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Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:502
Sale Title:Sporting MemorabiliaLots with images:502
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:348
Date:11-Aug-2019
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1974 Grand Final Eve Poster: Undated 'Alf's Tip' original Weg prediction poster (published 27 September 1974) depicting a rampant Richmond Tiger sitting atop a bruised and battered North Melbourne Kangaroo. (Alf Brown was correct in his prediction, with the Tigers winning by a margin of 41 points in front of a crowd which exceeded 113,000.) An extremely rare poster, this being only the second example we have offered. Very good condition.
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Carlton: John Nicholls original signature on the 'No.2' on the back of a short-sleeved Carlton jumper. Big John's statistics 1957-74 embroidered below the number.
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Saturday (morning) September 28, 1974 'The Sun' poster with North Melbourne predicted to be triumphant, 'Says Lou' in the Grand Final to be played later that day. Artwork by Jeff Hook. Scarce. Very good condition. Lou was wrong on this occasion. Richmond defeated North Melbourne by 41 points.
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Hawthorn Football Club membership badges, (3), one dated 1975, the others undated.
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North Melbourne: 1975 original Weg Premiership poster. Good condition except for some light foxing along the bottom edge.
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Hawthorn: 1976 original Weg Premiership poster. Very Good condition.
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South Melbourne/Sydney Swans: A small group of membership and other badges dated 1977, 1983, 1984, 1985 and one undated. (5).
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North Melbourne: 1978 original Weg 1978 losing poster, in very good condition. Hawthorn defeated North Melbourne in the Grand Final.
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Captain Blood' Jack Dyer 'Eat em alive Tiges!' original artwork for a poster, framed, overall 103 x 81 cm. With an original Weg's World Evaluation (2004).
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A limited edition print #487/500 of the 'Captain Blood' poster by Weg. Framed & glazed, overall 106 x 80 cm.
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Michael Roach (Richmond) Marks of the Century signed and framed limited edition print. Overall 47 x 35 cm.
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Carlton: 1981 original Weg Premiership poster. Good condition.
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Richmond 'Great Moments' Poster, Limited Edition 81/600 (1983) signed by many greats including Tommy Hafey, Royce Hart, Michael Roach, Dale Weightman, Neville Crowe, Kevin Bartlett, Jack Dyer and Francis Bourke. Framed & glazed, overall 110 x 85 cm.
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Essendon: 1985 original Weg Premiership poster. Very good condition.
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Essendon: 'Premiers '85 the Bombers' poster depicting Kevin Sheedy as a player. Unknown artist and publisher. (The first example we have seen). 60 x 47 cm. Very good condition.
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Collingwood: Elite membership badges and medallions comprising a 1985-1994 '10 Year Premier Pass' medallion, a 1992-2001 Centenary Premier Pass medallion, an undated '25 Years Member' medallion with ribbon and bar (named to E.J. Hales) and an undated 10 Years Premier Pass pin. (4 items).
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A collection of autographed pictures, photographs and cuttings, including Murray Weideman, Tommy Hafey, Joel Selwood, Gary Ablett Snr., Les Foote, Nathan Buckley, Shaun Burgoyne, Ron Barassi, Ken Frazer, Michael Long and others. (Total: 17).
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Great Marks: A collection of signed photographs, pictures and cuttings featuring Bob Pratt, Ian Cooper, David Mackay, Barry Lawrence, Malcolm Blight, Barrie Robran, Peter Hudson, Sam Kekovich and sveral others. (Total: 11).
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AFL/VFL Team of the Century (1996): A collection of signed cards, photographs, pictures, etc., featuring 20 of the 21 players nominated for the honour of forming the Centenary Team of the Century'. With the exception of Brnie Smith, all others are present, including John Coleman, Gary Ablett, Greg Williams, Alex Jesaulenko, Haydn Bunton, Kevin Murray, Jack Dyer, Dick Reynolds and Ted Whitten.
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1997 'The Legend of the A.F.L. Dinner ticket signed by the three Brownlow Medallists who were honoured at the dinner: Dick Reynolds, Bob Skilton and Ian Stewart. Accompanied by the 21 Feb.1987 Brisbane Bears v Hawthorn Souvenir program, 'Bear Facts' magazine No.3 (Oct.1987), 'Bear Facts' 15 July 1989 (1st Night Game) & 'Bear Facts' April-May 1990. (5 items).
