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Sporting Memorabilia — Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)

Auction House:Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)Number of lots recorded:783
Sale Title:Sporting MemorabiliaLots with images:783
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:602
Date:7-Sep-2015
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Melbourne Cricket Club: 1889-90 Member's Season Ticket, brown leather covers with gilt MCC logo on front, and '1889-90.' on reverse. No.303 H.J.Cohen, dux of Scotch College. Fair/G
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1889-90 Cricket Cup, silver plated cup with lid decorated with cricketer, engraved on front 'Dark's Challenge Cup, won by Galatea Cricket Club 1889-90', and on other side 'Presented to C.Walker Esq, Ballarat, 1890', 33 cm tall
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Cricket Books, noted 'Old Cricket and Cricketers' by Montgomery [London, 1890], 'Batting, Bowling, Fielding' by W.G.Grace [Bristol, 1892] missing cover, 'Victorian Cricket Association Annual Report' (3) for 1935-36, 1945-46 & 1947-48. Poor/VG
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Cricket Books, noted 'James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual' for 1892 && 1898;And Then Came Larwood' by Mailey (signed twice by Harold Larwood), 'Defending the Ashes 1932-1933' by Wilmot, 'Bodywhine!' by Blundell & Branson (missing covers). Poor/G condition
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Melbourne Cricket Club: Honorary Member's Season Ticket (Honorary crossed out & 'Interim' written above) issued 15 June 1894, signed by Ben Wardill (manager of the 1886, 1899 & 1902 Australian teams to England). G/VG
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Cricket Prints: 'The Batsman' & 'The Bowler' by Henry Adlard, both window mounted, framed & glazed, each 45 x 58 cm
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Melbourne Cricket Club: 1895-96 Ladies Reserve Season Ticket, 'Melbourne Cricket Club, Ladies Reserve, Season 1895-96. No.1290'. G/VG
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Melbourne Cricket Club: 1897-98 Ladies Reserve Season Ticket, 'Melbourne Cricket Club, Ladies Reserve, Season 1897-98. No.3101', with hole punched for each day attended. Fair condition (repaired tear at right)
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Jolimont Cricket Club: Group including Scoring Book with scores for Jolimont's matches in 1900-01, Member's Season Ticket for 1901-2, 1898 Grand Concert programme, 1897-98 team photograph, 1899 Victoria 1d Postal Card used from Fitzroy Cc to Jolimont Cc, carte-de-visite photograph of C.E.Boden
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Melbourne Cricket Club: 1898-99 Member's Season Ticket, maroon leather cover with gilt MCC logo & '1898=9' on front. No.3294 C.G.Boden. G/VG. Together with a photograph of C.G.Boden in his batting stance at the MCG
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Melbourne Cricket Club: 1898-99 Ladies Reserve Season Ticket, 'Melbourne Cricket Club, Ladies Reserve, Season 1898-99. No.3294', with hole punched for each day attended. Fair condition (missing piece top right)
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1899 (Feb 1) Victoria 1d Postal Card fine used from Fitzroy Cricket Club to Jolimont Cricket Club, confirming forthcoming match
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Melbourne Cricket Club: 1899-1900 Member's Season Ticket, maroon leather covers with gilt MCC logo & 'Season 1899=1900' on front. No.184 J.P.Lonergan. G/VG
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Melbourne Cricket Club: 1899-1900 Member's Season Ticket, maroon leather covers with gilt MCC logo & 'Season 1899=1900' on front. No.2893 W.T.Treadaway, inside with faint red 'C' for Country member. Fair/G
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Melbourne Cricket Club: 1899-1900 Ladies Reserve Season Ticket, 'Melbourne Cricket Club, Ladies Reserve, Season 1899-1900. No.3411', with hole punched for each day attended. Good condition
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 1900', rebound in brown cloth (partial front wrapper). Fair/Good condition
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Cricket Postcards: c1900-90 collection on leaves, noted 1906 Kinsella set [6], Raphael Tuck 'At The Wicket' Post Card Series by Lance Thackeray [4]. Mainly G/VG
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Melbourne Cricket Club - Major B.J.Wardill (MCC Secretary 1879-1910), Volunteer Long Service Medal to Australia, engraved 'B.J.Wardill. Major. Retired List', in original presentation case. Rare medal only awarded to 13 Australian Retired List Officers 1895-1902
