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Sporting Memorabilia & Collectables — Abacus Auctions

Auction House:Abacus AuctionsNumber of lots recorded:559
Sale Title:Sporting Memorabilia & CollectablesLots with images:559
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:386
Date:19-May-2019
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Essendon James Hird's 2007 long sleeves 'clash' jumper with wide red stripe, 'AFL' & '3' logos, and number '5' on reverse.
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Essendon James Hird's 2007 'Clash for Cancer' match v Melbourne at Telstra Dome sleeveless jumper with 'AFL' & '3' logos, yellow armband, and number '5' on reverse.
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Essendon James Hird: Two different Socceroos shirts, both with 'Hird' on reverse; plus 2007 Toyota Formula 1 shirt signed by Ralf Schumacher. Ex James Hird collection. (Qty 3)
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Fitzroy 1906 Valentine League Series postcard 'Fitzroy', stamp removed, otherwise Fine/Very Fine condition.
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Fitzroy Invitation to 1944 Premiership Dinner. Scarce.
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Fitzroy 'Fitzroy Football Club - Team of Our Century 1897-1996', print by Jamie Cooper, signed by the artist, limited edition 490/550, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 107 x 57 cm. (Also see Fitzroy lots 48 & 153).
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Footscray 'Warriors of the West - Celebrating 75 Years 1925-2000 - Footscray Football Club - Western Bulldogs', print by Jamie Cooper, signed by the artist plus Chris Grant, Scott Wynd & Tony Liberatore, limited edition 165/250, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 107 x 86 cm.
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Footscray 'Team of the Century - Western Bulldogs, Footscray Football Club', print by Jamie Cooper, signed by the artist, and marked 'Artist Proof', window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 99 x 68 cm.
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Footscray Western Bulldogs football jumpers, various years and designs including an Indigenous Round jumper. (Qty 6)
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Geelong (see also Lot 241) 1940s 'Geelong Football Club' enamel badge, made by K G Luke, Melbourne.
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Geelong Group of Pins/Badges including small cat pin by K.G.Luke; 1996 Cheer Squad badge; range Social Club badges. Fine condition. (Qty 8)
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Geelong 'Gary Ablett Sr - Coleman Medalist' display comprising signed photograph, window mounted with replica Coleman Medal, framed & glazed, overall 48 x 38 cm.
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Geelong 'Geelong Football Club - 2007 AFL Premiers' display comprising photo of team celebrating, window mounted with signed photographs of coach Mark Thompson & captain Tom Harley, limited edition 86/500, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 87 x 47 cm. With A-Tag.
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Geelong Patrick Dangerfield, signature on Geelong football jumper.
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Hawthorn Group of Hawthorn Football Club Pins/Badges, including attractive Hawk over 'Hfc'. Good/Fine condition. (Qty 5)
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Hawthorn Group of Hawthorn Football Club Pins/Badges, including Member's badges for 1981, 1983, 1996, 2000, 2004 & 2005. Fine condition. (Qty 8)
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Hawthorn Member's badges for 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986 & 1987. Fine condition. (Qty 6)
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Hawthorn 'Victorian Football League Premiership Medallion, 1983, Hawthorn Football Club', in gilded bronze (48 mm diameter). With case of issue, some spotting, nearly uncirculated.
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Hawthorn 'Victorian Football League Premiership Medallion, 1986, Hawthorn Football Club', in gilded bronze (48 mm diameter). With case of issue, toned, some spotting, nearly uncirculated.
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Hawthorn Shane Crawford, 1999 Brownlow Medallist display comprising signed Hawthorn jumper, window mounted with two photographs, framed & glazed, overall 90 x 100 cm. With CoA.
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Melbourne Original photograph 'Visit of the Melbourne Football Club to Tasmania, July 7-17 1913. Leaving Headquarters on a trip to Mt Wellington', showing the players on two horse drawn vehicles outside Killalea's Carlton Club Hotel. Some tone spots on mount, though attractive photograph .
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Melbourne Group of Melbourne Football Club Badges/Pins, including 1950 Argus 'Don Cordner' & 'Mfc/ Former Player/ 1985'. Fine condition. (Qty 6)
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Melbourne Group of Melbourne Football Club Pins/Badges, including 'Melbourne Demons/ Herald for Footy'. Fine condition. (Qty 8)
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Melbourne Group of Melbourne Football Club Pins/Badges, including Redlegs badges for 1980, 1982, 1994 & 2000. Fine condition. (Qty 8)
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Melbourne Group of Melbourne Football Club Pins/Badges, including 'Gold Pass 1992' & 'Premiers Club 1992'. Fine condition. (Qty 9)
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North Melbourne Player's pin for end of season trip, 'North Melbourne/ 1949/ Hobart'. Fine condition.
