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Sporting and General Memorabilia — Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:946
Sale Title:Sporting and General MemorabiliaLots with images:397
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:620
Date:25-Aug-2009
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1980 Australian Team for Centenary Test tour of England, official team sheet, with 14 signatures including Greg Chappell, Kim Hughes, Dennis Lillee and Rod Marsh. Superb condition
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1980 Australian Team to Pakistan, official team sheet with 17 signatures including Greg Chappell, Kim Hughes, Graeme Beard and Allan Border. Superb condition
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New Zealand: Official Team Sheets - 1980-81 to Australia (17 signatures); plus 6 x 1985-86 to Australia (each with 15 signatures). Includes Richard Hadlee, Geoff Howarth, Martin Crowe and Jeremy Coney. (7 items)
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1981 Australian Team to Uk and Sri Lanka, official team sheet with 18 signatures including Kim Hughes, Dennis Lillee and Trevor Chappell
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1981 Australian Team to Uk and Sri Lanka, official team sheet with 20 signatures including Kim Hughes, Rod Marsh and Geoff Lawson. Some folds and old tape marks to edges, otherwise in generally good condition
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1981-82 Pakistan Team to Australia, official team sheet with 19 signatures including Javed Miandad, Zaheer Abbas and Imran Khan. Superb condition
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1982-83 England Team to Australia, official team sheet with 19 signatures including Bob Willis, Ian Botham and Alan Lamb
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1983 Australian Team to Zimbabwe, official team sheet with 15 signatures including Dirk Wellham (captain), David Boon and Dean Jones. Folded, otherwise fine condition
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1983 West Indies XI to South Africa, commemorative cover with 16 signatures including Lawrence Rowe (captain), Alvin Kallicharran, Collis King and David Murray. Fine condition
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1983 New Zealand Team to World Cup, official team sheet with 18 signatures including Geoff Howarth, John Wright and Richard Hadlee. Fine condition
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1983 Australian Team to Sri Lanka, official team sheet with 16 signatures including Greg Chappell, David Hookes and Allan Border. Light fold, otherwise fine condition
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1984-85 Australian Team, 1st Test v West Indies at Waca, official team sheet with 12 signatures including Kim Hughes, Allan Border and Terry Alderman. Scarce
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1985 Australian 'Rebel' Team to South Africa, 'Border Cricket Union' team sheet with 16 signatures including Kim Hughes, Graham Yallop and Rodney Hogg. Light folds, otherwise fine condition
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1988 Australian Aboriginals tour of England, official programme with 20 signatures on back page including John McGuire (captain), Michael Mainhardt and S.C.Appoo. Fine condition. Extremely rare
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1988 Old England XI to Australia, official Waca team sheet with 11 signatures including Tony Greig, Mike Brearley, Derek Randall and Bob Willis. Good condition
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Pakistan Test Cricketers: Signed 10 x 8' photos of Pakistan cricketers (28). Also 1989-2004 signed cricket covers (8) - signatures include Imran Khan, Hanif Mohammed and Zaheer Abbas; match tickets (18 - including 2 signed); unsigned cricket covers (10); also 1957-79 Pakistan First Day Covers (74); 'The Classic John Wayne Collection' magazines (15). (153 items)
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Zimbabwe Test Cricketers: Small collection in album, with signed pieces (15) and photographs (12). Noted Andy Flower, Grant Flower (2), Heath Streak. From the Brian Bassano cricket autographs collection. (27 items)
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Cycling medals/badges: enamel medal/badges, comprising 1931 V.A.C.U, century Run; 1932 Colac - Melbourne Road Race; 1936 Colac - Melbourne Road Race; 1937 Peninsula Tour; 1939 Colac - Melbourne Road Race.
