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Art, Photography & General Memorabilia — Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:490
Sale Title:Art, Photography & General MemorabiliaLots with images:419
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:265
Date:3-Jun-2009
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An Edwardian Corner Chair c1910 of square form, the chair is supported on four turned legs with caned seat and back sections. Applied painted decorative panels depicting cupids to the two back sections
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A French two-tiered buffet c1920 the lower section comprising two walnut doors surmounted by a white marble top, the upper section, supported on two walnut and ormolu bracket supports, comprises two glazed doors. Further applied ormolu decorative mouldings to base and upper section
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A two-door Sheraton style mahogany sideboard c1910 decorated with boxwood inlaid stringing and geometric veneered door fronts
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A cedar Victorian clerk's cabinet a two door section conceals a partly fitted interior
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Victorian inkwell desk set c1880, complete with glass inserts, and separate hand blotter. Rare to fi nd complete and in very good condition
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Mcc Long Room Table And 6 Chairs c1970, CoA states 'Genuine Oak Rectangular Dining Table and Timber Framed Chairs, removed from the Mcc Long Room.' Chairs and table have sticker on bottom stating 'Long Room'. The items were saved from the Melbourne Cricket Ground during the demolition of the Members' Pavilion late-2003. Good condition
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16th Century music sheet 'Feria Quarta Quat' on vellum (framed, 36 x 54 cm); 1787 map 'The East Riding of Yorkshire' by John Cary (framed, 40 x 35 cm); plus c1800 printed notice, 'Rules, Directions, and Restrictions, To be observed by the within Named 'Job Lookout' In his Voyage outwards and homewards' (framed, 40 x 53 cm). (3 items)
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W. & T. Avery brass and cast iron gold scale double pan scale, 92 x 56 cm, fine condition, complete but without weights
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General Store Computing scale, manufactured by the Computing scale Company of Dayton Ohio. Rarely seen in 100% original working condition, original green paint and complete with all weights
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Lanterns: c1900, large buggy or automobile kerosene lantern complete with glass lens; small miners lantern 'Phanomen' with red and green faceted jewels, missing cover lens, rare. (2)
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Stanhope-Viewer, in the form of a pair of binoculars with rare scenes of Melbourne house of Parliament and emerald Hill Orphan Asylum, ivory or bone in almost mint condition. 2.5 cm, tiny
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Japanese ivory chess set (c mid-20th C), a spectacular hand carved ivory chess set, with pieces housed in fitted individual drawers within a custom made rosewood table (80 x 80 x 60 cm). The table is probably Chinese. The chess pieces are natural white and traditional light brown stained. The Kings and queens measure 15 cm tall
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Erotic Chinese ivory carved small couple, c1900, Description unnecessary, viewing will delight
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Various, soapstone vase carving (c1900) 18 cm tall in good condit. African lidded vessel carved wood 43 cm tall, good condit., Ming bowl (date unknown) 15 cm across. (3)
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Cat O'Nine Tails c1900, wooden handle, leather stitched, nine tails attached to handle. 106 cm long overall. In very good condition
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Cat O'Nine Tails c1900, wooden handle, leather bound rope to handle, rope knotted. Only seven of the tails present; otherwise good condit
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Chinese Embroidered Jacket c1900s, Beautiful jacket with silk lining. Must see to appreciate
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Number '16', from cells at Hobart Jail, c1900, handpainted on tin, circular, diameter 8.5 cm
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1910 Wrestling Fob 9ct Gold & Sterling Silver, awarded to B.B.Phillips. Fine condition
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Short mink jacket by Seymour's of Collins St. Melbourne, size medium, light brown, lined in brown silk in wonderful condition
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Short mink jacket, medium brown, no makers label, lined in dark brown silk, size medium, in wonderful condition
