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Memorabilia — Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)

$248,000
Dick Reynolds' Three Brownlow Medals - 1934, 1937 & 1938: Each…
$148,800
Don Bradman's 1934 Australian 'Baggy Green' Test Cap, green…
$122,000
Don Bradman's 1936-37 Australian Test Blazer, from his first…
$73,200
Don Bradman's First Test Bat: Full size 'Duke & Son - Warren…
Auction House:
Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)
Number of lots recorded:96
Lots with images:96
Prices available:96
Category:
Memorabilia
LotDescriptionPriceImage
*** James Hird's Last Match Essendon Jumper, long sleeves, from 2007 season, with 'AFL' & '3' logos, and number '5' on reverse, tape below logo endorsed 'Round 22, Qtr 1'. {James Hird won played 253 matches 1992-2007 }. ***
*** Phar Lap's 27th Race: official Programme, 'September Race Meeting, Saturday, 13th Sept., 1930', showing Phar Lap in the wfa Chelmsford Stakes at Randwick (first). 27 starts. 15-2-2 ***
*** 'Nat Fleischer's All-Time Ring Record Book', incomplete run 1943-61, 1963-67, 1969-71, 1973, 1975-77 & 1979-82. Includes 5 issues signed & endorsed by Nat Fleischer to Merv Williams, boxing editor of 'The Sporting Globe'. Poor/G condition. Fabulous,… ***
*** 'Melbourne Cricket Ground and Grand Stand, 1878', original photograph by Charles Nettleton (1826-1902), 1878 albumen photograph (36 x 26 cm), showing groundsmen preparing the pitch. Window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 56 x 48 cm. Photograph with… ***
*** Melbourne Cricket Club: 1899-1900 Member's Season Ticket, maroon leather covers with gilt MCC logo & 'Season 1899=1900' on front. No.184 J.P.Lonergan. G/VG ***
*** 1899 Australian Team, pages (2) with 12 signatures including Victor Trumper, Monty Noble, Clem Hill, Ben Wardill (manager), Joe Darling (captain), Hugh Trumble, J.J.Kelly, Jack Worrall, Charles McLeod, Ernie Jones & Frank Laver. ***
*** Melbourne Cricket Club, 1904-5 membership badge, made by Stokes, No.2037 ***
*** 1985 World Championship of Cricket, full size cricket bat signed by all 7 teams - Australia, England, West Indies, New Zealand, India, Pakistan & Sri Lanka - with 98 signatures including David Gower, Allan Border, Clive Lloyd, Richard Hadlee & Sunil… ***
*** 1934 Australian Team, original team photograph, signed by the entire team on mount below photograph, 19 signatures including Don Bradman, Bill Woodfull, Clarrie Grimmett & Bill Ponsford, window mounted (minor tone spots), framed & glazed, overall 54 x 49… ***
*** Carlton: Member's Season Tickets for 1940, 1946 & 1949, each with fixture list & hole punched for each game attended. G/VG condition. (3 items) ***
*** Melbourne: 1955 original Weg poster. Fair condition (some tears & peripheral faults) ***
*** Australian Blazer From First Kangaroo Tour, green wool, with embroidered Australian Coat-of-Arms & 'Rugby League, Tour of England, 1908' on pocket, window mounted with caption 'Rugby League's Oldest surviving Piece of Apparel. A blazer from the pioneering… ***
*** Peter Burge's NSW Honour Cap, embroidered 'NSW' monogram, and years 1905, 1906, 1907 & 1908. Superb condition. (Peter Harold Boyne Burge (1884-1956) was an Australian rugby footballer and coach. He represented his country in both rugby league and rugby… ***
*** Winston Churchill (1874-1965) British Prime Minister 1940-45 & 1951-55, widely regarded as one of the greatest wartime leaders of the 20th century), lovely signature on 1959 letter on '28 Hyde Park gate, London SW7' letterhead (Churchill's London… ***
*** 1936 Australian Olympic Team: Postcard of S.S.'Mongolia' signed by the entire Australian team of 34 athletes & 5 officials, with complete list of the team & their achievements. Includes the only medal winner from these Games, Jack Metcalfe - Bronze in… ***
*** Car Number Plates: Pair of Olympics car Number Plates, with '1956' at top, 'VIC' at left, Olympic rings in colour and number '316'. Good condition (some wear & repainted) - extremely rare in pairs ***
*** 'Sydney 2000' Flag with c66 signatures, including Muhammad Ali, Dawn Fraser, Cathy Freeman, Andrew Gaze, Kieren Perkins, Susie O'Neill, Lauren Burns, Grant Hackett, size 188 x 92 cm ***
*** King George V (1865-1936, King from 1910 until his death), nice signature 'George R.I.' on two-page letter on 'Buckingham Palace' letterhead, dated July 7th 1918, to Prime Minister Lloyd George, thanking him for his message of congratulations on the… ***
*** 1932-33 England 'Body-line' Team, autograph page with 15 signatures including Douglas Jardine (Captain), R.E.S.Wyatt, Nawab of Pataudi (scarce) & Harold Larwood. On reverse is 1931-32 Australia with 12 signatures including Don Bradman, bill Woodfull &… ***
*** 1930 Wallabies v Lions: Glass plate negatives (15) in small box with title 'Aust v England, Rugby Union, Aug 30'. Together with photographs (15) printed from the plates. Wonderful range of action images. ***
*** 1938 Australian Tour to England: Full size 'B.Warsop' Cricket Bat, signed on front by Australian team with 15 signatures including Don Bradman, Stan McCabe, Bill Brown & Lindsay Hassett, and signed on reverse by 58 English cricketers including Sir Pelham… ***
*** An Elizabeth II gilt sterling silver and enamel Christmas bon bon by Stuart Devlin, London 1982, with enamel holly and berries opening to reveal Santa in slay, 17 cm long. Provenance: The Collection of Sir Leon and Lady Trout, Christies, Brisbane, 6 June… ***
*** Rohan Kanhai's West Indies blazer, maroon, wire emboidered West Indies badge & 'Australia - New Zealand 1968-69' on pocket. Fair condition (some holes). [Rohan Kanhai played 79 Tests 1957-74, including 13 as Captain]. ***
*** Geoff Boycott's cricket bat, from 1970-71 England tour to Australia & NZ, endorsed on front 'With Best Wishes to Jack. I Used This Bat Throughout the MCC Tour of Australia, Geoff Boycott', and signed by England & Australian teams, with 29 signatures… ***
*** 1929 the Australasian Newspaper 'Football Team Photos' [12/17], comprising the complete set of VFL teams. Fair/G. Scarce ***
*** Hawthorn: 1975 losing Weg poster. Fair/good condition (minor peripheral faults). [very scarce, as North Melbourne won the Grand Final]. ***
*** Phar Lap's 7th Race: 'Official Programme, Rosehill Races, August Meeting. Saturday, August 17, 1929', showing Phar Lap in the three-year-old Handicap (fourth). 7 starts. 1-0-0 ***
*** Car number plate: Olympics car number plate, with '1956' at top, 'VIC' at left, Olympic rings in colour and number '208'. Good condition ***
*** 1920 Melbourne Cup: '2nd Day, 2nd November, Victoria Racing Club, Spring Meeting 1920, Cup Day, Official Programme'. ***
*** 'The All England Cricket and Football Journal' Volume Two [London, 1879], containing Issues 13 (April 1878) - Issue 24 (April 1879), with 13 original photographs including Derbyshire, Sheffield Wednesday Fc, 1878 Australian team, George Ulyett. Few tone… ***
*** 'Australian Cricket Annual - A Complete Record of Australian Cricket...', edited by John C.Davis, complete set of 3 volumes [Sydney, 1896-98], rebound in maroon cloth, preserving original wrappers. Fair/Good condition. ***
*** David Hookes' South Australia cricket cap, red with SA logo embroidered on front, signed on brim by David Hookes. Good match-used condition. [David Hookes played 23 Tests & 39 ODIs 1977-86] ***
*** 1913-14 Australian Tour to New Zealand: Photograph album signed & endorsed 'Best Wishes from Colin McKenzie', containing 10 original photographs from the tour (each about 9 x 12 cm). (In one of these matches Victor Trumper played what old-timers consider… ***
*** 2000 Sydney Olympic Torch, aluminium and stainless steel, curved, 78 cm tall. Used in torch relay. ***
*** Carlton: 1905 Member's Season Ticket, blue covers with 'Carlton Football Club' & '1905' on front cover, with Carlton logo pasted on and inside fixture list & ticket stub