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Collingwood: More than 30 original autographs of the 1997-98 squad on a poster print of the Paul Crompton painting of Victoria Park in 1903. Framed & glazed, overall 40.5 x 51 cm
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Richmond: Inaugural Hall of Fame Inductees 2002, limited edition poster #64/250 signed by many notables including Kevin Sheedy, Tommy Hafey, Royce Hart, Michael Roach, Roger Dean, Tony Jewell and several others. Framed & glazed, overall 86 x 111 cm.
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Inaugural Australian Women's International Rules Tour official player's jersey 'Australia v Ireland 2006' signed in full by the complete Australian Touring Party who played in two matches in Ireland. Attractively framed & glazed, overall 111 x 90 cm. The Australian women's international rules football team is the Australian women's representative team in international rules football, a hybrid of Australian rules football and Gaelic football. The team was launched in 2006 for the purpose of competing…
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Collingwood: 2010 AFL Premiers souvenir club jumper with the players, the scores and a plaque, all attractively framed and glazed, overall 102 x 79 cm. Collingwood defeated St.Kilda by 56 points to win their first premiership since 1990.
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1906 Greathead's Mixture: Victorian Footballers series - Peter Bourke (incorrect spelling on card), South Melbourne. VG condition and extremely rare. (The complete set comprises of 12 photographic cards.)
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1908 Wills 'Football Flags Shaped with Pin' (4/27) - Brighton F.C., North Melbourne F.C. and Prahran F.C. (all with 'Capstan' on reverse) and Collingwood F.C. (blank reverse). G/VG.
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The Weekly Times: circa 1910 'Victorian Footballers' series - W. Eicke (St.Kilda). Fair Unused.
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The Weekly Times: circa 1910 'Victorian Footballers' series - L. Armstrong (Essendon). Good Unused.
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The Weekly Times: circa 1910 'Victorian Footballers' series - A. Belcher (Captain, Essendon). Fine Unused.
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The Weekly Times: circa 1910 'Victorian Footballers' series - W. Busbridge (Essendon). Fine Unused.
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The Weekly Times: circa 1910 'Victorian Footballers' series - P. Shea (Essendon). Fine Unused.
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The Weekly Times: circa 1910 'Victorian Footballers' series - D. Smith (Essendon). Fine Unused.
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Hoadley'S: 1934 Victorian Footballers, part set (29/100), G-Ef.
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1950-51 Argus badges 'VFL Club Mascots' (12) - complete set. Mixed condition.
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1950-51 Argus badges 'VFL Club Mascots' (11) - compprising of a part set of 8 + 3 duplicates. Mixed condition.
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1950-51 Argus badges 'Vfa & Country League Club Mascots' including Post Melbourne, Prahran, Williamstown, Brunswick, Eaglehawk & Golden Square. (20 different). Mixed condition.
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1950-51 Argus badges 'Vfa & Country League Club Mascots' including Preston, Yarraville, Geelong West, Oakleigh, Brighton, Benella, Trafalgar, Wangaratta Rovers & Horsham (20 different). Mixed condition.
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1950-51 Argus badges 'Vfa & Country League Club Mascots' including Sandhurst, Myrtleford, Minyip, Jeparit, Kyneton, Castlemaine, Ballarat, East Ballarat, Corowa & Northcote. (20 different). Mixed condition.
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1950-51 Argus badges 'Vfa & Country League Club Mascots' including Yarraville, Wangaratta, South Bendigo and Korumburra but also including several Interstate Team Mascots including Hobart, Sandy Bay, Albury, Clarence & New Norfolk. (13 different). Mixed condition.
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1950-51 Argus Prominent Footballers badges, including John Coleman, Fred Flanagan (2 types), Adrian Dullard (2 types), Ron Clegg, Jim Ross, Archie Baxter, Jack O'Keefe & Ray Stokes. Mixed condition. (25).
