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Sporting Memorabilia — Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)

Auction House:Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)Number of lots recorded:863
Sale Title:Sporting MemorabiliaLots with images:862
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:606
Date:19-Sep-2016
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1971 'Football Record's, Noted Home & Away (23), 1st Semi Final, 2nd Semi Final, Preliminary Final & Grand Final - Hawthorn V St Kilda. Fair/G Condition.
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1972 'Football Record's, Noted Home & Away (27), Finals (6) & Grand Final - Carlton V Richmond. Poor/G Condition.
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1973 'Football Record's, Noted Home & Away (23), Finals (5) & Grand Final - Richmond V Carlton. Fair/G Condition.
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1974 'Football Record's, Noted Home & Away (25), Finals (5) & Grand Final - Richmond V North Melbourne. Fair/G Condition.
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1975 'Football Record's, Noted Home & Away (23), Finals (5) & Grand Final - North Melbourne V Hawthorn. Fair/G Condition.
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1976 'Football Record's, Noted Home & Away (23), Finals (5) & Grand Final - Hawthorn V North Melbourne. Fair/G Condition.
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1977 'Football Record's, Noted Home & Away (23), Finals (5), Plus Grand Final & Grand Final Replay - North Melbourne V Collingwood. Fair/G Condition.
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1978 'Football Record's, Noted Home & Away (23), Finals (5) & Grand Final - Hawthorn V North Melbourne. Fair/G Condition.
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1979 'Football Record's, Noted Home & Away (23), Finals (5) & Grand Final - Carlton V Collingwood. Fair/G Condition.
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1980 'Football Record's, Noted Home & Away (24), Finals (5) & Grand Final - Richmond V Collingwood. Fair/G Condition.
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1981 'Football Record's, Noted Home & Away (24), Finals (5) & Grand Final - Carlton V Collingwood. Fair/G Condition.
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1982 'Football Record's, Noted Home & Away (23), Finals (5) & Grand Final - Carlton V Richmond. Fair/G Condition.
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1983 'Football Record's, Noted Home & Away (24), Finals (5) & Grand Final - Hawthorn V Essendon. Fair/G Condition.
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1984 'Football Record's, Noted Home & Away (23), Finals (5) & Grand Final - Essendon V Hawthorn. Fair/G Condition.
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1985 'Football Record's, Noted Home & Away (26), Finals (5) & Grand Final - Essendon V Hawthorn. Fair/G Condition.
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1986 'Football Record's, Noted Home & Away (24), Finals (5) & Grand Final - Hawthorn V Carlton. Fair/G Condition.
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1987 'Football Record's, Noted Home & Away (25), Finals (5) & Grand Final - Carlton V Hawthorn. Fair/G Condition.
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1988 'Football Record's, Noted Home & Away (22), Finals (5) & Grand Final - Hawthorn V Melbourne. Fair/G Condition.
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1989 'Football Record's, Noted Home & Away (22), Finals (5) & Grand Final - Hawthorn V Geelong. Fair/G Condition.
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1990-94 'Football Record's, Noted Home & Away (119), Finals (32) & Grand Finals (5). Fair/G Condition.
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1995-99 'Football Record's, Noted Home & Away (120), Finals (39) & Grand Finals (5). Fair/G Condition.
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2,000-04 'Football Record's, Noted Home & Away (116), Finals (22) & Grand Finals (5). Fair/G Condition.
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2005-11 'Football Record's, Noted Home & Away (157), Finals (45) & Grand Finals (8). Fair/G Condition.
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1914 Nelson Rugby League Honour cap, blue velvet, embroidered 'Nrl 1914'. Fair/good condition.
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1916 Auckland Rugby League badge, red on black, embroidered 'Arl 1916'. G/VG condition.
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New Zealand Kiwis: group with superb real photo postcard of 1919 New Zealand team to Australia, photo showing 11 players of 1936 team, signed photo of Frank brown, action photo from New Zealand Herald.
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1921 Auckland Rugby League Honour cap, blue velvet, embroidered 'Arl 1921. Good Condition.
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1922 Auckland Rugby League Honour cap, black & red velvet, embroidered 'Arl 1922'. Fair/good condition.
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1922 Auckland Rugby League Honour cap, black & pale blue velvet, embroidered 'Arl 1922', maker's label Cox's hat factory. Good condition.
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1923 Auckland Rugby League Honour cap, black & pale blue velvet, embroidered 'Arl 1923', maker's label Cox's hat factory. Good condition.
