Four Deceased Springboks (1956-1960) w CoA

Four 1950s and 1960s Genuine Springbok signatures, all deceased, collected by a Sports Editor, provided with Certificate of Authenticity.

James Starke (No. 336 - Capped 1 September 1956) - Flanker - earned one official Test cap on 1 September 1956, playing as a looseforward (flanker) in the fourth Test against the All Blacks at Eden Park, Auckland, in which South Africa lost 115, thereby losing the series 31. (Died 25 July 2018)

Joe Kaminer (No. 344 - Capped 16 August 1958) - Centre - his international debut on 16 August 1958 against France at Ellis Park, Johannesburg, playing as a centre. That match ended in a 59 loss for South Africa. (Died 3 August 2021)

John Leslie Gainsford (No. 348 - Capped 30 April 1960) - Centre -debuted at age 21 on 30 April 1960 against Scotland at Murrayfield in the first Test of that tour and went on to earn 33 Test caps for the Springboks between 1960 and 1967, scoring eight Test tries, and appeared in a total of 71 Springbok matches, including tour games. He held the record as the mostcapped Springbok centre until it was surpassed by Japie Mulder in 2001. (Died 18 November 2015)

F.W. Mannetjies Gericke (No. 351 - Capped 30 April 1960) - Scrumhalf - played in one test against Scotland. (Died 22 October 2010)