LOT 18

A selection of fan mail and get well soon correspondence following the crash at Mosport, Ontario Canada, September 1965, from the Estate of the Late Pat Surtees (1939-2023),

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Lot 18

A selection of fan mail and get well soon correspondence following the crash at Mosport, Ontario Canada, September 1965,
from the Estate of the Late Pat Surtees (1939-2023),

Goodwood Revival Automobilia Online|16 September 2024, 12:17 BST|Guildford

A selection of fan mail and get well soon correspondence following the crash at Mosport, Ontario Canada, September 1965, from the Estate of the Late Pat Surtees (1939-2023),

including signed letters from Bette Hill, Tommy Wisdom, Mike Beckwith, Jackie Stewart, Geoffrey Charles, Rob Walker, Raymond Mays, Bernard Cahier, Pete Coltrin, Michael 'Mike' Parkes, Mrs Rudolf Caracciola and others: a card from a bouquet of flowers from Steve McQueen and Peter Sturgis (Florist hand-written note), telegrams from Adolfo Rossoni, Raymond Mays, Bette & Graham Hill, Britax, Lorenzo Bandani, Jackie Stewart, two from Enzo Ferrari, Gary Player, Stan Hailwood, Ronnie Hoare, and others.
(Qty)

Footnotes

This lot is from the Estate of the Late Patricia Phyllis Surtees (née Burke) (1939-2023), items formerly the property of John and Pat Surtees.

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