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Auction House:Abacus AuctionsNumber of lots recorded:504
Sale Title:Memorabilia & Sports CollectablesLots with images:503
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:295
Date:25-Nov-2018
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Balance of collection including Hubert Opperman signed picture; mini-bat signed Australia's 1977 Centenary Test team; 'The Eighth British Empire and Commonwealth Games, Kingston 1966' programme; 1908 Elmhurst St. Patrick's Day Carnival programme; 1900 (circa) exercises card for 'Avoca Fire Brigade Athletic Club'; 1956 Melbourne Olympics watermarked paper; plus books/booklets 'Golf' by Ivo Whitton (Melbourne, 1937); 'Victorian Bowling Association - Treatise on the Construction and Maintenance of Bowling…
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Collection remainders including 1940s-60s magazines 'Sports Novels' (40), 'Sporting Life' (16), 'The New Zealand Sportsman' (10), 'Australian Ring' (29), 'Trotguide' (48) & racebooks (5); Golf cards with 1992 Pro Set 'Pga Golf' (300), 1990 Imperial 'American Golfers' (20) & 1994 Dormy 'Golf - The Modern Era' (25); Australian stamps showing sport (Fv $77); plus Bradman $5 coin, condition variable.
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Autograph collection in album noted Lionel Rose, Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, Johnny Famechon, Jeff Fenech, Gai Waterhouse, David Boon, Ian Healy, Geoff Marsh, Dean Jones, Imran Khan, Gary Sobers, Harold Larwood, Glenn McGrath, Bob Hawke, Sir Alex Ferguson, Tom Watson, Rod Laver; plus few facsimiles.
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Autographed books noted signatures of O.J.Simpson, Lance Armstrong, Mary Lou Retton (Us gymnast); cricket book with 15 signatures including Glenn McGrath. (Qty 4 books)
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Autographs group comprising Buzz Aldrin, Jack Brabham, Roger Bannister, Clive Churchill, Bart Cummings, Betty Cuthbert, Shirley Strickland, Dave Sands, Layne Beachley and Pat Cash. Signatures on pictures or pieces. (Qty 12)
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Charles Billich sports prints set of 6 featuring cycling, tennis, cricket, rugby, golf & football, all window mounted, framed & glazed, each 84 x 84 cm. (Qty 6)
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Cigarette & Trade Cards: Goodwin & Co. 'Champions' rare 'A36' album containing full set of N162 Old Judge & Gypsy Queen 'Champions' (50). This beautiful set includes baseball players (8), the first Us football player, boxing (5), tennis (4), jockeys (4), billiards (5) and Buffalo Bill Cody. Fair/Fine condition. (In 1887 Goodwin & Co. were among the first to issue trading cards to promote their brands. Their Old Judge 1887-90 (N172) was the first major set of baseball cards, comprising over 2000 images and…
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Cigarette & Trade Cards: 1936 Comet Publishing 'Stars of Australian Sport - The Comet Picture Album No.1' with sheetlet (6/72) including Don Bradman, Jack Crawford and Clare Dennis. Superb condition. (A sheetlet with 6 gummed labels was issued in editions of 'The Comet' magazine).
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Jack Johnson: Display comprising picture of Jack Johnson with facsimile autograph, window mounted with photograph of the 1908 Burns v Johnson fight at Sydney Stadium for the World Heavyweight Championship title, framed & glazed, overall 61 x 76 cm.
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Muhammad Ali: Group with signature on piece; talking figurine (44 cm tall); 'Float Like A Butterfly, Sting Like A Bee' poster; framed photograph; display with photos of Ali, Rocky Marciano & Jake La Motta with facsimile autographs. (Qty 5)
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Muhammad Ali: 'Goat (Greatest of All Time): A Tribute to Muhammad Ali' by Muhammad Ali & Jeff Koons, limited edition 906/1000 signed by both (Cologne, 2001); together with 4 photographic silver gelatin prints signed by Howard Bingham & Muhammad Ali. (Original retail Us$10,000 for this 'Champ's Edition'. A huge book weighing 75lb, today most of the value lies in the four signed photographs that were included)
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Balance of collection noted signed photographs (59), pictures (55), letter, pieces (73) & ephemera (7 items); also range of unsigned cricketers' photographs. Noted 1930 Australia team picture signed Don Bradman & Bill Ponsford on front & reverse. Ex Don Wigan collection.
