Acquired this card for what I consider “a steal”. The card is over 100 years old! It’s still in pretty good shape. I think the more fascinating thing than the card itself is the journey the card took to get to me! The card is of the Everton (England) “Football” (Soccer) Team from 1923, from a brand of Tobacco called Pluck. This was part of a weekly series of “football” club cards, that states the next card to be featured was to be the Hull City F.C. I may never know how the card got here, but to just ponder (pun intended-across the pond 😂) the possibilities is a fun diversion to simply enjoy the card and appreciate the fact that it got here! 😁

The show was dominated by Pokémon, and next to no US sports in the sports corner, but I did pick up the auto cards of three players I needed for my England National Team PC. Robson, 80’s midfield powerhouse, Neville, and Arsenal legend Ian Wright who was overlooked by multiple England managers. There was a Beckham /2 auto but didn’t pull the trigger on that.

*this is not my ticket - but this a true museum piece! A ticket to the coronation of King George III - “The Last King of America”. What a cool piece of history! I wonder if PSA would grade/slab it. Are there any tickets to historical events that predate this amazing piece?! My personal first ticket is from the 1912 Olympics…this one is 150 years before that!

I literally have probably four soccer cards in my entire collection. Well, maybe five if you include this. Since living in England in 2002, I’ve always liked England as my second favorite team after the US. They have a fun, dynamic, highly poised team with tons of skill and passion. Harry Kane is arguably in the top three playera in the history of England football. Yes, I wish this wasn’t a sticker autograph, but it didn’t break the bank and looked super cool and I’m happy to have it.

Amazing original London News Agency image - can anyone id the year / players? Definitely around early 1930s era