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Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:807
Sale Title:Sporting & General MemorabiliaLots with images:393
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:534
Date:11-Nov-2009
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1928 Wills 'Cricketers, 1928', complete set (50), noted Jack Hobbs, Harold Larwood & Douglas Jardine; plus 1929 Wills 'Cricketers, 2nd series', complete set (50), noted Ames, Tyldesley & Woolley. G/VG. (total 100)
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1930 Players 'Cricketers 1930', complete set [50], noted Don Bradman, Archie Jackson & Bill Ponsford; plus 1934 Players 'Cricketers 1934', complete set [50], noted Don Bradman, Clarrie Grimmett & Bill Ponsford. Mainly G/Vg. (100)
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1934 Carreras 'A Series of 50 Cricketers', complete set, noted D.G.Bradman, W.M.Woodfull & D.R.Jardine. G/Vg. Scarce set. (50)
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1938 Topical Times 'Cricketers', complete set, extra large size (157 x 232 mm), noted Denis Compton, Cyril Washbrook & Neil McCorkell. Scarce. Fair/G (one with horizontal crease). (8)
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1895-1920s England Test Cricketers: signed pieces (4), pictures (3), photograph & postcard - C.B.Fry, J.R.Mason, Harding Young, Len Braund, John Gunn, R.A.Young, J.B.Hobbs, E.J.Smith & Frank Woolley. From the Brian Bassano cricket autographs collection. (9 items)
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1895-1915 South African Test Cricketers: Collection of signed pieces - C.B.Llewellyn, L.J.Tancred, A.E.Vogler, S.D.Snooke, T.A.Ward & L.R.Tuckett [South Africa Test Player Nos.33, 53, 62, 64, 78 & 89]; plus 1929 Invitation 'Luncheon at Grand Hotel, In Honour of Visit of M.C.C., Monday Feb.13', with signatures of 8 members of South African Schools team, including Ken Viljoen, who played Mcc on 13-14 Feb. at Grahamstown. Also 1935 scorecard England v South Africa, 2nd Test at Lord's [South Africa's first…
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1932-33 England 'Body-Line' Team, autograph page with 13 signatures including Herbert Sutcliffe, Maurice Tate & Maurice Leyland (no Jardine or Larwood, pencil signatures have been traced over); on reverse 1933 Otago with 11 signatures including Sonny Maloney & Jack Dunning. From the Brian Bassano cricket autographs collection
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1935 South Australian Womens Team, autograph page with 11 signatures, including Kath White (captain), Lelah Champion & Dorothy Wood. Rare autographs. From the collection of umpire Herbert Nichols.
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Cricket Autographs: Balance of collection in album, with signed pieces (47), photographs (5) & pictures (5); also 1983 West Indies x I to South Africa, commemorative cover with 16 signatures; 1928 menu signed on reverse by 1928-29 Border team; autograph page signed by 1951 British Timken x I including Norman Oldfield; c1938-87 team sheets with facsimile autographs (18); 1993-94 England A team sheet. Noted Alec Bedser, Colin Cowdrey, Trevor Bailey, Peter May, Zaheer Abbas & John Drennan. From the Brian…
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1948 Australian Team, official team sheet with 18 signatures including Don Bradman, Sidney Barnes (rare - not the usual handstamp), Lindsay Hassett, Don Tallon & bill Johnston, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 37 x 42 cm. Two of the signatures faded (Harvey & Ian Johnson), otherwise good condition and rare with the Sid Barnes signature
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1950 Australian Professionals x I, scarce programme Lancaster v Australian Professionals, signed on back cover by 9 members of Australian team including Jack Pettiford (captain), Fred Freer & Cec Pepper.
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1952 Jack Chegwyn's Australian x I - the first international team to tour Hong Kong, autograph page with 11 signatures including Jack Chegwyn, Jim Burke, Bob Simpson, Ray Flockton & Sid Carroll.
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1952-53 South African Team, official team sheet with 16 signatures, including Jack Cheetham (captain), Jackie McGlew & Hugh Tayfield. Fine condition.
