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The Melbourne Cup Auction — Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)

Auction House:Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)Number of lots recorded:658
Sale Title:The Melbourne Cup AuctionLots with images:641
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:338
Date:7-Nov-2014
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C1959-77 cricket cards, noted c1959 Anonymous 'Caricatures of Cricketers' [164]; 1959 Clevedon Confectionary 'Famous Cricketers' [38/40]; 1961 Calcutta Confectionary Works 'Cricketer Series' [3/75]; 1962 Clevedon Confectionary 'Famous Cricketers' [15/25]. Fair/VG. (Total 332)
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1962 Australian (Giant Brand) Licorice 'Test Cricketers', part set [18/35], noted Richie Benaud, Bill Lawry & Ted Dexter. Fair/VG. Extremely rare
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1967 Carr's Biscuits 'Cricket Card Series' [20]; plus 1972 The Sun 'Test and County Cricket' complete set [72], stuck down on album pages. Mainly G/VG
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1977-80 Sportscaster/Editions Rencontre 'Cricket cards' [104/126 known showing cricket]. Wonderful collection of these sought after cards. G/VG
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1978 Geo.Bassett & Co. 'Cricket - First Series' [50] & 'Cricket - second Series' [50]. G/VG. (Total 100)
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1980-96 cricket cards, noted 1981 Scanlens 'Cricket Superstars' [18]; 1980 Top Trumps 'County Cricketers' [33]; 1995 Crown & Andrews 'Cricket Pogs' [110]; 1995 'Shane Warne Hat Trick' & sample cards of Greg Chappell & Greg Blewett signature redemption cards; 1996 Futera 'Vca Centenary' [100]; 1995 Sports Star Holdings (SA) 'Cricket 95 Provincial' [100]. Mainly G/VG. (Total 866)
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Signed Cricket Cards, c1989-98 duplicated range in album, all signed, including 1998 Waca/Powerade/Western Power 'Western Warriors 1998-99' (42). G/VG condition. (Total 180)
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Cricket Cards, c1990s accumulation in albums & loose, noted 1994 futera 'Signature Series' (4) for Michael Slater, Steve waugh, Mark Taylor & David Boon. Mainly G/VG. (c2700)
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Signed Cricket Cards, c1993-2002 duplicated range, all signed, including 1995 Waca/Coca-Cola/Town & Country bank 'Western Warriors 1995-96' (136). G/VG condition. (Total 297)
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1994-98 cricket cards, noted 1994 Futera 'Craig McDermott - Man of the Series' card; 1996 Futera 'Steve Waugh Platinum' SW2-5 uncut block & SW5; 1997 Futera 'Steve Waugh Impact Redemption Card' (uncut block, unsigned); 'Frontliners' [9]; 'Run Machines' in uncut blocks; 'Run Machines Acetate' [6] limited edition 46/120; 1998 Select 'Cricket Retail' [100 - 2 signed]; 'Record Breakers' [7] & 'Gold Foil Parallel' [100]. G/VG. (Total c780)
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1994 Futera 'Signature Series' - Michael Slater, Shane Warne, Steve Waugh, Mark Waugh, Mark Taylor & David Boon (6 Cricketers each with Redemption card & Certification card - no Checklist). VG
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1995 Futera 'The Heritage Collection - A Collection of Great Australian Cricketers', complete set [60], with 58 of the cards signed (some fading), including Don Bradman, Ray Lindwall, Neil Harvey & Graham McKenzie, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 89 x 110 cm
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1996 Waca/Powerade/Town & Country Bank 'Western Warriors 1996-97' [14], duplicated range in album, all signed, with 5-23 of each card. G/VG condition. (Total 228)
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1997 Waca/Powerade/Town & Country Bank 'Western Warriors 1997-98/ 50 Years in the Sheffield Shield' [15], duplicated range in album, all signed, with 3-33 of each card. G/VG condition. (Total 298)
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1997 Waca 'Western Australia's Greatest Cricketers', complete set [50] in album, limited edition 58/250. G/VG
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2001-04 cricket cards, noted 2001 Topps signature cards for Jason Gillespie, Brett Lee & Damien Martyn; 2002 Elite 'Cricket Australia' [140] including 8 signature cards. Mainly G/VG. (Total 267)
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2003-07 cricket cards, noted 2003 Archies (India) '2003 World Cup' [6]; 2004 Esp 'Signature Series' [9]. G/VG. (Total 306)
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2009-12 cricket cards, noted 2010 Select 'Ashes Series Collection' [50]; 2011 Cricket Australia 'Australian Test Cricket Captains' [44]. G/VG. (Total 832)
