Lot 1: Two items of boxing ephemera comprising The Manchester Fighters publication and a typed letter from Harry Furness, 1941

A lot comprising two items of boxing ephemera. The first item is a boxing magazine publication titled The Manchester Fighters by Denis Fleming, featuring a black and white cover photograph of three boxers in match attire and a printed price of £3.50. The second item is a typed letter on official Harry Furness letterhead, dated 23 December 1941. The letterhead identifies Furness as a boxing promoter, matchmaker, and referee based in Moss Side, Manchester, and lists numerous regional venues where he staged shows. The letter is addressed to a fighter named Albert and discusses a ten-round match against Eric Powell at Hyde Town Hall organised for the Mayor of Hyde’s Hospital Fund.