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1950-51 Argus Prominent Footballers badges, including Charlie Sutton (2 types), Gordon Hocking (2 types), Les Foote (2 types), Alan Ruthven (2 types), Gordon Lane (2 types), Harry Equid (2 types), Jim Cleary (2 types), Kevin Curran (2 types), mixed condition. (16).
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1950-51 Argus Prominent Footballers badges, including Dick Reynolds, Norm Smith, Bill Hutchinson, John Coleman, Don Cordner, Denis Cordner, Charlie Stewart, Ray Priestley, Ron Irwin, Ern Henfry, and more, mixed condition. (24).
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1953 Argus '1953 Football Portraits', large size (19.5 x 11.5 cm), the complete set of Fitzroy players (6). Vf/Ef.
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1953 Argus '1953 Football Portraits', large size (19.5 x 11.5 cm), the complete set of Hawthorn players (6). Vf/Ef.
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1953 Argus '1953 Football Portraits', large size (19.5 x 11.5 cm), the complete set of North Melbourne players (6). Vf/Ef.
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1953 Argus '1953 Football Portraits', large size (19.5 x 11.5 cm), the complete set of Richmond players (6). Vf/Ef.
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1953 Argus '1953 Football Portraits', large size (19.5 x 11.5 cm), the complete set of St. Kilda players (6). Vf/Ef.
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1953 Argus '1953 Football Portraits', large size (19.5 x 11.5 cm), part sets of Carlton players (5/6), Collingwood players (3/6), Essendon (2/6), Footscray (5/6), Geelong (3/6), Melbourne (3/6) & South Melbourne (5/6). Vf/Ef. (Total: 26).
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Mobil: 1965 Footy Photos complete series (40) in special album.
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An accumulation, mainly Scanlan part sets including 1974, 1980, 1981 and 1982 all in reasonable quantities and in good condition, plus oddments for other years, some cricket and some non-sport from other publishers. (100s). Mixed condition.
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Signed Collector Cards: A collection of (56) different cards, all signed by the relevant players including Garry Hocking, Bill Brownless, John Barnes, Adam Ramanauskas, David Zaharakis, Mark Mercuri, Michael Hurley, Stephen Milne, Nathan Burke, Ben McEvoy, etc.
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Grand Final Football Records: 1983 - 2010 almost complete, lacks only 2003. Additionally, the 1987 Preliminary Final Record (Hawthorn v Melbourne) is also present. (Total: 28).
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New Zealand 1951 Rugby League representative guernsey, framed and glazed 90 x 95 cm overall. (Player's name in pen on manuafcturer's label, rather faded.).
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1966-96: A nice accumulation which includes a Dec.1966 'Wales v Australia' at Cardiff dinner menu, a 1975 Roy Ullyett illustrated menu for the 50th Anniversary Luncheon in honour of The Australia Rugby Union Touring Team (signed by the chairman, Edward Heath), various (7) 1987 World Cup ticket stubs including the Final, British Lions 1989 signed postcard, signature card of the New Zealand team to Australia & South Africa, June-Aug.1992, another card of the New Zealand Touring Party to Ireland & Wales, Oct…
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Australian Rugby Union 1997 Bledisloe Cup Wallabies guernsey signed by John Eales (Aust. Captain), George Gregan, Tim Horan and Matthew Burke, framed & glazed, 79 x 94 cm overall.
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Northfleet: 9ct gold & enamel medal with prancing horse on front, engraved on reverse, 'W.K.L./ 06-7/ Div. 1./ Northfleet'.
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Northfleet: 9ct gold & enamel medal with prancing horse on front, engraved on reverse, 'W.K.L./ 07-8/ Div. 1./ Northfleet'.
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Northfleet: 9ct gold & enamel medal/badge with prancing horse & 'Kent County Football Association' on front, engraved on reverse, 'Kent League/ 1909-10/ Div. 1./ Champions'.
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Northfleet: 9ct gold & enamel medal/badge with prancing horse & 'Kent County Football Association' on front, engraved on reverse, 'Senior Cup/ Winners/ 1909-10'.
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1966 Football World Cup Finals preview brochure 'Championnat Du Monde - Weltmeisterschaft, Campionato Del Mondo - Campeonato Del Mundo', produced in Germany prior to the commencement of the tournament, 64pp, photographs, statistics etc. Scarce.
