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Sporting Memorabilia — Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)

Auction House:Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)Number of lots recorded:526
Sale Title:Sporting MemorabiliaLots with images:526
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:352
Date:5-Dec-2013
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The Australian Cricketer & Footballer: collection of this scarce Australian magazine in large bound volume, comprising 'The Australian Cricketer' (volume 2 Nos.1-7; volume 3 Nos.1-6; volume 4 Nos.1-6); 'The Australian Cricketer and Footballer' (volume 5 Nos.1-17; volume 6 Nos.1-26 & volume 7 Nos.1-8) [Melbourne, 1931-34]. (note - volume 7 issues 1-8 were issued without colour covers - apparently only to subscribers). Comprehensive run. Fair/good condition.
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Carlton: Member's Season Ticket for 1936, with fixture list & hole punched for each game attended. Fair/good condition.
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Carlton: Member's Season Ticket for 1937, with fixture list & hole punched for each game attended. Fair/good condition.
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Preston: 'Preston Football Club, Season 1937' pay receipts (36), including Captain coach Albert Hyde, who was Hawthorn's leading goalkicker from 1926-32, and a pro sprinter of considerable ability, boasting a second place in the 1933 Stawell gift.
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1948 Victorian Team, team photograph with title 'Victorian Football League, Interstate Trip Perth - Adelaide 1948' and players names printed on mount, overall 38 x 30 cm. Fair condition (mount with peripheral faults). Team includes Jack Graham (Captain), Alan Ruthven, Charlie Sutton, bill Morris & Bert Deacon.
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Collingwood: 'Collingwood Football Club 1892-1948' by Percy Taylor [Melbourne, 1948], limited edition no.870.
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Football puppet & books: c1980s 'One-Eyed Melbourne Puppet' made by Croner Trading; range of football books (20); 1949-78 mid-Murray football League programmes (9); 'Dipper's Footy Challenge'; also 1950s-60s booklets re laws of cricket (2) & rugby Union (2); tennis flicker book (missing covers).
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Football group, noted c1950s wind-up football with Melbourne theme song; 1960s Carlton pyjama bag (original packaging); itineraries & ephemera (21 items); Argus album (empty); Wales football money box; colour photos of 1980s players (27); 'Inside Football' magazine (8); 'The Footy Show Magazine' (8); 'Inside Sport' (12); 2004 $5 coin. Inspection will reward.
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Geelong: 1951 Grand Final pennant; c1973 'Operation Flag' brochures (2); 2001 Team of the century menus; small container of badges & tie pins; watercolour 'Beach Huts' by Christopher Hickey; 1956 Olympics programme.
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1952 Victorian Team, team photograph with title 'Victoria V South Australia at Adelaide - 19th July 1952, Victorian Football League Official Party. Scores: South Australia 12 Goals 8 Behinds - 80 Points; Victoria 8 Goals 15 Behinds - 63 Points' and players names printed on mount, overall 34 x 30 cm. Fair/good condition (mount with peripheral faults). Team includes Fred Flanagan (Captain), bill Hutchinson, Roy Wright & Bob rose.
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1954 Victorian Team, team photograph with title 'Victoria V South Australia at Melbourne - 19th June 1954, Victorian Football League Representative Team. Scores: Victoria 26 Goals 16 Behinds 172 Points; South Australia 6 Goals 9 Behinds 45 Points; ' and players names printed on mount, overall 37 x 31 cm. Fair/good condition. Team includes Ken Hands (Captain), bill Hutchinson, Roy Wright, John Kennedy Sr & Bob rose.
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1954 Victorian Team, team photograph with title 'Victorian Football League Representative Team, Matches at Perth and Adelaide, 1954', with scores and players names printed on mount, overall 31 x 25 cm. Fair/good condition. Team includes Ken Hands (Captain), bill Hutchinson, Roy Wright, Neil Mann & Bob rose.