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'Nicolls' Cricket Bat full-size signed by members of the 1935 South Africa & 1936 India Tours to England including Herbert Wade, Jock Cameron & Ken Viljoen, also Vijay Merchant, Mushtak Ali & Ck Nayudu, plus players from Derby, Notts, Glamorgan, Essex, Hants, Surrey, Somerset, Leicester, Northants, Yorkshire & Middlesex making a total of 160 signatures including Harold Larwood, Herbert Sutcliffe, Maurice Leyland & Stan Nichols, a few minor worm-holes. Superb group of signatures.
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Test Players signed photographs wide range in album with players from Australia, Bangladesh, NZ, South Africa, Zimbabwe, West Indies, England, India, Sri Lanka & Pakistan. Ex Don Wigan collection. (Qty 300+)
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Cricket autographs on a range of photos, pictures & menus with 24 signatures, noted Don Bradman, Keith Miller, Geoff Boycott & Ricky Ponting. (Qty 13)
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Board game 'The Game of Cricket' c.1950s; also c.1910 team photos (2) one from Camberwell area, the other showing a Victorian country team, both with players' names written on mounts; Luncheon menu for 1989 Australian Ashes team. (Qty 4)
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Album with First Day and other covers etc including 20 signed items, noted 1977 Centenary Test Fdc with 17 signatures. Ex Don Wigan collection. (Qty 60+)
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Cricket Badges noted Melbourne Cricket Club 1917 Patriotic Carnival & members badges for 1945-46 & 1981-82; 'Try Pick Me Up Products Wj O'Reilly'; badges from South Melbourne (9), Richmond (2), Adelaide Oval, Bentleigh, Brighton, Carlton, Country Cricket Carnival, East Brighton, Olympic Ladies, Salisbury West, Singapore (2), Sportsman Stags, Tibooburra, a few non-cricket also. Fair/Fine condition. (Qty 53)
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Cricket photographs 1930s-50s range noted Don Bradman (3), 1947 Australian team, 1947-48 Indian team entering oval, Denis Compton, Len Hutton & Walter Hammond, most captioned on reverse, ex Adelaide Oval curator. Mainly Fine/Very Fine. (Qty 55)
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Cricket books including 'Cricket' by Wg Grace (Bristol, 1891); 'Lord's 1787-1945' by Sir Pelham Warner (signed) (London, 1947); 'Cricket Safari - A Pictorial View of the Australian Team in South Africa 1985-87' by Chris Harte (signed) (Adelaide, 1987). Fair/Fine condition. (Qty 7)
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Cricket-related newspapers range 1926-54 noted Bradman in 5th Test 1928-29, which was Bradman's first Test victory. (Qty 12)
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Balance of collection including signed photographs (122), pictures (38), pieces (217) & team sheets (3). Noted Don Bradman (8), Len Darling, Lindsay Hassett, Bill Brown, Rodney Hogg & Neil Harvey. Inspection will reward. Ex Don Wigan collection. (Qty 380)
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Cricket badges comprising 1896-97 silver Premiership Medallion awarded to Windsor CC; 'Don Bradman Hear and See Him, On Fox Movietone News'; 'Test Cricket Souvenir 1934/Ag Chipperfield/From Lenards & Johnsons'; 'Australia 1950-1951 Cricket Series' for Sidney Barnes & Ray Lindwall. Good/Fine. (Qty 5)
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Cricket Club badges comprising South Melbourne Cricket Club for 1908-09, 1952-53, 1953-54 & 1962-63 Centenary Year; plus Berri Cricket Club for 1922-23. Good/Fine. (Qty 5)
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Cricket literature including '1946-47 Test Series Souvenir'; books (12) including 'Australia - Story of a Cricket Country' by Ryan (Melbourne, 2001) & '200 Seasons of Australian Cricket' (Sydney, 1997); magazines (40+), tour guides (5), programmes (5) & video.
