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Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:908
Sale Title:Sporting & General MemorabiliaLots with images:685
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:595
Date:11-Feb-2009
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Australian Hockey Team: Silver Shield, engraved 'Presented To, Australian Hockey Team, By Auckland Hockey Assn, To commemorate first visit to, Auckland Nz, 23-9-1922', mounted on wooden shield-shaped mount, with 11 signatures on reverse, overall 14 x 15 cm
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Australian Hockey: Rare group with team photographs (5) - 1922 Australia, 1925 Australia, 1921 Nsw, 1928 Nsw & 1930 Nsw; extremely rare book 'The Official Log of the second Australian Hockey Team Touring New Zealand' [Windsor, 1925]; autograph pages 1929 Victoria, 1929 Nsw & 1929 South Australia
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Australian Hockey Team: Original team photograph, with title 'Australian Hockey Team, In New Zealand - 1925', and players names printed on mount, framed & glazed, overall 50 x 41 cm. A rare photograph. Australia did not compete in hockey at the Olympics until 1956 Melbourne)
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1938 poster 'Glenelg, (South Australia), Commemoration day, sports, Wednesday, Dec.28th, 1938, (Pounds)150 prize money (Pounds)150' with list of athletics and sailing events printed by McAlister & Co, Adelaide, overall 38 x 66 cm. Condit.A
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Sport Posters: 'America's Cup', Official Poster of the America's Cup 1983, designed by Mystic Seaport Museum Stores [Usa, 1983], size 56 x 73 cm; plus three other America's Cup posters (one with tone spots), and World Heavyweight Boxing Champions poster. (5 items)
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Boxing photographs: Range of reprinted and original photos and postcards, noted action photo of Ketchel v Johnson fight (1909), other Jack Johnson photos, Les Darcy, Tommy Burns, Bob Fitzsimmons, Jim Jeffries, Jack Dempsey, sugar ray Robinson, Willie Pep, Archie Moore, Jake Lamotta, Rocky Graziano, Lionel rose, Peter Jackson, Ingemar Johansson, Carmen Basilio, young Corbett III; also signed photos (4) - Willie Pep, Carl Olson, Hogan Bassy and Jeff Fenech. Condition varies. (150 items)
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Mike Tyson v Evander Holyfield display comprising both signatures on action photo from Tyson-Holyfield I, window mounted with action photo from Holyfield-Tyson II - the infamous Bite Fight, framed and glazed, overall 54 x 96 cm.
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Mike Tyson autographed 16oz 'Cleto Reyes' full pro boxing glove, an original 'Team Julius' glove from the Mike Tyson v Julius Francis fight in Manchester, 29th January 2001. Iron Mike knocked the British heavyweight champion to the canvas five times before the bout was stopped at 1:03 in the second round of their scheduled ten round fight
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1962 Commonwealth Games in Perth - Synchronised Swimming Demonstration: A most historic group, ex Noelle Jeffrey, comprising woolen swimsuit with embroidered 'Melbourne Synchronised Swimming Club' badge on front; Participation Medal '1962 VII British Empire and Commonwealth Games, Perth, Western Australia', 58 mm diameter; 'Official Synchronised Swimming Handbook' [Asua, Sydney, c1960s]; photographs (14); 'VIIth British Empire and Commonwealth Games - General Rules and Information'; Swimming programmes (5)…
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'The Laws of cricket, (by Authority), as Revised by the Marylebone cricket club' poster, published by 'J. Perfect, Printer, and Dealer in dark's, Cobbett's, and page's, Bats, Balls, Stumps, gloves, leg-Guards, &C., Market-place, Newark'
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1878 Australian Team: original team photograph 'The Australian eleven' with cameos of 13 players, produced by T.F. Chuck & Son, Melbourne, mounted on card printed on reverse 'The Australian eleven, Melbourne 1878'. Mount slightly trimmed at edges (overall 105 x 150 mm), and some paper adhesion on reverse. Extremely rare