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1955 Victorian Team, team photograph with title 'Victoria V Western Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, 18th June, 1955, Representative Team. Victoria - 6 Goals 18 Behinds 54 Points; Western Australia 3 Goals 7 Behinds 25 Points' and players names printed on mount, framed & glazed, overall 27 x 32 cm. G/VG condition. Team includes Des Rowe (Captain), Don Cordner, John James, Jack Clarke & Neil Mann.
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Club Ephemera: album including Carlton 'Kia Ora' programmes for 1955 & 1957; Footscray Centenary press Kit 1983; Richmond team photo cards (4); St Kilda annual reports (7). Fair/good condition. (56 items).
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Carlton: Carlton badge made by K.G.Luke; plus 1956 Olympics tin badge.
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Melbourne: '100 Years of Football - the Story of the Melbourne Football Club' by Taylor [Melbourne, 1958]. Fair/good condition.
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C1957 Greig's honey football glass for South Melbourne. Fine condition (with 'Greig's Honey' at base). Also single recording 'South Melbourne Football Club Song'.
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Football Autographs: collection well presented on pages, comprising 53 signed items, most mounted with associated pictures, newspaper articles, football cards, etc. Noted Greg Williams, Stephen Silvagni, Bob rose, Peter McKenna, Nathan Buckley, Sam Newman, Alistair Lord, Michael long, Barry Davis, Bomber Thompson.
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South Australia football Autographs: collection beautifully presented in two albums, comprising 62 signed items, most mounted with associated pictures, newspaper articles, football cards, etc. Noted Tony Antrobus, Barrie Barbary, Malcolm Blight, Nathan Buckley, Peter Carey, Adam Cooney, Graham Cornes, Len Fitzgerald, Bob Hank, Lindsay head, Neil Kerley, Stephen Kernahan, Don Lindner, Ian McKay, Barrie Robran, mark Bickley, mark Ricciuto, Warren Tredrea.
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Football Collectables: large box, noted nice c1960 Collingwood Fc badge; 1986 Hawthorn Premiership souvenir; Magpies ashtrays & money box; various glasses, cups & beer coolers; ephemera & books. Inspection will reward.
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Football Collectables, noted Member's Season Tickets for Moorabbin 1961, Northcote 1967 & Sandringham 1998; Pennants including 1964 Geelong; various cloth badges (70); album of mini-Weg posters 1954-94 & losing Weg posters (14); Bobble Dobbles (3); mascot stuffed toys (4); matchboxes (10); Swans photos (12); Collingwood photos (30); 'Get Me a Gillies' Tony Lockett counter display; VFL Park badges (10); various trinkets. Inspection will reward.
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Magazines & football Records: c1963-2012 range with 'Footy Fan' (6 issues); 'Inside Football' (89 issues); other football magazines (9); 'Football Record's with Home & Away (16), Finals (6), Grand Finals (2) & Others (2). Also 1977 Centenary Test Programme.
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Umpire medallion: north Tasmanian football Association c1966 enamel & brass medallion. good condition
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Collingwood: Collectables with c1960s Magpies cushion; Bobby rose football shorts in wrapper; Collingwood towel & tea-towel; Collingwood Centenary tankard; Collingwood car money box; medallions for 1927-30 premierships (issued 1980s).
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St Kilda: 1966 Premiership Team, 'Saints 66' Weg poster, signed at 2004 Premiership Players club induction, with 18 signatures including Ian Cooper, Ross Smith, Verdun Howell & Barry Breen, limited edition 08/66, size 42 x 60 cm. With CoA.
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Norm Smith (Melbourne & Fitzroy): photograph of Norman Smith, window mounted with details of his career as a player and coach at Melbourne, overall 40 x 60 cm. From the collection of Stuart Spencer.
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Richmond: 1967 Premiership team photograph by Allan Studios, framed & glazed, overall 51 x 31 cm.
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1968 Victorian Team, team photograph with title 'Victoria V South Australia at Melbourne, Saturday 1st June, 1968. Scores : - Victoria - 14 Goals 9 Behinds - 93 Points; South Australia 5 Goals 10 Behinds - 40 Points' and players names printed on mount, overall 37 x 32 cm. G/VG condition. Team includes bill Goggin (Captain), Jack Schultz, Kevin Bartlett, Alex Jesaulenko & Bob Skilton.
