Catalogue for the auction of
Cricket, Football & Sporting Memorabilia

To be held on Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday
6th, 7th, 8th & 9th August 2026

Lord Dalmeny. Middlesex & Surrey 1902-1908. Early original advertising trade card from c.1905 in the form of a cricket ball issued by ‘The Sportsman’ newspaper. The front features a red ball with title ‘For best reports of all matches read The Sportsman’ and, to the verso, a head and shoulders mono image of Lord Dalmeny wearing Surrey cap from a photo by Foster of Brighton, titled ‘The Sportsman Cricket Celebrities. Lord Dalmeny’. 3” diameter. Minor soiling and light wear to edge, otherwise in good/ very good condition. Rare.
’The Sportsman’ was first published in 1865 and ran until its amalgamation with ‘Sporting Life’ in 1924.

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