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Mink items: comprising, two pill box hats (champagne and medium brown), light champagne collar, small piece of leopard skin scrap. All in good condition. (4)
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Sable Larriets, each larriet has 3 sables. Identical, they are in beautiful condition. Full pelts, only one with head. 150 cm long. (2) (Photo)
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Remainder of a Deceased Estate incl., 1956 Olympic tins, cameras (2), bible with lock, Essendon 1957 pennant, sheet music, music instruction book, plus hundreds of assorted books and other ephemera. Huge lot, great value. (qty)
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Miscellany 1930s-50s incl. a few postcards, noted lovely unused group (8) Ausn Ships, others of Boort (Vic), Coolangatta, Point Danger etc; 1940s booklets 'Military Hygiene' and 'Land Utilization and Farm Settlement', RAAF Recruitment brochures, Australian Army vintage tranfers (3), other Military ephemera; 1940s postal history in very mixed condition; photos, noted two of the 1923 Heidelberg fl oods (stuck down); documents etc. (c.100)
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Fire Brigade Helmets And Hats c1940-1970 comprising, German Helmet (metal), New Nederlands, Old Nederlands, plus seven assorted fi re caps. (10 items)
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Australiana Assortment c1950, including 2x advertising thermometers, Peak Freen winner advertising tin (missing handle), advertising rulers (2), Gross and Blackwell glass lidded jar and other related items. Good condition. (15 items)
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George Nicolov Kosturkov [1941 - ], Bulgarian sculptor now residing in Australia. An aluminium lamp is unsigned but unmistakably the work of Kosturkov. Wired and mounted on sculptured and wooden base. Has not been electrically tested. In very good condition
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George Nicolov Kosturkov [1941 - ] Bulgarian sculptor now residing in Australia. Aluminium candle sticks, unmarked but unmistakably the work of this artist. 20 cm each, in fi ne condition. (2)
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George Nicolov Kosturkov [1941 - ] Bulgarian sculptor now residing in Australia. An aluminium wall mirrored sculpture, unmarked but unmistakably the work of this artist. In fi ne condition
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George Nicolov Kosturkov [1941 - ] Bulgarian sculptor now residing in Australia. Marked to base with name, a bronze free-form sculpture In fi ne condit. 30 x 13 x 30, mounted on wooden base
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Travel Posters, Postal Map And Zippo Lighters, assortment, 5 framed Qantas posters mounted on board & framed 103 x 66 cm, Robinson Postal Map of Victoria (c1950) boxed wall mounted pull down, 4 assorted Zippo lighters, 2 in box. All in reasonable condition. (10 items)
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Pool Table Conversion Kit, 'Make your home table into a real pool table', comes with all the oak sides, pockets, pool cue and accessories. In original box 92 x 22 cm
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Fire Brigade Assortment, incl. Key Chains, Spoons, Buttons, Pins and Miniature Badges. A fabulous assortment on a display board. All in fi ne condition. (170+)
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Remainder Of Fire Brigade Collection, incl., Books, Ephemera, Post Cards, Fire Collecting Cards, Framed Prints, Badges, Fire Helicopter Toys. A treasure trove. View to understand. (qty)
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Badges, collection with Lawn bowls (13) including 'Australian bowls Championships, Melbourne 1966- 1967'; Cwa (3) ; Glasgow Celtics. (24 items)
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National Bank Of Australia Calender Plus Small Postal Scale c1960, mixed years from 1960-80. Wadico pennyweight postal scale in original box. All in good condition. (70+)
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Fire Brigade Helmets c1960-1980, incl. old U.K. Helmet, Yellow Station Offi cer's. Fire Brigades old Style Nsw Brigade, Red with yellow band (District Offi cer), plus others. All in good condit. (6)
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Fire Brigade Plaques c1970 incl. Hong Kong Fire Service, Nsw Brigade Association, Tasmania Fire Services, Port of Botany Bay, etc. (13)
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First Day Covers - Fire Brigade - Stamps: Well presented collection in 4 albums and a scrapbook, celebrating the work of these essential community workers. With stamps, Fdc's, silk Fdc's, postmarks, postcards and associated emphemera. Noticed an album of over 900 Muh stamps and some better covers. Includes a collection of Australian Fdc's plus used and unused phonecards. High purchase value, inspection recommended. (1000's)
