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Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:665
Sale Title:Sporting & General MemorabiliaLots with images:623
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:400
Date:15-Dec-2008
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1984 Australian Team to India, Ranji trophy Jubilee 1934-1984, official team sheet with 15 signatures including Kim Hughes, Allan Border & Keppler Wessels. Folded, otherwise fine condition. Rare - I cannot recall having this team sheet previously.
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Australian 'Rebel' Team Sheets: 1985-86 Australian 'Rebel' Team to South Africa, official team sheet with 17 signatures; plus 1986-87 Australian 'Rebel' Team to South Africa, official team sheet with 17 signatures; includes Kim Hughes, Terry Alderman, Graham Yallop & Rodney Hogg. (2 items)
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South Africa Official Team Sheets: 1985-86 South African Team v Australian 'Rebel' x I, official team sheets (3) for 2nd Test in Cape Town (11 signatures), 3rd Test in Johannesburg (12 signatures), & ODIs (13 signatures); plus 1986-87 South African Team v Australian 'Rebel' x I, official team sheets for ODIs (2 different - each with 12 signatures). Includes Clive Rice, Peter Kirsten, Graeme Pollock, Garth LeRoux & Roy Pienaar. (5 items)
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1995 Australian Team to West Indies, official team sheet with 18 signatures including mark Taylor, Carl Rackemann, Glenn McGrath, Shane Warne & Steve Waugh. Folded, otherwise fine condition. Rare.
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1931 Colac - Melbourne Road Race: Enamel medal/badge with on front 'Dunlop Road Race', with on reverse 'Colac - Melbourne Amateur 100/ 1931/ Won by D. Sherlock/ 4 Hrs/ 38 Mns/ 20 Sds'.
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9ct gold cycling fob with a bue enamel cyclist on the front and engraved on the reverse with 'V.A.C.U., 25 Mile, Victoria Road Championship, 3rd Prize, D.H.Sherlock, 1932, Time 1hr. 3min.'
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Nsw Australian Rules Teams: Rare collection of State team photographs (9), comprising 1920, 1937, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, c1952, 1956 & 1958, most with title and players names printed on mount, each about 38 x 35 cm; also team photographs of 1940 Combined Reserve Grade & 1946 South Sydney. Fair/Good condition. [The 1947 team photograph includes Keith Miller - former St Kilda footballer & Test cricketer]. (11 items)
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Carlton: c1940-47 Chas.Boyles real photo postcards 'Victorian Footballers', one showing 1941 Carlton team, others showing Carlton players, most identified on reverse, noted Bert Deacon (1947 Brownlow Medallist), Jim Clark, Frank Anderson, Don McIntyre, Jock Hale, Ron 'Sox' Cooper, Ron Savige, Fred Fitzgibbon & Paul Schmidt. G/VG. (25 items)
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1947 'Official Souvenir Programme, 10th A.N.F.C. Carnival, North Hobart Oval, Concluding Day, Saturday, August 9, 1947, Victoria v S.Australia'. Plus c1943 Chas.Boyles real photo postcard showing RAAF team (Players noted include Len Smith (Melbourne & Fitzroy), Don McIntyre (Carlton) & Ron Clegg (South Melbourne)). (2 items)
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Football Collectables, noted 'Geelong 52 Premiers' caricature poster signed by Barry Davis; Graham 'Polly' Farmer signature on '100 Years of Football/Afl Centenary' cut-out poster, overall 47 x 65 cm; 'Tim Watson - Hangs up his Boots' poster; 'Four'N Twenty/1897-1996 Afl Centenary' poster; Tony Lockett poster. (7 items)
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Collingwood: Scarce books - 'A Tribute to the Magpies 1960'; 'The Magpies of 1965'; 'Collingwood Football Club, Trip to Japan, Hong Kong, 1965'; 'The Magpies Photo Album 1966'; 'Collingwood Players Album 1967'; 'Collingwood Football Club, Trip to Adelaide, Darwin, Hong Kong, Japan, 1967'; 'The Magpies of 1969'. Good condition. (7 items)
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Football Collectables: Port Melbourne - Member's Season Tickets (8) for 1973-75, 1977-79 & 1981-82 (each with fixture list & hole punched for each game attended); Essendon - 'Essendon Football Club Orient Tour 1964' (2) & 'Essendon Football Club Year Book '79'; Geelong - 'Geelong Football Club - A Record of the Club' by Max Coward [1967]; plus books (2). (14 items)
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'St. Kilda 1966 Premiership Team', large window mounted, framed and glazed colour photograph, signed at the 1996 reunion, with twenty one signatures including Darrel Baldock, Alan Jeanes, Ian Stewart, Ross Smith, Verdun Howell and Barry Breen
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Barry Breen (St Kilda), hand-painted caricature, signed & endorsed by Barry Breen, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 55 x 65 cm; plus St Kilda Football Club 300th Game Testimonial Certificate - 'Barry Breen is the first St Kilda player to achieve 300 Games, which took place at Moorabbin, on Saturday July 3rd 1982 - v - Footscray', signed & endorsed by Barry Breen on reverse, framed & glazed, overall 36 x 35 cm. (2 items)
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Len Thompson (Collingwood), original, watercolour caricature portrait by John Rogers, signed by the artist & later by Len Thompson, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 36 x 46 cm. Ex Len Thompson collection, Christies 1999.
