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Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:698
Sale Title:Sporting and Historical Memorabilia, Day 2Lots with images:486
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:412
Date:26-Jun-2013
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Sport Prints & Engravings: 'Football', restrike etching (originally drawn by Robert Cruikshank & published in 1827); Prints (5) of 1885 Tennis lithograph by J.Louvy, showing mixed doubles match; c1900 photograph of two young boys with tennis racquets; c1900-10 engravings (10) of humorous golfing subjects from ‘The Illustrated London News’; also 1920s attractive golf medals from 'Nice Golf Club' (one in silver, other in bronze). (19 items)
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Cricket & Olympics Group, noted c1870s-80s cricket belt buckle; cricket cards (2) with scarce Sweetacres colour card showing Bradman; ‘Boags’ beer can celebrating Tasmania’s 1977-78 Sheffield Shield season; Vb Boonie doll. 1948-2000 Olympics group, noted 7 items with 27 signatures, including Kieren Perkins on swimming cap; 1948 & 1956 aerogrammes; scarce 1956 Norway Olympic Committee certificate of appreciation; range 2000 Sydney ephemera. (32 items)
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1878 engraving 'The Intercolonial Sculling Championship - Messenger against Laycock - Scene on the Parramatta River', front page of ‘The Illustrated Sydney News’, window mounted, overall 43 x 55 cm
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1913 Stawell Gift: Original photograph window mounted with hand-painted caption 'E.A.George, Winner - Stawell Easter Gift 24.3.1913', in contemporary frame & glazed, overall 63 x 75 cm. Good condition
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Sports Books, noted 'J.J.Miller’s Sporting Annual', incomplete run (31 issues) 1951 to 2009; 'Raising Champions - A Parents’ Perspective' by Coates (Melb., 2005); 'The Man' by Anthony Mundine & Lane (Sydney, 2000); 'The Big Book of More Sports Insults' by L’Estrange (Lond., 2005); 'Australian Sports Almanac' (4) from 1994-2003. Fair/Good condition. (118 items)
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Horse Racing & Football: Carved wooden horse, stated to be Star Kingdom, 50 cm tall; Collingwood football with facsimile autographs; Port Adelaide football jumper with c26 signatures (some fading). (3 items)
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Framed Items: Print 'The Legends of Australian Sport' with 9 signatures including Bobby Skilton, Norm Ware, Johnny Famechon & Doug Walters; plus poster 'Your Souvenir of when Fitzroy Football Club created a new VFL Record High Score'. Both framed, various sizes. (2 items)
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Framed Items, noted beautiful large colour photograph of fireworks over MCG, size 153 x 102 cm; signed & endorsed Johnny Famechon poster; Todd McFarlane (Canadian cartoonist) nice signature on Spawn artwork; golf display signed by Craig Spence; horse racing winner’s photo. All framed, various sizes. (5 items)
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Boxing Magazines: 'The Ring' magazine, bound volumes (3) Feb.45-Jan.46, Feb.47-Jan.48 & 1972; 'Boxing News' (52 issues 1949 & 52 issues 1962)
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Muhammad Ali, signed photograph from the Muhammad Alivs Doug Jones fight, March 13th 1963, size 40 x 51 cm. With ‘Online Authentics’ No.9612
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Muhammad Ali, signed photograph of Muhammad Ali with punching bag, size 51 x 40 cm. With ‘Online Authentics’ No.9670
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Muhammad Ali & the Beatles, photograph of Ali standing over The Beatles, signed 'Muhammad Ali', size 51 x 40 cm. With ‘Online Authentics’ No.Oa-0000630
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Muhammad Ali, signed black and white photograph of Ali standing over Sonny Liston, size 51 x 41 cm. With ‘Online Authentics’ No.Oa-0000519
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Muhammad Ali, signed photograph from the Muhammad Alivs Sonny Liston fight, February 25th 1964, size 51 x 36 cm. With ‘Online Authentics’ No.Oa-0000187
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Muhammad Ali, display 'I am the Greatest', with signed photograph, window mounted with colour photograph of Ali standing over Sonny Liston, framed & glazed, overall 63 x 44 cm