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Ian Browne's 1968 Australian Championships, gold winner's medal, with chain, 'Amateur Cyclists Association of Australia', engraved on reverse 'Senior Australian Track Championships/ Sydney 1968/ 2000 Metres Tandem/ 1st I.Browne G.Johnson', 58 mm diameter. Very attractive and scarce. Ian Browne, gold medal winner at 1956 Olympics, won his fifth and final tandem and his last Australian Championship in 1968 with Johnson
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'Trolling for Pike', restrike etching, originally painted by James Pollard (1831), framed and glazed, overall 78 x 59 cm
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'Fly Fishing', restrike etching, originally painted by James Pollard, framed and glazed, overall 73 x 59 cm
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'Trout Fishing', restrike etching, originally painted by Douglas Adams (1892), limited edition 61/100, framed and glazed, overall 94 x 78 cm
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Fishing Prints: 'Landing the Trout' and 'Landing the Grayling, restrike etchings by Lawrence Josset, both framed and glazed, each overall 41 x 47 cm. (2 items)
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St. Kilda: 1889 Member's Season Ticket, black leather cover with gilt 'St. K.F.C./Member's Ticket/1889', with fixture list (but no tickets or stubs intact). Extremely rare, the earliest St. Kilda member's season ticket we have offered
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St. Kilda: 1890 Member's Season Ticket, black leather cover with gilt 'St. Kilda Football Club/1890', with fixture list and ticket stub for each game - 3 tickets intact and 1 loose. Good condition and extremely rare
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1903 Collingwood Premiership medal, 9ct gold medal with magpie in centre, surrounded by text 'Collingwood Football Club 1903', engraved on reverse, 'Pres. By A. Mccracken Esq./ Premiers/A. Dummett', very attractive and rare. Alf 'Rosie' Dummett played 118 games 1901-10. Recruited locally, he was a star defender in Collingwood's earliest league era, played in the 1902-03 Magpie premiership sides, and captained the club for part of the 1906 season, after his playing career ended he served as the Vice…
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'Football Souvenir 1921' published by E.McCouaig [Melbourne, 1921]. Fair condition. Scarce
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1925 Geelong Premiership Medal, solid gold and blue enamel medal with monogram 'VFL' in centre, surrounded by text 'Victorian Football League/ Premiers', engraved on reverse, 'K.Leahy/Geelong F.C. 1925', very attractive and rare, in original presentation case. Together with silver fob with his initials 'Kl'; also silver and enamel medal 'Australian senior Cadets/Recreational Training 1921' engraved on reverse 'W.A. State Champ, 2nd, 100 Yds 1906 Quota, K.Leahy'. Ken Leahy played 29 games 1925-27. Named…
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Geelong Football Pennants, wonderful collection with Geelong pennants (11) including 1937, 1950, 1951, 1952 (two different), 1953, 1963 and 1967; also North Melbourne 1950; Melbourne 1950; Fitroy; Geelong Centenary 1938. Fair/Good condition. (15 items)
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Geelong: Member's Season Ticket for 1938, with fixture list and hole punched for each game attended, marked inside '1938 lady'. Good condition
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c1930s panoramic photograph with four state teams - Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and another (with 'Ri' on their jumpers), taken by H.M.Walker of Melbourne, overall 56 x 18 cm. Some research required to identify players
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Miniature Football Boot, attractive sample boot handstamped on sole 'A.Cunningham/ 10'40 Hay St'
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Balance Of Geelong Collection, noted flags (8); 'Ford' flag; 1950s tie; footballs (5); badges (50+); photographs (4) including 'Old Geelong League Players 1948', 'Dennis Marshall' and '1966 Geelong's players for Victoria'; original cartoon of Bernie Smith by Jim Dew (1951); original cartoon of Jack Jennings by Hagger (1956); Tarax Polly Farmer Footy Game (faults); money boxes (2); muff; Matchbox car and truck; playing cards; mittens; backpack; tickets; key rings (3); cap; rosette; 2002 stamps sheetlet…
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Geelong: Member's Season Tickets for 1949, 1997 (4), 1998, 2000 (3), 2001 (3), 2002 (4), 2003 (2), 2006 (2) and 2008 (2). (22 items)
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Essendon and Edfl: A fabulous archive, c1950-64, with 8 mm film (5 reels) of Essendon Football Club including selling of finals tickets, 1962 Grand Final Essendon v Melbourne, Essendon v Richmond, Essendon v Footscray, Hugh Mitchell 150 games, social outings and players trip to Hong Kong; oral history - 22 reel-to-reel audio tapes of Essendon and Keilor (Edfl) interviews and functions; plus photograph album covering 1950s history of Edfl clubs Keilor and Lincoln Stars, with photographs (85) and ephemera. A…
