| 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 repeatedely 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.
Set size: 60 |
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