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Sporting Memorabilia — Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)

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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1881 G.J.Ramsdell (Ross Climax Cigars, USA), early American advertising cards, with space at top to be used by companies to advertise their products, complete set [5] - Batsman, Bowled, Bowler, Fielder & Wicket Keeper. G/VG
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C1890 cut-to-shape cricket cards, issuer unknown, each about 85 mm high, comprising 'Just taken his gloves off', 'An unexpected rise' & 'Oh!'. Attractive and scarce group. Fair/VG. (3)
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1896 Wills 'Cricketers', complete set [50]. Poor/G (7 trimmed)
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1899 W. & F.Faulkner (Grenadier Cigarettes) 'Cricket Terms' part set [6/12]. Mainly Fair/G (one trimmed)
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1899-1901 Ogdens cricket cards, comprising 'Cricketers base M' [7/50]; plus 'English Cricketer series' [5/14]. Poor/G
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1900 Cohen Weenen & Co. 'Cricketers, Footballers & Jockeys', complete set of cricketers [8/20], noted Fry, Ranjitsinhji & Woods; plus 1906 'Owners, Jockeys, Footballers, Cricketers (series 2)' [1/18 cricketers]. Fair/VG
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1901 Ogden's Guinea gold 'Cricketer base I', complete set [11], noted Lord Harris, Lord Hawke & S.M.J.Woods. G/VG
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1901 Ogden's 'General Interest, a series' [25/25 cricket subjects]; 'B series' [27/27 cricket subjects]; 'C series' [4/37 cricket subjects]; 'D series' [5/5 cricket subjects]; 'E series' [15/15 cricket subjects]; & 'F series' [13/43 cricket subjects]. Mainly G/VG. (total 89)
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1901 Ogden's Tab Cigarettes 'Our Leading Cricketers', complete set [12], noted A.E. Trott, Albert Ward & A.E. Stoddart. G/VG
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1901 Wm.Clarke & Son 'Cricketer series' [2/30], comprising no.19 W.G.Grace & no.25 D.L.A.Jephson. Fair/G
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1901 Wills 'Cricketer series 1901', complete set [50]. Fair/VG
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1902 W.& F.Faulkner 'Cricketers series' [2/20], comprising no.4 R.Abel & no.11 Lord Hawke. Poor condition. Cat. £275 each
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1903 Wills (Australia) 'Australian & English Cricketers', complete set [25], noted Victor Trumper, Monty Noble & plum Warner. Attractive set. G/VG
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Comic postcards: c1903-20s selection of cricketing postcards by various publishers & artists, including Kinsella's set of 6 boy cricketers. Fair/VG. (36)
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1904 Ogden's 'General Interest (Item 97-2, cricket)', complete set [21]. G/VG
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Comic postcards: collection of cricket related comic postcards, including cards by Donald McGill, Tom brown, Lance Thackeray. Fair/VG. (32)
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1905 Sniders & Abrahams 'Australian cricket Team', part set [11/15] & 'Cricket Terms' [7/12]. Poor/G (one trimmed)
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1905 Wills (Australia) 'Sporting Terms', complete set [25], comprising cricket Terms (10), cycling Terms (7) & football Terms (8). Fair/G
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1906 Sniders & Abrahams (Milo Cigarettes) 'Cricketers in action', part set [33/40], noted Warwick Armstrong, Victor Trumper, Lord Hawke & F.S.Jackson. Poor/G. Based on Chevalier Taylor's prints, probably the best looking cricket set
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1906 Wills 'Australian club Cricketers', almost complete set [40/46], only 40 of this set are generally obtainable, 6 are extremely rare. This group includes J.H.Pellew with brown framelines. Poor/G condition
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1907 Taddy 'County Cricketers' [10/238], including J.B.Hobbs. Fair/VG
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1907 Taddy 'South African cricket Team 1907', part set [6/15]. Fair/VG
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1907 Wills 'Prominent Australian & English Cricketers' (1-50) complete set [50], noted Syd Gregory, Victor Trumper & B.J.T.Bosanquet. Fair/VG. Difficult set to find in this condition
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1907 Wills (Australia) 'Prominent Australian & English Cricketers' (51-73, grey captions), complete set [23], noted J.B.Hobbs, J.Hardstaff & H.Strudwick. Fair/VG
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1907 Wills (Australia) 'Prominent Australian & English Cricketers' (66-73, red captions), complete set [8]. G/VG
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1907 Wills (Australia) 'Prominent Australian & English Cricketers' (1-50), part set [44/50]; grey captions (51-73) [16/23]; red captions (66-73) [4/8]. Condition varies, Fair/VG. (64)
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1907 Stephen Mitchell 'Sports', complete set [25], includes cricket (2), football, golf & rugby football. Mainly G/VG. Scarce.