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South Melbourne: Member's Season Tickets (9) for 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980 & 1982, each with fixture list & hole punched for each game attended. Also books 'History of South Melbourne Football Club' by Laurence (Melbourne, 1963) & 'The Swans Year Book 1969'. Fair/good condition. (11 items)
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Essendon: Two 1980s Cheer Squad jackets, with various cloth badges affixed; 'Essendon Football Club, Hall of Fame' booklets (3) - one signed by Terry Daniher, another by Simon Madden, 3rd illegible; Ross Faulkner football; Printer's Proofs for 1993 & 2000 Premiers plates. (8 items)
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Tony Lockett (St. Kilda/Sydney Swans), 'Tony Lockett, the Record' display, comprising signed Swans jumper, window mounted with three photographs, limited edition 495/1300, framed & glazed, overall 87 x 109 cm.
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Tony Lockett (St Kilda/Sydney Swans), display 'Tony Lockett - Afl Record Goal Scorer', comprising signed & endorsed Swans jumper (signature faded), window mounted with 3 photos, framed & glazed, overall 75 x 95 cm.
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Sydney Swans: 'Sydney Swans - AFL Premiers 2005' display comprising photograph of Paul Roos & Barry hall holding aloft Premiership cup, signed by both Barry hall (Captain) & Paul Roos (coach), window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 47 x 43 cm; plus large 2005 Premiership photograph (31 x 46 cm) signed by Paul Rooss. (2 items)
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Lance 'Buddy' Franklin (Hawthorn): large signed action photograph, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 50 x 69 cm.
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Cigarette and Trade Cards: 1922 J.J. Schuh (Magpie Cigarettes) 'Portraits of Our Leading Footballers', part set (23/103); plus 1933 Carreras 'Football Series - Bob Miram Caricatures' (16/72). (Total 39)
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1964-87 collectable posters, comprising 1964 Heinz 'VFL Posters' [2/24] - Alex Epis (Essendon) & Brian Dixon (Melbourne); 1968 Heinz 'VFL Posters' [4/29] - Barry Davis (Essendon), Ken Fraser (Essendon), Don McKenzie (Essendon) & John Dugdale (North Melbourne); 1981 Ardmona 'Team Fixture Posters' [1/12] - Tim Watson (Essendon); 1987 Inside Football Magazine 'VFL - The Inside Posters', No.11 Roger Merrett (Essendon). Fair/Good condition (some with pin-holes in corners). (8 items)
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c1985-93 football cards, noted Scanlens 1985 (144), 1987 (91), 1988 (146), 1989 (345), 1990 (330); plus few 1993 Select & bag of football stickers; also 1989 Scanlens 'International Cricketers' [83/84 + 51 spares]. Fair/Vg.
