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A collection of vintage entertainment and travel ephemera, primarily dating from the 1950s to the 1970s. The lot includes various theatre programs such as Ice Follies 58 at the Westover Ice Rink, Bournemouth, Star Time 68 at the Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, and a souvenir program for Love Thy Neighbour at the Winter Gardens Theatre, Blackpool, priced at Ten Pence. Other performance ephemera includes a program for the Hell Drivers Show featuring automotive illustrations, Hello Dolly presented by The Carmenians, and Max Bygraves in Showtime at the Princess Theatre, Torquay. Travel and sports items comprise a Walt Disney’s Disneyland A Pictorial Souvenir book, a 1974 Los Angeles Dodgers Scorecard priced at 25c, and a souvenir card for the Grosvenor Hotel, Malta. The lot also contains a cardboard box housing a large quantity of vintage postcards, including topographical views such as Berry Pomeroy Church and a British Railways ferry near white cliffs. Miscellaneous items include a blue vinyl folder for Britain’s First Decimal Coins, a Silhouette Sunsoakers advertisement, and typed lyrics for traditional carols.
Condition report:
The items are in fair to good vintage condition. Significant bumping and rubbing are visible to the corners of the Disneyland souvenir book and the 1974 Dodgers scorecard (photo 4, photo 5). Small closed tears are present on the edges of the Star Time 68 and Hello Dolly programs (photo 5). Moderate yellowing and toning are evident on the paper edges of the white-covered programs, and the typed lyric sheet shows heavy creasing from folding (photo 2). The Disneyland book cover exhibits minor surface scratching and light loss of gloss (photo 5). The postcard storage box shows significant wear, staining, and structural softening (photo 3).
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