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Pele autographed colour photo mounted in attractive framed display, 64 x 73 cm overall
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Henry William 'Harry' Vardon (1870 – 1937) was a professional golfer from Jersey. He won The Open Championship a record six times and also won the 1900 U.S. Open. A photograph, signed 'Harry Vardon' and dated 'Oct.7th 1925' in the lower margin. Overall 19 x 13 cm.
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Golfing Greats: A collection of 8' x 10' colour photographs, all signed and all with CoAs, comprising Tiger Woods, Hale Irwin, Vijay Singh, Nick Price, Greg Norman, Phil Mickelson, Tom Lehman, Bernhard Langer, Lee Janzen, Sergio Garcia, Nick Faldo, Ernie Els, Steve Elkington, David Duval, Ben Crenshaw, Fred Couples, Billy Casper and Seve Ballesteros, also, the following signed photographs without CoA's: Tom Weiskopf, Tom Watson, Curtis Strange, Ray Floyd, John Daly and Karrie Webb. A terrific group housed…
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After Harry Hall (British, 1814-1882), West Australian. Winner Of The 2000 Guineas, Derby And St Leger, 1853. Aquatint and engraving printed a la poupee with added hand-colouring, artist, title, engraver and text with date in plate below image, 48.2 x 66.6 cm (image size). Text continues 'The Property of John B. Bowes, Esquire. Was bred in 1850 by Melbourne, out of Mowerina. Trained by John Scott. Ridden by Frank Butler. London: Published September 21st 1853, by Baily Brothers. 3 Royal Exchange Building,…
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Frederick Woodhouse Jr (Australian 1848-1927), Pride Of The Hills, c1877 hand-coloured tinted lithograph, artist and title in upper and lower margins, 42 x 61 cm (image). Laid down on canvas and in original period frame. Text includes 'Woodhouse's Australian Winners. Painted, lith. & publ. by Fred Woodhouse. Printed by Fergusson & Mitchell, Melb. Pride of the Hills, by Talk of the Hills, Black Gipsy. Property of Ross T. Reid, Esq. Trained by Jas. Jenkins.
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Horse Racing in Tasmania: A Riding Crop, topped with horse's head, engraved 'Tasmanian Turf Club 1879', and with a 9ct gold collar engraved 'Ladies Cup, Won By Swiveller, Wm Martin, 13st 12lbs'. Swiveller had also won the Hobart Cup in 1878 and the Launceston Cup in 1879 and 1880.
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Victorian Amateur Turf Club (VATC) 1881 Membership badge, engraved on reverse for 'W. Watts'. Only five years earlier, Ballarat's Dowling Forest Racecourse was the location for the first VATC race meeting on Friday, March 24th 1876 - a programme that featured six events, five of which were over obstacles. The VATC held its first meeting at Caulfield on August 5th, 1876, with the card closely resembling the inaugural fixture at Ballarat and by 1879 had introduced the Caulfield Cup into its Autumn schedule.
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Australian Jockey Club (AJC) - white metal Press Pass No.1, believed to have been issued circa 1890.
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1892 VRC Steeplechase: Leather-bound 'Victoria Racing Club, 1892. Autumn Meeting, Official Programme, Steeplechase Day'. Together with a dinner menu, 'Welcome to Bundoora Park. The 'Brunswick Herd' and 'Bundoora Park Stud' Annual Sale 1878'. Fair/Good condition.
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Portrait of a jockey, watercolour, pen and ink on paper in period oak frame, circa 1900, 67 x 53 cm overall
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A collection of thirty-two Australian Newspaper and Magazine Supplements featuring Australian Racehorses, 1905-1946. Process and colour lithographs, with letterpress, all with title and text detailing each horse's background and most with date above, in or below image, sizes range from 15 x 19 cm to 25 x 32 cm (image). The supplements are mostly from either 'The Referee' or 'The Sporting Globe'. The horses shown are Comedy King, The Parisian, Sister Olive, Phar Lap (twice), Windbag, Bernborough, Valicare,…
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Karoonda, (South Australia) Racing Club Life Member's medal in 15ct gold, engraved to 'Salem Peter, Esq.', circa 1900
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Postcards: 'Finish of the V.R.C. Derby 1910' Rp card depicting 'Beverage' crossing the finish line, 'Melbourne Cup 1912' Rp card by Fraser & Jenkinson, Cup Day, Flemington, Vic.' hand-coloured Rp crowd scene, plus 3 other postcards. (6). Mixed condition.