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1924 Auckland Rugby League Honour cap, green & yellow velvet, embroidered 'Arl 1924', maker's label Cox's hat factory. Fair/good condition.
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1927 Auckland Rugby League Honour cap, red & yellow velvet, embroidered 'Arl 1927', maker's label Cox's hat factory, named to 'Moana Herewini'. Fair/good condition.
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1929 Auckland Rugby League Honour cap, green & red velvet, embroidered 'Arl 1929', maker's label Cox the Hatter. Fair/good condition.
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1929 Auckland Rugby League Honour cap, black velvet, embroidered 'Arl 1929', maker's label Cox the Hatter. Fair/good condition.
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1934 Auckland Rugby League Honour cap, blue & red velvet, embroidered 'Arl 1934', maker's label Cox the Hatter. Good condition.
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1934 Auckland Rugby League Honour cap, red & green velvet, embroidered 'Arl 1934', maker's label Cox the Hatter. Good condition.
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1937 Auckland Rugby League Honour cap, red & pale blue velvet, embroidered 'Arl 1937', maker's stamp Cox the Hatter. Good condition.
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New Zealand all Golds blazer, black with 'NZ/ (Pair of Kiwis)/ (Football)/ (Crossed Silver-Ferns)/ 'All-Golds' embroidered badge on pocket. Fair condition (some holes).
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Newtown Jets, c1967 Newtown jersey, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 83 x 95 cm.
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1992 Australian Rugby League team, fold-over card with 22 signatures of team from World Cup Final at Wembley 24 October 1992, noted Mal Meninga, Allan Langer & Tim Brasher. {Australia won the final by 10 ponts to 6 in front of an international record crowd of 73,631}.
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Rugby Leage library, noted books (19) including 'True Blue - the Story of the NSW Rugby League' by heads [Sydney, 1992], 'From All Blacks to All Golds - New Zealand's Rugby League Pioneers' by Haynes [Christchurch, 1996], 'The Flying Springbok - the Rugby Career of Tom Van Vollenhoven 1955-68' by service (signed) [UK, 1993], plus programmes (5).
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1995 Australian Rugby League team, fold-over card with 18 signatures of team from World Cup Final at Wembley 28 October 1995, noted Brad Fittler, Andrew Johns & Tim Brasher. {Australia won the final by 16 ponts to 8}.
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Queensland state of origin Jersey, signed by 2001 team, framed & glazed, overall 80 x 105 cm.
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St.George Illawarra dragons, display 'Where Legens Walk', signed by Reg Gasnier, Johnny Raper & Graeme Langlands, limited edition 194/350, framed & glazed, overall 76 x 58 cm.
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St.George Illawarra dragons, signed jumper from 2005 with 21 signatures, framed & glazed, overall 91 x 96 cm.
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NSW state of origin Jersey, signed by c2006 team & coach Graham Murray, framed & glazed, overall 82 x 95 cm.
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St.George Illawarra dragons, signed jumper from 2006 with 23 signatures, framed & glazed, overall 83 x 99 cm.
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St.George Illawarra dragons, signed jumper from 2007 with 30 signatures, framed & glazed, overall 80 x 103 cm.
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St.George Illawarra dragons, signed jumper from 2008 with 23 signatures, framed & glazed, overall 80 x 100 cm.
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St.George Illawarra dragons, signed jumper from 2009 with 23 signatures, window mounted with pictures of players, framed & glazed, overall 89 x 108 cm.
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St.George Illawarra dragons, signed jumper from 2010 (Premiership year) with 31 signatures, window mounted with pictures of players, framed & glazed, overall 107 x 86 cm.
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St.George Illawarra dragons, signed jumper from 2011 with 23 signatures, window mounted with pictures of players, framed & glazed, overall 104 x 93 cm.
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Football. the Rugby game' by Harry Vassal [London, 1889]. { amongst the earliest rugby titles, notable for its account of the seismic split in 1863, which saw the formation of the football Association 'Under a Code Which Rugbeians Could Not Afford to Accept}.
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Rugby library, noted 'Football - the Rugby Union Game' by Marshall [London, 1892], 'The Springboks - History of the Tour 1906-7' by Piggott [Capetown, c1907], 'History of South African Rugby Football' + Supplement by Difford [cape Town, 1933], 'With the British Rugby Team in New Zealand 1930' by Alley [Christchurch, 1930]. Fair/good condition.
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The Rugby Union football Handbook 1893-4' & 'The Rugby Union Football Handbook 1894-5', published by Horace Cox of 'Pastime' office [London, 1894-95], bound as one book. {the first annual to cover Rugby Union only, this publication was published between 1890-91 1nd 1895-96}.