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North Melbourne Player's pin for end of season trip, 'North Melbourne Football Club/ Adelaide 1951'. Fine condition.
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North Melbourne 'North Melbourne Football Club/1st VFL Premiership 1975', one ounce silver medal, back showing committee and players in their positions, in original case.
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North Melbourne Group of North Melbourne/Kangaroos Football Club Pins/Badges, including Cheer Squad badges for 1982 & 2002. Good/Fine condition. (Qty 8)
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North Melbourne Group of North Melbourne Football Club Pins/Badges, including range of Social Club badges, & 1997 Cheer Squad badge. Good/Fine condition. (Qty 9)
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North Melbourne Group of North Melbourne/Kangaroos Football Club Pins/Badges. Fine condition. (Qty 10)
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North Melbourne Group of North Melbourne/Kangaroos Football Club Badges, including 'Kanga Kasino/ Life Membership'. Fine condition. (Qty 11)
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North Melbourne 'North Melbourne Football Club - The Premiership Years', print signed by Glenn Archer, limited edition 468/1000, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 105 x 47 cm.
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Richmond Jack Dyer: 'Captain Blood' print by d'Arcy Doyle, signed by the artist, limited edition 1073/1500, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 72 x 92 cm.
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Richmond Royce Hart, two signed action photographs. Same image, different frames. (Qty 2)
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Richmond Group of Richmond Football Club Pins/Badges, including 'Esso Tiger Club'. Good/Fine condition. (Qty 11)
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Richmond Tommy Hafey, an original hand-drawn cartoon by Weg, signed by Tommy Hafey & Weg, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 68 x 88 cm.
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Richmond 'Richmond/ 80/ Premiers', Weg caricature poster, signed by Francis Bourke, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 56 x 77 cm.
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Richmond Group of Richmond Football Club Pins/Badges, including 'Richmond Cricket & Football Social Club' for 1980-81, 1981-82, 1984-85, 1985-86 & 1986-87. Good/Fine condition. (Qty 8)
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Richmond 'Richmond Football Club - Great Moments' poster, signed by Team of the Century centre-line players - Francis Bourke, Bill Barrot & Dick Clay, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 83 x 108 cm.
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South Melbourne Cabinet card photograph of Peter Burns wearing South Melbourne jumper & Vfa Premiership Cap 'Vfa/ 1889/ Vice-Captain', photographer Stewart & Co. Very Fine condition, and superb photograph. (Peter Burns was the first player in elite Aust Rules football to play 300 games, from 1881 to 1902, including 126 for South Melbourne & 177 for Geelong in Vfa & VFL).
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South Melbourne Group of South Melbourne/Sydney Swans Football Club Pins/Badges, including 1950 Argus badge of Gordon Lane; 1957 Sun VFL badge & c1960 A.W.Patrick VFL badge. Good/Fine condition. (Qty 11)
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South Melbourne Peter Bedford signature on 'Big V' Victorian jumper. (Peter Bedford palyed 178 games for South Melbourne 1968-76, and 8 games for Carlton 1977-78. He won the Brownlow Medal in 1970, and was selected in the South Melbourne/Sydney Swans Team of the Century).
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St Kilda St Kilda football jumper embroidered 'St Kilda Football Club/ 1966 Premiership Team', framed & glazed, overall 73 x 101 cm.
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St Kilda 'A Point in History' display signed by Darrell Baldock & Allan Jeans; 1964 Heinz poster of Darrel Baldock (laminated); & signed photograph of Nick Riewoldt. All framed & glazed, various sizes. (Qty 3)
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St Kilda Member's badges for 1968 & 1973; plus 'Patron Saint' badge. Good/Fine condition. (Qty 3)
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St Kilda Group of St.Kilda Football Club badges, including Member's badges for 1973, 1977, 1978 & 1985; & '300 Club' badge for 1978. Good/Fine condition. (Qty 5)
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St Kilda Member's Badges for 1974, 1975 & 1977. Fine condition. (Qty 3)
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St Kilda Member's Badges for 1981, 1984, 1986, 1987 & 1990; 'St.Kilda Football Social Club'; plus a Restricted badge without date plug. Fine condition. (Qty 7)
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St Kilda Group of St.Kilda Football Club Badges, including Social Club badges for 1983, 1988 & 1990; Restricted badges for 1986 & 1988; 'Towards 2000 Club'. Fine condition. (6)
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St Kilda Group of St.Kilda Football Club Badges/Pins, including '2001 Friends of the Museum' pin. Good/Fine condition. (Qty 13)
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St Kilda St Kilda football jumper signed by 2004 captain Lenny Hayes & coach Grant Thomas, framed & glazed, overall 63 x 84 cm.
