Saturday 15 April 2023

David Cope Ltd. - England International Team 1955/1956/1957


1955-1957
England International Team 1955
England International Team 1956
England International Team 1957
David Cope Ltd., Ludgate Cirucs, London EC4
3+ cards

David Cope Ltd. was a turf accountant (posh name for a bookie). The company sent out these birthday cards during the 1950's. I've got information on three of them, but there may be more. Because of the way they were produced, they are often cut down to just the team photo with details on the reverse, which makes them anonymous as there's no information about David Cope Ltd. on this section.

England International Team 1955 (v Wales at Cardiff, October 1955)
England International Team 1956 (v Ireland at Belfast, October 1956)
England International Team 1957 (v Wales at Cardiff, October 1957)

2 comments:

  1. Hi David, Pete (Picture Palace) here and advising I have the 1955 one just arrived from an auction house, the England team v Wales at Cardiff Oct 1955, used for Xmas 55 - and signed to face by Wolves keeper Bert Williams. I hadn't seen these before. Any idea how common/rare it might be please? Thanks, Pete

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    1. Hi Pete,

      No idea of their value but they seem to be extremely rare, especially the complete Christmas cards.

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