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1908 Wills 'Cricketers' (with Wills's with large S), complete set [25], noted Hon.F.S.Jackson, plum Warner & Lord Hawke. G/VG
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1908 Wills 'Cricketers' (Wills's with small s), complete set [50]. G/VG
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1908 Wills 'Cricketers', complete set [50], (5 Wills's & 45 Wills's). Fair/VG
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1909 Wills (Australia) 'Australian & English Cricketers' (blue borders & 'Capstan' on reverse), complete set [25]. G/VG. Choice set
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1909 Wills (Australia) 'Australian & English Cricketers' (blue borders & 'Vice Regal' on reverse), complete set [25]. G/VG. Very nice set
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1910 Wills (Australia) 'Australian & South African Cricketers' (blue borders, with 'Capstan' on reverse) [29/35]. One with dark background, others light. Poor/VG
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1910 Wills (Australia) 'Australian & South African Cricketers' (blue borders, with 'Vice Regal' on reverse) [29/32]. Four with dark background, others light. Poor/VG
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1911 Wills (Australia) 'Australian & English Cricketers' (with 'Capstan' on reverse), complete set [59]. Condition varies (as usual), mainly Fair/G
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1911 Wills (Australia) 'Australian & English Cricketers' (with 'Havelock' on reverse), [9/59] & (with no brand on reverse/British American tobacco) [3/59]. Condition varies (as usual), Poor/G. Scarce
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1912 Gallaher 'Sports series' [9/20 cricketers]. Poor/VG. Attractive & seldom seen group
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1912 Murray's Cigarettes 'Cricketers' (series H), part set [2/20] with black front - G.L.Jessop & W.C.Smith. G/VG
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1912 Reeves chocolate 'Cricketers', complete set, noted J.B.Hobbs, W.Rhodes & P.F.Warner. Fair/G. Colourful and attractive
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1912 Smith's 'Cricketers' (1-50), complete set, noted Jack Hobbs, Pelham Warner & Victor Trumper. Fair/VG
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1912 Smith's 'Cricketers' 2nd series (51-70), complete set, noted E.Mayne, C.Kelleway & H.W.Taylor. G/VG
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1921 Trushine boot & Lino Polish 'Australian XI 1921', almost complete set [11/12]. G/VG. Extremely rare
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1921 McIntyre Bros. (Australia) 'Australian Champion eleven, 1920-21' part set [3/15]; also 1922 'Film artists series no.1' [8/14 + different type of William S.Hart]; 1922 'Film artists series no.2' [5/14 + 4 spares]. Poor/VG. Scarce
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1921 McIntyre Bros. (Australia) 'Australian Champion eleven, 1920-21', part set [10/15], with tartan surround, noted J.Ryder, C.G.Macartney & W.A.Oldfield. Rare set. Good condition
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1921 Godfrey Phillips silks 'County cricket badges', complete set [17]. Mainly G/VG. Scarce
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1921-22 cricket cards, noted 1921 football special & Sporting pictorial 'Sportsmen Photostamps' [2/42 cricketers known]; 1922 Boys' Realm 'Famous Cricketers' [15]; 1922 young Britain 'Favourite Cricketers series' [15 pairs]. Mainly G/VG
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1922 Boys' magazine 'Cricketers', complete set [10]; plus 1922 Boys magazine 'County cricket Teams', (size 200 x 155 mm), complete set [7]. Mainly G/VG
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1922 Boys' Realm 'Famous Cricketers', complete real photo set, noted Rhodes, Gunn & Strudwick. G/VG
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1923 R.& J.Hill 'Famous Cricketers', complete set [40], noted Lord Tennyson, J.B.Hobbs & Percy fender. G/VG
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1923-25 cricket cards, noted 1923 D.C.Thomson 'Cricketers' [8]; 1924 D.C.Thomson 'Cricketers' [24]; 1926 British American tobacco 'English Cricketers' [25]; 1925 Morris 'Australian Cricketers' [25]. Mainly G/VG. (total 82)
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1924 Godfrey Phillips (Pinnace) 'Cricketers', small size, real photo, part set [49/201]; plus large size, real photo, part set [3/185]. G/VG
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1924 Godfrey Phillips 'Cricketers' (brown back), standard size, real photo, part set [154/192]. Mainly G/VG. Very scarce
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1924 Godfrey Phillips 'Cricketers' (brown back), large size, real photo, part set [14/25]. Mainly G/VG. Very scarce
