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• Auction House:
  Donington Auctions
• Sale Name:
  The Classic Automotive Auction
• Sale Date:
  17 Nov 2019 ~ 11am (AEDT)
• Lot #:
  175
• Lot Description:
  TRIPOLI GRAND PRIX: A Lotteria Di Tripoli lottery ticket from the Tripoli grand prix in 1933. With period photographs
  Originally purchased for 12 Lire. An initial draw a week before the grand prix would produce thirty winners each of whom drew another ticket to determine the starting grid. The winner on race day would then earn 7.5 million lire. The night before the race Enrico Rivio explained to Achille Varzi that he would choose his lottery ticket if Varzi would split 50:50 prize pool with Rivio if he won the grand prix. Ticket size 14x 8cm. Along with photograph of Achille Varzi in his wining Bugatti, 8x5 inches, and two photographs of "2e Tour De France Automobile" with one featuring a Alfa Romeo 1900 driven by Palmer Aprille/Bosseti in 1952, And another staged photograph featuring Juan Manuel Fangio, both images 9x7inches
• Estimate:
  A$150 - 250
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Automobiles & Accessories

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