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Sporting — Rugby League & Rugby Union - Memorabilia - Charles Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

$4,312
1930 Australian Tour To England: Welcome to the Australians 1930…
$4,312
1888 First British Rugby Tour Abroad: Rare ticket, the ealiest k…
$3,737
1970 Scanlens 'NSWRL Footballers', complete set. G/Vg. (66)
$2,875
1933-34 Australian Kangaroos Poster: 'L'Australienne 'Kangaroos'…








Auction House: Charles Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.
Number of lots recorded: 149
Lots with images: 149
Prices available: 149
Category: Sporting - Rugby League & Rugby Union



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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.… ***
*** 1888 First British Rugby Tour Abroad: Rare ticket, the ealiest known rugby ticket, 'Association Cricket Ground, Saturday 4th August 1888. Return, International Football Match, England v N.S.Wales. The Members of the English and N.S.Wales Teams request the pleasure of Company at their Return Match. Complimentary'. Together with a Nsw 'Waratah' cloth badge from the game. Good condition. [The first British Rugby Team to tour abroad made an unofficial tour to Australia and New Zealand.… ***
*** 1970 Scanlens 'NSWRL Footballers', complete set. G/Vg. (66) ***
*** 1933-34 Australian Kangaroos Poster: 'L'Australienne 'Kangaroos' versus Angleterre, Stade Pershing, 31 decembre', with photo of the Australian team, printed in England by William Walker & Sons, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 71 x 96 cm. Some faults along folds, though extremely rare. ***
*** Harry Cavanough's 1926 NSW Cap, blue velvet, wire embroidered 'N.S.W.R.F.L/ (Kangaroo)/ 1926' on front, and with tassle on top, made by J.Pearson of Sydney, endorsed 'Cavanough' on label. [Harry Cavanough played 31 games for Newtown 1921-24; 49 games for Souths 1925-28 (all Premiership years); and 12 interstate games for Nsw 1926-28]. ***
*** 'The Australasian Pictorial' for August 27, 1932, with Syd Coventry full colour front cover; other colour pages - 'Notable Adelaide Teams' (4), 'Famous Victorian Teams' (4), 'Captains for 1932' (centre page spread) & 'Old-Time Rugby Teams (4). Scarce colour item from this period ***
*** Rugby League Badges: NSW Rugby Football League badges for 1912, 1914, 1915 and 1919; c1920s Nsw Leagues Club/Member badge; plus lapel badge English R.L. Football Team 1932 with picture of team. (6 items) ***
*** 1969 Scanlens 'NSWRL Footballers', almost complete set [47/48]. G/Vg ***
*** 1968 Scanlens 'NSWRL Footballers', Series A (puzzle of 1967-68 Kangaroo Touring team on reverse), complete set. G/Vg. (44) ***
*** 1908 Australian Wallabies tour to Great Britain, official programme, 'Australia v Neath and Aberavon, Thursday October 15th 1908', with decorative cover featuring Australian Wallaby and Welsh Dragon, with team picture of the Wallabies to inside pages. Good condition. [11 days later Australia won the rugby tournament at the 1908 London Olympics] ***
*** 1933 Godfrey Phillips ‘Who's Who in Australian Sport’, the complete set of double-sided cards [100], includes cricket with Don Bradman, football, rugby, tennis, Olympics, boxing, billiards - Walter Lindrum, Phar Lap. G/Vg. A very scarce set complete with all the combinations of front & reverse ***
*** 1908 Australian Wallabies tour to Great Britain, official programme, ‘Australia v Abertillery, Monday December 21st 1908’, with decorative cover featuring Wallaby & Dragon, with team picture of the Wallabies to inside pages. Superb condition and extremely rare. [2 months earlier, Australia had won the rugby tournament at the 1908 London Olympics] ***
*** Harry Cavanough's Newtown Cap, blue velvet, wire embroidered 'N.D.R.L.F.C/ (N in shield)/ 50 C.M' on front, and with tassle on top, made by J.Pearson of Sydney, endorsed 'H. Cavanough' on label. '50 C.M' probably refers to 50 club matches (counting 1sts & 2nds matches). Together with a RP team postcard by Melba Studios, endorsed 'Newtown 1sts, 1918, Runners-Up in City Cup', with most of the players wearing honour caps.… ***
*** 1992 Australian Rugby League Jersey, with badge on left breast with embroidered Australian Coat-of-Arms and ‘Australian Rugby League/International series 1992’, with number ‘9’ on reverse. Very good condition. Ex Great Britain's Martin Dermott. ***
*** 1968 Scanlens 'NSWRL Footballers', Series B (scarcer - puzzle of team logos on reverse), almost complete set [39/40]. G/Vg ***
*** 1973 Scanlens 'NSWRL Club Mascot Sticker Inserts', part set [8/12 + 6 spares]. G/Vg. Very scarce. (Total 14) ***

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