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1924-26 rare Australian cricket cards, noted 1924 Victorian Sporting Gazette (Snowball Art series) 'Visiting English cricket Team 1924' (2) - A.P.F.Chapman & R.Kilner; 1924 G.G.Goode 'Prominent Cricketer series' [1/17]; 1926 Allens 'Cricketers' [1/41]
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1925 R.& J.Hill 'Famous Cricketers - including the S.Africa test Team', complete set [50], noted Sutcliffe, Holmes & Nourse. Mainly G/VG
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1925 R.& J.Hill 'Famous Cricketers - including the S.Africa test Team', large size, complete set [50], noted Sutcliffe, Holmes & Nourse. G/VG
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1925-26 scarce shaped cricket cards, noted 1925 the Magnet 'Cricketers' [2/12]; 1926 the Magnet 'Cricketers' [7/8]; 1926 the Popular 'Cricketers' [5/8]. some faults, generally good condition
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1926-56 cricket cards, noted 1926 Thomson 'The world's Best cricketers' [20/32]; Players 'Cricketers 1934' [50] & 'Cricketers 1938' [50]; 1956 D.C.Thomson 'The world's Best Cricketers' [72]. Mainly G/VG
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1926 Wills (Australia) 'Cricketers', part real photo set [43/63]. Fair/G
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1926-37 cricket cards, noted 1926 Wills (NZ) 'English Cricketers' [25]; 1928 Millhoff 'Famous test Cricketers' (standard size) [23/27]; Allens 1932 'Cricketers' [6/36]; 1933 'Cricketers' [3/36]; 1934-35 'Cricketers' [4/36]; 1936-37 'Cricketers' [18/36]. Mainly Fair/VG. (79)
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1926 Amalgamated press (Champion & Triumph) 'Famous test match Cricketers', complete set [32]. G/VG
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1926 Barratt & Co. (Confectionary) 'Australian Cricketers - action series', complete set [16], noted Herbert Collins, bill Ponsford & Jack Ryder. Fair/VG
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1926 Cohen Weenen & Co. 'Cricketers', complete set, noted Bert Oldfield, Jack Hobbs & bill Woodfull. G/VG. Scarce set
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1926 Gallaher 'Famous Cricketers', complete set [100], noted Hobbs, Clem Hill & Victor Richardson. Fair/VG
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1926 R.& J.Hill (Sunripe Cigarettes) 'Caricatures of Famous Cricketers', standard size [50] & large size [50]. Mainly G/VG
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1926 J. A. Pattreiouex 'Cricketers Series', complete set [75], noted W.G.Grace, Charlie Macartney & Jack Ryder. G/VG. Scarce & colourful
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1926 Godfrey Phillips 'Famous Cricketers', complete set [32], noted bill Ponsford, Jack Ryder & Percy fender. G/VG. Scarce set
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1926 Sweetacres (Minties) 'Cricketers', complete set, noted bill Woodfull, H.Strudwick & C.Kelleway. Fair/G
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1926 Wills (Australia) 'Cricketers', complete real photo set [63], noted Jack Gregory, Herb Collins & Arthur Gilligan. One damaged, one Poor, others mainly G/VG. A difficult set to obtain in above average condition, and only the third complete set we have offered
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1926 cricket cards, noted 1926 Poppleton 'Cricketers series' [2/50]; 1926 Ogdens 'Cricket 1926' [50]; 1926 Thomson 'The world's Best Cricketers' [32]; 1926 Wills 'English Cricketers' [25]. Mainly G/VG. (total 109)
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1926-28 cricket cards, noted 1928 Churchman 'Famous cricket colours' [25]; 1926 Players 'Cricketers, Caricatures by Rip' [50]; 1928 Major Drapkin 'Australian & English Cricketers' [40]; 1928 Wills 'Cricket Season 1928-1929' [40/48]. Mainly G/VG. (total 155)
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1926 Players 'Cricketers, Caricatures by Rip', complete set [50], window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 59 x 54 cm
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1926 Gallaher 'Famous Cricketers', complete set, notedGrace, Hobbs, Clem Hill & Victor Richardson. G/VG
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1926-38 Players sets in album, compring 1926 'Cricketers, Caricatures by Rip' [50]; 'Cricketers 1930' [50]; 'Cricketers 1934' [50] & 'Cricketers 1938' [50]. Mainly G/VG
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1928 Australian (giant Brand) Licorice 'English Cricketers' (blue back), complete set [24]. VG. Superb condition
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1928 Barratt & Co 'Cricketers, Footballers and football Teams' [9/77 cricketers]. Fair/G
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1928 Millhoff 'Famous test Cricketers', standard size [27] & medium size [27], complete real photo sets. G/VG