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Phar Lap: Souvenir pin badge depicting the famous horse 'Phar Lap Souvenir - Died April 5, 1932 - Compliments from Lenard's Pictures'. Lenard's Pictureland was a cinema established in Broken Hill, New South Wales in 1915.
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Phar Lap: Souvenir pin badge depicting the famous horse 'Phar Lap and the Queen of Sport - 1933 Back to Peterborough'. The Back to Peterborough, South Australia celebrations took place in April and May 1933.
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1933-34 Victorian Racing Club Jockey's Membership badge in sterling silver and blue enamel, made by Stokes.
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1935 Melbourne Cup: 'Marabou, Rider: K. Voitre, Winner of Melbourne Cup, 1935' lithograph by Reynolds, also, 'Talking, Rider: A Knox, Winner A.J.C. Derby and V.R.C. Derby 1936', also by Reynolds. Both hand-coloured and in contemporary frames. Each overall 66 x 76 cm.
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Samuel Garnet Wells (Australian 1885-1972), (Victorian Racing Season-Mr Frank Collins his horse Regal Scout), 1950 pen and ink, nine panel cartoon strip covering many events of the week in the horse racing industry, 49.5 x 35.5 cm, signed lower right
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Greg Hall's Presentation racing saddle awarded to him for his ride on 'Subzero' in winning the Adelaide Cup in 1992. Subzero also won the South Australia Derby and went on to win the Melbourne Cup the same year, also carrying Greg Hall in his only Melbourne Cup win.
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Crystal Palace Speedway: 29th June, 1929 programme featuring a match race series between Billy Lamont of Australia and Roger Frogley of England, (Frogley won the first, Lamont won the 2nd & 3rd races), also 12th April, 1930 programme featuring an International 'Big Six' Contest between Australia and England, with Australia represented by Ron Johnson, Harold Hastings and VIC Huxley. (Australia won all three races).
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A group of Formula 1 and Grand Prix drivers signed photographs: Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel, Mario Andretti, Jack Brabham, Jackie Stewart, John Surtees, Roy Salvadori & Felipe Massa. Various sizes. (8)
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A collection of 19 different framed and glazed motor racing posters and displays, a few signed. (19). Various sizes.
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A miscellany comprising 1904 St.Louis Olympics/Louisiana Purchase Exposition ticket folder with 4 tickets remaining (issued to Adam O'Kane, photographed in his Jefferson Guard uniform), a collection of 26 small original photographs of the 1906 Games in Athens, mostly relating to the opening ceremony, a collection of 13 original photographs of the diver, Pete Desjardins, mainly action shots from the 1928 Olympics where he won gold medals in the 3 meter springboard and 10 meter platform, autograph page with…
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An accumulation of memorabilia, mainly related to the 1956 Melbourne and 2000 Sydney Games.
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Winner's Plaque in solid silver, for the IXth Shooting Championship of High Schools & Colleges, with 'Ixme Championnat De Tir Des Lycees Et Colleges' engraved in the panel at lower right and the name of the recipient, 'R. Juge' at upper right. 55gms, 42 x 60 mm. By F. Vernon. The obverse image depicts a winged goddess scattering laurel branches over the Paris Exposition grounds. Reverse: Victorious athlete standing on the podium, the Parthenon in the background. Awarded for the shooting competition…
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The Australian Team in Los Angeles: A photographic postcard of the whole team in their Olympic Uniforms in front of the Olympic Stadium. The postcard has been signed by all 13 athletes and 3 officials, including Clare Dennis, Bobby Pearce and Duncan Gray, the three Gold Medallists. Andrew 'Boy' Charlton was the flag bearer of the contingent, smaller than planned because of financial constraints resulting from the Great Depression. The card is endorsed to the recipient by Billy Barwick, also a member of the…
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Die XI Olympiade Berlin 1936' Heinrich Franck Sohne (coffee substitute 'As healthy as your daily bread!') collector card album (Series 6) containing the complete set of 30 coloured cards. Predominantly German sprtsmen and women, this series also includes Henry Robert Pearce (Australian), 'Bebe' Didrikson (USA) and Matti Jarvinen (Finnland). Although Pearce won consecutive gold medals in sculling at the 1928 and 1932 Olympics, he was not selected for the 1936 Games. His nephew, Cecil was, but he did not…
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1 August 1936 registered envelope with the full set of 8 German Olympics stamps attractively tied by 'Berlin Deutschlandhalle / XI Olympiade 1936' postmarks and with a special registration label 'Berlin/Olympia-Postburo/Berlin-Charlottenburg 9' which was a temporary post office only in use during the Olympics. Addressed to Leipzig and with an arrival backstamp.
