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Auction House:Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)Number of lots recorded:502
Sale Title:Sporting MemorabiliaLots with images:500
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:298
Date:25-Feb-2014
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'Feathery' ball, c1880s, on wood-turned display stand with glass dome. A feathery, or featherie, is a hand-sewn round leather pouch stuffed with chicken or goose feathers and coated with paint, usually white in colour if used for golf. This is probably a 'Fives' ball - in fives, a ball is propelled against the walls of a special court using a gloved or bare hand as though it were a racquet
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Sport prints & engravings: 'Football', restrike etching (original by Robert Cruikshank & published in 1827); prints (5) of 1885 tennis lithograph by J.Louvy, showing mixed doubles match; c1900 photo of two boys with tennis racquets; c1900-10 engravings (10) of humorous golfing subjects from 'The illustrated London News'; also 1920s golf medals from 'Nice golf club' (one in silver, other in bronze)
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Cricket & football, noted Carlton Member's Season Ticket 1949; 'The Invincibles' displays (2), one signed by Neil Harvey, other signed by Sam Loxton; cricket books (5) with 'Shane Warne - My illustrated Career' by Shane Warne (signed) [London, 2006]; David Neitz signature on Melbourne jumper (with CoA)
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Baseball: silver-plated trophy cup, engraved 'Harrison Lecke trophy, Interstate Championship of minor League Baseball, Perpetual Competition' with 1956-1968 winners also engraved (Victoria won 10 times, South Australia 3 times). Also Victorian baseball cap, navy blue with 'V' badge on front, named inside to A.V.Mann, with two enamel badges on front - Waverley Baseball club life Member, and Henley & Grange Baseball club for 1968
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Range of Australia post special Event stamp sheets: 2003 Rugby World Cup (9), Tennis (16) with 2001 Davis cup Final, Australian open 2003-05 and Lleyton Hewitt. Stawell gift 2000 & 2002 (3) and 2004 Aust. Golf open Centenary (1). Stamp values 45c to $1.65 incl. International post, total Fv $210+. Majority duplicated
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Muhammad Ali, signed photograph from the Muhammad Ali vs Doug Jones fight, March 13th 1963, size 40 x 51 cm, with 'Online Authentics' no.Oa-8090286
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Muhammad Ali, signed photograph of Muhammad Ali with punching bag, size 51 x 40 cm, with 'Online Authentics' no.Oa-8090275
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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-8090296
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Muhammad Ali & the Beatles, photograph of Ali clowning around with the Beatles, signed 'Muhammad Ali', size 51 x 40 cm, with CoA no.0549
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Muhammad Ali, signed photograph from the Muhammad Ali vs Sonny Liston fight, February 25th 1964, size 51 x 36 cm, with 'Online Authentics' no.Oa-0000180
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Lord Harris' visiting card case: mother-of-pearl and hand-painted visiting card case (78 x 102 x 9 mm), decorated with cricket scene on one side, and portrait of Lord Harris on the other side, with initials 'Hon Grch' (Harris' initials). Beautiful cricket item, and almost certainly presented to Harris on his assumption of the captaincy in 1878 at the age of 27. [Lord Harris was the second-ever Captain of the English cricket team, leading England against Australia in 1878-79, 1880 & 1884]
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Cricket trophy, brass with attractive cricket scene, crossed ferns, and engraved 'South Melbourne, Challenge cup, Presented by Thomas Smith Esq., 1883-4'. Missing base & figure on top, nevertheless early trophy with attractive cricket scene
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1884 Australian Team: original cabinet card photograph (16 x 11 cm) showing cameos of the 11 players with their names below, produced by London Stereoscopic Compy., window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 38 x 34 cm. Very scarce and attractive