for each game - 8 tickets intact. Fair/good condition. ***
*** Sourav Ganguly's Indian cricket cap, baseball-style, with wire embroidered Indian logo on front, signed inside by Sourav Ganguly. VG match-worn condition. [Sourav Ganguly played 113 Tests & 311 ODIs 1992-2008, and was Captain of India 2000-05] ***
*** Sri Lanka cricket cap, blue wool with Sri Lankan lion logo embroidered on front, endorsed inside 'Ag'. Good match-used condition. possibly Asanka Gurushina who played 41 Tests & 147 ODIs 1985-97. ***
*** Horse-Racing/Sport Flyers & Posters: Wonderful collection c1922-25 flyers & posters advertising racing, trotting, athletics, sports & woodchopping, from country towns throughout Victoria - noted Ballarat, Daylesford, Koondrook, Portland, Myer's Flat,… ***
*** Melbourne Cricket Club: 1889-90 Member's Season Ticket, green leather cover with gilt MCC logo on front & '1889-90' on reverse. No.616 Major H.J.King. Fair/Good condition. ***
*** 1947-48 Australia v India, full size 'Shaw & Shrewsbury' cricket bat signed on reverse by both teams, with 29 signatures including Don Bradman, Lindsay Hassett, Sid Barnes (scarce), Lala Armanath & Vijay Hazare. Bat varnished, so signatures in good… ***
*** Ajit Wadekar's Indian test cap, from 1967-68 Tour to Australia & NZ, blue wool with wire-embroidered Indian logo on front, endorsed inside 'Wadekar'. Fair/good condition with few minor holes. [Ajit Wadekar played 37 Tests 1966-74, and was the first Indian… ***
*** Mushtaq Mohammad's Pakistan test blazer, green wool, with wire embroidered star & 'Pakistan 72-73' on pocket. Fair/good condition (couple small holes). [Mushtaq Mohammad played 57 Tests 1959-79, including 19 as Captain]. ***
*** Pakistan One-Day Shirts, noted Mushtaq shirt worn by Abdul Qadir (67 Tests & 104 ODIs 1977-93) signed by both, Mudassar Nazar (76 Tests & 122 ODIs 1976-89), Javed Miandad (124 Tests & 233 ODIs 1975-96), plus 'Proud to Be Pakistani' shirt signed by analyst… ***
*** Sri Lanka One-Day Shirts, noted Arjuna Ranatunga (93 Tests & 269 ODIs 1982-2000) & Rumesh Ratanayake (23 Tests & 70 ODIs 1982-93). Both signed & endorsed. ***
*** Carlton: display 'Glory Days', comprising replica guernsey, list of all Premiership Players of the Carlton Football Club, and 88 signatures, marked 'Player Edition/100', window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 128 x 109 cm. ***
*** 1926 Melbourne Cup: '2nd day, 2nd November, Victoria racing club, spring Meeting 1926, cup day, official Programme' ***
*** Phar Lap scratched: official Programme, 'City Tattersalls club, Autumn Meeting. Saturday 13th April 1929', showing Phar Lap entered in the Youthful Stakes but scratched (two weeks later Phar Lap won his first race) ***
*** A Dieppe ivory figural carved triptych commemorating the coronation of Mary Queen of Scots. Circa 1887. Ivory 17.5 cm high ***
*** Cricket Displays: 1884 lithograph 'Our Cricketing Guests'; hand-coloured picture of Lord Hawke; J.B.Hobbs - 1930 signed letter window mounted with picture. All framed, various sizes. Plus Engravings, noted 1859 'The English Cricketers - The Eleven of… ***
*** 1938 Australian Team: Team photograph, with 16 signatures on mount, including Don Bradman, W.Jeanes (manager), Merv Waite, Sidney Barnes (scarce), bill brown, bill O'Reilly, Ted white, Ern McCormick, Stan McCabe, Fleetwood-Smith, Jack Fingleton, Ben… ***
*** Don Bradman, signed prints/caricatures, all framed, various sizes. (5 items) ***
*** Alfred Deakin (1856-1919, 2nd Prime Minister of Australia), nice signature on 23rd May 1893 hand-written letter. ***
*** Frank Forde (1890-1983, 15th Prime Minister of Australia), nice signature on 1946 (1st May) Introduction Letter on 'Commonwealth of Australia/ Prime Minister' letterhead. ***
*** Geelong: Team photograph, with title 'Geelong Football Club, Tasmania, 1888' and players names printed on mount, in original frame, overall 56 x 52 cm. Fair/good condition ***
*** Melbourne: 