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Rugby League Collectables, noted real photo postcard 'England Receiving R.O.Courtney Trophy and Ashes. 3rd Test, Sydney 1936. Eng.12 - Aust.7'; plus programmes (2) - 1947 Kiwis v Workington, signed on reverse by D.Andersen (Nz); 1951 Kiwis v Workington (fair condition), with 4 Nz signatures on reverse. (3 items)
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Rugby League Collectables, noted programmes (3) - 1938 New Zealand v Queensland signed on front cover by Harry Sunderland, 1951 Wigan v Nz & 1951 Great Britain v Nz 2nd Test; tour guides (2) - 'The Rugby League International Tour Souvenir 1951-52, New Zealand Kiwis and the Touring Frenchmen' & 'The Rugby League New Zealanders' Tour 1955'; plus 1978 Boxing-Dinner Evening menu in honour of The 1978 Australian Rugby League Touring Team. (6 items)
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Rugby League Books, noted 'True Blue - The Story of the Nsw Rugby League' by Heads [Sydney, 1992]; 'This is Rugby League' by Pollard [Melbourne, 1962]; 'The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players' by Whiticker & Hudson [Sydney, 1993]; 'The Master - The Story of H.H.'Dally' Messenger and the Beginning of Australian Rugby League' by Messenger [Sydney, 1982]. (29 items)
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'Steeden - International' Football with c20 signatures including Ricky Stuart, Rod Wishart, Chris Johns & Brad Izzard (possibly 1991 Nsw team); plus 'Mitre' football signed by Phil Kearns. (2 items)
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1994 Australian kangaroos: display 'Kangaroos, 18th Tour of Britain & France 1994', comprising Australian Rl kangaroos jersey with 9 signatures, window mounted with Australian team photograph, framed & glazed, overall 96 x 128 cm.
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Brad Fittler: Signature on Nsw State of Origin Jumper, with beautiful embroidred 'Nswrl Coat-of-Arms, '(Kangaroo)/Nsw/ 1908-2008' & '1908 2008/Centenary of Rugby League' logos.
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1963-2002 Rugby Union programmes from Australian or New Zealand Tours to Wales, noted 1963 Wales v New Zealand ; 1975 Wales v Australia; 1981 Wales v Australia; 1982 Wales v New Zealand Maoris (with ticket). (13 items)
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Football Collectables: 1925 Gallaher 'Famous Footballers' (green back), complete set (100); 1962 FIFA World Cup in Chile - group of rare tickets (9) ; book '90 Anos De Futbol Argentino Y Mundial, 1867 a 1957' by Bisi (Argentina, 1957); 'El Grafico' sports magazine (Buenos Aires), 12 issues from 1924; 'Die Fussball-Woche' magazines (Berlin, 1928), 8 issues with details of the Olympic football Tournament; plus 'Riel Y Fomento' magazine for July 1928 (Buenos Aires, 1928); & 1925 book re Uruguay football.…
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Celtic: Print 'Celtic Fc - It's a Grand Old Team' showing 1967 European Cup team with 8 signatures - McNeill, Auld, Lennox, Craig, Chalmers, Gemmell, Clark & Fallon (42 x 35 cm); Print 'Lisbon Lions, Celtic 2 Inter Milan 1' with 8 signatures (42 x 35 cm); Photo-montage of 1967 European Cup winning team with 5 signatures (30 x 45 cm); plus large signed photograph of Billy McNeill lifting the European Cup (30 x 45 cm). (4 items)
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Liverpool: Large signed photographs (each about 40 x 35 cm) - Everton celebrating 2005 European Cup victory with 8 signatures - Gerrard, Carragher, Alonso, Riise, Benitez, Finnan, Kewell & Hyypia; large photograph signed by Steven Gerrard & Jamie Carragher; individual signed photographs of Steven Gerrard & Tommy Smith; plus signed print of Alan Kennedy. (5 items)
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Everton: Print of 1984 Fa Cup winning team with 5 signatures - Ratcliffe, Sharpe, Southall, Kendall & Bailey; Large signed photographs (each about 40 x 35 cm) of James McFadden, Neville Southall & Gordon West; Signed prints (each 30 x 45 cm) of Alex Young, Howard Kendall & Colin Harvey. (7 items)
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'Golf Winners', limited edition serigraph print by Le Roy Neiman (1921- ), signed by the artist and numbered 88/500, window mounted, framed (no glass), overall 126 x 85 cm. [Retail Us$8000].
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Robert Allenby, display comprising signature on Flag from 2003 Australian Masters, window mounted with photograph and caption, framed and glazed, overall 64 x 85 cm; plus display comprising signed action photograph, window mounted with signed golf ball and caption, framed and glazed, overall 60 x 55 cm. (2 items)
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Horse Racing Prints: Charles Billich prints (4), comprising: - 'The Irresistable Machine'; 'Country Meeting'; 'Formula Wow'; 'Born to Race'; all titled at base, signed by the artist and numbered '18/99', each window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 86 x 75 cm. (4 items)
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Horse Racing Print: 'Members Only', by Charles Billich, titled at base, signed by the artist and numbered '78/99', window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 73 x 65 cm.