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1956-57 England Team to South Africa, official team sheet with 17 signatures including Peter May, Doug Insole, Denis Compton, Godfrey Evans & Colin Cowdrey; plus c1952-54 autograph pages (6) comprising 1952 Transvaal (13 sigs); 1953 Border (11 sigs); Natal (12 sigs); 1953 Transvaal (12 sigs); Eastern Province (6 sigs); Transvaal (2 sigs). Fair/Good condition. (7 items)
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1963-64 South Africa Team to Australia, autograph page with 16 ink signatures, including Trevor Goddard (captain), Eddie Barlow, Graeme Pollock, Joe Partridge & Peter Pollock
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1968 Australian Team on Tour, official team sheet with 17 signatures, noted bill Lawry, Barry Jarman & Ian Chappell. Horizontal fold, otherwise fine condition.
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1970s Cricket Autographs: Album with signed pictures, team sheets & autograph pages laid down, with c394 signatures of English County Cricketers incl. Internationals, noted Bob Taylor, Alan Jones, Mike Proctor, Zaheer Abbas, Colin Cowdrey, Alan Knott, Mike Brearley, Bishen Bedi, Bob Willis, Tony Greig, Glenn Turner, Geoff Boycott & Vivian Richards
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England: 1974-75 England Team to Australia & Nz, official team sheet with 19 signatures including Mike Denness, John Edrich & Tony Greig; plus 1982-83 England Team to Australia, official team sheet with 19 signatures including Bob Willis, Ian Botham & Alan Lamb. (2 items)
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1980 Australian Team for Centenary Test tour of England, official team sheet, with 14 signatures including Greg Chappell, Kim Hughes, Dennis Lillee & Rod Marsh. Superb condition
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1981 Australian Team to Uk and Sri Lanka, official team sheet with 20 signatures including Kim Hughes, Dennis Lillee & Trevor Chappell; plus letter from manager Fred Bennett on Tour letterhead. (2 items)
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Ian Browne's 1968 Australian Championships, Gold Winner's Medal, with chain, 'Amateur Cyclists Association of Australia', engraved on reverse 'Senior Australian Track Championships/ Sydney 1968/ 2000 Metres Tandem/ 1st I.Browne G.Johnson', 58 mm diameter. Very attractive and scarce. [Ian Browne, gold medal winner at the 1956 Olympics, won his fifth and final tandem and his last Australian Championship in 1968 with Johnson].
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Anna Millward, nee Wilson, signature on Australian cycling jersey, with on left breast 'Cycling Australia - 1998 Australian Champion', framed & glazed, overall 93 x 87 cm
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Henk Vogels, signature on Australian cycling jersey, mounted with caption 'Kenk Vogels, 1999 Australian Road Champion, Tour De France Rider, Commonwealth Games Gold Meddallist', framed & glazed, overall 53 x 59 cm
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Stuart O'Grady, signature on '98 Le Tour de France' replica yellow jersey, window mounted, framed (no glass), overall 85 x 105 cm
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Carlton: 1880 'Carte de Danse, Carlton Football Club, Annual ball, Athen'um hall, September 14th, 1880'. Very attractive and early item of Carlton Football Club memorabilia
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Footscray: Collection ex Charles Molyneaux (member of 1898, 1899 & 1900 Premiership teams), noted 1899 premiership team photograph (38 x 30 cm, split in half); 1925 team photograph of Footscray's 1st League team (30 x 23 cm); two 1946 letters to Charles Molyneaux on 'Footscray Football Club' letterhead; 'The Footscray Advertiser 1954 Premiers Supplement' (2); large range 1923-89 newspapers & press clippings regarding Footscray (& few cricket). Condition varies.
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'The Melbourne Sports Depot A.B.C. Football and Lacrosse Guide 1899' [Melbourne, 1899], with VFL & VFA fixtures, Laws of the Australasian Game of Football, Lacrosse fixtures & The Laws of Lacrosse. Fair condition. Scarce
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Samuel Wells (1885-1964, 'Age' Sporting Cartoonist), original black & white drawings (2), c1940s, with cartoons relating to football, one titled 'A Gripping Situation!' showing Collingwood & Melbourne fighting for the 4 (framed, 58 x 34 cm); other shows Hawthorn defeated North Melbourne, Essendon defeated Footscray & Collingwood (with Des Fothergill) defeated Fitzroy (framed, 53 x 61 cm). (2 items)
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Ted Whitten, Jack Dyer & Ron Barassi, original hand-painted caricatures by Rogers, 'E.J. Mister football', 'Captain blood' & 'Ronald Dale, the coach', window mounted together, framed & glazed, overall 89 x 47 cm.
