£120 - £140
1949 SUPERGA AIR DISASTER, BENFICA V A.C. ''GRANDE'' TORINO (CHICO FERREIRA TESTIMONIAL) PLAYED 3/5/1949 AT ESTADIO NACIONAL, LISBON. VERY RARE 4-PAGE ISSUE OF THE WEEKLY BENFICA CLUB NEWSPAPER ''SPORT LISBOA E BENFICA'' DATED 30/4/1949. THIS WAS THE LAST ISSUE PRODUCED BEFORE THE MATCH AND INCLUDES MATCH PREVIEWS AND WAS AVAILABLE ON THE DAY OF THE GAME TO CLUB MEMBERS. THE DAY AFTER THE GAME ON 4/5/1949 THE PLANE CARRYING THE TORINO TEAM BACK TO ITALY CRASHED AT SUPERGA KILLING ALL THIRTY-ONE ON-BOARD INCLUDING THE ENTIRE TORINO TEAM (ALMOST ALL OF THE ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM AT THE TIME) PLUS CLUB OFFICIALS, INCLUDING THE MANAGER AND ENGLISH COACH, LESLIE LIEVESLEY, FLIGHT CREW AND JOURNALISTS.
Fees apply to the hammer price:
Room and Absentee Bids:
24% inc VAT*
Online and Autobids:
27.6% inc VAT*