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'Australian Test Cricket Captains', team sheet with 22 signatures including Don Bradman, Bill Brown, Lindsay Hassett, Richie Benaud, Ian Chappell, Steve Waugh & Ricky Ponting. Fine condition
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Australia Test Captains: Album containing pictures signed by Australian Test captains (148 items with 157 signatures). Inspection will reward
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'Australian Test Cricket Captains', A3 display comprising page with 22 signatures including Don Bradman, Bill Brown, Lindsay Hassett, Richie Benaud, Ian Chappell, Mark Taylor, Steve Waugh & Ricky Ponting, surrounded by portraits of the 22 captains. Fine condition
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'The Complete Who's Who of Test Cricketers' by Christopher Martin-Jenkins [Adelaide, 1980], with signatures of about 300 Test cricketers signed or laid down, noted Alec Bedser, Mike Brearley, Brian Close, Colin Cowdrey, Ted Dexter, Fred Trueman, Brian Booth, Bill Brown, Ian Chappell, Stork Hendry, George Tribe, Graham Yallop. Fair/Good condition
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Cricket Autographs, range with Don Bradman signed pictures/photo (3); envelope signed Don Bradman & Muttiah Muralitharan; 1984 scorecard signed Sri Lanka; 1990 England v India scorecard signed 5 century makers; Australia's record breaking 1999-2001 Test team (2 signed items); Len Hutton signed cover. (9 items)
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Cricket Autographs: Signed photographs (12), pictures (3) & postcards (2), noted Harold Larwood, Bill Voce, Keith Miller, Alec & Eric Bedser, Bill Lawry, Mark Taylor
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Australia: Signed autograph cards (83), noted Tom Veivers, Max Walker, Merv Hughes, Bob Cowper, Sam Loxton, Kerry O'Keefe
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England: Signed autograph cards (270), most pre-1990s, noted Mike Atherton, Ian Botham, Graham Dilley, Cyril Washbrook, Godfrey Evans, Frank Tyson, Keith Fletcher
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Captains: Signed autograph cards for Australian Test Captains (24) & England Test Captains (19), noted Don Bradman, Lindsay Hassett, Richie Benaud, Len Hutton & Peter May
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Test Cricketers: Signed autograph cards for England (119) & Sri Lanka (32), noted J.T.Hearne, E.G.Hayes, John Gunn, R.Spooner, L.C.Braund, Chaminda Vaas
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1927 New Zealand Team, autograph page with 12 signatures including 'Curly' Page, Matthew Henderson (very rare autograph) & Bill Cunningham; plus 5 later signatures including Walter Hadlee & Bert Sutcliffe. Rare team
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New Zealand: 1927-98 Extensive collection with signed autograph pages (20), pictures (3), scorecard & team sheets (77). Some duplication, though wonderful range of autographs. Mainly G/VG. (101 items)
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West Indies: 1928-2001 Extensive collection with signed autograph pages (20), team sheets (29), pictures (2) & cover. Wonderful range of autographs. Mainly G/VG. (52 items)
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1928-29 England Team, autograph page with 12 signatures including Percy Chapman (captain), J.B.Hobbs, Douglas Jardine (captain of the 1932-33 Bodyline team), Maurice Tate & Harold Larwood. Also another page signed by two umpires in Victoria v England match. Fine condition. From the collection of umpire Herbert Nichols
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Western Australia: c1930-99 Album with autograph pages (11) & team sheets (197); plus dinner invition for 50th Anniversary of WA in Sheffield Shield with 55 signatures. Some duplication, but wonderful collection of autographs. Mainly G/VG condition. (209 items)
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1931 New Zealand Team, autograph pages (2) with 11 pencil signatures including Tom Lowry (captain), Curly Page & Stewie Dempster. Rare - the first tour by a New Zealand team in which Test matches were arranged
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C1931-33 Autograph Book, with 45 signatures, noted 1931-32 South Africa Cricket Team (16 signatures); 1932-33 England 'Bodyline' team (13 signatures including Douglas Jardine); plus aviator Charles Kingsford Smith
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India: 1932-95 Collection with signed photographs (2), autograph pages (6) & team sheets (6). Wonderful range of autographs. Mainly G/VG. (14 items)
