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Sporting Memorabilia — Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)

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Auction House:Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)Number of lots recorded:732
Sale Title:Sporting MemorabiliaLots with images:732
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:546
Date:8-Feb-2016
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Wisden Cricketers' Almanack' for 1920 & 1921. The 1920 with original paper wrappers. 1921 rebound with original wrappers. Fair/Good condition.
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Melbourne Cricket Club, 1920-21 membership badge, made by Bentley, No.3958.
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Wisden Cricketers' Almanack' for 1921, 1922, 1925, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931 & 1932. Each bound (without wrappers) in black leather with gilt 'Rugby' on front cover and title on spine, and gilt edges to pages. Also each with Rugby School bookplate on inside front cover. Fair/Good condition.
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The Cricketer' magazine, edited by P.F.Warner [London, 1921-24] in five bound volumes - Volume I Nos.1-22. Volume II Nos.1-22. Volume III 1922-23 Annual (2) & Nos.1-4. Volume IV Nos 1-18 weekly, 1923-24 Annual & Oct.23-Apr.24 monthly. Fair/Good condition.
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'The Australian Fifteen for England - Caricatured by Australia's Googly bowler Arthur Mailey' [Melbourne, 1921], rebound in green cloth, preserving original wrappers. Fair/Good condition. Scarce.
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'Mailey's Googlies - County and Test Cricket Sketches by the Great Australian Bowler', by Arthur Mailey [London, 1921], original wrappers. Fair/Good condition.
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'Who's Who in Test Cricket, England v Australia, 1920-1921' with caricatures by Arthur Mailey [London, 1921], original paper wrappers. Fair condition. Very scarce.
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Melbourne Cricket Club, membership badges for 1921-22 No. 1943, 1922-23 No. 3251 & 1925-26 No. 2519.
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack' for 1922 & 1923. Both with original paper wrappers. Fair/Good condition.
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'Arthur Mailey's Book - A series of sketches illustrating the tour through England and Africa by the Australian slow bowler, Arthur Mailey' [Sydney, 1922], very scarce. Fair/Good condition.
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Melbourne Cricket Club, membership badges for 1923-24, 1926-27, 1927-28, 1928-29, 1937-38 Centenary Year, 1938-39 & 1939-40.
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Carlton Cricket Club, membership badges for 1923-24, 1924-25, 1925-26, 1926-27, 1927-28, 1928-29, 1929-30, 1930-31, 1931-32, 1932-33, 1933-34, 1934-35, 1935-36, 1936-37, 1937-38 & 1949-50.
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9ct gold fob/medal decorated with cricketer, engraved on reverse 'Kicc, Presented to, J.J.Simonton. Premiers 1923-4'. Made by Willis & Sons.
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack' for 1924 & 1925. Both with original paper wrappers. Fair/Good condition.
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'Cricket Sketches, By Artur Mailey, The famous Australian Googly Bowler' [Sydney, 1924]. We haven't had this one before, and it is only listed in Padwick Volume II. Fair/Good condition.
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Melbourne Cricket Club, 1924-25 membership badge, made by Bentley, Country member No.697.
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Bill Ponsford's Cricket Bat: Full size Cricket Bat, signed on reverse by 1924-25 Australian & English teams, and other Test cricketers to 1934, with a total of c50 signatures (some faded) including Percy Chapman, Jack Hobbs, Maurice Tate, Douglas Jardine, Harold Larwood, Herbie Collins, Albert Hartkopf (scarce), Bill Ponsford, Arthur Mailey, Archie Jackson & Bill Woodfull. Fair condition, though wonderful collection of pre World War II signatures.
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'Cricket Cartoons, by Arthur Mailey - Depicting incidents in first class cricket during the visit of the English Team to Australia in 1924-5' [Sydney, 1925]. Fair/Good condition.
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Melbourne Cricket Club, membership badges for 1925-26 No.1242, 1927-28 No.3424 & 1928-29 No.4946.
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1926 Australian Team, team photograph, with 16 signatures on mount or photograph - John Ellis, 'Stork' Hendry, Jack Gregory, Jack Ryder, Arthur Richardson, Sam Everett, Sydney Smith (manager), Clarrie Grimmett, Bill Woodfull, Warren Bardsley, Herbie Collins (captain), Bill Ponsford, Charlie Macartney, Tommy Andrews, Johnny Taylor & Bert Oldfield, framed & glazed, overall 59 x 48 cm. Signatures on photo faded, those on mount fine. Good/VG condition.