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African lion skin rug, African lion with full head, mounted on felt (some wear to padding), a very fine example in good condition with accompanying letter from GMH dealer who purchased the lion to display in his car showrooms
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Red Fox Short Jacket, Made by Arctic Furs c.1970. In beautiful condition. Fully lined in peach coloured silk
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Champagne Mink Jacket c.1960, in stunning condition, lined in matching Chinese silk. Med size, short jacket
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Balance Of Estate: 1970 5th World Surfboard Riding Contest at Bells Beach - cloth badge & programmes (2); range of posters & prints incl. framed Schweppes posters (3); 1972 Melbourne Rail Loop brochure; tourist pennants & maps; Kodak camera; 1985 Halleys Comet teaspoons (8); lighters
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Background Music Lp Albums, c1980s, easy listening for restaurants, doctor's offi ces, elevators. All in good condition. (50+)
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Telescope: Russian Tal-M Telescope, c1994, 51 cm long, 18 cm tall. Boxed with accessories, may have missing parts
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Tribal Carved Bone Artifact, appears to be a fan or a digging tool. Origin unknown but an interesting fi nd
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Language And Dialects Spoken By The Aborigines Of Tasmania (1901), 'Presented to both Houses of Parliament by HIs Excellency's Command.' Compiled from offi cial and other vocabularies, and arranged for comparison by J.E. Calder. In poor condition but readable. 30pp. Also, 'The Last Of The Tasmanians' (1973) by David Davies. (London, 1973). Book in good condition. (2)
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Carved and pierced Nautilus shell 'Australia' c1900, the shiny outer surface is similar to mother of pearl. The carving & pierced work is exquisite. 'Australia' is carved at the back and below the name, a profile of an Aboriginal man.
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Tasmanian possum skin rug, acquired in Evandale Tasmania. 128 x 150 cm, backed and trimmed in green felt, in good condition
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Trobriand Island dance paddle, nicely carved and hand painted, 74 x 28 cm, very good condition
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Chemist's Dispensing Jars c.1860s, Assorted sizes 20 cm and 16 cm, red, black and gold leaf glass labels and full polished pontils. In various sizes, in fi ne condition. (26)
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Chemist's Dispensing jars, 1885, assorted sizes 20 cm and 16 cm, red, black and gold leaf glass and printed labels, many with full polished pontils and stoppers. Fine condition. (21)
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Remainder Of Chemist's Dispensing And Measuring Bottles, including etched glass measuring jars of various sizes and assorted dispensing jars. Condition varies. (30)
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Chemists Black Bottles c.1840s, with full polished pontils. Each with painted gold labels 'P. Zingib', 'P;Cret:Gal', and 'Amylum. 20 cm and overall very good condition. Great value. (3)
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W.T.& Co. Chemist's Dispensing Jars c.1900s, assorted sizes 20 cm and 16 cm, gold leaf glass labels in fi ne condition. (26 items)
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Homeopathic Medicine chest in wooden box, c.1900s, 'Leath & Ross, England. Complete in mint condition. 27 x 19 x 8 cm
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Glass Cupping Bottles c.1900s, an ancient method of drawing poisons from the system. All in fi ne condition. (29)
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Chemist's Cobalt Blue Glass Poison Bottles c.1900s, assorted sizes, no stoppers, in mixed condition. (14)
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Mortar & Pestle c.1900s, one cast iron (small crack but otherwise good condition), plus all brass mortar & pestle in wonderful condition. 16 x 16 cm, pestle 29 cm long. (2)
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Rudy Giuliani (mayor of New York); Peter Dawson (Australian baritone); Danniel Mannix (Archbishop of Melbourne); Barry Humphries; plus Nellie Stewart postcard with facsimile autograph. (5 items)
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World War II Autographs: life-time collection of signed photos & letters, in album with notes, comprising (in alphabetical order): - Group Captain Max Aitken (2); Lt- Col.C.G.W.Anderson Vc (2); Field Marshall Sir Claude Auchinleck (2); Group Captain Sir Douglas Bader (4); Wing Commander Roland Beamont (6); Air Commodore H.A.C.Bird-Wilson (4); Wing Commander Bob Braham (2); Group Captain Clive Caldwell (2); Group Captain Frank Carey (2); Flt-Lt.Keith Chisholm; John Cruickshank Vc; Group Captain John…