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Muhammad Ali, signed colour photograph of Ali standing over George Foreman, size 51 x 41 cm. With ‘Online Authentics’ No.Oa-0000678
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Joe Frazier, signature on white 'Smokin’' boxing shorts, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 116 x 106 cm. With CoA
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Joe Frazier, signature 'World Champ, Joe Frazier', on white 'asics - Frazier' boxing shorts, limited edition 1/37, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 114 x 93 cm
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Boxing Group: Signed black and white photograph of Leon Spinks celebrating his victory over Muhammad Ali, size 30 x 41 cm. Plus 1971-76 boxing programmes (5) featuring Joe Bugner
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Jeff Fenech v Azumah Nelson: Display with pair of 'Jeff Fenech' boxing gloves - one signed by Jeff Fenech, the other signed by Azumah Nelson, mounted in display case, overall 48 x 49 cm
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1934 2nd British Empire Games in London, Participation Medal 'British Empire Games/London/1934', bronze, 44 mm diameteri, in original presentation case. Very attractive and scarce
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1950 4th British Empire Games in Auckland, Participation Medal 'British Empire Games/1950', bronze, 52 mm diameter, engraved on reverse 'Miss P.McWilliams', in scarce original presentation case
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1958 British Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Participation Medal '1958 VI.British Empire and Commonwealth Games, Cardiff, Wales', 55 mm diameter, engraved on rim 'Robert Kotei'. Major General Robert Kotei (1935-79) was a soldier, politician and track and field athlete, who won bronze in the high jump (the only Ghanaian to win a medal). He was once the Chief of Defence Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces and also a member of the Supreme Military Council which ruled Ghana between 1975 and 1979. He was executed in…
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P Stamp Proofs - Papua New Guinea: 1962 (Sg.39-41) British Commonwealth Games, Perth: complete set of Courvoisiers’ original colour separations & completed designs, all imperforate and affixed to the official Archivalalbum page (#627). Superb & Unique. (12)
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Participation Medals, from 1974 Christchurch, 1982 Brisbane (in presentation case), 1990 Auckland & 1994 Victoria (in presentation box. Also 1958-70 badges (6). (10 items)
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1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, Participation Medal, in bronze, 50 mm diameter, in original presentation case
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Australian Blazer, from one of Australia’s cricketers at the 1998 Commonwealth Games, green wool, embroidered Australian Coat-of-Arms & 'Xvicommonwealth Games/ Kuala Lumpur 1998' on pocket. Superb condition. Plus yellow shirt with Australian Commonwealth Games team logo embroidered on pocket, and Australian team tie. 1998 was the first (and, to date, only) time that cricket has been played at a Commonwealth Games. South Africa won gold, Australia won silver & New Zealand won bronze. (3 items)
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1998 Commonwealth Games Australian Jacket, ex cricketer Mark Waugh, embroidered with 'Australia/ (Australian team logo)/ XVICommonwealth Games, Kuala Lumpur', and with 13 signatures including Adam Gilchrist, Mark Waugh, Ricky Ponting, Tom Moody & Steve Waugh
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Engraving: 'The Cricket Match between Sussex & Kent, at Brighton' by G.H.Phillips after William Drummond (Brighton, 1849), framed & glazed, overall 112 x 82 cm. Some water staining to margins, though stillan impressive early cricket print, that could be reframed to good effect
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Engraving: 'The Cricket Match between Sussex & Kent, at Brighton' by G.H.Phillips after William Drummond (Brighton, 1849), window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 122 x 94 cm. Some ageing & faults, though stillan impressive piece
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1880 Australian Team: Original photograph of the team (9 x 6 cm), with title, 'The Australian Eleven, 1880', and players’ names printed on mount, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 32 x 27 cm. Scarce. Fine condition