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1926 Australian Tour to England: Linen tablecloth with embroidered signatures of Australian team (would have to been signed to assist embroidery!)
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack' for 1926 & 1927. Both with original paper wrappers. Fair/Good condition.
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'The Men from Australia - A Souvenir in pen & picture' by Collins, Gregory & cartoons by Arthur Mailey [London, 1926], 20 pages. Fair condition. Scarce.
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Charlie Macartney: Cricket Ball with silver-plated band, engraved 'To Pop & Lionel, with love from Charl., My Testimonial Match - Australia v The Rest, S.C.G. February 1927'. [Charlie Macartney played 35 Tests 1907-26].
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1927 Australian Team (W.A.S.Oldfield's XI Tour of Malaya & Singapore), team photograph, signed on mount by team, 11 signatures - Charles Macartney, Sam Everett, Edward Adams, J.P.Sullivan, E.F.Rofe, Mick Bardsley, Herbert Gamble, Bill Woodfull, Bert Oldfield, Edgar Mayne & Tommy Andrews, framed & glazed, overall 48 x 38 cm. Extremely scarce signed team photograph.
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'the Knights of Cricket', display comprising 6 signed photographs of all the Sirs - Don Bradman, Clyde Walcott, Gary Sobers, Colin Cowdrey, Everton Weekes & Richard Hadlee, window mounted with details of their Test careers, limited edition 307/500, framed, overall 52 x 78 cm. With CoA.
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack' for 1928 & 1929. Both with original paper wrappers. Fair/Good condition.
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'Cricket Sketches 1928-1929' by Arthur Mailey [Sydney, 1928], rebound in green cloth, preserving original wrappers (back cover with piece missing). Fair/Good condition.
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Melbourne Cricket Club, 1928-29 membership badges, made by Bentley, Full member No. 1597 & Country member No.1216.
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9ct gold fob/medal decorated with cricketer, with gold chain, medal engraved on reverse 'A.C.C., Presented by W.Weston, Won by J.Long, Best Bowling Av., Season 1928-29'. Made by Willis.
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Jack Hobbs & Herbert Sutcliffe, both signatures on nice photograph, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 38 x 45 cm.
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Melbourne Cricket Club, 1929-30 membership badges, made by Bentley, Full member No.4478 & Country member No.388.
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Autographs: Snapshot photograph signed by J.B.Hobbs, Plum Warner & Mp John Burns. Also page signed by Bill Bowes.
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 1930', original hardback. Fair/Good condition.
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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 signatures quite clear in black ink.
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1930 Australian Team, team photograph, with 17 signatures on the mount including Bill Woodfull, Victor Richardson, Archie Jackson & Don Bradman. laminated & framed, overall 37 x 30 cm.
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'The 1930 Australian XI, and Other Caricatures, by Arthur Mailey' [Sydney, 1930]. Fair condition.
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Ashes 1930', very attractive commemorative wooden ashtray, in the form of a wooden cricket bat and ball mounted on a pedestal base supporting a circular wooden dish with recess for ashtray, inscribed 'Ashes/ 1930', 76 cm tall, made by Ajax Mantelworks, Sydney. Together with metal ashtray 'Australian Team Regains The Ashes/ The Ashes 1930'. A very fine example of cricketania from this period.
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Don Bradman: 1930 78rpm LP record 'How It's Done - A Friendly Chat' by Don Bradman (Australian Test Team, 1930). with two piano solos by Don Bradman on flip side.
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78rpm LP Records, noted 'Our Don Bradman' by Art Leonard. 'My Cricket Record' by Jack Hobbs. 'So This Is Cricket' by Jack Lumsdaine. 'Pat Hanna Discourses on Cricket. 'The Gospel According to Cricket'.
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Melbourne Cricket Club, membership badges for 1930-31 No.4056, 1932-33 No.4594 & 1933-34 No.4631.
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Melbourne Cricket Club, membership badges for 1930-31 No.4582 & 1932-33 No.4512. Fair/Good condition.
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South Melbourne Cricket Club, Life Members badges, one c1930, other dated 1950-51.
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c1930s Umpire's eight ball cricket counter, named 'Lyrebird'. Full working order and good condition.
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Don Bradman: 8-page song sheet for 'Our Don Bradman' (1930). VG condition.
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 1931', original hardback. Fair/Good condition.
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Melbourne Cricket Club, 1931-32 membership badges, made by Bentley, Full member No.4292 & Country member No.421. also lady's Ticket No.4339.
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Melbourne Cricket Club, membership badges for 1931-32, 1940-41 & 1941-42. plus North Melbourne Cricket Club badge for 1940-41.
