Lot #669 - DONALD CAMPBELL: A group comprising a 1956 two-page letter on his personal letterhead
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Auction House:Leski Auctions
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Sale Name:Sporting Memorabilia
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Sale Date:10 May 2020 ~ 12noon (AEST)
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Lot #:669
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Lot Description:DONALD CAMPBELL: A group comprising a 1956 two-page letter on his personal letterhead
regarding the writer’s ingenious idea for a new method of attachment for automobile road wheels; two postcards of ‘Bluebird K7’; plus large photograph of ‘Bluebird K7’ with inset portrait. All 4 items are signed in ink by Campbell. -
Notes:Donald Campbell (British; 1921-1967) set eight absolute world speed records on water and land in the 1950s & 1960s. He remains the only person to set both land and water speed records in the same year (1964). He died during a water speed record attempt at Coniston Water in England in Bluebird K7.
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Estimate:A$800 - 1,000
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Realised Price:$0.00
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Category:Memorabilia
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