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Melbourne Cricket Club: 1901-02 Ladies Reserve Season Ticket, 'Melbourne Cricket Club, Ladies Reserve, Season 1901-1902. No.2045', with hole punched for each day attended. Good condition
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Melbourne Cricket Club, 1902-3 membership badge, made by J.R.Gaunt, No.984
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Melbourne Cricket Club, 1903-4 membership badge, made by Stokes, No.1640
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Melbourne Cricket Club: 1903-04 Ladies Reserve Season Ticket, 'Melbourne Cricket Club, Ladies Reserve, Season 1903-1904. No.1994', with hole punched for each day attended. Good condition
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Melbourne Cricket Club, 1904-5 membership badge, made by Stokes, No.2037
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Melbourne Cricket Club: 1904-05 Ladies Reserve Season Ticket, 'Melbourne Cricket Club, Ladies Reserve, Season 1904-1905. No.572', with hole punched for each day attended. Good condition
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Melrose Cricket Club, sterling silver fob engraved 'M.C.C., Premiers, 1904-5, Won by F.Flewellen, For Best Batting Average'
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Melrose Cricket Club, sterling silver fob engraved 'M.C.C., Premiers, 1904-5, Won by F.Flewellen, For Best All Round Play'
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1905 Albert Chevallier Tayler Prints, of English & Australian cricketers in action, noted W.G.Grace, Lord Hawke, Monty Noble, J.J.Kelly, Albert Cotter, Warwick Armstrong, Clem Hill & A.J.Hopkins. Two window mounted, others framed & glazed, each about 40 x 51 cm. Mainly G/VG
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1905 Australian Team: Replica Cricket Bat with facsimile autographs of 1905 Australian Team
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Melbourne Cricket Club: 1905-06 Ladies Reserve Season Ticket, 'Melbourne Cricket Club, Ladies Reserve, Season 1905-1906. No.1597', with hole punched for each day attended. Good condition
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All Black Team' Royal Doulton 1906-30: Miniature double-handled loving cup, 'The All Black Team' crest to reverse, front shows 'Next Man In' boy sitting on his bat. Excellent condition
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Melbourne Cricket Club, 1906-7 membership badge, made by Stokes, No.810
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Melbourne Cricket Club, 1907-8 membership badge, made by Bridgland & King, No.1670. Some enamel loss at top
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Melbourne Cricket Club, 1908-9 membership badge, made by Stokes, No.2791
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1909 Australian Tour to England: '1909 Souvenir of the Australian Cricket Team', 4-pages, with facsimile autographs & fixture list. Fair/Good condition
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Melbourne Cricket Club: 1909-10 membership badge, made by Stokes & Sons, No.2488
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Melbourne Cricket Club, 1910-11 membership badge, made by P.J.King, No.3(). At some stage was converted to a hat pin with blob of metal covering number (pin now missing)
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Melbourne Cricket Club, 1911-12 membership badge, made by C.Bentley, No.2358
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Melbourne Cricket Club, 1912-13 membership badge, made by C.Bentley, No.477
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Umpire David Elder: Victorian Cricket Umpires Association gold fob engraved 'D.A.Elder, Life Member, 1913'. Also a gold fob awarded to him in 1910 for 28 years service with John Danks && Son;3 items from his son R.Elder - gold fob for M.B.C.A.Premiers 1908-9 && 1909-10;World War I Identity disc, Police Pass for 1934 Visit of H.R.H.the Duke of Gloucester. [David Elder umpired 12 Tests 1911-29, and 286 Victoria Premier Cricket matches 1898-1933]
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Melbourne Cricket Club, 1913-14 membership badge, made by Stokes, No.2631
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Melbourne Cricket Club, 1913-14 membership badge, made by Stokes, unissued badge without member's number
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Melbourne Cricket Club, 1913-14 membership badge, an unissued manufacturer's trial badge, in red and blue enamel, made by Stokes & Sons.