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Indian Test Players: Collection of signed cards c1932-2006, noted V.S.Hazare, A.Wadekar, P.R. Umrigar, M.J.Gopalan, V.V.S.Laxman, C.G. Borde & B.S.Chandrashekar.
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 1932', original hardback. Fair/Good condition.
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1932-33 Bodyline Series: Advertising card 'England's Test Team, Season 1932-33, All Wearing 'Gripu' Trousers'. plus four window mounted magazine pages with cricket scenes.
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1932-33 Bodyline Tour: 'M.C.C. XI., 1932, Members of Team and List of Fixtures', published by The Sydney Morning Herald. Fair condition.
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1932-33 Body-Line Tour, rare song sheet 'Keep Your Tail Up Kangaroo - The Big Australian Cricket Chorus Song', composed by Neil McBeath, published by Harold Neal [Melbourne, 1932]. Good condition.
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Song Sheet, 'You've Got To Be A Cricket Hero' (1933), with photos of Australian players on front.
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 1933', original hardback. Fair/Good condition.
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 1933', original paper wrappers. Fair/Good condition.
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'Cricket Sketches and Short Stories', by Arthur Mailey, The Australian Googly Bowler [Sydney, 1933], rebound in green cloth, preserving original wrappers. Extremely scarce. Fair/Good condition.
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack' for 1934 & 1935. Both with original paper wrappers. Fair/Good condition.
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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 cm.
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Don Bradman, folder that includes 10 signed items - 'In Quest of the Ashes 1934'. State Library of SA booklets 'The Bradman Collection' (2). book 'Our Don Bradman - The Don at the SCG'. Bradman Museum brochure. 1998 South Africa v Bradman XI programme. flyers (3). 'The Age' poster. Also interesting range of ephemera.
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'Official Programme for the Third Women's Cricket Test match. England v Australia, January 18th, 19th and 21st 1935'. Fair condition (front cover faults). Very scarce.
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Melbourne Cricket Club, 1935-36 membership badges, made by Bentley, Full member No.1443 & Country member No.235.
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack' for 1936 & 1937. Both with original paper wrappers. Fair/Good condition.
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Melbourne Cricket Club, 1936-37 membership badges, made by Bentley, Full member No.2147 & Country member No.649.
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Melbourne Cricket Club, 1937-38 Centenary Year membership badges, made by K.G.Luke, Full member No.4666 & Country member No.451.
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Melbourne Cricket Club, membership badges for 1937-38 Centenary Year & 1938-39.
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack' for 1938 & 1939. Both with limp yellow covers. Fair/Good condition.
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1938 Australian Team, superb photograph with 15 signatures - Bill Jeanes, Sidney Barnes, Bill Brown, Merv Waite, Jack Fingleton, Ern McCormick, Stan McCabe, Don Bradman (captain), Ben Barnett, Charlie Walker, Fleetwood-Smith, Frank Ward, Arthur Chipperfield, Jack Badcock & Lindsay Hassett. size 30 x 25 cm. Ex Australian manager Bill Jeanes.
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'Souvenir, England v Australia, Test Cricket Series 1938, with the compliments of Wittner's Pty Ltd' [Melbourne, 1938]. Fair/Good condition.
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1938 Ink-Blotter, 'Laurel The all-purpose kerosene Wins Every Test', shows a posed team photo with players names underneath. Near mint condition, scarce and highly collectable.
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 1940' limp yellow cloth. Fair/Good condition. Scarce wartime issue.
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 1941', buff linen covers. Good condition. Scarce wartime issue.
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 1942', buff linen covers. Good condition. Scarce wartime issue.
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 1943', buff linen covers. Good condition. Scarce wartime issue.
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 1944', buff linen covers. Good condition. Scarce wartime issue.
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 1945', buff linen covers. Good condition. Scarce wartime issue.
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Melbourne Cricket Club, 1945-46 membership badges, Full member No.2396 & Country member No.C1430.
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 1946', buff linen covers. Good condition.
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Melbourne Cricket Club, membership badges for 1946-47 Full member No.5948 & Country member No.106. 1947-48 Full member No.4240 & Country member No.1531.
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1946-47 Australian Team, 'Alberon - The Imperial' junior Cricket Bat, signed on reverse by 1946-47 Australian team v England (3rd Test at MCG), 12 signatures including Don Bradman, Colin McCool, Ray Lindwall & Arthur Morris. Fair condition.
