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It isn’t surprising that sporting memorabilia are very
popular collectibles in a country that has a long history of
sporting involvement and success. Some collections begin
from the nostalgia of personal involvement: tickets and programmes
from a sporting event that the individual attended; maybe items
of kit from days when the game was played by the person themselves.
From such beginnings it is possible to build a collection as
deep or as broad as the individual wishes, with real or replica
trophies, caps, shirts, badges, posters, photos, bats, balls,
rackets, clubs - and then there are the associated books, newspaper
or magazine articles, films, tapes and discs. And there
are more signed items available than ever before.
Sporting signatures are of two distinct types. There are
the items with a genuine personal signature or signatures, and
those which have a reproduction of the original printed on them. The
former actegory is obviously the most valuable, especially if
it’s directly related to a famous win of some kind, but
the latter also has its value, particularly if there was a specifically
limited number produced.
The four-year cycle of such sporting events as The Olympics,
the football or rugby World Cups and so on, means that a little
judicious buying of official merchandise well in advance could
well be advantageous, certainly in comparison with world-famous
annual events such as the FA Cup, Superbowl or Wimbledon where
such opportunities are more limited.
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118017
Framed print: Life in the fast lane with England's bowlers
- edition of 500 with 4 signatures
England's fast bowlers, captured in action by artist
Peter Cornwell
Each one is hand signed by: Andrew Flintoff, Matthew
Hoggard, Steve Harmison and Simon Jones (4 signatures)
Edition of just 500
Celebrate England's 2005 Ashes Victory with this limited
edition hand-signed print
Print size 70cm x 49cm (plus frame)
Delivered framed, with certificate of authenticity
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118008
Framed print: Legends of English
Football - edition of 500 with 22 signatures
An impressive limited edition print hand signed
by 22 of the greatest players ever to have worn
the three-lions shirt
Each one is hand signed by: Sir Geoff Hurst,
Sir Tom Finney, Gordon Banks, Emlyn Hughes, Bryan
Robson, Jimmy Armfield, Colin Bell, Kevin Keegan,
Ray Clemence, Terry Butcher, John Barnes, Phil
Neal, Ray Wilkins, Steve Copell, Peter Beardsley,
Chris Waddle, Stuart Pearce, Paul Gascoigne,
Ian Wright, Gareth Southgate, Phil Neville and
Paul Scholes (22 original signatures)
Edition of just 500
A must for any English football enthusiast or
any signature collector (the price averages out
to less than £20 per signature!)
Print size 84cm x 60cm (plus frame)
Delivered framed, with certificate of authenticity |
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118016
Framed print: Frank Lampard -
edition of 750 with Lampard's signature
Artist Robert Highton captures Frank Lampard in
action
Each one is hand signed by Lampard
Edition of 750 only
Print size 70cm x 50cm (plus frame)
Delivered framed, with certificate of authenticity
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118012
Framed print: World Cup 1966
- edition of 500 with signatures of 10 surviving team members
Artist Robert Highton captures all 10 surviving
members of the 1966 World Cup squad in action
These are combined with photos of the team and
a replica of the Programme for the Day
Each player has hand signed his own image: Gordon
Banks, Ray Wilson, George Cohen, Alan Ball, Nobby
Stiles, Jack Charlton, Martin Peters, Sir Bobby
Charlton, Roger Hunt, and Sir Geoff Hurst (10 signatures)
Of great significance especially with 2006 being
the 40th anniversary of the victory
Edition of 500
Print size 90cm x 82cm (plus frame)
Delivered framed, with certificate of authenticity |
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118014
Framed print: Unbeaten - Arsenal's
30 match unbeaten run in the Premiership - edition of 600
signed by the whole team
Celebrating Arsenal's 30
match unbeaten run in the Premiership
Each one is hand signed by: Dennis Bergkamp, Thierry Henry,
Fredrik Ljunberg, Kolo Toure, Lauren, Patrick Vieira, Sol
Campbell, Jose Antonio Reyes, Ashley Cole, Gilberto, Edu,
Robert Pires, and Jens Lehmann (13 original signatures)
Edition of 600
Print size 84cm x 58cm (plus frame)
Delivered framed, with certificate of authenticity
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118010
Framed print: Legends of Anfield
- edition of 2,000 with 30 signatures
Celebrating Liverpool, one of the most successful
clubs in British football history and winners this
year of the Champions League and UEFA Super Cup
Each one is hand signed by: Ian Rush, Emlyn Hughes,
Mark Lawrenson, Ronnie Whelan, Jan Molby, Tommy
Lawrence, Tommy Smith, Willie Stevenson, Jimmy
Case, Brian Hall, Ronnie Moran, Phil Thompson,
Bruce Grobbelaar, Peter Thompson, Samy Lee, Alan
Hansen, Steve Heighway, Ian Callaghan, Phil Neal,
Gerry Byrne, David Fairclough, Alan Kennedy, Joey
Jones, David Johnson, Roger Hunt, Ray Clemence,
Ian St.John, John Aldridge, Geoff Strong, and Ron
Yeats (30 original signatures)
Edition of 2,000 (consider this club's worldwide
fan base)
Print size 84cm x 60cm (plus frame)
Delivered framed, with certificate of authenticity |
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118009
Framed print: Legends of Old
Trafford - edition of 2,000 with 27 signatures
For those fans of the "World's most famous
club" Manchester United
Each one is hand signed by: Sir Alex Ferguson,
Sir Bobby Charlton, Dennis Law, Bryan Robson, Mark
Hughes, Nobby Stiles, Sammy McIlroy, Bill Foulkes,
Norman Whiteside, Martin Buchan, Kevin Moran, John
Aston, Stewart Pearson, Willie Morgan, Arthur Albiston,
Jimmy Greenhoff, Gordon McQueen, Lou Macari, Mike
Duxbury, Noel Cantwell, David Herd, Johnny Morris,
David Sadler, Brian McClair, Gordon Hill, Frank
Stapleton, and Alex Stepney (27 original signatures)
Edition of 2,000 (consider this club's worldwide
fan base)
Print size 84cm x 60cm (plus frame)
Delivered framed, with certificate of authenticity |
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118011
Framed print: They think it's
all over - edition of 500 with Sir Geoff Hurst's signature
A striking action image by artist Robert Highton
captures the moment in which Geoff Hurst strikes
the ball capturing the World Cup for England in
1966
Each one is hand signed by Sir Geoff Hurst
Edition of 500 only
Print size 60cm x 50cm (plus frame)
Delivered framed, with certificate of authenticity
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118013
Framed print: Thierry Henry -
edition of 500 with Henry's signature
Artist Robert Highton captures Thierry Henry,
one of the greatest exponents of the modern game,
in action
Each one is hand signed by Henry
Edition of 500 only
Print size 70cm x 50cm (plus frame)
Delivered framed, with certificate of authenticity
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118015
Framed print: Ruud Van Nistelrooy
- edition of 750 with Van Nistelroy's signature
Artist Robert Highton captures Ruud Van Nistelroy
in action in a print called 'Dutch Master'
Each one is hand signed by Van Nistelroy
Edition of 750 only
Print size 70cm x 50cm (plus frame)
Delivered framed, with certificate of authenticity |
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