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F1 & Land Speed Record Collectables: Group with F1 programmes (3) - 1975 Silverstone, 1980 Monaco Gp & 1991 British Gp; Race bulletins (9) for 1975 Silverstone; Tickets (2) for 1979 Monaco Gp; plus Bp Ethyl brochure 'Speed Kings of 1938' that folds out to a poster (38 x 55 cm) showing Capt. Eyston's 'Thunderbolt' & John Cobb's 'Railton'. (15 items)
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Australian F1 Grand Prix Sponsor's Prints/Posters: Complete set from 1997-2007, comprising:-'Melbourne'; 'Qantas Australian Grand Prix Melbourne 1997'; 'A Celebration of the 1999 Qantas Australian Grand Prix and 50 Years of Formula One'; 'Melbourne 2000'; 'Celebrating the first five years of the Australian Grand Prix'; '2002-The World According to Formula One'; 'The Magestical World of Formula One'; 'Celebrating 50 Years of Racing at Albert Park'; 'Celebrating 10 Years of Formula One at Albert Park'; 'F1…
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F1 Prints: 'This is the Place for a Race', by Charles Billich, titled at base, signed by the artist and numbered 'Pp x V/299', window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 121 x 95 cm; plus 'The Road to Victory - Michael Schumacher World Champion 2000', limited edition 507/950, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 98 x 85 cm. (2 items)
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F1 Autographs: Signed photographs comprising Jenson Button, Nico Rosberg (portrait shot), Jarno Truli (portrait shot), Giancarlo Fisichella, Takuma Sato & Rubens Barichello (on 2005 Australian Grand Prix card). (6 items)
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V8 Supercars: Signed action photographs comprising Mark Winterbotton (car 5), Dick & Steve Johnson (car 17), Craig Lowndes (car 888), Jason Bargwanna (car 20) & Brad Jones (car 21); plus large signed action photographs of Greg Murphy (car 51), 45 x 35 cm; & Russell Ingall (car 9), 41 x 35 cm. With CoAs. (7 items)
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V8 Supercars: Classic Carlectables 1:43 scale cars (3) signed by Mark Skaife, Jamie Whincup & James Courtney; action photographs (2) signed by Jamie Whincup & James Courtney; Hrt Polo Shirt signed by Mark Skaife & Garth Tander; plus Hrt Cap signed by Mark Skaife & Garth Tander. With CoAs. (7 items)
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Badges: '1935/ (Olympic Torch)', made by J.R.Gaunt London, probably a fund-raising badge; plus 'XIV Olympiad, London, 1948/(Big Ben)/(Olympic rings)', with along edge 'Regd No.851108'. (2 items)
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'Olympic Games London 1948 Official Souvenir'; 'Games of the XXI Olympiad, Montreal 1976, Athletics'; 'Seoul Olympics, Official Guide and Souvenir Program to the Xxivth Olympiad'. (3 items)
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Linen backed 1896 Athens Olympics poster, 'Scribner's, April, the Olympic Games and Their Revival', artwork by Hy Mayer, letterpress with line block illustrations this poster, with its classic illustration, was produced to publicise the April 1896 edition of the magazine 'Scribner's', one of the few magazines that were covering the first modern Olympic Games
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1900 Paris, II Summer Olympics: 1900 Paris Exposition Universelle Internationale Medal, in bronze, designed by J.C.Chaplain, 64 mm diameter. Fine condition. Plus pair of Entry Tickets for the Exposition Universelle de 1900. [The 1900 Olympics were part of the 1900 Exposition, and as no participation medals were made, collectors often add this medal to their collection]. (3 items)
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1904 St.Louis, III Summer Olympics: Entry Tickets for Days 132 & 186 of the St. Louis World's Fair & Louisiana Purchase Exposition, which included the 1904 Olympic Games, black & red on green, each 69 x 30 mm. Scarce. (2 items)
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1912 Stockholm, V Summer Olympics: 1912 Olympics Poster: Official Poster, 'Jeux Olympiques, Stockholm 1912, Le 29 Juin - 22 Juillet', artwork by Olle Hjortzberg, seven-colour lithograph, printed by A.Botzells of Stockholm, linen backed, size 73 x 105 cm. Condition A-. [A Pioneering Poster - The first poster to have a dramatic effect on how the Olympic Games were promoted internationally was issued by the Swedish Olympic Committee for the Stockholm Games of 1912, as part of a well-organised advertising…
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Commemorative badge, with 'Stockholm/ 1912/ Minne Olympiska Spelen', gold-coloured with dark blue enamel. Very attractive and scarce.
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