An amusing football-themed Christmas card circa 1910, designed with a footballer kicking a button-end football, the ball allows the card to be opened
Hammer:
£20
Estimate:
£30 - £50
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An amusing football-themed Christmas card circa 1910, designed with a footballer kicking a button-end football, the ball allows the card to be opened where we see the footballer struck squarely in the face by a football during the match, and the final image sees him leaving the field of play on a stick and with various bandaging for a series of injuries sustained, all next to the words ''May Christmas Bring Thee Joy'' not illustrated