHO SCORED TWICE FOR BRIGHTON, WITH RAY'S COPY OF THE MATCH PROGRAMME.

BIRMINGHAM CITY AWAY VERSUS R.C.D ESPANYOL 1961/62 FOOTBALL PROGRAMME, 15/11/1961, FAIRS CUP, SCARCE ITEM. GENERALLY GOOD.

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BIRMINGHAM CITY AWAY VERSUS R.C.D ESPANYOL 1961/62 FOOTBALL PROGRAMME, 15/11/1961, FAIRS CUP, SCARCE ITEM. GENERALLY GOOD.

1908 LOVELL'S FOOTBALL SERIES TRADE CARD, J.PARKINSON, LIVERPOOL.

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1908 LOVELL'S FOOTBALL SERIES TRADE CARD, J.PARKINSON, LIVERPOOL.

1931 FA CUP FINAL FOOTBALL PROGRAMME, BIRMINGHAM VERSUS WEST BROMWICH ALBION, 25/4/1931. CREASES, STAPLES REMOVED, SOME SPINE WEAR.

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1931 FA CUP FINAL FOOTBALL PROGRAMME, BIRMINGHAM VERSUS WEST BROMWICH ALBION, 25/4/1931. CREASES, STAPLES REMOVED, SOME SPINE WEAR.

1967-68 CALCIATORI PANINI FULL SET OF TRADE STICKERS, FULL SET OF 598 CARDS, EXCEPTIONAL LOT, PELE, GEORGE BEST, EUSEBIO.

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1967-68 CALCIATORI PANINI FULL SET OF TRADE STICKERS, FULL SET OF 598 CARDS, EXCEPTIONAL LOT, PELE, GEORGE BEST, EUSEBIO.

1941 PLAY BALL TED WILLIAMS BASEBALL CARD, BOSTON RED SOX, #14.

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1941 PLAY BALL TED WILLIAMS BASEBALL CARD, BOSTON RED SOX, #14.

WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 1931/32 SECOND DIVISION WINNERS MEDAL, PRESENTED TO CUTHBERT 'CHARLIE' PHILLIPS, 9 CARAT GOLD HALLMARKED VAUGHTON & SONS, INCLUDES LETTER OF PROVENANCE FROM CHARLIE'S SON.

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WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 1931/32 SECOND DIVISION WINNERS MEDAL, PRESENTED TO CUTHBERT 'CHARLIE' PHILLIPS, 9 CARAT GOLD HALLMARKED VAUGHTON & SONS, INCLUDES LETTER OF PROVENANCE FROM CHARLIE'S SON.

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1924 MANCHESTER UNITED & CITY MEREDITH XI VERSUS GLASGOW RANGERS & CELTIC XI FOOTBALL PROGRAMME, 29/4/1925. ITEM HAS BEEN PROFESSIONALY REPAIRED.

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1879 N519 MARQUIS OF LORNE — WIDELY REGARDED AS THE WORLD’S FIRST TOBACCO INSERT CARD

An exceptionally rare 1879 Marquis of Lorne N519 cigarette card, widely recognized as one of the earliest tobacco cards and the first known card issued inside a cigarette package. Only five examples are known, with two held in museum collections, leaving just three examples in private hands.

The Marquis of Lorne was John George Edward Henry Douglas Sutherland Campbell, Governor General of Canada from 1878–1883. The card was issued with Marquis of Lorne Cigarettes and measures approximately 3 1/8 x 1 5/8 inches.

This example was previously sold at Christie’s New York in 1994 for $11,500, the first known public auction appearance of an N519. The card was subsequently sold through Robert Edward Auctions in 2009, hammering for $15,275. This is only the third time the Marquis of Lorne tobacco card has been offered at auction.

The card is SGC encapsulated and graded Authentic. Two corners are clipped and the right edge has been trimmed. Minor scrapbook residue is present on the reverse, along with “N519” noted in pencil.

An exceptional item.

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