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1968 Victorian Team, team photograph with title 'Victoria V Western Australia at Perth, 6th July, 1968. Scores : - Victoria - 13 Goals 21 Behinds 99 Points; Western Australia - 13 Goals 12 Behinds 90 Points' and players names printed on mount, overall 33 x 31 cm. G/VG condition. Team includes bill Goggin (Captain), Royce Hart, Peter Hudson, Alex Jesaulenko & Bob Skilton.
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Ephemera, mainly Carlton, noted 1969 Twisties/Sun Valley 'Captain Posters - John Nicholls' (2); Grand Final souvenirs from 1970 & 1972; 'Football Record's (3).
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Richmond: 1969 Premiership team photograph, with title 'Richmond Football Club, V.F.L. Premiers 1969' and players names printed on mount, framed & glazed, overall 40 x 34 cm. Also Dale Weightman signed display (framed, 43 x 54 cm).
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Carlton: 1970 original Weg poster, depicting blues player with 6 fingers. good condition (minor peripheral faults).
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Carlton: original Weg posters for 1970, 1972 & 1979. Fair/good condition (minor peripheral faults).
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Football cards & ephemera: Range in carton noted Scanlens 1974 (2), 1976 (2), 1977 (20), 1978 (77) & 1979 (38); c1978 'Peters Footy Picture Card' (2); plus c1970-2010 'Football Record's with Home & Away (21), Finals (15), Grand Final (9) & Others (28); 1979 Carlton Weg Poster; Plus Range of Ephemera.
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Yo-Yos & badges: box with football yo-yos (15); badges (26) including Carlton Social club 1970-71; key rings (13); also noted Richmond playing cards; 1963 medal from power Memorial football League.
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Carlton/Fitzroy: Carlton Member's Season Tickets for 1971 (2); VFL Members Reserve Passes for Fitzroy club Matches for 1979, 1982, 1983 & 1984; plus 'Centenary of the AFL' stamp sheetlet. Fair/good condition.
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Football books, noted 'The Blues - a History of Carlton Football Club' by Hewat [Melbourne, 1982]; 'The Encyclopedia of League Footballers' by Main & Holmesby (5 editions, 1992-98); 'Footystats' by Taylor (6 editions 1992-2000); plus Norwood annual reports (6) & range programmes (12). Fair/VG. (67 items)
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1983-2006 range of sticker albums (23 - some complete, some partially complete, others empty); plus 'Footy Stars' magazine (20 issues, 1991-95).
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Box of Footballs: Footballs (15) including one signed by c1989 Sydney Swans, AFL Centenary, Ansett cup 2000, Collingwood, kangaroos, Brisbane bears; plus mini-footballs (13). Fair/VG condition.
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Signed Footballs: group including footballs signed by Collingwood, Footscray, Bob Shearer golf day; Adelaide with facsimile autographs; also two display stands. Fair/good condition. (7 items).
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Essendon: 'Bomber' magazine, issues 1-17 (1995-99).
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1996 AFL Centenary hall of Fame Legends: 1996 Centenary Grand Final poster, with 7 signatures - John Nicholls, Leigh Matthews, Dick Reynolds, Polly Farmer, Bob Pratt, Bobby Skilton & Jack Collins, limited edition 30/50, window mounted, framed (no glass), overall 76 x 109 cm. With CoA.
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Carlton: 'Inside Carlton' magazine, issues 1-12, 14-17, 21 & 24 (1996-2004).
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St Kilda: c1997 St Kilda football jumper with 30 signatures, noted Robert Harvey, Nathan Burke & Stewart Loewe, framed & glazed, overall 71 x 94 cm.
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Carlton: 'Number 2 Jumper' display comprising Carlton jumper signed on the number by John Nicholls, Peter Motley & Greg Williams, limited edition 113/222, window mounted with action photo of each player, framed & glazed, overall 89 x 109 cm. With CoA.