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1934 Australian Team, display comprising autograph page with 16 signatures including Bill Woodfull, Bert Oldfield, Clarrie Grimmett & Bill O'Reilly; plus piece signed by Don Bradman; window mounted with 16 cigarette cards from Players 'Cricketers 1934', overall 34 x 53 cm
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1934 Western Australia v Australian XI, autograph pages (2) with 24 signatures including Bill Woodfull, Bill Brown, Bill Ponsford & Dick Bryant, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 30 x 25 cm. Fair/Good condition
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1934 Australian Team, autograph page with 11 signatures (8 cricketers & 3 officials), including Bill Woodfull, Len Darling, Bill Ponsford & Stan McCabe
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South Africa: 1935-98 Collection with signed autograph pages (10) & team sheets (18). Wonderful range of autographs. Mainly G/VG. (28 items)
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1938 Australian Team, official team sheet with 17 signatures including Don Bradman, Stan McCabe, Sid Barnes (scarce) & Lindsay Hassett. G/VG condition. Good example of Australia's first official team sheet
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C1944-48 Autograph Book, with 63 signatures, noted 1946-47 England cricket team (15 signatures); 1946-47 Australian team (9 signatures); 1948 Australian team (12 signatures); few tennis players including Jack Crawford & Gerald Patterson. Fair/Good condition
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1947-48 India Team to Australia, autograph page with 18 signatures including C.T.Sarwate, Vijay Hazare & K.M.Rangnekar
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1948 Australian Team, autograph page with 12 signatures including Don Bradman, Lindsay Hassett, Keith Miller & Ray Lindwall. Good condition
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1948 Australian 'Invincibles', autograph cards (12) including Don Bradman, Lindsay Hassett, Ray Lindwall & Bill Brown
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1948 Australian Team, official team sheet with 17 signatures including Don Bradman, Lindsay Hassett & Keith Miller; plus the usual handstamp of Sidney Barnes. Folded, otherwise very good condition
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1948 Australian Team, official team sheet with 17 signatures including Don Bradman, Lindsay Hassett & Keith Miller; plus the usual handstamp of Sidney Barnes. G/VG condition
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1948 Australian Team, official team sheet with 17 signatures including Don Bradman, Lindsay Hassett & Keith Miller; plus the usual handstamp of Sidney Barnes. Fair/Good condition. Mounted on A3 page with signed picture of Don Bradman
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1949 England v New Zealand, autograph pages (2), one signed by England with 10 signatures including Freddie Brown, Jim Laker & Denis Compton; other signed by NZ with 12 signatures including Bert Sutcliffe, Jack Cowie & John Reid
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1949-50 Australian Team to South Africa, S.S.'Nestor' Farewell Dinner menu with 16 signatures on inside front cover, including Lindsay Hassett, Arthur Morris & Ray Lindwall. Menu with small tear at base, otherwise good condition
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1951-52 Australia v West Indies, display with autograph pages signed by Australia & West Indies, each with 12 signatures including Lindsay Hassett, Keith Miller, Ray Lindwall, Frank Worrell & Clyde Walcott. Mounted with reprinted photo of 1951-52 Australian team
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1952-53 Australian Team v South Africa, autograph page with 11 signatures including Lindsay Hassett, Ray Lindwall & Bill Johnston. Mounted with reprinted team photograph
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Pakistan: 1954-93 Collection of signed autograph pages (8), pictures (4), postcard & team sheets (8). Some duplication, wonderful range of autographs. Mainly G/VG condition. (17 items)
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1957 West Indies tour to England, 'Hotel Metropole, Brighton' letterhead with 18 signatures including John Goddard (captain), Clyde Walcott, Frank Worrall, Wes Hall & Gary Sobers
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1960 Commonwealth Tour of Rhodesia and South africa, team sheet with 13 signatures including Richie Benaud, Tom Graveney, Fred Trueman & Len Maddocks
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Team Sheets, noted 1960 Commonwealth team; 1972 International Wanderers (2); 1975 Derrick Robins XI; 1976 International Wanderers; 1977-78 WSC Australia; 1977-78 WSC West Indies; 1977-78 WSC World (3). G/VG condition. (10 items)
