2019 Summer Premium Live and Catalog Auction Lots 1-82 Close Aug 1- 83-end close 8/10
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 8/11/2019
Among the myriad great traditions of the FIFA World Cup, collecting stickers bearing player likenesses stands out for its inclusive popularity and world-wide appeal. Offered in this lot is a sticker book from the first World Cup in 1930. This sticker book features players and teams from across South America, with an illustration of a Peñarol player gracing the front cover. Numerous legendary teams are represented inside the book, including Peñarol, Nacional, Bella Vista, Club Atletico River Plate, and both the Argentinian and Uruguayan national teams. Interestingly, numerous depictions of boxers and other celebrities are included, with Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, and Richard Dix. In total, 12 soccer teams are represented in this sticker book, while three pages of celebrity stickers, two pages of boxing stickers, and six pages with flags of the world fill out the historic book. This item is in good condition. This item comes with a LOA confirming it is part of the Rony Almeida Soccer Collection.