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Brownlow Medallists: 'The Brownlow Medallists', display with signatures of 49 Brownlow medallists including Dick Reynolds, Keith Greig, Ian Stewart, Bob Skilton, Verdun Howell, Brian Gleeson, Michael Voss, Kevin Murray, Peter Bedford, Tony Liberatore, Malcolm Blight, John Platten, Tony Lockett, Shane Crawford & Robert Harvey (missing Peter Moore); window mounted with group photograph, limited edition 243/1500, framed and glazed, overall 92 x 66 cm.
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Anthony Koutoufides, pair of bronzed football boots on wooden stands; plus signed photograph (framed, 36 x 46 cm).
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Carlton: two large signed photographs - Carlton players in shower signed by Harry Madden, Luke O'Sullivan, Mil Hanna, Ron Delulio & Fraser brown; Carlton players in leathers signed by Anthony Koutoufides, Craig Bradley, Fraser brown, Adrian Gleeson, Tommy Alvin & Stephen Kernahan.
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Collectables: 'Sherrin - Coaches & Captains Commemorative Football 2001' with 33 signatures; 2000 Premiership Players sheetlet; wine (2 bottles); menu 1948 drawn Grand Final Reunion - Melbourne v Essendon; 'Football Record's (3). From the Collection of Stuart Spencer.
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AFL Team of the century: 'Australian Football League - Team of the Century' print by mark Sofilas, signed by the artist and the 15 living members - Gary Ablett, Ron Barassi, Francis Bourke, Bruce Doull, Graham Farmer, Keith Greig, Royce Hart, Alex Jesaulenko, Leigh Matthews, Kevin Murray, John Nicholls, Stephen Silvagni, Bob Skilton, Ian Stewart & Greg Williams, limited edition 156/200, overall 100 x 70 cm. With CoA.
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Dale Thomas (Collingwood): Street banner for 2008 Finals series, 177 x 428 cm.
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Premiership Players' club: 2008 display 'Ninth Personalised Stamp Issue' comprising sheet of 20 personalised stamps, with 20 signatures in margin including George Hassell, Wally May, Terry Fulton, Jim Gallagher, Ralph Lane, John McArthur, Kevin cowboy Neale, Bryan Quirk, Rex Hunt, Geoff Southby, Robert DiPierdomenico, Peter Sumich, Denis Pagan & Tom Harley, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 50 x 45 cm. Sheet number 012/500 ex Stuart Spencer collection.
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'Wills Way - Three Generations of the Wills Family That Produced a New Game - Australian Football' by Russell Stephens [Sydney, 2009], limited edition 140/200, signed by Tom Harley & Frank Costa.
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Geelong: 'Geelong Football Club 1859-2009 - 150 Years' medallions (4) for Tom Wills, Fred Flanagan, Tom Harley & Reg Hickey, on presentation stand. 'Geelong Football Club - the Greatest Teams of All 1859-2011' medallions (3) for Fred Flanagan, Tom Harley & Cameron Ling, on presentation stand. Framed displays (4), noted 'Cats Tales 1859-2006'; 'Return of 1951 VFL Premiership Flag'; 'A Unique Gathering of Cats' (unsigned); Graham 'Polly' Farmer; all framed & glazed, each 46 x 34 cm. (total 6 items).
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Carlton: 2012 Carlton football jumper with 21 signatures including Chris Judd, Bryce Gibbs, Jordan Russell, Matthew Kreuzer & Eddie Betts. Together with list of players who have signed.
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C1904-49 football cards (66), noted Sniders & Abrahams 1904 (6), 1905-06 (2), 1906-07 (6), 1907-08 (5), 1908-09 (2), 1909-10 (2), 1910-11 Rays (1), 1911 pennant (1), 1912 star (5), 1913 shield (1), 1908-09 Incidents in Play (1); also range cricket cards (22). Poor/G. Inspection will reward.
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1904 Sniders & Abrahams 'Australian Footballers', series a - part sets with blue framelines [5/23] & without blue framelines [1/50]. Fair/G. (total 6).
