Anyone know the earliest issued Handbook? Was there much pre-;1950 and anything post-58 other than those one offs in 1983 and 1990?
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Anyone know the earliest issued Handbook? Was there much pre-;1950 and anything post-58 other than those one offs in 1983 and 1990?
Iggy,
I’m aware of the following:
47/8 a brochure was produced to commemorate wining the league. It has pen pics & looks like a handbook although it’s not called a handbook. It’s slightly smaller than the programme issues of that season. Seeing as I have this I’m calling it a collectible handbook :)
48/9 a tiny wee handbook was produced. It has rules of the game, fixtures, a team pic etc inside. It’s a really nice item.
49/50 im guessing there is one although I haven’t seen it so that’s a guess
50/51 up to 59/60 separate handbooks were produced.
From 60/61 onwards ‘handbook editions’ were published as part of the regular programme & they contained the full results from the previous season. This went on to 68/9 to my knowledge although I’d stand corrected.
Note that there’s 2 different editions of 50/1 season and that there’s a 51/2 yearbook for Hearts & Hibs.
I’ll try upload pics..
Does anyone know how much these handbooks(1950-1960) are sold for and which is the rarest or most common ones ?
55/6 recently sold for £10.50, 57/8 for £11
53/4, 54/5,56/7 and 58/9 are difficult
50/1, 51/2 and 52/3 do turn up
All depends if more than one person is looking for them and good condition bumps the price up
50/1 and 52/3 together recently sold for £53, which surprised me.
It never used to be. All it takes is a couple of new collectors and eBay prices can go a bit daft !!!
There’s a 51/52 for sale on eBay at the moment. Not in best condition by the look of it.
Ends later today. £3 Starting bid.
A copy of the 50/51 handbook is on eBay at the moment, it is already at £116!
It’s the unofficial one as well ( Simmith Press I think )