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1880 2nd Australian Team to England: original newspaper engraving from 'The illustrated London News', titled 'The Australian Cricketers at Kennington oval', hand-coloured, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 78 x 64 cm. Also framed group of cricket trade cards. Fine condition. (2 items)
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Cricket Photographs & Postcards: c1880 Yorkshire team photo (c1930s reprint) including Lord Hawke, Ulyett, Emmett & Peate; c1922 Malvern Cc team photo; c1905-20s postcards (10) of cricketers & ship-board cricket & other activities. (12 items)
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C1882 Australia v England: colourful scrapbook piece (11 x 14 cm), showing Australian coat-of-arms, cameos of Dr. W. G. Grace & W. L. Murdoch, and picture of W. G. Grace (as lion) bowling to Billy Murdoch (as kangaroo). Mounted on scrapbook page
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'The Australian Cricketers', double-page engraving from 'The Illustrated London News' Aug.20, 1882, overall 58 x 40 cm, superb condition; plus 'Bringing Back the Ashes, England v Australia, 1903-1904', England team picture, supplement to the 'Sheffield Daily Telegraph' March 7th 1904, size 29 x 22 cm. Fair/G condition. (2 items)
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Sydney Cricket Ground, original photograph by Hubert Newman (1830-1916), titled 'The cricket ground, Sydney 1880s', showing a match in progress (possibly the 1887-88 Ashes test match), a few minor surface faults, window mounted hiding some larger peripheral faults, overall 40 x 30 cm
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1887-88 England Tour to Australia: rare scorecard printed on wove paper 'Shrewsbury's Team v Victoria, Melbourne, Australia, December 16,17, & 19, 1887', showing the biggest innings defeat in Australian first class cricket. Shrewsbury made 232 of his team's 624. Victoria managed 68 and 100, losing by an innings and 456 runs. Some tone spots
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1887-88 England Tour to Australia: rare scorecard printed on wove paper 'Shrewsbury's Team v Sixth Australian Team, Sydney, Australia, March 9, 10, 12, & 13, 1888', showing Shrewsbury made 206 & Australia's Sammy Jones 109 not out. Few minor tone spots
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'Vanity Fair' Cricket Prints: 'Monkey' (A.N.Hornby) by Stuff (H.C.S.Wright), published Aug.15 1891; 'Oxford Cricket' (H.Philipson) by Spy (Sir Leslie Ward), published June 29 1889; 'The Lobster' (D.L.A.Jephson) by Spy, published May 22nd 1902; colour lithographs, each overall 27 x 40 cm (two mounted on boards). Condition A-/B. (3 items)
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Charlie McLEOD, rare cabinet card photograph showing McLeod wearing his Australian straw boater hat with Australian coat-of-arms on hat-band, taken by T.Humphrey & Co., Melbourne, overall 12 x 18 cm. (Charlie McLeod played 17 Tests 1894- 1905. Australian test player No. 67)
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Cricket Books, noted 'Annals of Cricket' by W.W.Read [London, 1896]; 'The Jubilee Book of Cricket' by Ranjitsinhji [Edinburgh, 1897]; 'The History of the Richmond Cricket Club' by Tyson [Melbourne, 1987]; 'Cricket Caricatures 2 - The Cricket Caricatures of John Ireland' by Agnew [Herts, 2000]. Fair/Vg condition. (40 items)
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Clem Hill, large pencil signature on card. [Clement Hill played 49 Tests 1896-1912, including 10 as Australian captain. Australian Test Player No.74]
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Monty Noble, large pencil signature on card. [Monty Noble played 42 Tests, 1897-1909, including 15 as captain. Australian Test Player No.76]
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1905 Scorecard, 'England V. Australia, Kennington oval August 14th, 15th & 16th, 1905', (5th test match), players include Joe Darling, Victor Trumper, Warwick Armstrong, Hon.F.S.Jackson & C.B.Fry. Some faults though extremely scarce
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1912 New South WalesTeam, superb team photograph of the NSW team in Toowoomba, overall 25 x 16 cm. Mount with peripheral faults, photograph fine. Rare and attractive
