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Action Portraits of Famous Footballers
Described as a set of 'sixty postacards' these portrait cards were
drawn by Barrie Cutler with text by Keith Parsons. The set was produced
in association with 'The Supporters Football Form Book and Diary,
1979-80 edition'. The set was printed in Great Britain by
Prescott-Pickup & Co. Ltd., Bridgnorth.
Sigma Sport Silhouettes
Limited had an address of 'Stanmore Industrial Estate, Bridgnorth,
Salop, England', but not much more is known about them. The introduction
to the album for these cards states 'Nearly four years ago our
associated Company published the first in a uniform series of books for
collectors and enthusiasts in which could be mounted sets of sixty
different postcard size colour prints. So far these collections have
treated transport and historical subjects exclusively, but from the
inception of the series we have been asked repeatedly to include sport,
including football'. The publishers also state 'This first collection is
intended to be representative only - a difficult enough task in itself -
but successive annual sets of sixty portraits will fill out the
gaps...'.
The Foreword ends 'It is possible that this First
Edition will become a collectors item since it is restricted in number
and it is being offered for sale only to readers of certain provincial
newspapers'. How true.... Unfortunately there is no record of subsequent
productions.
Number in set: 60
Gallery:
Set gallery
Checklists:
Set checklist,
Team
checklist
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