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1904 Sniders & Abrahams 'Australian Footballers', series a - part sets with blue framelines [4/23] & without framelines [19/50]. Fair/VG. (total 23).
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1905-06 Sniders & Abrahams 'Australian Footballers', series B, comprising 'Victorian League Players' [35/56] & 'Victorian Association Players' (including Richmond & Essendon Association) [4/20]. Fair/VG. Rare. (total 39).
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1905-10 Wills 'Past & Present Champions', part set [36/50]. Fair/G condition.
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1905-10 Wills 'Past & Present Champions' [18/50 + 3 spares]; plus 1913 'Club Colours and Flags' [11/28 + 5 spares]. Poor/G condition.
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1906-07 Sniders & Abrahams 'Australian Footballers - Victorian Country Players', series C, almost complete set [16/20]. Fair/G.
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1906 Greathead's Tonic Medicine 'Victorian Footballers' [1/12 known] - Sowden (Melbourne). Fair/good condition. Rarity 10.
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1907-08 Sniders & Abrahams 'Australian Footballers', series D (head & sholders), part set [33/56]. one Poor, others Fair/VG.
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C1908-75 football cards in album, noted Sniders & Abrahams, Wills, J.J.Schuh, Hoadleys, Godfrey Phillips, Allens, giant Licorice, Kornies, Twisties, Atlantic, Sunblest 'V.F.L.Footy Cards' [25/28]. Poor/G. Inspection will reward. (172 items).
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1908 Wills 'Victorian Football Club Flags', part set [17/29] plus 23 spares - useful for collecting all the variations. Fair/VG.
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1908-09 Sniders & Abrahams 'Australian Football - Incidents in Play', almost complete set [14/16]. Fair/VG.
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1908 Talma postcard 'St Kilda Football Team 1908'. Fair/G condition.
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1909 Cohn's beer 'Bendigo District Colours - Sebastion'. G/VG condition. Extremely rare.
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1909 Victorian football Follower 'Footballers Posters' (3) for Alick Lang (Carlton), Charles Hammond (Carlton) & William Payne (Carlton), stuck into a c1908-20 Carlton scrapbook, including press clippings regarding the 1910 bribery scandal. These posters extremely rare, and not listed on the 'Australian Rules Football Cards' website.
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1909 unknown 'South Australian Footballers' [1/56] - L.L.Hill (Norwood). Fair/G condition. Extremely rare. very little is known about this set. the fact that some of the subjects are the same as the Sweet Nell 1906 series May suggest that these cards were also produced by that Company but this is yet to be substantiated.
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1909 unknown 'South Australian Footballers' [1/56] - H.M.Miller (Norwood). Fair/G condition. Extremely rare.
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1909 unknown 'South Australian Footballers' [1/56] - H.W.D.Stoddart (Norwood). Fair/G condition. Extremely rare.
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1909 unknown 'South Australian Footballers' [1/56] - R.J.B.Townsend (Norwood). Fair/G condition. Extremely rare.
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C1910 Wills buttonhole badge, shield-shaped with Melbourne colours; also a buttonhole badge depicting grand Duke Nicholas.
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C1910 'League Football Series Post Cards' [1/13 known] - 'Carlton'. Fair/good condition.
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C1910 the Weekly Times postcard 'Victorian Footballers' [1/84 known] - W.Busbridge (Essendon). Fair/G. Rarity 9.
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1911 Sniders & Abrahams 'Australian Footballers', series G (Pennants), part set [37/60]. Poor/VG.
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C1921-53 football cards, noted J.J.Schuh 1921 (2), 1922 (7) & 1923 'Portraits of Our Leading Footballers' (3); 1933 Allens (8); 1933 'Bob Mirams Caricatures' (34). Poor/VG (few trimmed).
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1921 Sporting life & the bayonet 'Prominent Players' pictorial supplement no.13 'Gordon Rattray, Fitzroy', 25 x 38 cm. Fair/good condition. Extremely rare - this is the example illustrated on the 'Australian Rules Football Cards' website.