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Australian Team postcards: 'The Australian Cricketers Photographed at Lord's' (1912) ; 'Australian cricket Team, 1921'; 'The Australian test Team, 1930'; 'Australian Team, 1938'; 'Australian cricket Team, England, 1948'; & 'First Australian cricket Team Touring West Indies & British Guiana March-June 1955' (rare). (6 items)
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1921 Australian Tour to England: Warren Bardsley original sepia photograph (15 x 20 cm) depicting Bardsley in mufti on board ship en route to England, together with letter of thanks for sympathy after his death in 1954; plus Stork Hendry signed Major Drapkin cigarette card. (3 items)
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Arthur Mailey: Books (3) in poor condition - 'Arthur Mailey's Book' [Sydney, 1922]; 'Cricket Sketches by Arthur Mailey' [Sydney, 1924]; 'Cricket Cartoons - Depicting incidents in first class cricket during the visit of the English Team to Australia in 1924-5' [Sydney, 1925]; plus other cricket literature (9 items); Australian team sheets with facsimile autographs for 1994, 1995 & 1997; miniature bat with facsimile autographs. (c17 items)
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C1924 Lancashire Team, team photo from magazine with 6 signatures - Ernest & Dick Tyldesley, Cecil Parkin, George Duckworth, Harry Makepeace & Frank Watson
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1924-25 England Team, official team photo with title 'M.C.C. Team 1924-25' and players names hand-painted on mount, noted Gilligan (Captain), Hobbs & Douglas, framed & glazed, overall 83 x 64 cm. Fair/good condition
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1924-25 England Team: Full size Cricket Bat, with 13 signatures on reverse, including J.W.H.T.Douglas, F.C.Toone (manager), Patsy Hendren, H.Howell, J.W.Hearne, J.B.Hobbs, H.Strudwick, Maurice Tate & R.Kilner. A few signatures faded, and bat with some soiling, though scarce
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1926 Australian Team: display comprising autograph pages (2) signed by 11 players and manager, including Herb Collins (Captain), Warren Bardsley, Jack Ryder & bill Woodfull, window mounted with postcard '1926 Australian Team, in Jaeger Shirts and Sweaters, Etc', framed and glazed, overall 39 x 44 cm
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Postcards: 1926 England Team 'The Men Who Won back, the Ashes'; plus 'West Indies cricket Team, England, 1939' & 'West Indies cricket Team, 1957'. (3 items)
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Australian Team Postcards: 'The Australian Team 1926' & 'The Australian Test Team, 1930'; plus book '1937 Australian Test Tour' by Harris [London, 1937]. (3 items)
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Early Bradman Team photograph: 'St. George District cricket club, first Grade Team, Season 1928-29', with title and player's names printed on mount, with D.G. Bradman beside Captain in front row, overall 33 x 28 cm. Ex Ernie green. Rare
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St.George District cricket club: group ex Ernie green, comprising presentation St.George enamelled cuff links; club tie; cloth badge 'NSWCA, 1st Grade, Premiers 1939-40' (St.George's first ever first Grade premiership, aided no doubt by bill O'Reilly, ray Lindwall & Arthur Morris) ; photos (4) - two showing St.George playing at the SCG in 1928-29 and two showing Ernie green, one with O'Reilly. Green is still St.George's 4th all time bowler, with 405 wickets at 20.3
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Bert Oldfield's cricket bat from 1928-29 first Ashes test (Bradman's first test match), full size 'Gunn & Moore - W.A.Oldfield' cricket bat, match-used by Bert Oldfield, endorsed on reverse '1st test match, England - Australia', and signed by England - 16 signatures including A.P.F.Chapman, J.B.Hobbs. Patsy Hendren (169), Douglas Jardine (the infamous Bodyline Captain) & Harold Larwood (8 wickets); and signed by Australia - 13 signatures including Jack Ryder, Don Bradman (in his first test match), bill…
