Catalogue for the auction of
Cricket, Football & Sporting Memorabilia

To be held on Friday, Saturday & Sunday
31st October, 1st & 2nd November 2025

John Barton King. Philadelphia. U.S.A. 1893-1912. Handwritten single page letter in ink from Barton King to ‘Dear Monty’, thanking him for his ‘kind wishes’ and reporting that his ‘hip is coming along very finely’. Nicely signed ‘J. Barton King’. Light horizontal folds, otherwise in very good condition. Rare.
Barton King died in October 1965 and was regarded as the greatest ever American cricketer. He toured England with the Philadelphian team in 1897, 1903 and 1908. He took 87 wickets at 11.01 on the 1908 tour.

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