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Melbourne Cricket Club, 1915-16 membership badge, made by C.Bentley, No.3900
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Melbourne Cricket Club, rare and attractive badge 'Cricketers' Tribute, Wounded Soldiers, Xmas 1915', mounted into a brooch decorated with holly. We have had this badge before, but not the decorated brooch - possibly unique
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Melbourne Cricket Club, 1917-18 membership badge, made by C.Bentley, No.2571, virtually mint strike. Very scarce wartime year
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Melbourne Cricket Club, scarce badges 'MCC/ Patriotic Carnival 1917', one in sterling silver with patriotic ribbon attached (sold at half guinea), other normal (sold at 2/6)
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Melbourne Cricket Club, 1922-23 membership badge, made by Bentley, No.2712, enamel on polished white metal
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Melbourne Cricket Club, 1922-23 membership badge, made by Bentley, Country member No.339
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Melbourne Cricket Club, 1923-24 membership badge, made by Bentley, No.1888
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Balance of Collection, noted books (4) including 'The Bradman Book', album of cricket (113) & football (6) cards including 1924 G.G.Goode 'Prominent Cricketers' (4), reprinted panoramic photo of 1931 SCG Test, signatures including Ray Lindwall
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Melbourne Cricket Club, 1924-25 membership badge, made by Bentley, No.207
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 1925', original hardback. Fair/Good condition
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Melbourne Cricket Club, 1925-26 membership badge, made by Bentley, No.2099
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Melbourne Cricket Club, 1925-26 membership badge, for Country member No.1409, made by C.Bentley
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1926 Australian Team: Group with full size 'Gunn & Moore' Cricket Bat signed on reverse by Australian team with 10 faded signatures, framed picture of Australian team, books 'Collins's Men' by Gilligan & 'All About the Australians'
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Melbourne Cricket Club, 1926-27 membership badge, made by Bentley, No.460
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Carlton Cricket Club, group with membership badges (21) from 1926-27 to 1965-66, 150 Years 1864-2004 badge, Member's season tickets (4) for 1945-46, 1947-48, 1952-53 && 1953-54;plus 'Admit to Football/Cricket Club' season tickets (6) from 1958 to 1967
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Framed Cricket Displays, noted lovely original photograph of the 1926 Australians practicing in the nets, panoramic photograph of a c1930s Test match. All framed, various sizes. Also cast iron W.G.Grace door stop
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Melbourne Cricket Club, 1927-28 membership badge, made by Bentley, No.1188, enamel on polished white metal
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Melbourne Cricket Club, 1927-28 membership badge, made by Bentley, No.867
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Melbourne Cricket Club, 1928-29 membership badge, made by Bentley, No.2862
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Melbourne Cricket Club, membership badges for 1928-29, 1934-35, 1936-37, 1953-54 Country, 1963-64, 1968-69 Country, 1972-73 Country, 1979-80 & 1986-87
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Melbourne Cricket Club, 1929-30 membership badge, made by Bentley, No.2369
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Don Bradman match-used bat from the 1930 Ashes
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Don Bradman: 'Bradman - The World Record', display comprising picture of Bradman leaving the field after his world record 334 in the 1930 Headingly Test, signed by Bradman at lower left, limited edition 802/1000, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 47 x 59 cm. With CoA
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1930 Australian Tour to England: Glarrie Grimmett's photograph album, containing 12 press photographs from the Test matches, with page of captions
