A collection of eight Uruguayan 1930 & 1950 World Cup souvenirs, comprising: a spectator's pennant inscribed URUGUAY, 1830-1930; a children's toy in t
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A collection of eight Uruguayan 1930 & 1950 World Cup souvenirs, comprising: a spectator's pennant inscribed URUGUAY, 1830-1930; a children's toy in the form of a plastic replica of the Jules Rimet trophy, 32cm., 12 1/2in.; a tinplate calendar holder with chromolithographic portraits of players and the teams from the World Cup and Olympic wins in 1924, 1928, 1930 & 1950, 54cm., 21 1/4in.; four posters relating to the 1930 and 1950 World Cups, comprising: a small film poster for the official 1930 World Cup film showing at the Grand Splendid Theatre, Montevideo, Friday 29th August; a Mundo Uruguayo magazine supplement print with photographs of the 1930 World Cup and 1924 & 1928 Olympic football champions; and two souvenir posters both with images of the 1950 World Cup winning team, various sizes, the largest 40.5 by 58cm., 6 by 23in.; and a hand illustrated postcard by and signed by Guillermo Laborde the designer of the official poster for the 1930 World Cup, pen & ink & gouache, correspondence signed by Laborde, postmarked Montevideo 14th March 1935