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Team Sheets: Album with 1961 Australia 'Programme of Matches' with 17 signatures; 1971-72 Rest of the World team; 1978-79 England; 1987 Rest of the World (MCC Bicentenary); 2003-04 Icc Test Team of the Year; 2005 World Team (Tsunami Relief Match); 2005 West Indies; 2012-13 South Africa; 2013-14 England. (9 items)
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1963-64 South African tour of Australia & NZ, official team sheet with 17 signatures including Trevor Goddard, Eddie Barlow & Peter Pollock, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 33 x 40 cm
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Australian Team Sheets: Wonderful collection of official Australia team sheets (72) from 1968-97, some duplication, with excellent range of autographs. Also 1988 Bicentennial Test dinner programme signed by Don Bradman; and team sheets from other countries (6). Mainly G/VG. (Total 79 items)
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Australia: Official team sheets for 1979 World Cup, 1983 v Pakistan (2), 1985 v India & 1985 to England; team sheets with facsimile autographs for 1983/84 & 1984/85; plus team sheet for 1985 Young Australia. Good range of signatures. (8 items)
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Zimbabwe: 1982-92 collection of team sheets, signatures include Duncan Fletcher, John Traicos & Dave Houghton. G/VG condition. (5 items)
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Sri Lanka: c1982-96 collection of signed autograph pages/pictures (5) & team sheets (7). Good range of autographs. Fair/VG condition. (12 items)
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County Team Sheets: c1986-2002 collection in album, some duplication. Good range of autographs. G/VG condition. (41 items)
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1988 Bicentennial Test Living Legends, team sheet with 12 signatures including Don Bradman, Bill Ponsford, Richie Benaud & Lindsay Hassett
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1994 Australian team to South Africa, official team sheet with 18 signatures including Allan Border, Mark Taylor & Shane Warne. VG condition. Scarce
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1995 Australian team to West Indies, official team sheet with 18 signatures including Mark Taylor, Ian Healy, Ricky Ponting & Shane Warne. VG condition. Scarce
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1995-96 Australian team for International Season, official team sheet with 15 signatures including Mark Taylor, Ian Healy, Steve Waugh & Shane Warne. VG condition. Scarce
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1996 Australian team to India, official team sheet with 17 signatures including Mark Taylor, Ian Healy, Ricky Ponting & Steve Waugh. VG condition. Scarce
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1997 Australian team for Ashes Tour, official team sheet with 22 signatures including Mark Taylor, Steve Waugh, Adam Gilchrist, Ricky Ponting & Shane Warne. VG condition. Scarce
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2004 Australian team, team sheet for Test Series v Sri Lanka, with 13 signatures including Ricky Ponting (captain), Adam Gilchrist & Shane Warne
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2004 Australian team, team sheet for Icc Champions Trophy, with 14 signatures including Ricky Ponting (captain), Adam Gilchrist & Glenn McGrath
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2004-05 Australian team, team sheet for Test Series v Pakistan, with 12 signatures including Ricky Ponting (captain), Adam Gilchrist & Shane Warne
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Team Sheets, noted 2005 Victoria (10) & 2007 Bangladesh
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South Melbourne: 'South Melbourne, Annual Report and Balance Sheet, Football Club, Season 1912'. Fair/Good condition
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South Melbourne: Member's Season Ticket for 1913, with fixture list & hole punched for each game attended. Fair/Good condition
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South Melbourne: Member's Season Ticket for 1915, with fixture list & hole punched for each game attended. Fair/Good condition
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1919 Mitcham Premiership Medal, 9ct gold medal decorated with footballer, engraved on reverse, 'M.F.C., M.George, Premiers, R.D.F.A., 1919'. Also 'Sherrin - 1990 Collingwood Premiers' football. (2 items)