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Australian 2/- Pre-Games publicity stamps on illustrated First Day Covers (Dec.1954 & June 1955) together with two unused sheets of Victorian Olympic Council Olympic Funds Campaign letterhead paper. (4 items). All nicely mounted for exhibition, overall 52.5 x 57 cm.
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Silk handkerchiefs and a scarf: A lovely collection of four different designs, all in very fine condition. (4). A couple not previously seen by us. Various sizes.
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A range of Official Programmes including the Opening Ceremony, Association Football, Athletics, Basketball and Football, several tickets in a Myer folder, an Olympic Games 'Mini-Diary' with many original signatures including Ron Crawford of Australia, also, the 1956 Davis Cup programme, etc.
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An autograph book containing mainly 1956 Olympian's signatures including John Landy, Neville Scott, Graham Gipson, Bill Butchart, Albie Thomas, Ronald Crawford, Leon Gregory, Mervyn Lincoln, John Goodman, Sven Coomer, Faith Leech, John Hayres, Dawn Fraser and many more. Also noted several foreign athletes and some later Australian cricketers including Lillee, Lawry, Maddocks, Loxton, Burge, Grout, Chappell and others.
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A group of eight badges featuring members of the Australian team including John Landy, Merv Lincoln & Faith Leech. (8). Mixed condition.
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German Olympic Team flag, with Olympic rings and German colours, signed by 14 members of the German team. Superb condition.
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Autographs on pages removed from an autograph book, noted Faith Leech (Aust.), Steve Johnson (Gb Hockey), Jose Giorgetti (Argentina, Boxing), Anita Hellstrom (Sweden, Swimming), Regine Veronnet (France, Frencing), John Goodman (Aust.), Charlie Morris (Aust.), Margaret Northrop (Kenya, Swimming), Eamonn Kinsella (Ireland, Hurdles), Ranganathan Francis (India, Hockey), Reginal Johansson (N.Z., Hockey), Paula Deubel (USA, Shot put), Roba Negousse (Ethiopia, Athletics), and many more.
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Bruce Howard (photographer) Australian Olympic Blazer with pocket embroidered 'Australia/ Press/ Los Angeles '84', window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 86 x 105 cm
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1984 Australian Olympic Boxing Team shirt, with 1986 signed letter to Alan Piper from John Famechon stating that it was given to him prior to the team's departure for the Los Angeles Olympics.
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An attractive group of ticket stubs from the Athletics (7), Gymnastics (3), Judo, Taekwando and Wrestling (2). (Total: 14). The original purchase price for the tickets was £3710. Quite an investment!
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George Rossi Ashton (British, 1857-c1910), The Champion Oarsmen, Tinted lithograph, initialled in image lower left, text with date (1880) and title above and below image, 32 x 41 cm. Text reads 'Supplement to the Sketcher, Dec. 4th 1880. Drawn by G.R. Ashton.', The image depicts the race for for the world rowing championship held on the Thames from Putney to Mortlake, on 15th November 1880, between Australian rower Edward Trickett and the Canadian Edward Hanlan. Hanlan, in the foreground, won the race…
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Corio Bay Rowing Club: 1915 9ct gold medal awarded to the 'Winners Maiden Pairs - Bairnsdale & Sale - 1915' in the original box (for Ed.G.Scott, Moorabool Str. Geelong), also two small enamel & brass badges/fobs associated with the club. (3 items).
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