LOT 26

Three boxed silver medals with signed letter on Godfrey's headed notepaper & Isle of Man stamp

Sold for £739.50 inc. premiumLot to be sold without reserve

Lot 26

Three boxed silver medals with signed letter on Godfrey's headed notepaper & Isle of Man stamp

The Spring Stafford Sale - The International Classic MotorCycle Show|22 April 2023, 11:00 BST|Stafford, Staffordshire County Showground

Three boxed silver medals with signed letter on Godfrey's headed notepaper & Isle of Man stamp

comprising a 1907 Auto Cycle Club Silver Medal (1⅛" diameter) won by Oliver Godfrey in an Open Hill climb held on 5th October 1907; 1906 Auto Cycle Club Silver Medal (1⅛" diameter) awarded to F. W. Applebee for the Lands' End to John O'Groats in 1906; 1907 Auto Cycle Club Silver Medal (1⅛" diameter) won by F. A. Applebee at Hazlemere Hill Climb Class A on 19th May 1907. Mounted, framed and glazed, 25 x 36cm.

Footnotes

Frank Applebee was the son of 'Pa' Applebee of Levis fame. His first long distance road race was the 1907 TT, and he rode in all the TT Races up to 1914. In 1912 he won the Senior TT at 48.70mph and made fastest lap at 49.4mph In 1913. 'Pa' Applebee, his father, had one of his best performances in the Lightweight Section of the 1921 Junior TT was when he finished 3rd.

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