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1952 Geelong Premiership Souvenir, silver plated matchbox holder, decorated with enamel badges - 'Geelong Football Club' on front, and ''Victorian Football League' on reverse; engraved on front 'V.F.L. Premiers 1952/ From, Jack Jennings, President'. Player unknown
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Geelong: 'Geelong '52 Premiers' Weg poster (2 - issued late 1990s), both signed by Bob Davis, size 46 x 64 cm. Superb condition. (2 items)
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Victoria No. 10 jumper, with 13 signatures on 'Big V', noted bill Stephen, Jack Collins, Michael Tuck, John Schultz & Graham Arthur
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1954 'Football Record's, comprising home & away matches (7) & 2nd Semi Final, Geelong v Footscray (missing centre pages). Fair/Good condition. (8 items)
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Football Autographs: c1955-58 Autograph pages (19) with c225 signatures, noted Dick Reynolds (3), Graham Arthur, Fred Goldsmith, Lou Richards, Bob Pratt (2), Bert Deacon; also few 1990s Essendon with Michael Long & Matthew Lloyd. Inspection will reward.
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1956 'Football Record's, comprising home & away matches (13) & 1st Semi Final, Geelong v Footscray. Fair/Good condition. (14 items)
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Kevin Sheedy's Victoria No.10 Jumper, match-worn on 11th June 1969 for Victoria v Western Australia, signed on front by Kevin Sheedy. signed by Kevin Sheedy. Ex Essendonians Banquet Auction 1983 (Item No.25). [Kevin Sheedy played 251 games for Richmond 1967-79, and coached Essendon for 635 games 1981-2007. In 1969, coach Tommy Hafey placed Sheedy in the back pocket, Sheedy emerging as a key player in Richmond's defence, winning a Victorian guernsey, and standing out in the Tigers three finals games, which…
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Original hand-painted caricatures by Rogers - Leigh Matthews (Collingwood coach 1986), Simon Beasley, Brian Royal, Paul Dimattina (Footscray) & Dale Wightman (Richmond). (5 items)
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Corey McKERNAN (North Melbourne/Carlton): Corey McKernan's No.31 North Melbourne jumper, signed by Corey McKernan on reverse, and by North Melbourne team on front
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'The Brownlow' book-launch poster with 6 signatures in gold pen - Kevin Murray, Barry Round, Greg Williams, Robert Harvey, Keith Greig & Bob Skilton, framed & glazed, overall 54 x 66 cm.
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1928 Weekly Times 'Football Team Photos' (12/23 known), comprising Ballarat, Carlton, Coburg, Essendon (laminated), Fitzroy, Footscray, Geelong, Hawthorn, Melbourne, port Melbourne, St. Kilda & South Melbourne. Also few other cricket & football supplements. Poor/Fair. Extremely rare. (the 'Australian Rules football cards' website lists 23 teams - Coburg & port Melbourne are not recorded). (12 items)
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1929 Weekly Times 'Football Team Photos' (21/35 known), comprising Benalla Rovers, Carlton, Castlemaine, Echuca, Footscray, Geelong, Hawthorn, Horsham, Kyabram, Melbourne, Melbourne Grammar, Nhill, Northcote, Oakleigh, port Fairy, St. Kilda, South Melbourne, Wagga, Warracknabeal, West Albury & Yarraville. Poor/Fair. Extremely rare. (21 items)
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1949 Argus Weekend magazine ' Team Photos' (8/18), comprising No. 2 Footscray, No. 3 St. Kilda, No. 6 Geelong, No. 8 Melbourne, No. 9 Collingwood, No. 12 Carlton, Brighton & Williamstown. Poor/VG. (8 items)
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1956 New Zealand Team, panoramic team photograph titled 'New Zealand 'Kiwis' Rugby League Touring Team, Australian Tour, 1956', with players names in image, produced by Melba of Sydney, framed, overall 110 x 28 cm
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Rugby Honour cap, black and maroon with gold trim & tassell, embroidered 'Rur Jr 1904', made by H.G. Cox, Auckland, named inside to J.W. French
