Catalogue for the auction of
Cricket, Football, Golf & Sporting Memorabilia

Held on Friday, Saturday & Sunday
21st, 22nd & 23rd March 2025

Lot 123
Estimate: £80/120
Hammer: £65
Australia tour to England 1956. Official P&O souvenir tour programme for the 1956 tour. The programme with fixtures, travel details and pen pictures and biography of all members of the Australian team to pages. Signed to pen pictures by all seventeen playing members of the team. Signatures are Johnson (Captain), Miller, Archer, Benaud, Burge, Burke, Craig, Crawford, Davidson, Harvey, Langley, Lindwall, Mackay, Maddocks, McDonald, Rutherford and Wilson. Also signed by the Manager W.J. Dowling. The centre page image of the ship ‘R.M.S. Himalaya’ signed by Bill O’Reilly. Very minor fading to the signatures of Davidson and Wilson, minor age toning and wear to covers, ownership name and notes to first page, otherwise in good condition. Sold with an official Playfair souvenir brochure for the 1956 tour, edited by Peter West. Very good condition. Qty 2.

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