Auction of football history.BIG money was on offer for a cock fight in Northumberland 200 years ago. A notice printed by W Davison of Alnwick to advertise a cock fight in Felton in 1809 will be sold today in London at the Graham Budd Graham Edward Budd (born September 7, 1968, Colchester) is a British-Swedish palaeontologist, associate professor of paleobiology at Uppsala University. Budd’s research primarily has focused on the anatomy and evolutionary significance of Paleozoic arthropods. sporting auction in association with Sotheby's. The notice, with an auction estimate of pounds 150, offers prizes of pounds 50, pounds 25 and pounds 20. In 1809, pounds 50 would have been worth more than pounds 1,600 at today's prices. In the same sale, a 1907-08 Newcastle United red cloth and gilt cover season ticket book issued to F Bottomley, of 14 Gainsborough Grove in Fenham, Newcastle, and costing 15 shillings, is expected to fetch pounds 250. The book lists first and A team fixtures, details of club directors and officials, and still has vouchers for unattended matches . The black and white shirt worn by Paul Gascoigne Paul John Gascoigne (born 27 May, 1967 in Gateshead, England), often referred to as Gazza, is a retired English football player who is widely regarded as one of the most gifted footballers of his generation. when he made his debut for Newcastle as a substitute in 1985 against QPR QPR Queens Park Rangers (football club) QPR Quarterly Progress Report QPR Quadrature Partial Response QPR Quarterly Performance Review QPR Question, Persuade, Refer (suicide prevention program) is rated at between pounds 600 and pounds 1,000. A 78rpm record made to mark Newcastle's FA Cup Final against Arsenal in 1932 and sold by Jeavons, who had record stores in Pudding Chare and Percy Street, Newcastle, is priced at pounds 120. The souvenir features "Meet Newcastle United" on one side and "Meet Arsenal" on the reverse. A Newcastle v Aston Villa souvenir programme for the 1924 FA Cup Final, printed by R Rutter of Sunderland, is estimated to fetch pounds 400. A 1937 porcelain plate, doubling as a Coronation Year souvenir with pictures of King George King George has referred to many kings throughout history. When used, by Americans, without further reference it most often means George III of the United Kingdom, against whom the Whigs of the American Revolution rebelled. VI and Queen Elizabeth Queen Elizabeth, or Elizabeth, may refer to: Living people
Bohemia tr.v. in·scribed, in·scrib·ing, in·scribes 1. a. To write, print, carve, or engrave (words or letters) on or in a surface. b. To mark or engrave (a surface) with words or letters. with details of the Sunderland v Preston FA Cup Final is set to fetch pounds 150. |
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