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1928 original press photo, 'Ponsford Bowled by Larwood', mounted on board, overall 38 x 30 cm; plus 1980 Australian Team, official team photo, the players wearing their Australian blazers in front of Lords Pavilion, overall 38 x 30 cm. (2 items)
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One of Don Bradman's cricket Bats from the 1930 Tour of England, full size 'Sykes - Don Bradman' cricket bat, signed to reverse 'Don Bradman/ private' in the ownership position, and signed to front by Australia - Woodfull, Richardson, Bradman, Kippax, Grimmett, wall, McCabe, Hornibrook, Walker, A'Beckett, Oldfield, Jackson, Ponsford, Fairfax and Hurwood; and below by the 3rd test England team - Chapman, Hobbs, Sutcliffe, Tyldesley, tete, Hammond, Duleepsinhji, Geary, Leyland, Larwood, Duckworth and Hendren…
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1930 Australian Team, official team photograph, taken by Bolland titled 'The 1930 (17th) Australian test Team', signed to mount by the entire team, 18 signatures - W.L.Kelly (manager), Archie Jackson (scarce - he died of Tb in 1933), Tim wall, Ted A'Beckett, Percy Hornibrook, Alec Hurwood, Clarrie Grimmett (signed twice), T.Havard (official), Alan Fairfax, bill Ponsford, Stan McCabe, Victor Richardson, bill Woodfull (Captain), Alan Kippax, Don Bradman, Bert Oldfield & Charlie Walker, framed and glazed,…
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1930 Australian Tour to England: Welcome to the Australians 1930 - British Sportsman's club menu for the luncheon given to welcome the 1930 Australian touring team to England, the Savoy Hotel, London, April 24th 1930, signed to the double centre page by 62 of the 275 invited guests, mainly test players, including the 1930 Australians and 14 former England captains, signatures include Don Bradman, Stan McCabe, bill Woodfull, Clarrie Grimmett, bill Ponsford, Bert Oldfield, Lord Hawke, C.B. Fry, Lord Harris,…
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1930 Australian Tour to England: original photograph (25 x 17 cm) of the Australians in Pompeii, Italy on their way to England, showing Kippax, Vic Richardson, Arthur Richardson, Woodfull & Ponsford
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1930 England Team, large original photograph (29 x 24 cm) depicting the team for the Lords test match at the back of the Pavilion, noted Chapman (Captain), Hobbs, Hammond, Duleepsinhji, tete, Sandham, Robins, Allen, Woolley
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1930 Australian Team, team photograph, with title 'The Australian Cricket Team (1930) clothed throughout in 'Viyella'.', and players names printed on mount, overall 41 x 33 cm. Some soiling & faults to mount, though good advertsing piece
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1931-32 South African Team, official team photograph, with original title 'South African cricket Team, Touring Australia 1931-32', and players names affixed to mount, overall 43 x 37 cm. Fine condition
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1932-33 'Body line' Tour: lovely lithographed picture of 'S.S.Orontes 1933', with facsimile signatures of the whole England team, framed & glazed, overall 30 x 35 cm. Superb condition
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1932-33 'Body line' Tour: scarce original 'Daily Express, test match Supplement' for the third days play of the Third test in Adelaide, showing England 1st Innings 341; Australia 1st Innings 185 for 5 with Bradman c Allen, b Larwood for 8; Ponsford not out 80
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1933 West Indies Tour of England, full size 'Wisden's' cricket bat, endorsed 'West Indies cricket Team 1933', with 17 signatures including Jackie Grant (Captain), George Headley (the black Bradman), Herman Griffith & Puss Achong. Bat varnished, so signatures in excellent condition, 1933 West Indies is a scarce team
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Bradman & Ponsford Walking Out To Bat, print 'Don Bradman and Bill Ponsford, At The Oval, London, 1934' by Walters, signed by the artist; L/E: 233/1000, produced by Melb. Cricket Club (1998), window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 64 x 79 cm. Also print 'Sir Donald Bradman' by John Christie, signed by the artist, L/E: 1078/1500, framed (no glass), overall 76 x 107 cm. (2 items)