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C1940-48 autograph book, with c100 British entertainers, noted Vivien Leigh, Sir John Gielgud & Richard Attenborough
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Autographs: Harold Macmillan (1894-1986, British Prime Minister from 1957-63), signed picture; Linus Pauling (1901-94, American theoretical chemist, 1954 Nobel Prize in chemistry & 1962 Nobel Peace Prize), 1987 signed letter on 'Linus Pauling Institute of Science and Medice' letterhead; small black and white photograph of the Three Stooges, signed & endorsed on reverse by Larry Fine; golf - signed newspaper pictures of Gary Player, Tom Watson & John Daly. (6 items)
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Autographs: Jackie Stewart (F1 champion) signed Christmas Card; Hank Ketcham (creator of 'Dennis the Menace' comic strip) two signed cards; also 1994 Fifa World Cup ticket. (4 items)
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'Countdown' Visitors autograph book, a large format book (29 x 22 cm) of the Countdown television show with over 200 autographs including, Kate Bush, Flo & Eddie, a self caricature of Angus from AC/DC, boy George, Leo Sayer, Chris Bailey, Cheech and Chong and many others
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Autographs: album of signed postcards (5), letters (9) & theatre fl yer, signatures include Peter Ustinov, Paul Eddington, John Hopkins, Ella Grainger, Neville Cardus & Raymond Lambert. (15 items)
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Autographs: Signed photo (5) - Walter Cronkite, Kay Cottee, Denise Drysdale, Mike Munroe & Gordon Chater; plus unsigned photos (3) including the Dalai Lama & Ray Martin. All framed & glazed, each overall 37 x 42 cm. (8 items)
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Autographs: Signed photos - Brad Pitt, Kevin Costner, Jim Carrey & Seinfeld cast (4 signatures). With CoAs. (4 items)
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Signed Golf Balls (7) - Greg Norman, Gary Player, Adam Scott, Jack Nicholson, Shane Warne, Catherine Zeta-Jones & Cheryl Ladd; plus signed index cards of Greg Norman & Gary Player. (6 with CoAs). (9 items)
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Prince Charles, signature on piece, collected when Prince Charles visited port Melbourne with photograph
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Neil Armstrong, (1930- ), first person to walk on the moon, display comprising signed photo, window mounted with wonderful Apollo 11 photographs, framed and glazed, overall 105 x 74 cm
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Australian Olympians: 'Australian Olympic Legends' poster, published by Australia post, signed by Herb Elliott, Marjorie Jackson, Murray Rose & Shirley Strickland, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 71 x 94 cm
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Sir Edmund Barton (1849-1920, 1st Prime Minister of Australia), autograph page with 5 signatures - Edmund Barton, Isaac Isaacs (9th Governor-General of Australia, and the fi rst Australian to hold that post), and other judges Griffith, O'Connor & Higgins
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Sir George Reid, (1845-1918, 4th Prime Minister of Australia, and 12th Premier of NSW), nice signature on large piece, together with black and white photograph of Reid from the state library of NSW image library
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Andrew Fisher and His first cabinet, autograph page with 9 signatures - Fisher (Australia's 5th Prime Minister and Treasurer), Billy Hughes (Attorney- General - later Australia's 7th P.M.), Egerton Batchelor (Minister for external Affairs), Hugh Mahon (Minister for home Affairs), Josiah Thomas (P.M.G.), George Pearce (Minister for Defence), Frank Tudor (Minister for trade and Customs), Gregor McGregor (Vice-President of the Executive Council) and James Hutchinson (Minister without portfolio)
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Sir Joseph Cook (1860-1947, 6th Prime Minister of Australia), nice signature on part of 1894 land title document
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Sir Joseph Cook (1860-1947, 6th Prime Minister of Australia), signature on piece dated 31st Mar. 1910 as Minister of Defence (covered in contact to preserve it); together with black and white photo of Joseph Cook from the State Library of Nsw image library
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William Hughes, (1862-1952, 7th Prime Minister of Australia), bold signature on 'Commonwealth of Australia, Prime Minister' letterhead dated 20th Nov.1919;, together with accompanying letter from his private secretary on 'Commonwealth of Australia, Prime Minister' notepaper; original envelope (faults) in which these were sent; 'Vote 1 for Rt. Hon. W. M. Hughes' card; autograph page with signature of his wife Mary Hughes.