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1921 Sporting life & the bayonet 'Prominent Players' pictorial supplement no.14 'Con Mccarthy, Collingwood', 25 x 38 cm. G/VG condition. Extremely rare - this is the example illustrated on the 'Australian Rules Football Cards' website.
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1921 Sporting life & the bayonet 'Prominent Players' pictorial supplement no.15 'C.Sherry, Fitzroy', 25 x 38 cm. Fair/good condition. Extremely rare - this is the example illustrated on the 'Australian Rules Football Cards' website.
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1922 Pals 'Football Caricatures' [5/14 known + 2 unrecorded]. Poor/G.
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C1922-2008 football cards, noted 1963 Bryant & May 'Collingwood Match Book - E.Hutchesson'; 1997 Yarraville Fc 'Yarraville Tigers' [36]; 1999 pig skin Promotions 'Melbourne Premiership Series - 1959' [21]; Team Zone 'Team 2007 Gold Cards' (18). Fair/VG.
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1922 Footscray Football Club 'Player Postcard Series' [1/20 known] - Jack Howell, Follower & half back. G/VG condition. Rarity 10.
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1922 Footscray Football Club 'Player Postcard Series' [1/20 known] - Alex Eason, Rover. G/VG condition. Rarity 10.
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1923 Lenten's Shamrock Store (Bendigo) 'Victorian Country Footballers' [2/98] - Bendigo East no.8 l.Sinclair & south Bendigo no.8 A.Cock. Fair/VG. Rare.
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1924 Don photo series postcard 'C.Mccarthy, Footscray F.C.'. G/VG.
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1924 Don photo series postcard 'St Kilda F.C.', team photo. G/VG.
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1926 Cain's Sweets 'Collingwood and Fitzroy Footballers' [7/36]. Fair/good condition. Rarity 9.
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C1930 O.T.Beverage 'Men's Hats' - south Bendigo. Fair condition (left brim of hat missing). Extremely rare - this card is the one illustrated on the 'Australian Rules Football Cards' website.
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1932-57 scarce football cards, comprising 1932 Clark-Ellis 'VFL Footballers' [1/108] - C.Dibbs (Collingwood); 1949 Kornies 'Victorian Footballers' [1/108] - no.52 E.Ryan (Oakleigh); 1954 Fyna Foods 'Victorian Footballer Caricatures' [1/24] - no.15 A.Ruthven (Fitzroy); 1957 Kornies 'Footballer - Mascot Swap Cards' [1/36] - no.4 Jock Spencer (North Melbourne). Fair/VG. (total 4).
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1932 Clark-Ellis 'VFL Footballers' [2/108] - W.Minogue (Footscray) & A.Rayson (Geelong). good condition. Rarity 8.
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C1930s cigarette card album with range of cards (248), noted Wills 'Footballers 1933' (136); Bob Miram Caricatures (18); also 1934-35 Allens 'Cricketers' (32). Poor/G.
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1933 Hart's Confectionary 'Tasmanian Footballers', smaller size without border [3/66]. Fair/good condition. Rarity 9.
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1933 Carreras (standard Cigarettes) 'Football Series' (Bob Mirams Caricatures), almost complete set [63/72]. Also 1985 Australian Dairy Corporation 'Kanga Cricket' [63]; old cricket bat signed by Ian Healy. Mainly G/VG.
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C1933-2002 football cards in album, noted 1954-55 Coles (3); 1954 Argus (16); 1954 Kornies (10); range Scanlens cards in very poor condition. Poor/VG.
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1933 Wills 'Footballers 1933', almost complete set [199/200]. Two poor, others Fair/VG.
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1933 Wills 'Footballers 1933', complete set [200]. Fair/VG.
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C1940-52 Chas.Boyles real photo 'Victorian Footballers Postcards' (10) all Carlton players, noted John Spencer (signed), V.English, H.Casper, K.Hands, K.Warburton, F.Davies, J.Mills, A.Hodghson & J.Howell. Fair/G.
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