FIFA: Collection written up on 27 pages incl. items signed by FIFA Presidents incl. FIFA letterheaded paper with handwritten message and signature by Jules Rimet, seven items signed by Sir Stanley Rous incl. a handwritten letter, and one cover signed by Sepp Blatter, also two 1940s FIFA printed envelopes sent to Stanley Rous, 3 illustrated covers from the 1956 FIFA Congress, a Union Belge des Sociétés de Football Association printed card, 1970 FIFA printed parcel label with FIFA machine frank, and three pages of the 1929 Barcelona Exposition (where the FIFA Congress was held) with pc and vignettes, etc., great for introduction section to an exhibit collection (Image)

1899 (Dec 12) Illustrated postcard of Slavia Prague depicting a goalkeeper, sent within Vienna two days after Slavia played Vienna Cricket & Football Club, with ms "In Memoriam / Lost / 2 to 0" and signed by members of both teams (Slavia's Dlouhy, Steckl, Kindl, Bloomer, Rachota and Vienna's Leuthe noted), fine, attractive and very rare (Image)

1905 FA CUP FINAL (Aston Villa-Newcastle): Picture postcard of Crystal palace (where the match was played) sent on the day of the match from London to Newcastle by a Newcastle fan with text "The Great Game is over & worse luck United are down - I'm afraid they were fairly beaten too - no doubt Villas previous Cup contests helped them a lot today - they seemed to have all the needful "dash" & that first goal decided the game - Lawrence was nervous - Appleyard too slow - but its not fair to pull them to pieces they played like Lions - but with less of the usual deadly finish to their shots", fine and very rare (Image)

1930 WORLD CUP: Collection written up on 46 pages on Uruguay and their World Cup win, starting with a items commemorating the country's 100th Anniversary of Independence in 1930, 1929 Barcelona Exhibition (where the FIFA Congress took place) picture postcard of a football match, illustrated postcard depicting a Uruguayan player (2), official publicity postcard and matching vignette (4), 3 printed airmail covers with World Cup legend, two Zeppelin covers with the World Cup publicity slogan machine cancel signed by the pilots, incoming airmail with slogan machine cancel on arrival, 14 contemporary picture postcards of the Centenary Stadium, picture postcards of Red Star Olympique, Stade Rennais (2, with one signed on the reverse by the team incl. the scorer of the first World Cup goal Lucien Laurent), Combinados Uruguayos and the Yugoslavia teams as well as a very rare photo postcard of the Uruguay team and four pc's of players, some modern/reproduction cards/photos, a very scarce lot (Image)

1934 WORLD CUP: Official publicity postcard signed on reverse by the Czechoslovakia team, sent to Czechoslovakia with World Cup 25c (surface abrasions), scarce (Image)

1934 WORLD CUP: Collection written up in an album with starting with three official publicity postcards, Italy 1934 mint and used sets, FIRST DAY COVER with 50c, 75c 10+5l and 5+2.5l, official vignette in block of 8 and one tied on postcard, postcard with Mussolini Stadium vignette and signed by the Czech team, usages of the Italy 1934 issue incl. airmail cover signed by the pilot, 1939 invalid usage with 5 stamps, covers, postcards, printed matter, etc., phot postcard of the Romania and Yugoslavia teams form the qualifiers, photo postcard of England playing in the Genoa stadium, many postcards of the stadium, Madric FC team pc, commercial cover with World Cup franking signed by 5 Czech players, Italy Olympic Committee printed envelope, publicity postcard signed by Italian keeper Schiavio, group of miniature postcards of the Italian players, ppc's of Italians Combi, Monti (signed), Bertolini (signed), Meazza (signed), Schiavio (signed), Monzeglio, Borel II, Orsi, Caligaris (signed), Rosetta (signed), ppc of the Juventus team plus a cover with Juventus vignette tied, Italian Colonies World Cup set mint & used, Colonies airmail set on cover, 50l airmail on cover (signed A. Diena), Egeo mint set, Egeo stamps (7) on cover and three cards, Slavia Prague invitation card signed, letter written by Planicka and signed newspaper cutting, five items signed by Nejedly, letter from Cambal, etc., a fabulous lot (Image)

1938 WORLD CUP: Collection written up in an album, starting with official publicity card franked with France World Cup 1F75 tied by Colombes cds, 1F75 epreuve deluxe, first day cover with official vignette (tied), World Cup slogan machine cancel on piece, many picture postcards of the different stadiums, press photo of the Henris Jorris stadium roof collapse, commemorative airmail cover for the Italy-Hungary match, several items signed by Olivieri, Brazilian team picture postcard, document signed by the Czech team, pc signed by the Slavia Prague team, document signed by the Italian team, Silvio Piola (top goalscorer) signed card, pc signed by Juventus, pc signed by Torino FC, Biavati signed pc, two Biabati signed cards, etc., a great lot (Image)

1938 WORLD CUP: Ticket to the opening match of the tournament, Saturday June 4th, used, with official vignette affixed to corner, some minor creasing, scarce (Image)