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1884 4th Australian Team to England: 'Our Cricketing Guests', a coloured chromolithographic print of the Australian & Philadelphian touring teams, published as a frontispiece to an edition of 'The boy's Own paper', overall 20 x 28 cm. Attractive and scarce
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Trophy cricket ball: c1887 cricket ball with gold shield engraved 'Armfield & Lang's Trophies. Used in the final match. St.George v Clyde. Presented to Mr H.Auty, in recognition of his unwearied exertions in behalf of St.George C.C.'. [the Armfield & Lang's Trophies were played between Melbourne teams c1885-87]
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Vintage cricket Bats, one handstamped 'Specially Selected for Joe Darling, Adelaide'. Both match-used. Fair/good condition. (2)
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Victor Trumper: half-tone offset lithographic print of Trumper in full flight, by the photographer George W. Beldam, published by the swan electric engraving Company, London, 1st August 1905, signed at base by Victor Trumper & the photographer, few minor holes in margin, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 59 x 55 cm
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack' for 1905 & 1908 - the 1905 rebound in brown cloth, preserving front wrapper; the 1908 rebound in tan cloth (no wrappers). Fair/G. (2 items)
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack' for 1911 & 1915 - the 1911 rebound in tan cloth, preserving original wrappers; the 1915 rebound in brown cloth (no wrappers). Fair/VG. (2 items)
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Charles Macartney, 4-page signed letter dated 'Somewhere, 18.11.17' written from the trenches during World War I, thanking the writer for his letter and parcel containing two razors. Good condition. [Charles Macartney played 35 Tests for Australia 1907-26]
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Bert Oldfield & Charles Macartney, display comprising pictures of Bert Oldfield & Charles Macartney, window mounted with signature of Bert Oldfield on piece, framed & glazed, overall 65 x 40 cm. [Oldfield played 54 Tests 1920-37; Charles Macartney played 35 Tests 1907-26]
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack' for 1920 & 1922 - the 1920 rebound in tan cloth, preserving original wrappers; the 1922 rebound in brown cloth, preserving front wrapper. Fair/G. (2 items)
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1924-25 Victorian Team, official team photo titled 'Victorian cricket Team, Winners Sheffield shield 1924-25', and players names on mount, noted Edgar Mayne (Captain), young bill Woodfull & Stork Hendry, size 30 x 25 cm
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Cricket group, noted 'Cricket Stories & Sketches' by Arthur Mailey [Sydney, c1958]; '10 for 66 and all that' by Mailey [London, 1959]; postcards 'The Australian Team 1926' (2 - one with pencil signature at lower right)
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1928 West Indies Team (the year West Indies were granted full test status), triple-postcard (270 x 136 mm) comprising a panoramic photo of the 1928 team, published by H.Walker, Photographer, 35A St.Thomas St, Scarsborough. Team includes Karl Nunes (Captain), Learie Constantine, Herman Griffith & Snuffy Browne. Very scarce
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Clarrie Grimmett, trophy 'To C.V.Grimmett, from the Cricketers of his Native city, 25-2-28'. Trophy base in greenstone, decorated with silver cricket pitch engraved 'Well Bowled', and with greenstone stumps (one broken). Still a very attractive and unusual cricket piece. [Clarrie Grimmett, born in Dunedin, NZ, played 37 Tests for Australia 1924-36]
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West Indies: Reprinted team photographs, comprising 1928 (8), 1933, 1951-52 & 1957 (6); also original 1957 team photo signed by Sonny Ramadhin. Various sizes. (17)
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1932-33 Bodyline Tour: 'Bodywhine! a Treatise on the Jardinian Theory', cartoons by R.W.Blundell with a few words by V.M.Branson [Adelaide, 1933]. Fair/good condition (some tone spots on covers)
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1932-33 Bodyline Tour: 'Special test souvenir, with Careers of Players to Beginning of 1932-33 Season', issued by 'The Australian Cricketer' [Melbourne, 1932]. Fair/good condition. The most difficult of the supplements to find