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Balance of Cricket Collection, nice collection with team photographs, cricket prints, board game, range of ephemera, cricket cards etc. Noted c1930's newspaper supplements in album, Don Bradman signed photograph, handkerchief signed by Channel 9 commentary team including Richie Benaud. Inspection will reward
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Clarrie Grimmett, display comprising promotional photo of Grimmett for Woodrow's Hats, window mounted with an original Telegram from the Saca President Jeanes congratulating Grimmett on a new record at the Oval London, datestamped 19 Aug.1930, framed & glazed, overall 91 x 65 cm
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Our Don Bradman: c1930 78rpm LP record 'Our Don Bradman ' by Art Leonard
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Don Bradman, 8-page song sheet for 'Our Don Bradman'. Fair/Good condition
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Don Bradman: 6-page song sheet for 'You're The One, featured by Gloria Swanson', with on back page 'Hear this Happy, Snappy, Fox Trot song by Don Bradman - Every Day is a Rainbow Day for Me'. Good condition
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Don Bradman, signed photograph, window mounted, overall 25 x 31 cm, plus two framed action photographs
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Melbourne Cricket Club, membership badges for 1931-32, 1932-33 & 1933-34
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1931-32 South Australian Cricket Association badge, No.C247
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1932-33 Bodyline Tour: 'Who's Who in Australian Cricket, 1932-33' by H.Drysdale Bett [Melbourne, 1932], rare supplement to 'The Australian Cricketer'. Good condition. (Padwick 3331 & 7174-1. Also listed by Ramsbottom, who notes 'It Was Intended to Be a Regular Supplement to 'The Australian Cricketer' but this, in fact, was the only one issued')
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1932-33 Bodyline Tour: 'The Sporting Globe Cricket Book 1932-3' by Baillie [Melbourne, 1932]. Fair/Good condition. Scarce 'body-line' tour guide
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1932-33 Bodyline Tour: 'Cricket Sketches and Short Stories, by Arthur Mailey, The Australian Googly Bowler, 1932-33' [Sydney, 1933]. Poor/Fair condition (missing covers & last page). Extremely rare
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c1932-33 England 'Bodyline' Tour to Australia: Gift box of three Anona soaps, lid with cricket scene, lion & kangaroo. Impressions on face of soaps (1) 'The Score Board at Melbourne', (2) H.Sutcliffe, D.R.Jardine, W.R.Hammond, (3) W.M.Woodfull, W.A.Oldfield, D.G.Bradman. Remarkable condition for 80-year old soap
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Signed Cricket Books, noted 'The Fight for the Ashes 1932-33' signed by J.B.Hobbs & endorsed to Bill Ferguson, 'The Challenging Tests' signed by Ray Lindwall, 'Following On' signed by Alec & Eric Bedser. Poor/Fair condition
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1934 Australian Team, team photograph, signed to photograph & mount by entire team, 19 signatures - Bill Ferguson (scorer), Bill Brown, Ern Bromley, Tim Wall, Harold Bushby (manager), Bill O'Reilly, Chuck Fleetwood-Smith, Len Darling, Clarrie Grimmett, W.C.Bull (treasurer), Hans Ebeling, Arthur Chipperfield, Don Bradman, Bill Woodfull (captain), Alan Kippax, Stan McCabe, Bert Oldfield, Ben Barnett & Bill Ponsford, size 36 x 25 cm (some toning on mount), attractively framed & glazed, overall 52 x 42 cm
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1934 Australian Tour to England: 'Wainwright' Cricket Bat, heavily used with split in bat, signed on front by Australian team, and on reverse by England, Nottinghamshire & Yorkshire teams, with a total of 51 signatures including Bill Woodfull, Don Bradman, Bill O'Reilly, R.E.S.Wyatt, Harold Larwood & Walter Hammond. Signatures with some fading, though still quite legible
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1934 Australian Tour: Postcard 'Australian Cricket Team, England, 1934' with 5 signatures on reverse - Don Bradman, Bert Oldfield, Bill Ponsford, A.G.Chipperfield && W.C.Bull;plus tour guide 'Australia's 18th Cricket Tour of England 1934'
