A couple of great purchases

[thehornets]

First up is a vintage album page purchased from milly (thank you Richard). Following my recent charity shop find of a Bristol Rovers book with 63 signatures, this was the perfect companion for it. The album page has 15 signatures from 1940s/1950s Bristol Rovers players. It will fit quite nicely inside the book.

Next up is a true gem for me, and one of my most sought after autographs as a collector of autographed EastEnders fan cards. I never thought one of these would come my way. It is a Michael Elphick as Harry Slater card. Signed in biro so sig looks faint when scanned, but perfect for me. Only the 2nd time I have seen this card, and the first time I have seen one signed. I cannot stress how rare this card is. If this had surfaced on eBay, it would have easily sold for upwards of £150.

[loobyloo6]

Nice buys Nigel...That EE card must be the Jewel iun the crown for you,

Like the Bristol Rovers signed page....Nice that.

[knockknock-66-uk]

Very nice Nigel, couple of nice purchase's there mate.

Jammy charity shop find too:)

[serenamorgan]

two great finds Nigel, love the Elphick card:-):-)

[ra1anne]

superb buys nigel, love the EE card, i know how it feels to find a rare united clubcard so i can guess how thrilled you are with your EE card, may i ask how you came about it if it wasnt an ebay buy, hope you dont mind me asking, cheers

[norwichcity78]

A great couple of buys for the collection Nigel, glad you have managed to add Elphick to the EE collection...used to love him in Boon as a kid!

[thehornets]

Carl. I came across the Michael Elphick by accident while googling something else. The power of Google, even indirectly. 🙂

[westiesx2]

Brilliant purchases Nigel. Glad you got the EE card you wanted. Nice one, well done.

[film4watcher]

Two very nice buys, Nigel. Really pleased for you with the Michael Elphick card.

[robboh2006]

very nice buys them mate 🙂 its a good feeling when you get something youve been after im trying to get something signed by emlyn hughes at minute

[thehornets]

I'm still buzzing about the Michael Elphick card. He did not have the card long in 2001 before allegedly being axed due to his drinking, plus there are rumours of a recall of the card because of a public backlash due to his EE character being a child abuser. He then sadly passed away the next year. As such, it is a rare card, and for a long time many collectors even wondered if it existed or if any ever got signed. It was only last year I saw an unsigned card for the first time when someone tried to sell it for £400 with no success. I paid £40 for this signed card, and it is a bargain at the price.

[wheel-lose]

very nice those nigel,michael ws a legend,remember him from quadrophenia and private shultz

[sylouisetruebluechelsea]

Chuffed for you Nigel with your EE purchase well done mate thats a bargain and a half in my opinion anyway ,and the 40S 50S autographs are perfect for your book 🙂

[footballdaft0121]

Realy nice items Nigel.

[obree]

Well done Nigel two great purchases .

[rcsmg1]

Great purchases Nigel and can understand why you're happy getting Michael Elphick

[thehornets]

Even more chuffed about the Michael Elphick purchase now. One of the hardcore EE collectors told me today that an unsigned Harry Slater EE card sold for £120 last year on eBay. As such the £40 I paid for a signed card seems a true bargain in comparison, and I can only imagine what this might have gone for had the seller listed it on eBay instead of selling it privately to moi.

[ethanmartha]

well done mate great finds as always