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Melbourne Cricket Club, membership badges for 1946-47 Country member No.341. 1949-50 Full member No.6224. 1962-63 Country member No.1333. 1983-84 Full member No.14619.
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Wisden Cricketers' Almanack' for 1947-2006 & 2008', all with limp yellow covers. Fair/Good condition (few tone spots).
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1948 menu, 'Dinner in honour of the visit of the Indian Cricket Team, Menzies Hotel, 3rd January 1948', with Wells cartoon on front, and c46 signatures inside including Don Bradman, Ray Lindwall, Bill Brown & Lala Armanath.
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1948 Australian 'Invincibles' Tour of England: 'Oxford University v Australia, May 1948', team photograph (showing both teams) with hand-drawn title and players names on mount, overall 43 x 29 cm. Ex Sam Loxton collection with his signature on reverse.
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1948 Australian 'Invincibles' Tour of England: Large press photograph showing 10 of the Australian cricketers examining a fish pond, size 37 x 29 cm. Ex Sam Loxton collection with his signature on reverse.
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1948 Australian Tour to England: Silver presentation cigarette box, engraved on lid 'Presented To Mr R.A.Hamence, A Member of the 1948 Australian Team, by the Australian Board of Control for International Cricket. To Commemorate the Team's Achievement in not Losing a Match Throughout the Tour. February 1949'. Ex Ron Hamence collection.
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Scarborough Cricket Club: Boxed pair of Scarborough Cricket Club cuff-links. Australia's match at the Scarborough Cricket Festival was usually one of the last matches of an English tour.
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Don Bradman's Last Test Match, scorecard from 5th Test at Kennington Oval.
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1948 Australian 'Invincibles' Tour of England, rare programme 'Scotland v Australia' at Aberdeen, with colourful cover featuring Bradman batting. Very rare (Bradman's last game in UK). Good condition. Ex Ron Hamence collection.
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Don Bradman, superb signature on original press photograph, c1948 tour of England.
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Australian 'Baggy Green' Test Cap, c1980's, green wool with embroidered Australian Coat-of-Arms on front, signed on brim by Don Bradman. Window mounted with photo of Bradman, framed & glazed, overall 49 x 68 cm.
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Don Bradman, 1997 Australia Post 'Australian Legends - Sir Donald Bradman' display, comprising P.O.Pack, Fdc, Coin Fdc & maxi cards - with 6 Don Bradman signatures. window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 55 x 72 cm.
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Don Bradman: 'Australian Legends - Sir Donald Bradman' P.O.Packs, each signed by Don Bradman.
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Don Bradman, 1997 Australia Post 'Australian Legends - Sir Donald Bradman' display, comprising signed Fdc, P.O.Pack, Coin Fdc, stamp sheetlets & maxi cards. window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 55 x 71 cm.
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Don Bradman, signature on miniature bat, done as a promotion/prize for Sanitarium's 'The Bradman Collection' cards.
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Don Bradman Sculpture: Bronze sculpture 'The Nonpareil' by Neale Andrew (1998), showing Bradman's classic cover drive, signed on the base by sculptor, and foundry stamp of Morris Singer, London, numbered '3/10A'. Only 20 were cast - 10 for Australia & 10 for England. In a jarrah presentation box.
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'the 1948 Invincibles, 20th Australian Team to Great Britain, 50th Anniversary Celebration - Adelaide, April 16th 1998', display comprising reprinted team photograph, with signatures of 10 surviving members on mount - Neil Harvey, Doug Ring, Bill Johnston, Ernie Toshack, Sam Loxton, Ron Hamence, Ian Johnson, Don Bradman, Bill Brown & Arthur Morris, and facsimile autographs of others, framed & glazed, overall 68 x 50 cm.
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Don Bradman Leadlight Window, attractive stained glass window, artwork by Stephen Morgan, with small plaque at top engraved 'No.1 The Don, Stephen Morgan, 2001', framed, overall 77 x 130 cm
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Don Bradman Display, comprising signature on replica 'Sykes -Don Bradman' Cricket Bat, mounted with another replica 'Sykes -Don Bradman' Cricket Bat engraved with Bradman's Test centuries, plus Print of Bradman & eight pictures, framed & glazed, overall 98 x 114 cm.
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International Test Cricketers: Signed 'Test Player' cards, c1931-2010, noted Sir Alec Bedser, Mark Butcher, Rod Marsh, Mark Waugh, Michael Holding, Lance Gibbs, Alan Donald, Gary Kirsten, Harbhajan Singh, Sir Richard Hadlee, Walter Hadlee, Muttiah Muralitharan, Rameez Raja.
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