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**Item Description:**
Up for sale is an authentic, 100% original vintage typed business correspondence letter on the highly detailed official letterhead of the "Women's Automobile and Sports Association Ltd." (W.A.S.A.), dated 7th May 1931.
The letterhead features the prominent red, white, and blue W.A.S.A. star emblem and lists the club’s elite aristocratic patrons, including President The Marchioness of Carisbrooke and Executive Committee Chairman The Hon. Gabrielle Borthwick (a famous pioneer female motorist and mechanic).
Sent from their headquarters at 17, Buckingham Palace Gardens, London, the letter is a business request addressed to Messrs F.J. Parsons Ltd. at The Folkestone Herald in Kent, arranging a 1-inch Trade Notice advertisement placement next to the newspaper's sports columns. It is hand-signed at the conclusion by the club Secretary, Mrs. L. Goold.
**Item Specifics & Condition:**
* **Organization:** Women's Automobile and Sports Association Ltd. (W.A.S.A.)
* **Date:** May 7, 1931
* **Location:** London, England / Folkestone, Kent
* **Material:** Paper Document
* **Condition:** Excellent vintage condition. The paper shows mild, natural toning consistent with its 95+ year age. The printed graphics are bold, typing ink is dark, and the handwritten signature is completely crisp. Features clean, standard fold creases from its original mailing format, with no heavy stains, tattering, foxing, or tears.
An incredible piece of social history documentation celebrating early 20th-century UK women’s sports, British automotive history, and pioneering feminist ephemera.
**Shipping & Handling:**
The document will be carefully packaged flat between rigid corrugated cardboard layers inside a water-resistant sleeve to ensure absolute protection against bending or wrinkling during transit. Please consult all high-resolution photos to evaluate exact condition parameters before buying.
