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Tommy Burns: Hand-written signed letter 'Sept 5/1953. Dear…
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Melbourne
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4-Dec-2021
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Tommy Burns: Hand-written signed letter 'Sept 5/1953. Dear Vince Handley, Inclosed find photo of when I was Worlds Champion and 3 or 4 cards to give to those who really want Health... Always your friend in Christ love, Tommy Burns', framed & glazed, overall 24 x 32 cm. [The five-foot seven inch Heavyweight Champion of the world is best remembered today as the man from whom Jack Johnson assumed the crown in 1908; Sadly, he would die destitute in British Columbia in 1955, buried in a pauper's grave]
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Memorabilia: Sporting - Boxing