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Geelong: original painting 'VFL Premiers 1952. Boi - Are We Downhearted?' by Lloyd Hagger, showing Geelong team burying a magpie, mounted on board, overall 65 x 46 cm
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1952 Geelong Premiership souvenir, silver plated matchbox holder, decorated with enamel badges, 'Geelong Football Club' on front, and 'Victorian football League' on reverse; engraved on front 'V.F.L. Premiers 1952/ from, Jack Jennings, President'. Player unknown
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Geelong: 'Geelong '52 Premiers' Weg poster (issued late 1990s), signed by Bob Davis, overall 46 x 64 cm. Superb condition
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Charlie Sutton (Footscray), signature on Footscray heritage jumper. [Charlie Sutton played 173 games 1942-56, and was captain-coach of the 1954 premiership team]
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1954-55 Geelong Souvenirs, silver plated bottle opener, decorated with enamel badge 'Geelong Football Club', engraved on reverse 'From, Jack Jennings, President 1954'; tie pin decorated with enamel badge 'Geelong Football Club'; plus attractive wooden cat (26 cm high) with faded endorsement 'To J.Holt, from Jack Jennings, President Geelong Football Club 1955'. (3 items)
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John Nicholls (Carlton), signature on Carlton jumper, embroidered with details of Nicholls' playing career. [John Nicholls played 328 games, 1957-74]
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Melbourne: 1959 original Weg poster. Few minor faults though fabulous appearance. Extremely scarce and desirable
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Geelong: 1963 original Weg poster, signed by Bob Davis (coach), window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 71 x 86 cm, extremely scarce and desirable
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Geelong: 1963 Qantas travel bag 'Geelong Football Club, VFL Premiers 1963, Introducing Australian Rules football to the U.S.A./ a V-jet passenger with Qantas'. Extremely scarce and desirable
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Geelong: Books including scarce 'Geelong Football Club, Players Album 1963'; 'Those Mighty Cats' [1967]; 'Geelong Football Club - A Record of the Club' by Coward [1967]; 'Polly Farmer - A Biography' by Hawke (signed by Farmer) [Fremantle, 1994]; 'Gary Ablett' by Ironbark Legends [Sydney, 1997]. (5 items)
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Carlton: Lovely membership badge for Centenary Year 1964
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St. Kilda: Member's Season Ticket for 1964, with fixture list and hole punched for each game attended, named inside to Ian Cooper with 'Complimentary' handstamps. Good condition. (Ian Cooper played in St. Kilda's 1966 Premiership)
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St Kilda: 1966 original Weg poster, some folds and tape stains, otherwise fine condition, framed and glazed, overall 51 x 67 cm. Extremely rare and sought after
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Geelong: c1966 displays made from painted glass and foil, both framed and glazed, one 58 x 40 cm, other 27 x 22 cm. Rare - we have previously only seen these quaint 1960s souvenirs for St Kilda and Collingwood. (2 items)
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VFL/AFL Autographs: collection beautifully presented in album, comprising 96 signed items, most mounted with associated pictures, newspaper articles, photographs, football cards, etc. Noted Gary Ayres, Allen Aylett, Ron Barassi, Peter Bedford, Kevin Bartlett, Dermott Brereton, Simon black, Francis Burke, Barry Cable, Wayne Carey, Paul couch, Peter Daicos, Bob Davis, Jason Dunstall, Bruce Doull, Graham 'Polly' Farmer, Leigh Matthews. A fabulous collection
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Richmond: 1969 original Weg poster
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c1972 Puma 'VFL Posters', Peter Hudson (Hawthorn) and Peter Bedford (South Melbourne). Good condition (minor peripheral faults). (2 items)
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Wayne Schimmelbusch (North Melbourne), signature on North Melbourne heritage jumper. [Wayne Schimmelbusch played 306 games, 1973-87]
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Richmond: 1973 original Weg poster. Fair/good condition (tear Ll). Would look great framed. Rare
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Richmond: 1974 original Weg poster. Very good condition, would look fabulous framed
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Hawthorn: 1976 Premiers medal, solid sterling silver, an exact replica of the medal presented to the players of the winning team, in case of issue
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Richmond: 1980 original Weg poster; also 1968 and 1971 Richmond annual reports. Good condition. (3 items)
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c1982 Cooper and Sons Ltd 'Victorian League Lager', complete set of 12 beer cans, one for each club, bottom opened. Good condition. (12 items)