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1897 Auckland Rugby Honour cap, black & grey-blue velvet, embroidered 'Aru 1897'. Good condition.
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The Wellington Rugby Union football Annual 1897' edited by Marter [Wellington, 1897], beautifully rebound in black cloth with gilt title (lacking original covers). Fair condition.
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1900-05 Auckland Rugby Honour cap, black & maroon velvet, embroidered 'Aru 1905', with other panels '1900', '1902' & '1903', maker's label 'J.A.Cooper, Auckland', with faint player's name. Fair/good condition.
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Rugby collection, noted c1900 unidentified photo of a footballer by London Stereoscopic Co., postcards of c1906 & 1912-13 South African teams, album of reprinted photos (38) c1882-1938, team photo of 1938 Springboks, 1955 British lions press photos (2), LP records of 1956 & 1960 NZ Tours to South Africa, coins (3), videos (3), album of press/magazine clippings.
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The Queensland Rugby Annual for 1902', compiled and edited by Maurice Baldwin [Brisbane, 1902]. Fair/good condition.
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1904 Auckland Rugby Honour cap, deep blue & pale blue velvet, embroidered 'Aru 1904', maker's label inside 'J.A.Cooper, Auckland'. Poor condition.
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1904 Waipa Rugby Honour cap, deep blue & pale blue velvet, embroidered 'Wru 1904', maker's label inside 'J.A.Cooper, Auckland', named to 'A.Bertram'. Fair/good condition.
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The Triumphant Tour of the New Zealand Footballers 1905' by Dixon [Wellington, 1906], rebound in black cloth, with front wrapper attached to cover. Fair/good condition.
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The complete Rugby Footballer on the New Zealand System' by Gallaher & Stead [London, 1906]. Fair condition.
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The Springbokken Tour in great Britain. Souvenir of the first Tour of a South African Rugby Team in Great Britain during the Season 1906-7' by Platnauer [Johannesburg, 1907]. Fair/good condition.
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The Sprinboks. History of the Tour 1906-7' by Neville Piggot [London, c1908].
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The four British football Teams on Tour, Years 1888, 1899, 1904 & 1908, with F.J.Ironside's and Advertisers Compliments' [Sydney, 1908], 8 pages, all the records of the first four English Rugby football teams to tour Australia & NZ, mentions 19 matches played in Victoria under Victorian rules in 1899. Unusual & scarce.
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New South Wales Rugby Annual' for 1908, 1914, 1925, 1926, 1927 & 1948. the 1908 edition with black leather covers with 'W.W.Hill' in gilt (without original wrappers).
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Official souvenir of the Wallabies British & American Tour, Season 1908-9', published by NSW Bookstall Co [Sydney, 1909], back cover affixed to album page. [in October, the 1908-09 first Wallabies touring team defeated England 32-3 to win Australia's only gold medal at the 1908 London Olympics. Photos of team & Olympic certificate in booklet].
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1916 Auckland Rugby Honour cap, blue & white velvet, embroidered 'Aru 1916', made by 'Cox, the Hatter' and named on label 'G.C.Beeston'. Fair/good condition.
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1918 Auckland Rugby Honour cap, black & green velvet, embroidered 'Aru 1918'. Good condition.
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1919 Auckland Rugby Honour cap, deep blue & pale blue velvet, embroidered 'Aru 1919'. Good condition.
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Karl Ifwersen's all Blacks Honour cap, black with wire-embroidered 'NZ/ (Silver Fern)/ 1921', named inside 'K.Ifwesen'. [Karl Ifwesen represented New Zealand in both rugby league & rugby Union, playing 7 matches for the Kiwis 1914-20, including 5 as Captain, and playing one match for the all Blacks after switching codes in 1921].
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C1921 South Africa 'Springboks' Jersey, with embroidered springbok on shield badge, the number on reverse has been removed, but was number '13'. Only Poor/Fair condition, with some fading, and missing buttons, collar and lower parts of sleeves. Rare survivor from this era, found in a New Zealand auction.
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1921 programme, 'NSW Rugby Union, 2nd Test, South Africa V New South Wales, Agricultural Ground. Monday, June 27th, 1921'.
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1922 Auckland Rugby Honour cap, black & tan velvet, embroidered 'Aru 1922', maker's label inside 'Cox the Hatter, Auckland'. Good condition.
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John Wisden's Rugby football Almanack' for 1923-24, 1924-25 & 1925-26. the complete set of three editions, bound in matching green cloth, preserving original wrappers.
