Take Two Copies...

The first copy is that of an autographed toast list from the Gisborne Rowing Club's 50th Jubilee reunion dinner held in the City Hall, Palmerston Road, in 1925. The list, which comes from Mr Alan Ogilvie of Aberdeen Road, is of much interest in view of the Rowing Club's centenary which takes place next year.

The second copy is that of the First Day Cover issued in England to commemorate the centenary of Winston Churchill's birthday, October 9, 1874.

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The toast list, which also gives pertinent facts about the origins of the club.

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The front of the list covered with old rowers' signatures.

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The envelope features Blenheim Palace, the ancestral home of the Dukes of Marlborough, and the commemorative stamp, which bears young Churchill's portrait. This cover belongs to Mr Bob Dunlop of 63A Endcliffe Road.