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Essendon: Original Weg posters for 1984 and 1985 (2). Good condition. (3 items)
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Weg Posters: Original Weg posters for 1984 Essendon (faults)and 1991 Hawthorn (laminated), both framed and glazed. (2 items)
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Ted Whitten, Jack Dyer and Ron Barassi, original hand-painted caricatures by Rogers, 'E.J. Mister Football', 'Captain Blood' and 'Ronald Dale - The Coach', window mounted together, framed and glazed, overall 89 x 47 cm
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James Hird (Essendon): Essendon football jumper from the Heritage round (round 18, 2004) signed on front by James Hird and Kevin Sheedy, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 82 x 105 cm
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North Melbourne: North Melbourne football jumper from 2006 Canberra trip, with 40 signatures on front including Brent Harvey, Anthony Stevens and Glenn Archer, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 74 x 103 cm
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North Melbourne: original painting of Anthony Stevens and Glenn Archer, by Joe Zappulla, oil on canvas, framed, overall 62 x 121 cm
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North Melbourne: Collection with $5 Afl Proof coin (used in coin toss 2004 Kangaroos v West Coast Eagles at Manuka Oval); two Kangaroos watches in presentation cases; large signed photograph of Glenn Archer (framed, 70 x 95 cm); signed photograph of Brent Harvey's 150th game (photo on canvas, 41 x 56 cm)
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Melbourne: 150th Anniversary 1858-2008 jumper with 45 signatures, embroidered 57/150 (1957 being a Melbourne premiership year)
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Cigarette And Trade Cards: 1908-94 football cards, comprising Sniders and Abrahams 1908 (1), 1910 (1), 1911 (1), 1912 (1), 1914 (6); 1933 Wills (14); Scanlens/Stimorol 1988 (15), 1989 (46), 1990 (10), 1991 (8); 1994 Select (12). Fair/Vg. (Total 115)
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Pc c1910 The Weekly Times postcard 'Victorian Footballers', [1/84 known], J.Wilson (Collingwood). Poor/Fair
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1920-2003 football cards etc, noted 1920 J.J.Schuh (2); 1933 Allens (2); 1933 Hoadleys (3); 1933 Wills (1); 1933 Godfrey Phillips (1); 1934 Allens (1); 1951 Argus 'Colour Team Photos' (1 - Grand Final Geelong); 1951 Geelong Fc 'Bernie Smith, Brownlow Medalist 1951'; 1952 Argus 'Colour Team Photos' (2 - Collingwood and Geelong); 1968 Ampol 'VFL Champions' (2 - one missing record); 1999 Herald Sun 'Official Afl 1999 Footy Album' [16]. Fair/Vg. (38 items)
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1921 Sporting Life and The Bayonet 'Prominent Players' pictorial supplement No. 13 'Gordon Rattray, Fitzroy', 25 x 38 cm. Fair/good condition. Extremely rare - the Afhg 'Australian Rules football cards' website lists 9 known - this one is unrecorded
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1921 Sporting Life and The Bayonet 'Prominent Players' pictorial supplement No. 14 'Con Mccarthy, Collingwood', 25 x 38 cm. Fair/good condition. Extremely rare - the Afhg 'Australian Rules football cards' website lists 9 known
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1921 Sporting Life and The Bayonet 'Prominent Players' pictorial supplement No. 15 'C. Sherry, Fitzroy', 25 x 38 cm. Extremely rare - the AFHG 'Australian Rules football cards' website lists 9 known - this one is unrecorded
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1921 Sporting Life and The Bayonet 'Prominent Players' pictorial supplement No. 18 'S. Mclatchie, Carlton', 25 x 38 cm, extremely rare, the AFHG 'Australian Rules football cards' website lists nine known
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C1921 cut-to-shape Geelong players (3 - each about 23 cm tall). Unknown if issued this way, or cut from unrecorded Sporting Life and The Bayonet 'Prominent Players' pictorial supplements. Fair/good condition. (3 items)
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1949 Kornies 'Victorian Footballers', complete set [108] stuck down in album. Poor/G
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1957 Coca-Cola 'Geelong League football stars', complete set (24) pasted into special album. Rare
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1958 Atlantic 'Victorian League Stars' part set [38/128] stuck into Atlantic album. G/Vg
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1963 Shell 'VFL Footballers', complete set [96] pasted into 'Shell Football Autograph Book' album. Scarce
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1964-66 'Mobil Footy Photos' for 1964 (13), 1965 (13) and 1966 (20 in album and 13 loose); also 1950s North Melbourne tie; 'Football Record's (20) including 4 Grand Finals; other literature including 'Footy Fan' magazine. G/Vg. (86 items)
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1968 Ampol 'VFL Champions' folder and 45rpm record, complete set (12/12 + one spare). VG. (total 13)
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1968 3UZ 'Club colours' window transfers, almost complete set (10/12) (missing Hawthorn and Melbourne). G/VG