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1928 Ogdens 'Australian test Cricketers 1928-29', complete set [36], noted Don Bradman, Archie Jackson & Jack Hobbs. G/VG
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1928 W.C.Douglass (Australian - flour, etc) 'Cricket Season 1928-1929', part set [2/16], comprising no.2 J.B.Hobbs & no.3 H.Sutcliffe; plus rare Anonymous set (listed in Harris & Seymour p102) [7/15 known + 1 not listed]. Poor/G. Rare sets
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1928 Amalgamated press (Champion & Triumph) 'England's test match Cricketers'[16] & 'Famous Australian Cricketers [16]. Fair/VG (tone spots & few trimmed slightly)
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1928-29 cricket cards, noted 1929 Boys' magazine 'Famous Cricketers series [10]; 1928 Wills 'Cricketers' (1st series) [50] & 1929 'Cricketers, 2nd series' [50]. Mainly G/VG. (total 110)
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1928-38 cricket cards, noted 1928 Major Drapkin 'Australian and English Cricketers' [40]; 1932 Godfrey Phillips 'Test Cricketers 1932-1933' [38]; 1938 Ogdens 'Prominent Cricketers of 1938' [50]. Mainly G/VG. (total 178)
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1928-36 cricket cards, noted 1928 Wills 'Cricket' [50]; 1929 Wills 'Cricket, 2nd series' [50]; 1936 Churchman 'Cricketers' [50]. Mainly G/VG. (total 150)
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1929 Barratt & Co 'South African Cricketers', complete set [16]. G/VG. Scarce set
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1929 Morrows (Australian - biscuits & confectionary) 'Dinkum Sorts - Cricketers', part set [12/42], including J.B.Hobbs, V.Richardson & W.Oldfield. Fair/G. A rare set
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1929 D.C.Thomson 'Cricket Crests' complete set [16]. 'Q prize cards' presented with Adventure, Rover & Wizard magazines
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1929 United tobacco Co (South Africa) 'The South African cricket Touring Team, British Isles, 1929' (without facsimile autographs), part set [10/17]. Scarce group. G/VG
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1929 United tobacco Co (South Africa) 'The South African cricket Touring Team, British Isles, 1929' (with facsimile autographs), complete set [17]. Scarce group. G/VG
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1930 Richard Lloyd & Sons 'Famous Cricketers puzzle series', complete set. G/VG. Scarce set in superb condition
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1930 Australian (giant Brand) Licorice 'Australian Cricketers', part set [25/27]; plus 'English Cricketers' [3/24]. Poor/VG
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1930 Boys' magazine 'Zat card series (Cricketers series)', standard size [12] & medium size [10/11]. G/VG. Scarce
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1930 D.C.Thomson 'The world's Best Cricketers' (mauve), complete set, noted Archie Jackson, Don Bradman & Maurice tete. Mainly G/VG. Scarce
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1930 cricket cards, noted 'The Magnet album of test match Cricketers, 1930 Tour' with the 28 pictures pasted in including Don Bradman; 1930 West's Olympia Theatre 'Australian Cricketers' [1/15]; Players 'Cricketers 1930' [50]. Fair/VG
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1930-31 Australian (giant Brand) Licorice 'Australian Cricketers', part set [15/24], (back inscribed 'There are 24 Photos in a complete set of Australians'). Fair/VG
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1931 Australian (giant Brand) Licorice 'South African Cricketers', complete set [12], noted A.J.bell, N.A.Quinn & E.A. Van Der Merwe. G/VG
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1931 United tobacco Companies (South Africa) 'Springbok Rugby & cricket Teams 1931', medium size, complete set, noted H.B.Cameron, H.W.Taylor & X.Balaskas. G/VG
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1932-33 Allens 'Bradman's Records' [3/18]; 1932 'Cricketers' [36/36] & 1933 'Cricketers' [8/36]. Fair/VG
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1932-34 Barratt & Co. Range with 1933 'Cricket Team Folders' [5/20]; 1932 'Famous Cricketers' [1/50]; 1932 'Famous Cricketers Folders' [3/10] & 1934 'Famous Cricketers Folders' [6/34]. Fair/VG (two trimmed)
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1932 Amalgamated press 'Australian & English cricket stars', complete set [32], together with empty album. Fair/VG
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1932 Australian (giant Brand) Licorice 'English Cricketers', complete set (back inscribed 'There are 18 Photos in a complete set'), including D.R.Jardine, H.Larwood & Nawab of Pataudi. One Poor. Others Fair/VG
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