1964 original Weg poster. Fair/Good condition ***
*** Melbourne: 1964 original Weg poster. Fair/Good condition (small fault in second 'E' of 'Premiers'. ***
*** South Melbourne Player's Cap, red & white horizontal bands, some wear and moth-holes. Rare player's cap. ***
*** 1972 Olympic Torch, nickel and chromium steel, 75 cm tall, shaft with handguard, manufactured by Krupp, with legend at base, 'Munchen 1972/ Spiele der XX Olympiade'. G/VG condition ***
*** Collingwood: Collection of Collingwood Social Club & Membership badges (51) including scarce 1960 (showing new Social Club building) 1962 & 1963, through to 2005 with a few duplicates or different types; also few other badges including 'Magpie Football… ***
*** The Beatles: 'Fifty Years Adrift' Derek Taylor's colourful autobiography, packed with glorious pieces of memorabilia from his early days as a journalist, to his term as Beatles publicist and great friend and beyond. Edited by George Harrison, it is a… ***
*** A collection of studio publicity photographs and movie stills in 4 albums; 1 album featuring Tarzan-types and 3 albums featuring leading men and women (320+ items). ***
*** Murray Goodwin's Zimbabwe test cap, green wool, with embroidered Zimbabwe logo on front, named inside 'M.W.G.' and signed by Murray Goodwin. G/VG condition. Goodwin played 19 Tests & 71 ODIs 1997-2000. ***
*** Don Bradman, range of signed miniature bats. G/VG condition. (10 items) ***
*** Clive Lloyd's West Indies Test Cap, blue wool, wire embroidered West Indies badge on front, named inside 'Clive H.Lloyd' and signed inside by Clive Lloyd. G/VG condition. [Clive Lloyd played 110 Tests & 87 ODIs 1966-85. He was Wisden's Cricketer of the… ***
*** Black Caviar: Glenn Morgan: 'Black Caviar, she's just too bloody good', mixed media, 56 x 59 cm ***
*** Richard Avedon. Four posters of the Beatles, Sunday Express special edition. Psychedelic period. 68.25 x 47.5 cm each ***
*** 'The Invincibles - The Legend of Bradman's 1948 Australians' by Peter Allen (Sydney, 1998) - Deluxe Edition - No.17/48, signed by the 11 surviving members of the 1948 Australian team - Don Bradman, Arthur Morris, Keith Miller, Ron Hamence, Bill Johnston,… ***
*** 1949-50 Commonwealth XI Tour to India, Pakistan & Sri Lanka: Collection ex captain Jock Livingston, with historical documents re genesis of the tour; confidential letter from Don Bradman re conduct of affairs on tour; photographs (61); wonderful signed… ***
*** Rohan Kanhai's West Indies Test Jumper, long sleeves, with name label 'R.Kanhai'. [Rohan Kanhai played 79 Tests 1957-74]. ***
*** Gerry Gee Football Supporter - Essendon: Rare 'Gerry Gee Junior' ventriloquist doll dressed as an Essendon supporter, made by Lionel Sterne c1960. With later knitted cap & scarf added, decorated with Tarax Club & Essendon badges. ***
*** Champions of Carlton': display comprising 'Champions of Carlton' jumper with 12 signatures including John Nicholls, Stephen Kernahan, Bruce Doull, Alex Jesaulenko & Greg Williams, marked 'Player Edition/50', window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 112 x… ***
*** Bob Hoysted collection, noted photographs (135) including nice Rising Fast range, LP records (7) including 1955 Caulfield && Melbourne Cups, race-finish photographs in album (35) && loose (24), press & magazine clippings, original Weg cartoon, HMAS… ***
*** Phil Hawthorne's Wallabies Jersey, gold with Australian coat-of-arms badge with 'Rugby Union 1967', number '10' on reverse. [Phil Hawthorne was dual-code international, he played 21 Tests for the Wallabies 1962-67, and 3 Tests for the kangaroos in 1970]. ***
*** Muhammad Ali, signature on pair of 'Everlast' boxing shorts with black band & trim, with 'Online Authentics' no. Oa-8099015 ***
*** Boxing Autographs, noted George Cook, Freddie Mills, Tommy Farr, Bruce Woodcock & Ted Kid Lewis. Rare collection of champions from the 1920s-40s. (5 items) ***
*** Muhammad Ali, signature on 