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1932-33 Bodyline cricket bat: 'Alexander - Hotshot Junior' cricket bat, signed on the reverse by the English team, 14 signatuures - Douglas Jardine, Maurice Leyland, Gubby Allen, Freddie brown, George Duckworth, Harold Larwood, Hedley verity, Leslie Ames, Tommy Mitchell, bill Bowes, bill Voce, Eddie Paynter, Nawab of Pataudi & Maurice tete. Also signed at top by the legendary Jack Hobbs, who retired from test cricket in 1930. Good condition
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1938 Australian Team: Team photograph, with 16 signatures on mount, including Don Bradman, W.Jeanes (manager), Merv Waite, Sidney Barnes (scarce), bill brown, bill O'Reilly, Ted white, Ern McCormick, Stan McCabe, Fleetwood-Smith, Jack Fingleton, Ben Barnett, Frank Ward, Lindsay Hassett, Charlie Badcock & Charlie Walker, overall 33 x 30 cm. G/VG condition
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1938 Australian Tour to England: 'Australian XI, English Tour 1938', Orient line brochure with pen-picture of each member of the touring party, and each nicely signed in ink by the player featured, a total of 17 signatures including Don Bradman, Stan McCabe, Sidney Barnes (scarce) & bill brown. Fair/good condition
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1946-47 England Tour to Australia: dinner menu in honour of 1946-47 England Ashes Team, with 21 signatures including Don Bradman, Lindsay Hassett, Keith Miller, Norman Yardley, Denis Compton & Alec Bedser. Ex Fred Freer collection
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1946-47 England Tour of Australia: full size 'Shaw & Shrewsbury' cricket bat, signed on reverse by both teams, with 29 signatures including Walter Hammond, Len Hutton, Alec bedser, Don Bradman, Lindsay Hassett, Arthur Morris & Keith Miller. Good condition
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Australian cricket Captains, display comprising miniature cricket bat signed by Don Bradman, Allan Border, Steve Waugh & Greg Chappell, window mounted with photographs of each Captain, framed & glazed, overall 69 x 50 cm, with CoA
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1947-48 Indian Tour to Australia: photograph of P&O 'Stratheden', signed on the mount by the Indian team, with 18 signatures including L.Armanath (Captain), V.S.Hazare & V.Mankad, overall 25 x 20 cm
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Don Bradman, letter dated 25th Nov.1982 to Norm Bevan (SA manager of the Reserve Bank of Australia) on 'Sir Donald Bradman A.C.' letterhead, signed 'Don'. Together with photocopy of another letter dated 30th Dec.1982 asking Norm to provide a current value for Dr.W.G.Grace's 1895 testimonial of £9000; with a copy of Norm's reply letter stating it would be the equivalent of $400,000
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Don Bradman, letter dated 23rd Aug.1983 to Norm Bevan on 'Sir Donald Bradman A.C.' letterhead, signed 'Don'. Together with photocopy of a letter dated 17th Nov.1983 regarding the book 'Booth to bat'; 1984 letter from Argo Investments limited inviting Norm to hear Sir Donald address his last shareholders meeting; and copy of press clipping re the Don's retirement from Argo Investments at 75
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Don Bradman, letter dated 27th Aug.1987 (Bradman's 79th Birthday) to Norm Bevan on 'Sir Donald Bradman A.C.' letterhead, signed 'Don'. Together with invitation letter & table card to Bradman's 79th Birthday luncheon
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Don Bradman, letter dated 3rd Dec.1990 to Norm Bevan (manager of Reserve Bank) on 'Sir Donald Bradman A.C.' letterhead, signed 'Don', with a question re the role the Reserve Bank plays in regard to depositors in Bank of New Zealand ; with envelope. Together with copy of the Reserve Bank's response
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Don Bradman, letter dated 12th June 1991 to Norm Bevan on 'Sir Donald Bradman A.C.' letterhead, signed 'Don', noting 'With the death of bill Ponsford I am now the sole survivor of the 1930 team'; together with envelope. Also invitation letter to Don Bradman's 83rd Birthday luncheon in August
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Don Bradman, print 'Sir Donald and his Trusty blade' by d'Arcy Doyle, signed by the artist, and numbered 453/1000, size 45 x 65 cm. Published by Queensland Cricketers' club to commemorate the Centenary of Sheffield cricket 1992