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Photographs of New Zealand 'All Blacks', playing South Africa in both New Zealand & South Africa, includes action shots, portraits and tour photos, ex South African sports writer Brian Bassano.c1949-76 (550+)
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1956 Football Official's Collection, ex Charles Dodd, Secretary of Australian Soccer Football Association. 1956 Melbourne Olympics tie, dark blue with embroidered Kangaroo over Olympic rings; 1956 Melbourne Olympics hat band, dark blue with embroidered Olympic rings in colour; 1956 Melbourne Olympics Opening Ceremony programme (faults). 1956 Melbourne Olympics brochures (2) & newspaper supplements (2); Australian Blazer, green wool, with beautiful embroidered pocket 'A.S.F.A./ (Australian Coat-of-Arms)/…
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Manchester United: replica home shirt with 'FIFA world Champions 2008' badge, with 21 signatures, noted Wayne Rooney, Gary Neville, Ryan Giggs, Patrice Evra, Rio Ferdinand, Nani & Alex Ferguson. & page identifying signatures
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Germany: Replica Germany Shirt with 16 signatures including Michael Ballack, Miroslav Klose, Kevin Kuranyi, Lukas Podolski & Philip Lahm. & page identifying signatures
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Netherlands: replica Netherlands shirt (no.7 V.Persie) with 14 signatures including Ruud van Nistelrooy, John Heitinga, dirk Kuyt, Robin van Persie, Arjen Robben & Maarten Stekelenburg. & page identifying signatures
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Liverpool: Liverpool away shirt with 24 signatures including Steven Gerrard, Fernando Torres, Yossi Benayoun, dirk Kuyt, Javier Mascherano and Ryan Babel and page identifying signatures
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Cigarette & Trade Cards: Football Cards Collection, 1922-39, noted 1922 Godfrey Phillips 'Pinnace Footballers' (18); Players 1926 'Footballers, Caricatures by Rip' [50] & 'Footballers 1928' [50]; 1938 Churchman 'Association Footballers' [50]; 1939 Wills 'Association Footballers' [50]. Fair/Vg. (Total 261)
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1978 Scanlens 'Phillips Soccer League - Australia', part set [63/120], plus Checklists [9/14] & Competition card. G/Vg. (Total 73)
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1894 rare programme 'Geelong golf club, first Annual Meeting' (Geelong, 1894), 8pp + original paper wrappers, noted early Geelong identities Charles Shannon and L.K.S. Mackinnon
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1897 flyer 'Royal Melbourne Golf Club, Annual Amateur Championship Meeting' [Melbourne, 1897], single page brochure advising 'Owing to the 14th October having been fixed for the Parliamentary Election' the Victorian Golf Cup. 'Four rounds to be played on Wednesday 13 and Friday 15'. Fair/Good condition.
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Golf Autographs: Collection of signed photographs (13) & pieces (7) in album, noted Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, Vijay Singh, Arnold Palmer, Seve Ballasteros, Greg Norman, Mark O'Meara, Bernhard Langer; also 2001 programme signed on front cover by Arnold Palmer, Corey Pavin, Lee Trevino & Fuzzy Zoeller. (Most s). (26 items)
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Signed Golf Balls including Arnold Palmer, Adam Scott, Lee Westwood, actor Morgan Freeman & actress Heather Locklear. (3 s). (6 items)
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Riding Crop (1850) Sterling top and mounted crop, micro braiding on handle and shaft, leather flicker. Hallmarked Birmingham, 1850. Engraved, 'Ashford, Maker to the Queen.' Silversmith 'W&Ga'. In lovely condition.
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Horse Racing Books, noted 'Norton B.Smith's Practical Treatise on the Breaking and Taming of Wild & Vicious Horses' [Melbourne, 1897] (lacks covers); 'Winners Galore - The Better Boy Story' by Fiddian (signed & numbered 12/200) [Melbourne, 1983]; 'The Great Decade of New Zealand Racing 1970-1980' by Glengarry (signed) [Auckland, 1983]; 'Sport and Pastime in Australia' by Inglis [London, 1912]; 'Racehorses in Australia, with Paintings by Martin Stainforth' [Sydney, 1983]; '1914 Catalogue of Thoroughbred…
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