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1884 MCG Trophy: Silver-plated 3 Decanter Bottle Tantalus, engraved 'Victorian Cyclists Union Amateur Championship Race Meeting, M.C.C. Ground, July 1st 1884. One mile Single Tricycle Race. 1st Prize Won by R.J.Parker'. Some wear to silverplating, and one decanter repaired at top, though attractive early MCG cycling trophy
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Bob McLeod Trophy: Silver-plated circular tray, 30 cm diameter, engraved at centre 'Presented to R.McLeod, by the Middle Park Cricket Club, on the occasion of his departure for England with the Australian Eleven 1893'. Silver worn, though attractive trophy. (Bob McLeod played 6 Tests 1892-93. His Brother Charlie also played cricket for Australia)
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Victor Trumper, signature on lower right margin of superb half-tone offset lithographic print of Victor Trumper in full fl ight, by the photographer George W.Beldam, published by The Swan Electric Engraving Company, London, 1st August, 1905; image size 38 x 30 cm, window mounted, overall 55 x 52 cm. Rare and attractive
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Gallipoli: Colour prints of the painting 'Cricket upon Shell Green, Gallipoli 1915' by Dave Thomas (2003), size 62 x 42 cm each. (20 items)
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Melbourne Cricket Club, 1916-17 membership badge, made by C.Bentley, No.425; plus 1954-55 membership badge, made by K.G.Luke, No.2010. (2 items)
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1926 Australian Team, team photograph, with 15 signatures on mount - 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, Tommy Andrews, Johnny Taylor & Bert Oldfield, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 44 x 41 cm. Good/VG condition
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Record 10th Wicket Partnership: 307 runs Alan Kippax & Hal Hooker, NSW v Victoria at MCG, Dec.22-27 1928. Group comprising photograph of scoreboard, together with signatures of Alan Kippax & Hal Hooker on pieces. This First Class record partnership still stands over 85 years later!. (3 items)
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1928-29 Australia v England, rare programme for the 4th Test in Adelaide 'International Cricket, Souvenir, Visit of English Eleven to Australia, October 1928 to March 1929. Fourth Test Match, Played at Adelaide, February 1st 1929'. Good condition. Extremely rare
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1928-29 Cricket Bat (Bradman’S First Test Series), Cricket Bat (66 cm long), signed on front by England - 15 signatures including A.P.F.Chapman, Walter Hammond, Douglas Jardine (the infamous Bodyline captain) & Harold Larwood; and signed on reverse by Australia - 16 signatures including Bill Woodfull, Don Bradman, Archie Jackson & Bert Oldfield. Some signatures faded
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1930 Australian Team, large official team photograph, ex Australian captain Bill Woodfull, titled 'The 1930 (17th) Australian Test Team', signed to mount by the entire team, 17 signatures - W.L.Kelly (manager), Archie Jackson (scarce - he died of Tb in 1933), Tim Wall, Ted A’Beckett, Percy Hornibrook, Alec Hurwood, Clarrie Grimmett, T.Howard (treasurer), Alan Fairfax, Bill Ponsford, Stan McCabe, Victor Richardson, Bill Woodfull (captain), Alan Kippax, Don Bradman, Bert Oldfield & Charlie Walker, framed &…
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Don Bradman: Reprinted full page advert for Country Life Cigarettes featuring Don Bradman, framed & glazed, overall 54 x 80 cm. Attractive piece to hang on the wall
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Don Bradman, display comprising signature on piece, window mounted with two photographs, framed & glazed, overall 46 x 43 cm. With Report by Forensic Document Examiner
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Cricket Group, noted Don Bradman signed cricket ball on marble stand; signed items (16) including Don Bradman, Bill Ponsford, Gary Sobers, Douglas Jardine & J.B.Hobbs; books (3) including 'Allan Border - Beyond Ten Thousand' signed by Don Bradman; c1972 West Indies flag
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1932-33 Bodyline Series, modern panoramic photo, window mounted with caption 'Bodyline, 1932-33 Test Series, First Test, At Sydney 2,3,4,5,6,7 December 1932, England won by 10 wickets', framed & glazed, overall 113 x 50 cm