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South Melbourne: Membership badges for South Melbourne Footballers C.C. for 1923-24; South Melbourne Cricket & Football Club (4) for 1968-69, 1969-70, 1970-71 & 1971-72; 1920s South Melb matchbox cover; 'South Melbourne Swans/Herald for Footy' badge; East Malvern Member's Season ticket for 1935; 'Revised Laws of the Australian National Game of Football' [Melbourne, 1928]; 'Sporting Life' magazines (7); Sniders & Abrahams football cards (2); other badges (6)
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Collingwood: 1924 menu/programme 'Complimentary Smoke Social & Presentation to E.W.Copeland J.P.' with 11 signatures including Ted Rowell, Harry Curtis & E.W.Copeland. Also 1950 menu/programme 'The Collingwood Football Club Honors Mr.J.F.'Jock' McHale - The King of Coaches'. Fair/G condition. (2 items)
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South Melbourne: Member's Season Ticket for 1932, with fixture list & hole punched for each game attended. Fair/Good condition
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West Melbourne: Premiership photographs for 1934, 1935, 1936 & 1941, various sizes. (4 items)
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South Melbourne: Member's Season Ticket for 1934, with fixture list & hole punched for each game attended. Fair/Good condition
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South Melbourne: Member's Season Ticket for 1936, with fixture list & hole punched for each game attended. Fair/Good condition
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South Melbourne: Member's Season Ticket for 1937, with fixture list & hole punched for each game attended. G/VG condition
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Badges: VFL Members Badge, silver & enamel, with 'VFL/Victorian Football League'; plus 'Victoria Racing Club' badge & Wesley 'Head of River Races' badge. (3 items)
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Carlton: Member's Season Ticket for 1940, with fixture list & hole punched for each game attended. G/VG condition
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Dick Reynolds (Essendon), display comprising signature on Victorian jumper, window mounted with 'Essendon 42 Premiers' Weg caricature poster & 2 football cards, framed & glazed, overall 120 x 102 cm
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South Melbourne: Member's Season Ticket for 1943, with hole punched for each game attended. Fair/Good condition. Scarce wartime ticket
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Jack Dyer (Richmond), two signed action photographs; plus 20 unsigned photographs
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South Melbourne: Member's Season Ticket for 1944, with fixture list & hole punched for each game attended. Fair/Good condition
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South Melbourne: Member's Season Ticket for 1945, with fixture list & hole punched for each game attended. Fair/Good condition. [South Melbourne lost to Carlton in the 'Bloodbath' Grand Final]
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Essendon: Member's Season Ticket for 1945, with fixture list & hole punched for each game attended. Fair/Good condition
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Essendon: Member's Season Ticket for 1946, with fixture list & hole punched for each game attended. Fair/Good condition. [Premiership Year - Essendon's 8th Premiership]
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Carlton: Member's Season Tickets for 1946 & 1949, each with fixture list & hole punched for each game attended. G/VG condition. (2 items)
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Collingwood: 1947 & 1953 original b&w cartoons (2) by Age cartoonist Samuel Wells, one showing Phonse Kyne, Neil Mann & Lou Richards giving Carlton a lesson; other showing c1953 team singing, each about 29 x 40 cm. (2 items)
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South Melbourne: Member's Season Ticket for 1948, with fixture list & hole punched for each game attended. Fair/Good condition
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Essendon: Member's Season Ticket for Essendon Seconds 1948, with fixture list (no holes punched). Scarce. Fair/Good condition
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John Coleman (Essendon), limited edition d'Arcy Doyle print 'John Coleman', signed by the artist, framed and glazed, overall 65 x 92 cm. Also 2004 Port Adelaide original Weg posters (49)
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South Melbourne: Member's Season Ticket for 1949, with fixture list & hole punched for each game attended. Fair/Good condition
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South Melbourne: Member's Season Tickets for 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958 & 1959, each with fixture list & hole punched for each game attended. Fair/Good condition. (10 items)
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