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Don Bradman, supplement 'Don Bradman, Wonder Batsman, Captain of Australia 1936-37' published by David Syme & Co. Melbourne, framed and glazed, overall 34 x 38 cm. Some toning at top, though scarce and attractive
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1937 Don Bradman's XIV Vic Richardson's XI, Testimonial for Vic Richardson & Clarrie Grimmett at Adelaide oval, miniature bat (30 cm long) signed by Bradman's team on front, and Richardson's team on reverse, with 23 signatures including Don Bradman, Ross Gregory (scarce), Lindsay Hassett, Fleetwood-Smith, Vic Richardson, Stan McCabe, Bert Oldfield, bill O'Reilly, Clarrie Grimmett & Jack Badcock. Also a cricket card in poor condition. (2 items)
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Marylebone cricket club: dinner menu & table plan, 'The 150th Anniversary of the Marylebone cricket club, Savoy Hotel, July 15th, 1937'. Minor tone spots, though scarce. (2 items)
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1938 Kangaroo Ashtray, very attractive bronze metal ashtray decorated with bat wielding kangaroo, 19 cm tall, engraved around edge 'For The Ashes 1938', and 'B.G.E.' (British General Electric), also marked on base 'Gec of England' & 'Bgec 1938'. Rare - only given to players
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1938 Australian Team, official team photograph, with title 'Australian cricket Team, 1938' printed on mount, signed to mount by the entire team, 18 signatures including - Don Bradman (Captain), Lindsay Hassett, Sidney Barnes (scarce), Stan McCabe, bill brown & Ben Barnett, overall 43 x 37 cm. Mount with minor corner bends, though signatures are excellent
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1945 Australian Services Team: rare programme for 2nd Victory test 'England Versus Australia, at Bramall Lane, Sheffield', published by army cricket Association; plus 4 other items of cricket ephemera
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1946-47 Australian Team, 'Gripu Trousers' advert with team photograph with players names and facsimile autographs on mount, showing Don Bradman (Captain), Lindsay Hassett & Keith Miller, overall 43 x 30 cm
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1947 New South WalesTeam, official team photograph, with title 'New South Wales Sheffield shield Team, v Queensland at Brisbane, October 1947', and players names printed on mount, overall 33 x 23 cm. Good condition. (Rex Rogers 124 helped Queensland to a hard-fought 2 wicket win), with Keith Miller collection certificate
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Don Bradman, display 'Sir Donald Bradman - Hundredth Run of His Hundredth century', comprising signature on card, window mounted with two action photos, and another of the SCG scoreboard, framed & glazed, overall 59 x 75 cm. Limited edition 4/50
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Cricket Collectables: 1948 Australian tour to England, original press photographs (6 - most with captions on reverse), including one titled 'The Don is Here'; 1953 Australian Tour of England, group with scarce tour guide '1953 Australian cricket Tour' published by T.Ross (London, 1953); scorecards (4) ; scarce ticket 'Australians Versus Combined Services'; plus 1993-2005 Ashes Sreies: Programmes (9) ; Scorecards (11) & Tickets (3). (35 items)
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Tickets: 1948 'Invincibles' Tour - ticket for 3rd test match; 1953 Australian tour to England - Lord's complimentary ticket, oval complimentary ticket & ticket price flier; 1956 Australian tour to England - Headingley ticket; 1985 England v Australia - match tickets for different days (3), lunch & tea tickets (2). (10 items)
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1948 Australian Tour to England, full size 'Sykes - Don Bradman' cricket bat, with 16 signatures on reverse, 11 of the Australian 'Invincibles' including Don Bradman, Colin McCool, Sidney barnes, bill brown, Keith Miller & Neil Harvey; and 5 others including Sir Pelham Warner. Signatures in very good condition, and desirable on a 'Sykes - Don Bradman' bat
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