'Everlast' boxing glove. With 'Online Authentics' No.Oa-7847271. ***
*** 'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack' for 1864-78, second Facsimile Reprints (1974), in salmon pink paper wrappers, complete set. Fair/Good condition (minor tone spots). ***
*** 'The Cricket Chronicle for The Season 1863' by Captain W.Bayly [London, 1864], rebound without covers. The rare early cricket annual was published for just one year in 1864, the same year as the first edition of Wisden. It failed to compete with its rival… ***
*** Melbourne Cricket Club, 1904-5 membership badge, made by Stokes, No.2130 ***
*** A framed collection of named horses hoofs, dating from 1904 to 1915 overall size including frame. 108 x 123 cm. Provenance: J. B. Hawkins Antiques, Tasmania ***
*** 1930 Australian Tour to England: Glarrie Grimmett's photograph album, containing 12 press photographs from the Test matches, with page of captions ***
*** 'A Tribute to the Don 1908-2001', very large colour print by Brian Clinton, depicting Bradman playing his classic cover drive on the way to his record breaking innings of 334 at Headingley in 1930. The print is mounted with career details and is signed to… ***
*** 1950-51 England Team, official team photograph, with title 'The M.C.C. Team to Australia and New Zealand/ 1950-51', with 19 signatures on mount including Freddie Brown, Len Hutton & Denis Compton, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 46 x 39 cm. Some… ***
*** Melbourne Cricket Club: Original die by Stokes for the 1913-14 membership badge. Unique. ***
*** 1930 Australian Team, original team photograph, signed on the photograph above and below players, 15 signatures including Bill Woodfull, Victor Richardson & Don Bradman. window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 44 x 41 cm. Excellent condition, with… ***
*** Australian Prime Ministers Collection, with ephemera, photographs, newspapers; plus signed letters/documents/pieces including Stanley Bruce, Joseph Lyons, Enid Lyons, Earle Page, Robert Menzies (2), Arthur Fadden (2), Ben Chifley, John McEwen, Bob Hawke &… ***
*** 1963-64 Australian Team for 1st Test v South Africa at Brisbane, Qca letterhead with 12 signatures including Richie Benaud, Ian Meckiff (no balled for chucking) & Bob Simpson. Also Abc notepaper signed by Alan McGilvray. Fine condition ***
*** 1985 Young Australia, official team sheet with 15 signatures including Dean Jones, Bruce Reid & Stephen Waugh (early signature before he stylized it) ***
*** c1986 Australian team, 'Australian Cricket Board' letterhead with 13 signatures including Allan Border, Simon O'Donnell & Simon Davis; plus 1985 Young Australia team sheet with 15 signatures. (2 items) ***
*** Richmond: 1969 original Weg poster. Good condition. Ex Alf Brown collection. Looks fantastic! ***
*** Melbourne: 1964 original Weg poster. Fair/Good condition ***
*** 1956 Argus 'Fireside Footballers', complete South Melbourne sheet [24/288]. G/VG ***
*** 1875 Melbourne Cup: Race card 'Victoria Racing Club', Spring Meeting, 1875. Cup Day. Official Card', published by Sands & McDougall, 4pp, includes the Melbourne Cup with winner Wollomai. Fair/Good condition ***
*** A leather-bound 'Address & Telephone Number Book' with mss dedication 'Presented to Major S. Barclay by Old Boys of Albert Park State School.....June 23rd, 1928'. Partly used as an autograph book, the first page is headed 'Pacific Flyers' and features the… ***
*** 1933 British hard court Championships gold medal, 9ct gold medal, 'The Lawn Tennis hard court Championships of great Britain', engraved '1933, men's Doubles Champions, J.Crawford, D.P.Turnbull', in original case. (Jack Crawford's numerous Championships… ***
*** 1932-33 Bodyline Tour: Menu 'Dinner tendered to the Members of the English cricket Team by the Government of New South Wales', with 9 signatures inside including Harold Larwood, Freddie Brown, Maurice Tate, Bill O'Reilly & Herbert Ironmonger. ***