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Stanley Bruce, (1883-1967, 8th Prime Minister of Australia), superb signature on 'Prime Minister' notepaper;, together with 1928 letter from his private Secretary on 'Prime Minister' letterhead that accompanied the autograph
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Stanley Bruce (1883-1967, 8th Prime Minister of Australia), signature on piece dated July 1947; together with black and white photograph of Bruce from the State Library of Nsw image library
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Joseph Lyons (1879-1939, 10th Prime Minister of Australia), superb signature on 10 June 1938 letter on 'Commonwealth of Australia, Prime Minister' letterhead, to Treasurer, R.G. Casey, regarding biographies of Barton & Parkes
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First day cover Earle page (1880-1961, 11th Prime Minister of Australia), signature on 1949 first day cover (stained though signature fi ne); with black and white photo of page from the state library of NSW image library
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Sir Robert Menzies (1894-1977, 12th Prime Minister of Australia): signed photo, size 16 x 21 cm. With accompanying letter from his secretary on 'Prime Minister, Canberra' letterhead, and the original envelope in which the photo & letter were sent to a schoolteacher in the Usa. (3 items)
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Sir Robert Menzies (1894-1977, 12th Prime Minister of Australia), signature on 30th Dec.1957 letter on 'Prime Minister, Canberra' letterhead
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Sir Arthur Fadden (1895-1973, 13th Prime Minister of Australia), signature on piece; together with black and white photograph of Fadden from the state library of NSW image library
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Ben Chifley (1885-1951, 16th Prime Minister of Australia), signature on piece
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Bob Hawke & John Howard, 'Parliamentary Year Book, 1985/86 Australia' with 4 signatures on title page - Bob Hawke (Australia's 23rd Prime Minister), John Howard (Australia's 25th Prime Minister), Ian Sinclair & John Cain
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Jack Brabham, signed photograph; plus golfer Johnny Miller signed photograph with accompanying signed letter. (3 items)
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Don Bradman (1908-2001, the greatest cricketer of all time), lovely signature on piece, window mounted with picture, overall 21 x 30 cm
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Don Bradman Correspondence: An excellent collection of correspondence from Don Bradman to Nigel Ward of Norfolk, England, who conducted personal research into Don Bradman's ancestry during the 1990's, comprising 49 hand and type written letters from Bradman dating from July 1990 to February 1999. The correspondence refers to Ward's research connecting Bradman's ancestors to two small rural villages - Bradenham in Norfolk, and Withersfi eld in Suffolk. He traced Bradman's ancestors back to the 16th century…
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British Prime Ministers: nice collection, comprising Augustus Fitzroy, 3rd Duke of Grafton (1735-1811, P.M.1768-70); Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool (1770-1828, longest-serving P.M.1812- 27); George Canning (1770-1827, P.M.1827); Frederick Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich (1782-1859, P.M.1827- 28); John Russell, 1st Earl Russell (1792-1878, twice P.M.1846-52 & 1865-66); Henry temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston (1784-1865, twice P.M.1855-58 & 1859-65); Arthur Balfour (1848-1930, 33rd P.M.1902-05). (7…
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Arthur Calwell (Federal Labour Party Leader 1960-67), signed letter dated 5th Oct.1949 on 'Commonwealth of Australia, Minister for Information' letterhead
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Comedians: Signed photographs - Billy Connolly, Paul Hogan, Harry Secombe, Ben Elton & Mik Mayall, Julian Clary, Pamela Stephenson. All framed & glazed, each overall 37 x 42 cm. (6 items)
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Walter Crane (1845-1915, English artist), display comprising 1890 signed hand-written letter on his illustrated letterhead, window mounted with picture, framed and glazed, overall 45 x 42 cm
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Millvina Dean (last survivor of the 'Titanic'), nice signature on postcard of the 'Titanic'
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930, British author most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes), signature on piece
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Sir Edward 'Weary' Dunlop (1907-93, Australian surgeon renowned for his leadership whilst being held prisoner by the Japanese during World War II), lovely signature on piece, window mounted with picture, overall 15 x 31 cm
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King Victor Emmanuele II (1820-78, fi rst King of United Italy), nice signature 'Vittorio Emanuele' on a lower section cut from an 1869 document
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Herbert 'Doc' Evatt (1894-1965, Australia's Deputy Prime Minister 1946-49, helped draw up United Nations Charter), signature on 'Australian Legation, Washington, D.C.' letterhead, dated 28th Nov.1945; together with original envelope
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