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GATESHEAD VERSUS ROCHDALE 1933/34 FOOTBALL PROGRAMME, 2/9/1933, DIVISION III. CREASE NOTED, GENERALLY GOOD.

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GATESHEAD VERSUS ROCHDALE 1933/34 FOOTBALL PROGRAMME, 2/9/1933, DIVISION III. CREASE NOTED, GENERALLY GOOD.

N162 GOODWIN CHAMPIONS BASEBALL TRADE CARD, GLASSCOCK, INDIANAPOLIS.

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N162 GOODWIN CHAMPIONS BASEBALL TRADE CARD, GLASSCOCK, INDIANAPOLIS.

1950 BRAZIL WORLD CUP FINAL FOOTBALL PROGAMME, BRASIL VERSUS URUGUAY, 16/7/1950, SCARCE ITEM, COPY OWNED BY LINESMAN ARTHUR ELLIS. GENERALLY GOOD, EDGE WEAR TO COVER AS SEEN IN PHOTO.

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1950 BRAZIL WORLD CUP FINAL FOOTBALL PROGAMME, BRASIL VERSUS URUGUAY, 16/7/1950, SCARCE ITEM, COPY OWNED BY LINESMAN ARTHUR ELLIS. GENERALLY GOOD, EDGE WEAR TO COVER AS SEEN IN PHOTO.

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.

MANCHESTER UNITED AWAY VERSUS RED STAR BELGRADE 1957/58 FOOTBALL PROGRAMME, 5/2/1958, THE FINAL FIXTURE BEFORE THE MUNICH AIR DISASTER. NO WRITING, VERY GOOD CONDITION.

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MANCHESTER UNITED AWAY VERSUS RED STAR BELGRADE 1957/58 FOOTBALL PROGRAMME, 5/2/1958, THE FINAL FIXTURE BEFORE THE MUNICH AIR DISASTER. NO WRITING, VERY GOOD CONDITION.

1907 RUNCORN VERSUS NEW ZEALAND RUGBY LEAGUE PROGRAMME, 4-PAGE CARD, 27/11/1907. FOXING, SOME WRITING TO COVER.

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1907 RUNCORN VERSUS NEW ZEALAND RUGBY LEAGUE PROGRAMME, 4-PAGE CARD, 27/11/1907. FOXING, SOME WRITING TO COVER.

1952 MANCHESTER UNITED V TOTTENHAM HOTSPURS PLAYED 15/6/1952 AT YANKEE STADIUM, NEW YORK, USA. 4-PAGE ''OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE NEW YORK YANKEES'' WHICH INCLUDES REVIEWS FROM THE FRIENDLY MATCH PLAYED IN NEW YORK WITH MATCH ACTION PICTURE ETC

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1952 MANCHESTER UNITED V TOTTENHAM HOTSPURS PLAYED 15/6/1952 AT YANKEE STADIUM, NEW YORK, USA. 4-PAGE ''OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE NEW YORK YANKEES'' WHICH INCLUDES REVIEWS FROM THE FRIENDLY MATCH PLAYED IN NEW YORK WITH MATCH ACTION PICTURE ETC

MANCHESTER UNITED VERSUS BLACKBURN ROVERS 1918/19 FOOTBALL PROGRAMME, 23/9/1918, EXTREMELY SCARCE WW1 MAN UTD HOME ISSUE. FOLDS NOTED, MINOR WEAR TO LOWER.

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MANCHESTER UNITED VERSUS BLACKBURN ROVERS 1918/19 FOOTBALL PROGRAMME, 23/9/1918, EXTREMELY SCARCE WW1 MAN UTD HOME ISSUE. FOLDS NOTED, MINOR WEAR TO LOWER.

1969 TOPPS SUPER BOB CLEMENTE BASEBALL CARD, PSA GEM MT 10, #58.

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1969 TOPPS SUPER BOB CLEMENTE BASEBALL CARD, PSA GEM MT 10, #58.

SHEFFIELD UNITED VERSUS SUNDERLAND 1897/98 FOOTBALL PROGRAMME, 2/4/1897, VOLUME 1, THE FIRST SEASON OF OFFICIAL ISSUED SHEFFIELD UNITED PROGRAMMES. EX BINDER, SOME NICKS & EDGE WEAR

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SHEFFIELD UNITED VERSUS SUNDERLAND 1897/98 FOOTBALL PROGRAMME, 2/4/1897, VOLUME 1, THE FIRST SEASON OF OFFICIAL ISSUED SHEFFIELD UNITED PROGRAMMES. EX BINDER, SOME NICKS & EDGE WEAR

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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.

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