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Bill Woodfull’S 1934 Ashes Tour Photograph Album No.1: Large Photograph Album, very wellannotated, with photos (88), postcard 'Australian Cricket Team, England, 1934' & front of illustrated envelope by Wells. Photographs include shipboard scenes during the voyage to England; lovely portrait of Woodfull by Sasha; the team’s arrivalat Southampton; meeting Prime Minister Ramsay Macdonald; cricket practice; golf; Australian team photograph; matches at Worcester & Leicester. A unique and extensive record of the…
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Bill Woodfull’S 1934 Ashes Tour Photograph Album No.2: Large Photograph Album, very wellannotated, with photographs (299), including action photographs, and others showing the huge crowds. Highlights include a photo of combined teams at Cambridge; aerial views (3) of the 1st Test at Nottingham; panoramic photos (3) of the 1st Test; unusual photos of balloons used to obscure the view of outside spectators & photographers; meeting King George V & the Queen at Windsor; panoramic photos (3) of the 2nd Test at…
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Bill Woodfull’S 1934 Ashes Tour Photograph Album No.3: Large Photograph Album, very wellannotated, with photographs (159), including action photographs, and others showing the huge crowds. Highlights include panoramic photos (4 joined) of the 3rd Test at Old Trafford; the visit to Vickers in Sheffield; panoramic photos (3 joined) of the 4th Test at Leeds; Bradman’s 304; the visit to the Princess Royal; combined teams Australia & Durham; panoramic photos (3 joined) of the 5th Test at The Oval; the…
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Bill Woodfull’S Australian 'Baggy Green' Test Cap, green wool, with embroidered Coat-of-Arms that is different to all others (similar to 1963-64). This cap bears the official Australian Coat of Arms, as set out in the 1912 Royal Warrant. It carries the kangaroo, emu and ‘Australia’ ribbon, and sports the Commonwealth shield, which contains the individual crests of the six States (not the ship, sheep, etc). The rising sun was replaced with a six-pointed star. A unique Australian 'Baggy Green' presented to…
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1934 Australian Team, official team photograph, window mounted with 15 signatures - Bill Woodfull (captain), Alan Kippax, Don Bradman, Fleetwood-Smith, Hans Ebeling, Arthur Chipperfield, Bill O’Reilly, Tim Wall, Bill Brown, Len Darling, Stan McCabe, W.C.Bull (treasurer), Bert Oldfield & Ben Barnett, overall 41 x 35 cm
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Don Bradman, signature on front cover of 'The Globe Cricket Hints' by Bradman, Oldfield, Mailey & Moyes (Sydney, 1934). Fair/Good condition
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1936 Real Photogravure Portrait postcards 'Australian & English Cricketers 1936-37', a part set (11/20), comprising Bradman, Brown, Chipperfield, Darling, Fleetwood-Smith, Duckworth, Fagg, Fishlock, Leyland, Robins & Worthington. Fair/G condition. Scarce
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Bert Oldfield: 'Gunn & Moore, W.A.Oldfield - The Peerless' Cricket Bat, signed on shoulder 'Bert Oldfield, 1969'. (Bert Oldfield played 54 Tests 1920-37, then opened a famous sports store in Pitt Street, Sydney)
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Melbourne Cricket Club, membership badges (8) for 1939-40, 1940-41, 1965-66, 1967-68, 1969-70, 1982-83 (2) & 1985-86. Also 1980/81 Lady’s Ticket. (9 items)
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Keith Miller, 'Sporting Legends - Keith Miller, Australian Cricketer' print by Brian Clinton, signed by Keith Miller and the artist, numbered 268/500, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 62 x 88 cm. With CoA
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Don Bradman, signature on 'Sir Donald Bradman - Frame by Frame' print, limited edition 117/150, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 117 x 51 cm. With CoA
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1948 Australian Team, photograph of R.M.S.'Orontes' with 14 signatures on the photograph, including Don Bradman, Ray Lindwall, Neil Harvey & Arthur Morris (4 signatures have faded, though others are clear). Some tone spots on mount, overall 26 x 20 cm
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