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2009 Hawthorn Fc '1988/89 Premiership Reunion' complete set [28]. Vg
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Football Records: 1951-53 'Football Record's, home and away matches, comprising 1951 (1), 1952 (2) and 1953 (13). Fair/Good condition. (15 items)
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1954 'Football Record's, comprising home and away matches (9) and 2nd Semi Final, Geelong v Footscray (missing centre pages). Fair/Good condition. (10 items)
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1956 'Football Record's, comprising home and away matches (15) and 1st Semi Final, Geelong v Footscray. Fair/Good condition. (16 items)
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1962-96 'Football Record's, comprising home and away (99); interstate (1); finals (14 - including scarce 1962 Preliminary Final Replay); Grand Finals (4) - 1967, 1994 (2) and 1996. (118 items)
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c1947 Rl Autographs: Manly-Warringah autograph page with 12 pencil signatures; plus Western Suburbs autograph page with 12 pencil signatures. Also tickets (2) for 1963 First Test Gt.Britain v Australia at Wembley. (4 items)
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1956 New Zealand Team, panoramic team photograph titled 'New Zealand 'Kiwis' Rugby League Touring Team, Australian Tour, 1956', with players names in image, produced by Melba of Sydney, framed, overall 110 x 28 cm
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Nswcrfl: Embroidered patch 'N.S.W.C.R.F.L./(Australian Coat-of-Arms)/New Zealand v Riverina, 1963' (some holes); plus 1963 calendar 'Wagga Kangaroo Rugby League Football Club - Premiers, Group 20, 1963' (Fair condition, peripheral faults). (2 items)
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Manly Warringah, 'Great Moments' print with signatures of 13 legends including Frank Stanton, Bob Fulton and Geoff Toovey, limited edition 359/1000, overall 66 x 91 cm. With CoA
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'A Rugby Match', restrike etching, originally painted by W.B.Wollen (1895), framed and glazed, overall 110 x 77 cm
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c1947 autograph pages (6) with pencil signatures of Ru clubs - Norther Suburbs (12 sigs); St.George (15 sigs); Randwick (16 sigs); Drummoyne (12 sigs); Manly (23 sigs); Armidale (15 sigs); also 1964 programme England v New Zealand at Twickenham. (7 items)
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All Blacks: Jonah Lomu display with signature mounted with action photograph; mounted print of 1924 All Blacks - The Invincibles; posters (15); 2003 All Blacks medallions (30); rugby cards including '2005 All Blacks' (15), 'Stat Attack' (43), 'Stat Attack II' (47), '2008 Rugby Superstars' (50); range of signed cards (16). Also two South Brisbane District Cricket Club team photographs for 1939-40 and 1950-51. (c203 items)
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1955 Australian National Football Team v South Africa, 1st Test at Brisbane Cricket Ground, autograph page with 11 signatures including Joe Marston (first Australian to play in Fa Cup Final - Preston North End v West Bromwich Albion 1954), Tom Jack (captain), Alec Duncan and Harry Brophy (coach). Scarce item of Socceroos history
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1955 South African Football Tour To Australia, autograph page with 19 signatures including Gordon Frew (captain), Ken Ziesing, Danny Le Roux and Cliff Jacques
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Football Autographs: 1955-56 autograph pages (3) - 1955 Australia (5th Test v South Africa) with 7 signatures including Kevin O'Neill, Bill Paddocks and Cliff Sander; Stanley Matthews (England); Djugardens XI Sweden (3 signatures); also team sheet 1956 England tour to South Africa with facsimile autographs. (4 items)
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Manchester United - 1958 Munich Air Disaster: 'The Manchester United Football Club Supporters' Club Memorial Handbook, 1958'; plus programmes - the rare post-crash 19th feb.1958 Manchester United v Sheffield Wednesday that showed simply a blank space where each United player's name should have been; also 1957 Fa Cup Final Aston Villa v Manchester United; 1958 Fa Cup Final Bolton Wanderers v Manchester United; 1968 European Cup Final Benfica v Manchester United. (5 items)
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1962 Fa Cup Final programme Burnley v Tootenham Hotspur; together with 'Evening Standard' 4pp colour souvenir and 4 English newspapers with coverage. Also 1962 programme Arsenal v Ipswich Town. (7 items)
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Socceroos Autographs: Signed photos of Tim Cahill, Lucas Neill and Guus Hiddink. With CoAs. (3 items)
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Spain: replica Spain shirt (Euro 2008 Champions) with 15 signatures including Fernando Torres, David Villa, Xabi Alonso, Cesc Fabregas, Carles Puyal and Iker Casillas, with CoA and page identifying signatures
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