1950 WORLD CUP: Collection written up in an album with a specialised range of the Brazil World Cup stamps with commemorative cards, special cancels, $5.80 misaligned print in block on cover, imperf. and perf. proofs in different colours and stages, page signed by the Brazil team with World Cup stamps and cancel, card signed by Yugoslavia team, pc of Wembley signed by final linesman Arthur Ellis plus letter from him, two items signed by Uruguay's Roque Maspoli, Uruguay 1951 World Champions 3c imperf marginals (3), fold-out album showing the 1924, 28, 30 and 50 winning teams, photocard of the team, Schiaffino signature, etc., (Image)

1954 WORLD CUP: Collection written up in 2 albums incl. Swiss Football and Athletics Association printed cover with World Cup slogan machine frank, card with Switzerland World Cup 40c block of four signed below by the designer Hans Schwarzenbach, FDCs, maxi cards (2), Swiss Air publicity vignettes, 1/8 round ticket with stub for Uruguay vs Czechoslovakia, Jose Santamria signed cover, PTT booklet signed Puskas, used 1/8 round ticket for Hungary vs West Germany, card signed by the England team, 1/8 round ticket for Uruguay vs England, pc and world Cup printed envelope sent express to Iceland both signed by referee Arthur Ellis, official cancels on covers/cards on days of the matches, 1954 "Fussball-Weltmeister" West Germany card signed by the team, 3rd/th place playoff used ticket signed by Satamaria, two cards signed by the Scotland team, 1/8 round tickets for Scotland vs Uruguay and Scotland vs Austria, final match ticket used signed by Hans Schaefer, signed cover by Sepp Herberger, cover signed by Hungary team, PTT booklet signed by West Germany team, signed pc's of Fritz and Ottmar Walter, PTT booklet signed Hans Schaefer, a range of West Germany "World Champions" postcards, etc., a great lot (Image)

1958 WORLD CUP: Collection written up in 2 albums with Sweden World Cup stamps incl. two FDCs signed by Nils Liedholm, "VM 1958" slogan machine frank on cover, "Fotbollstadion" machine frank on Swedish FA cover tying WC vignette, FDC signed Hamrin and Liedholm, coil strips on cover with WC cds, pc signed by the Austria team, ppc of the Brazil team, Brazilian Federation "Champions" commemorative booklet, Brazil commem. covers (2) signed by several Brazilian players then many items signed by Pele, with many commemorative cards/covers for Brazil's victory, Czechoslovakia World Cup stamp incl. two die proofs, Just Fontaine signed pc and Rheims signed team pc, document signed by Russian players, card signed by West Germany team, etc., the 2nd album with 35 official illustrated postcards and 35 plain covers with the different special cancels, an attractive lot (Image)

1962 WORLD CUP: Collection of stamps and covers, postcards and autographs, with Chile World Cup stamps incl. FDCs, mint blocks, presentation booklets, two match day covers, stadium cachet on cover, two World Cup Executive Committee covers commercially used, imperf. souvenir sheet, die proof sheet with 7 other stamps, New Years card with Football stamp imprint, issues from other countries incl. Albania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Brazil, etc., picture postcards, signed items incl. Schroif, Czech team, Grosics, Yashin, West Germany team (2), Brazil players incl. Pele, Pele again and Amarildo, (Image)

1963 FA CENTENARY: Collection of the Monaco FA Centenary set and Centenary Match at Wembley, written up on 27 album pages incl. set of three FDCs each signed by England players Bobby Moore, Bobby Charlton, Ray Wilson, Jimmy Greaves, Jim Armfield, etc., plus eleven 1c FA Centenary stamps signed by the whole team individually, card signed by both sides incl. Denis Law, Puskas, Di Stefano, etc., plus Puskas signed card (2) and stamp, page of colour trials for the set, a se-tenant block misperfed, maxi cards, postcards etc., a great lot with autographs of some legendary footballers (Image)

1963 FA CENTENARY: Monaco FA centenary set of 12 in two presentation folders, one signed by players who participated in the Centenary match between FIFA Select XI and England, incl. Jimmy Greaves, Stanley Rous (FIFA President), Jim Armfield, Eusebio, Gordon Milne, Bobby Charlton, Jim Baxter, Puskas, Denis Law, etc., fine (Image)

1964 "Skopje" Benefit Match: Printed envelope for the benefit match between Europe XI and Yugoslavia with the stamp and special cancel, signed by 10 of the players who participated in the match incl. Eusebio, very fine (Image)

1966 WORLD CUP: 1959 Christmas card sent from the Royal Family with picture of the family signed below by Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, featured as part of the collection because they presented the Jules Rimet trophy to the victorious England team (Image)

