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104 History 267 1991 (14 March) The Birmingham Six signed drawing. A crayon drawing by a courtroom artist for ITV, showing the six men and their legal team, signed by Hugh Callaghan, Patrick Joseph Hill, Gerard Hunter, Richard McIlkenny, William Power and John Walker, Gareth Pierce (their solicitor) etc. Drawn on the day the six men won their appeal. Provenance: Gifted by the artist to the six men, who in turn gifted it to the present owner, a prison officer who drove them to and from the Court of Appeal. Condition: A few fold marks, very good and attractively framed and glazed. Estimate €1,000-€1,500 (approx £850-£1,280) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 267 268 1979 Visit of Pope John Paul II to Ireland gold medal. Issued by Thomas Gear, 19g 18 carat, 30mm. Bust left, reverse PAPAL VISIT 1979. Condition: Mint with certificate. Estimate €500-€700 (approx £430-£600) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 268 269 Kevin Geary (b.1952). POPE JOHN PAUL II, 1979 offset lithographic print; signed and dated in the plate lower right 22 by 14.50in. (55.9 by 36.8cm) Condition: Fine In poster tube in storeroom Estimate €100-€150 (approx £90-£130) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 269