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Football » Football Posters » Football Advertisements » QUEEN'S PARK RANGERS V SOUTHAMPTON 1949 FOOTBALL RAILWAY HANDBILL

QUEEN'S PARK RANGERS V SOUTHAMPTON 1949 FOOTBALL RAILWAY HANDBILL

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British Railways handbill, advertising a day excursion from Southampton (and district) to Waterloo to see the Division 2 game between Queen's Park Rangers and Southampton on January 29, 1949. Other football attractions that day included the FA Cup 4th round games at Brentford and Chelsea.

25 x 15.5cm. Fine condition. Would make an interesting and attractive display item. NB. It is unusual to find copies of these handbills in such exceptional condition as they were not printed for permanency.

Date
1949

£35.00 (Code: 18888)

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