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Souvenir British Rugby Tour 1924', published by United tobacco Companies [cape Town, 1924], pre-tour booklet.
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1925 programme, 'The All Blacks V New South Wales, First Test Match, Showground, June 13th 1925, Official Souvenir Programme'.
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My Recollections and Reminiscences' by W.A.Millar [cape Town, 1926]. Fair/good condition.
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The Rugby football Annual' [London], for 1926-27, 1931-32, 1932-33, 1933-34, 1935-36, 1936-37, 1937-38, 1938-39 & 1939-40;plus 'Playfair Rugby Football Annual 1948-9' (first issue). Fair/good condition.
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Rugby Programmes: 1927-52 collection in folder, noted 1937 Australia v South Africa 1st test & 2nd test;1937 New Zealand v South Africa 3rd test, 1948 England v Australia. Poor/VG condition.
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With the all Blacks in great Britain, France, Canada and Australia 1924-25' by Read Masters [Christchurch, 1928, signed by the author. Fair/good condition.
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Official souvenir Programme of the all-Blacks South African Tour, 1928', by Strauss [cape Town, 1928], pre-tour brochure (covers loose), plus 'New Zealand Rugby Tour 1928 Souvenir' published by United tobacco [cape Town, 1928]..
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With the all Blacks in Springbokland' by Nicholls [Wellington, 1928], 'The Tour of the Third All Blacks 1935' by Oliver & Tindill [Wellington, 1936], 'The All Blacks of Jubilee Year 1935' published by Watkins [Wellington, c1936]. Fair/good condition.
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Walter Batty's all Blacks blazer, black wool with 'Nzrfu 1928-30' & silver fern embroidered on pocket with New Zealand silver fern badge on lapel. [Walter Batty played 4 tests for New Zealand 1930-31 and was the first Tongan to represent New Zealand ].
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Walter Batty's Auckland blazer, blue wool with ARU crest & '1924-5-6-7-8-9-30-1-2' embroidered on pocket. Plus his Auckland Grammar school blazer with '1923-4-5-6-7-8-9-30-1-2-3' on pocket. Both in Poor condition. [Walter Batty played 4 tests for New Zealand 1930-31 and was the first Tongan to represent New Zealand ].
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1930 Auckland Rugby Honour cap, black & pale blue velvet, embroidered 'Aru 1930', maker's label inside 'Cox the Hatter, Auckland'. Good condition.
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Roger Spong's 1930 British lions Jersey, blue with shield emblem with three lions on breast, number '7' on reverse.
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Illustrated souvenir 1931-1932 of the Springboks Tour' by Richings [London, 1931], plus 'Springboks Souvenir 1931-32, Rugby (British Isles) and Cricket (Australia) Tours' published by United tobacco [cape Town, 1931], latter in Fair condition.
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1933 Auckland Rugby Honour cap, pale blue velvet, embroidered 'Aru 1933', maker's stamp inside 'Cox the Hatter'. Good condition.
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The History of South African football (1875-1932)' by Difford [cape Town, 1933], plus 'Supplement to the First Edition' [cape Town, 1933]. Fair/good condition.
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Football Rugby Union (Issued by the Australian Broadcasting Commission)' [Sydney, 1934], scarce 16-page booklet.
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1937 Auckland Rugby Honour cap, black velvet, embroidered 'Aru 1937', maker's stamp inside 'Cox the Hatter', and named to 'J.Curry'. Good condition.
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South Africa's Greatest Springboks. Complete story of the Historic 1937 Tour', by Sacks [Wllington, 1938].
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The Rugby Almanack of New Zealand ' (6) for 1944-45, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949 & 1950;plus 'Rothmans Pall Mall Rugby Almanacks' previewing teams to/from New Zealand (18 issues from 1959 to 1983). Fair/good condition.
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1946 Wallabies Jersey, green with Australian coat-of-arms badge with 'Rugby Union 1946', number '24' on reverse.
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South African Rugby Annual', the complete run from 1950 to 1957. Fair/good condition.
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Rugby Programmes: 1953-2007 collection, noted 1953 South Africa v Australia 1st test, 1956 South Africa v lions (22-23), 1956 New Zealand v South Africa 2nd, 3rd & 4th Tests. Fair/VG condition.
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Maunga Emery's New Zealand Maori Jersey, grey with embroidered silver fern over 'N.Z.M.T.' badge, number '14' on reverse. [Maunga Emery represented the New Zealand Maori in rugby Union 1954-58, and played 23 Tests for the New Zealand Kiwis 1961-64].
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