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Victoria team photographs for 1946-47 in Hobart (Neil Harvey's first game), 1947 (Neil Harvey with his brothers Merv & Ray), 1959-60, 1960-61 & 1979-80 (with 7 signatures including Graham Yallop, Jeff Moss & Ray Bright). (Qty 5)
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Melbourne Cricket Club membership badges (23) incomplete run from 1962-63 to 1990-91, later tickets for Voting Member (4); lady's Tickets (24); also VFL Park badges for 1977 & 1978. (Qty 53)
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Cricket library with 68 books including 'The Paddock That Grew - The Story of the Melbourne Cricket Club' by Dunstan (Melbourne, 1974); 'Glorious Innings - Tresures from the Melbourne Cricket Club Collection' by Bouwman (Melbourne, 1987); 'Seasons in the Sun - The Story of the Victorian Cricket Association' by Coleman (Melbourne, 1993); plus Vca Annual Reports (29); magazines & tour guides (15). Condition variable. (Qty 112)
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Biographies 'Pep - The Story of Cec Pepper' by Piesse No.92/100 hardbound (Mt Eliza, 2018); 'Reggie: Five Years of Fame, the Story of Reginald Duff' by Sissons No.66/200 (Mt Eliza, 2015); 'The Silk Express - The Story of Ea Ted McDonald' by Richardson (Mt Eliza, 2015); 'Lucky - The Life of Hl Bert Collins: cricketer, soldier, gambler' by Bonnell (Mt Eliza, 2015) (Qty 4)
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'County' cricket bat with Australian Team signatures 12 on face including Greg Chappell, Rod Marsh, Dennis Lillee & Doug Walters plus 3 on reverse including Jeff Thomson & Lance Cairns. Ex Ray Bright collection.
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Autograph Book with 250+ signatures, many collected during 1977 Centenary Test, noted Norman Yardley, Colin Cowdrey, Richard Hadlee, Denis Compton, Jack Ryder, Leo O'Brien, Ray Lindwall, Bill Brown, Arthur Morris, Ron Hamence, Neil Harvey, Peter May; Don Bradman 'Century of Centuries' plate; Australia 1977 Touring Team plate. (The illustration is above Lot 2057)
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Print 'The Backyard at Mum's' signed by the Chappell brothers Ian, Greg & Trevor; plus signed mini-bats (3) including Neil Harvey & Ricky Ponting.
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1862 'The First International Cricket Match played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground 1862' by Henry Burn, Australian Cricket Print 1979, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 76 x 57 cm. Ex Bruce Ruxton collection.
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1862 'The Grand Cricket Match, All England Eleven versus Twenty Two of New South Wales, Contested in the Outer Domain, Sydney, Jany 29th, 30th, 31st & Feby 1st, 1862', Australian Cricket Print 1981, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 107 x 82 cm. Ex Bruce Ruxton collection.
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1864 'The All-England Eleven Versus the Victorian Twenty-Two, Melbourne Cricket Ground, January 1st, 1864', Australian Cricket Print 1982, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 79 x 59 cm. Ex Bruce Ruxton collection.
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1897 Australian team photograph titled 'Mr.George Giffen's Australian Eleven, Perth, WA, 1897' shows five cricketers wearing their straw boaters with the Australian Coat-of-Arms hatband, player's names printed on mount including George Giffen, Syd Gregory, Clem Hill & Harry Trott, overall 26 x 20 cm.
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1898-99 'Rest of Australia' photograph the team that played the Australian XI at the MCG on 10-13 March for spots on the 1899 Ashes Tour, includes George Giffen, Victor Trumper, Charles Eady, Frank Laver as well as Charles Bannerman (Australian Test Player No.1), some faults to mount but photo fine. (As a result of the match, five new players were added to the 1899 Ashes squad including Trumper & Laver)
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Billy Murdoch & Wg Grace: display comprising pictures of the famous pair, window mounted with facsimile autographs, framed & glazed, overall 62 x 51 cm.
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Victor Trumper: Group with signature on piece; book 'Victor Trumper - The Beau Ideal of a Cricketer' by Raiji (Bombay, 1964) (signed by author); postcard 'Australian Cricket Team, 1905'; cricket card; print by Chevallier Tayler (faults).
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1901 Melbourne Cricket Club metal membership badge for 1901-02 with number 2124 on reverse. (This is the first year in which the MCC issued a metal badge, the first in a series that continued through to 1990-91 and is very popular with collectors; this first badge is undated, all the later ones having the year incorporated into the design)
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1916 Melbourne Cricket Club In Memoriam booklet for Francis Grey Smith (MCC President 1886-1900) and his widow Susanna (Melbourne, 1916), black leather covers with gilt title. (He was honoured with the Grey Smith grandstand at the MCG 1906-66, and now has the Frank Grey Smith Bar on Level 3 of the Members Reserve bear his name)
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1926 'The Australian Team 1926' postcard with 17 signatures including Herbert Collins (captain), Jack Ryder, Bill Woodfull, Bill Ponsford & Bert Oldfield, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 37 x 35 cm.