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1934 Australian Tour: Collection of menus, noted 4th April Australian Test Team in Colombo (2), 30th April British Sportsman's Club luncheon to Australian Team, 2nd May dinner at Worcester, 31st May menu & table plan Surrey dinner to Australian Team, Fourth Test Match menu by Yorkshire Ccc, 29th July Lunch by Distillers Company Edinburgh
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Postcards of Orient Line S.S.Orford (that took 1934 team to UK) each signed on reverse by Ben Barnett (5), plus c1905 postcard of Warwickshire team
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Melbourne Cricket Club, membership badges for 1934-35, 1935-36, 1936-37 & 1937-38 Centenary Year
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1935-36 England Tour to Australia: Rare menu 'Luncheon Given by The Broken Hill Associated Smelters Pty Ltd, in honour of the visit of Marylebone Cricket Club team, on Tuesday 5th November 1935 at 1.30pm, at the Royal Exchange Hotel - Port Pirie', with 54 signatures inside & on reverse, including E.R.T.Holmes (captain), Joe Hardstaff, Jim Sims, James Langridge
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Don Bradman's 1936-37 Australian Test Blazer, from his first series as Australian captain, green wool with embroidered Australian Coat-of-Arms & '1936-37' on pocket, with Farmer's Sydney label endorsed D.G.Bradman. The blazer illustrates just how small (170 cm) and slight (65kg) Bradman was
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Don Bradman, superb signature on 1936-37 photogravure postcard
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Bert Oldfield: 'Stuart Surridge' Cricket Bat, signed twice - once in ownership position and once on face of bat. Match-used, some worm-holes. [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 for 1937-38 Centenary Year & 1938-39
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Melbourne Cricket Club, membership badges for 1937-38 Centenary Year, 1938-39 & 1939-40
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Don Bradman, signature on photograph of the Don being carried off after fracturing his ankle in the 1938 5th Test at the Oval, nice signature on colour photograph of Bradman Oval Bowral NSW together with envelope in Bradman's handwriting. Plus display comprising pictures of Bert Oldfield & Charles Macartney, window mounted with signature of Bert Oldfield on piece. All framed, largest 65 x 40 cm
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Don Bradman Signed Items, collection with signature on Ardath 'photocard' showing 1934 Australian Team, signed photos (2), postcards (2) & FDCs (3)
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Melbourne Cricket Club, membership badges for 1939-40, 1940-41, 1945-46, 1946-47, 1948-49 & 1949-50
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Ball That Bowled Bradman: Cricket Ball with shield attached, engraved 'M.F.B.C.C v Army, Bradman C.Buttsworth, Bowled McKimm 109. 11.12.40'. Bradman's 109 raised 2/6 for each run scored against the Fire Brigade bowlers for the 'Fags For Fighters Fund'. [Wally Buttsworth who caught Bradman was named at centre half back in Essendon's team of the century]
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Melbourne Cricket Club, membership badges for 1940-41, 1942-43, 1950-51, 1951-52, 1953-54 & 1954-55
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 1942', buff linen covers. Good condition. Scarce wartime issue
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Keith Miller, 'Sporting Legends - Keith Miller, Australian Cricketer' print by Brian Clinton, signed by Keith Miller and the artist, numbered 496/500, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 69 x 93 cm. [Proceeds to Kids Under Cover]
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1946-47 Australian Team, 'Alberon - The Imperial' junior Cricket Bat, signed on reverse by 1946-47 Australian team v England (3rd Test at MCG), 12 signatures including Don Bradman, Colin McCool, Ray Lindwall & Arthur Morris. Fair condition
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Team Photographs: 1946-47 Australia 4th Ashes Test including Don Bradman (46 x 35 cm), 1947-48 India Tour to Australia (43 x 35 cm), 1973 Australian Tour to West Indies (42 x 38 cm). Some soiling on mounts
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