1966 WORLD CUP: Fantastic collection of stamps, covers, autographs and memorabilia in 3 albums, starting with modified illustrated WC covers sent on the day of the draw for the World Cup from the PO local to the venue of the draw, one signed by FIFA President Stanley Rous, FA President Lord Harewood and Secretary Denis Fellows, official invitation card to the draw, covers commemorating the Referee selection in Barcelona (signed Stanley Rous), section on the exhibition of the Jules Rimet trophy at Stampex (where it was stolen), incl. covers sent by the Commissioner of Police on the day it was stolen, letter of reply from HM Prison Lewes after the vendor tried to contact the thief, publicity booklet produced by the FA, "Pitney-Bowes" slogan machine franks, covers with World Cup slogan machine cancels from different cities, "Edwards Football Goal Nets" advertising FDC, invitation card from the Prime Minister to the World Cup reception at the Guildhall, "Spicers" parcel label with plan of the Wembley stadium, pair of covers with dual GB & Monaco frankings signed by the whole England team incl. Bobby Moore & Alf Ramsey, special match day cancels on illustrated covers for the England games incl. ones signed by Styles, Peters and the referee for the final Gottfried Dienst, combination franking of FDI and World Cup final, cover signed by several players England & West Germany players incl. Bobby Moore, three covers signed by the Duke of Kent who watched from the Royal Box, 20th Anniversary cover signed by the winning team incl. Bobby Moore, Gordon Banks signed photo, a section of forged FDI cancellations of Edinburgh and "Diss Norfolk", official and unofficial souvenir booklets/guides, etc., a fantastic lot for the enthusiast (Image)

1966 WORLD CUP: GB World Cup set of three and Winners 4d in blocks of 12 with each stamp SIGNED BY THE ENGLAND TEAM incl. Bobby Moore and Alf Ramsey, as well as Jack & Bobby Charlton, Styles, Cohen, Hunt, Banks, Hurst, Wilson, Ball and Peters, very fine and probably unique (48 stamps signed) (Image)

1966 WORLD CUP: Collection of the GB World Cup stamps written up on 13 pages, incl. enlarged black & white publicity photo of the set, Harrison & Sons presentation cards for the normal and Winners set but with accompanying letter from Harrison saying that they didn't produce them, presentation pack, "Eastbourne" private presentation pack for the Winners stamp, normal & phosphor FDCs, mint blocks of 4 phos & normal, errors incl. 6d missing black used, 1s3d missing blue used and tied to piece, 6d and 1s3d with large CANCELLED, England Winners 4d with "CANCELLED", smudged print in block, colour shifts, etc., a great lot for the specialist (Image)

1966 WORLD CUP: Bobby Moore autograph on World Cup Willie postcard with England Winners 4d tied by Harrow and Wembley first day of issue cds, on an album page with 1999 26p Bobby Moore block of 4 and PHQ card (Image)

1966 WORLD CUP: Official illustrated first day cover signed by the England World Cup Winning team incl. manager Alf Ramsey, Bobby Moore, Gordon Banks, Alan Ball, Geoff Hurst, Jackie Charlton, Bobby Charlton, Nobby Styles, Ray Wilson, George Cohen, Martin Peters and Roger Hunt, franked with England Winners 4d tied by Harrow and Wembley first day of issue cds, very fine (Image)

1966 WORLD CUP: Illustrated first day cover commemorating the England victory signed by the England team with Bobby Moore, Gordon Banks, Alan Ball, Geoff Hurst, Jackie Charlton, Bobby Charlton, Nobby Styles, Ray Wilson, George Cohen, Martin Peters and Roger Hunt, franked with England Winners 4d tied by London machine cancel on first day of issue, very fine (Image)

1966 WORLD CUP: Home made "20th Anniversary" cover celebrating the England victory signed by team with Banks, Cohen, Wilson, Styles, Bobby Moor, Ball, Bobby Charlton, Jackie Charlton, Peters, Hurst and Hunt, sent with England Winners franking with Wembley Middx cds on the day of the final, very fine (Image)

1970 WORLD CUP: Collection written up in 2 albums incl. autographs, stamps, covers, postcards, publicity, etc., incl. 5 items signed by Brazil players incl. presentation card signed by the whole squad, Pele and Gordon Banks signed cover, Pele signed photo, three Italy signed items incl. presentation card signed by the whole squad, three West Germany signed items incl. squad on postcard, plus other signed covers, issues from other countries, etc., a comprehensive collection (Image)

1974 WORLD CUP: Collection written up in 2 albums incl. autographs, stamps, covers, postcards, publicity, etc., incl. Deutsche Fussball-Bund printed envelope, compliments slip and headed letter signed by Helmut Scön, several individually signed covers by German players incl. Beckenbauer, FIFA congress card signed by FIFA Presidents Havelange and Rous, advertising machine franks, covers, cancels, ticket for the replay of the final, signature of the architect who built the stadium, postcard signed by the attending referees, Jack Taylor (referee for the final) signed covers (3), card signed by the West Germany team, three covers signed by several Poland players plus ones signed by individuals, Scotland autographs on 9 items incl. Dalglish and Bremner, Uruguay player signed covers, issues of other countries, etc., a comprehensive collection (Image)