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Don Bradman, display with signature on full size cricket bat, with hand-painted portrait by Harv at top, and Bradman's record etched on face of blade, mounted in attractive display case, overall 38 x 108 cm. Fine
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Don Bradman, print 'Boundary bound - Sir Donald Bradman' by d'Arcy Doyle, signed by the artist, limited edition 806/1500, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 89 x 84 cm, with CoA
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Don Bradman, display with signature on full size cricket bat, with hand-painted portraits on face of blade, and Bradman's record on mount, in attractive display case (crack in glass), overall 36 x 109 cm, with CoA
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Don Bradman, original painting by Vincent Fantauzzo, oil on paper, signed at lower right, and also signed in texta by Don Bradman, framed, overall 59 x 72 cm. [Fantuzzo has entered the Archibald prize several times, winning the people's Choice Award in 2008 with a portrait of Heath Ledger; people's Choice Award in 2009 with portrait of Brandon Walters; packing room prize in 2011 with portrait of celebrity chef matt Moran]
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Don Bradman, prints (10) 'Sir Donald Bradman A.C. 1908-2001, world test record Score 334 Australia vs England, Leeds 1930' by Weg (each one signed by the artist), published by the Bradman Museum, size 39 x 51 cm
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The Knights of cricket, full size cricket bat, with signatures of Sir Donald Bradman, Sir Richard Hadlee, Sir Colin Cowdrey, Sir Garfield Sobers, Sir Clyde Walcott & Sir Everton Weekes, mounted in an attractive display case, overall 47 x 108 cm
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Cricket & sports books, noted 'Between Wickets' by ray Robinson (signed) [London, 1946]; 'The Bradman albums' [Sydney, 1987]; 'Bradman - the illustrated Biography' by page [Melbourne, 1983]; few soccer books
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Australian Cricket Masters, full size cricket bat, with signatures of Neil Harvey, Alan Davidson, Richie Benaud, Graham McKenzie, bill brown, Peter Burge, Colin McDonald, Sam Loxton, bill Johnston, Norm O'Neill & bill Lawry, mounted in attractive display case, overall 35 x 109 cm. Limited edition 473/1000
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Sir Garfield Sobers, signed display 'Brilliance all round', limited edition 281/500, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 47 x 58 cm, with CoA. [Sir Garfield Sobers played 93 Tests 1953-74]
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C1954 England Team, full size 'Gunn & Moore' cricket bat, with 12 signatures on face including Len Hutton, Peter May, Johnny Wardle, Brian Statham & bill Bowes. Some signatures faded, otherwise good condition
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Melbourne Cricket Club, membership badges for 1956-57, 1957-58, 1958-59, 1959-60 & 1960-61. Also antique cricket ball & cap embroidered on front 'P.A.A. Champions 1901-02'
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Alan Connolly's Australian 'Baggy Green' test cap, from the 1968 Ashes series, green wool with embroidered Australian coat-of-arms & '1968' on front, Farmer's label inside with initials 'AC'. Very good match-used condition. [Alan Connolly played 29 Tests 1963-71]
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1977 Centenary test: scarce strips of 5 Reserved seat tickets, one for each day of the Centenary test, Australia v England at MCG, on 12th-17th March. Green tickets, for 'Reserved seat, in the open' & yellow tickets, for 'Reserved seat, under cover'. (10)
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Cartoons: original black and white cartoon by Roy Ullyett 'British Sportsman's club, luncheon, in honour of the Australian cricket Touring Team 1977' signed by Greg Chappell (size 37 x 52 cm); also original black and white cartoon by Coopes showing Malcolm Fraser on winner's dias (window mounted, overall 41 x 51 cm)
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Cricket covers & stamps: collection with covers (530) & stamps (49), includes 36 signed covers with a total of 91 signatures, noted Don Bradman (4), Gary Sobers, Colin Cowdrey (4), Brian Lara & Shane Warne
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