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1930 Victor Richardson's Ashes Medal sterling silver with Australian Coat-of-Arms & 'Australian Eleven 1930' on front; on reverse 'Presented to the Members of the Australian Eleven in Commemoration of the Recovery of The Ashes 1930, by General Motors Australia Pty Limited', engraved below 'Vy Richardson', in original presentation case. (Victor Richardson played 19 Tests between 1927-36, including five as Australian captain; he is the grandfather of Ian, Greg & Trevor Chappell)
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1934 Australian Team mounted photograph signed by the entire squad (19) including Don Bradman, Bill Woodfull, Clarrie Grimmett & Bill Ponsford, framed & glazed, overall 52 x 42 cm.
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1934 'In Quest of the Ashes 1934 - The Don Bradman Souvenir Booklet and Scoring Records', published by Wrigleys, with the scarce scoring sheet, and also a letter from Wrigleys to the previous owner, explaining he needed to send 30 wrappers before they would despatch the Cricket Book.
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1935-36 Australian Team photograph from South African Tour with 16 signatures including Victor Richardson, Stan McCabe, Bert Oldfield & Bill O'Reilly, overall 39 x 34 cm, couple of spots on photo & some soiling, signatures quite legible. (Australia won the five-Test series 4-0)
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1936 'The Ashes 1936-1937 - The Wrigley Souvenir Book and Scoring Records', published by Wrigley's, with the scarce scoring sheet completed by the previous owner, front cover shows the two opposing captains Don Bradman & Gubby Allen, some faults.
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'The First Post-war Test at the MCG, Australia v England, January 1947. South Melbourne's representatives: Lindsay Hassett (vice-captain), Fred Lockyer (manager), Keith Miller and Ian Johnson' photograph, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 47 x 43 cm.
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'The Greats of '48' booklet with 16 signatures including Don Bradman, Lindsay Hassett, Keith Miller & Ray Lindwall, some soiling but signatures fine.
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Don Bradman: 1932 Honeymoon Tour to North America display comprising cricket card signed by Don Bradman, window mounted with three pictures from the tour, framed & glazed, overall 51 x 40 cm.
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Don Bradman: signature on picture of the Don walking through crowd, framed, 24 x 30 cm; also signature on newspaper clipping; plus book 'The Invincibles - The Legend of Bradman's 1948 Australians'.
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Don Bradman: superb signed picture of Don Bradman walking out to bat, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 44 x 68 cm.
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Don Bradman: 'The Bradman Book - The Story and Records of the World's Greatest Cricketer', compiled by 'Outfield', drawn by Will Mahony (Melbourne, 1948).
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Don Bradman: collection including 'Bradman - The Illustrated Biography' by Page (Melbourne, 1983) signed by Don Bradman on front page; $5 coins (6), ephemera. (Qty 18 items)
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Don Bradman & Babe Ruth: display comprising photo of Bradman meeting Babe Ruth, window mounted with photograph of Babe Ruth waiting to bat, and facsimile autographs of Don Bradman & Babe Ruth, framed & glazed, overall 61 x 64 cm.
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1975 Sydney Cricket Ground 'Sydney Cricket & Sports Ground Trust/Life Member' badge, enamelled 9ct gold, engraved on reverse 'Keith Miller MBE'. Ex Keith Miller collection.
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1979-80 Vca Premiers Medal engraved on reverse 'Fcc, Vca 1st XI, Premiers, R Bright, 1979-80', in original presentation case; together with his Footscray Cricket Cap. Ex Ray Bright collection.
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1979-80 Sheffield Shield Winners Medal engraved on reverse 'Sheffield Shield, 1979-80, Winners, Victoria, Rj Bright' in original presentation case. Ex Ray Bright collection.
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1980 Centenary Test England v Australia 'County' Cricket Bat signed by both teams with 25 signatures including Greg Chappell, Kim Hughes, Dennis Lillee, Ian Botham & Geoff Boycott. Ex Ray Bright collection.
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1993 Centenary Test Match Challenge for Derek Randall's Testimonial souvenir programmes (9) with 6 signed by participants including Greg Chappell, Doug Walters, David Hookes & Jeff Thomson; plus Derek Randall Testimonial booklet & dinner menu. Ex Ray Bright collection.
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