COPPI FAUSTO: (1919-1960) Italian Cyclist, Winner of the Tour de France 1949 & 1952. Vintage signed 7 x 5 ...

COPPI FAUSTO: (1919-1960) Italian Cyclist, Winner of the Tour de France 1949 & 1952. Vintage signed 7 x 5 photograph, the ''Alger Republicain'' journal, E. Cardenas image, showing Coppi seated alongside a large number of persons, including Algerian cyclist Abdel-Kader Zaaf, Algeria in the early 50´s. Signed (´Coppi´) in bold dark ink to a partially clear area, above his own image. Accompanied by a 7 x 9.5 printed image of Il Campionissimo in a head and shoulders pose. Overall age wear, with a crease to the lower border, not affecting the signature. Autograph provenance from Thierry Dehayes collection. About G £100-150