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St Kilda St Kilda football jumper signed by 2005 team, with 21 signatures including Lenny Hayes & Austinn Jones, framed & glazed, overall 68 x 85 cm.
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St Kilda St Kilda 2005 Heritage Round football jumper with 30 signatures including Robert Harvey & Nick Riewoldt, framed & glazed, overall 61 x 86 cm.
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Warragul c1930 team photograph; 1931 'Football Record' - Gippsland Football League v Central Gippsland Football Association; programme for 1927 West Gippsland Hospital Carnival; cover for 1930 Warragul Football Club dinner signed by A.Strange. Fair/Good condition. (Qty 4)
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1972-2016 'Football Record' (c124) including 4 Grand Finals; plus range posters, club magazines and other ephemera. (Qty c140)
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1906-34 football cards, noted 1934 Hoadleys complete set (50) plus spares; 1933 Hoadleys (43); 1933 'Bob Mirams Caricatures' (23); 1933 'League & Association Footballers' (17 ok, more in poor condition). Condition varies. (Qty 214)
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1922 Thorp's Chocolate Fudge 'League and Association Captains' (3/19 known) with W.Cubbins (St.Kilda), H.craven (Geelong) & E.Jameson (Carlton). One Poor, other two Very fine.
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1924 Don Photo Post Card 'Melbourne F.C.' Superb condition.
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1933 Godfrey Phillips 'Victorian Footballers - A Series of 50' (13/50); and 'Victorian Footballers - A Series of 75' (9/75); plus 1923 JJ Schuh 'Portraits of our Leading Footballers' (1/106). Fair/Vf. (Qty 23)
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1964 Coca-Cola bottle tops 'VFL Footballers'. Poor to Fair condition, as usual. Scarce group. (Qty 67)
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1970 'VFL One Eyed Supporter Patches' (3/12) for Blues, Demons & Kangas; plus small range of badges & medallions, noted Carlton Social Club 1978 & Essendon Social Club 1989. Inspection will reward. (Qty 16)
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1975 Herald Sun Newspaper 'VFL Cartoon Stickers', comprising Fitzroy, Footscray (4), Hawthorn (2), Melbourne (2), North Melbourne (2) & Richmond (7). Fine/Vf. (Qty 18)
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1975-95 'Scanlens Original Footy Cards Collection Album' containing 1980 Pyramid 'Geelong Footballers' (14/30); c1975 'VFL Emblems' (12); 1995 Coca-Cola 'Team Classics' (16). Mainly Fine/Very Fine. The album sought after.
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1976-91 Scanlens football cards, accumulation in shoebox. Fair/G. Inspection will reward. (Qty c1200)
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1978-2018 Scanlens Wrappers in album, noted wrappers for 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 & Football heroes, 1982, 1983 stickers, 1984 & stickers, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991; plus range unopened packets through to 2018.
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1980 Scanlens 'VFL Footballers', part set (106/168 + 4/12 Checklists). Fair/Vf. (Qty 110)
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1988-91 football cards in album. Fair/Fine condition.
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1990 Scanlens (Stimorol) 'Footballers', complete set (168). Mainly Fine/Very Fine.
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1990-97 Collection including 1990 Stimorol (168); 1991 Stimorol (168); 1994 Select (198) with 5 signed; plus range ProStar Headliners (100+); mini-footballs (20); Coca-Cola cans (56); box of shot glasses; football medal sets.
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1992-2016 football cards in album. Fair/Fine condition.
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1992-94 collection in 5 albums, football cards including 1992 Regina (176), 1993 Select (192), Cazaly Classics (100), 1994 Aflpa (125) & AFL Sensation (110); plus range Power Rangers, Batman, Night Before Christmas, Mask & Tazos.
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1993-2018 AFL football cards collection in 6 cartons, with wide range of years and sets. Includes a box full of 2017 Footy Stars; a plastic storage container with 100s of 2017 inserts; a cardboard storage box with sealed team and base sets; a 4-Quarters collection; folders with numerous Select base sets. Inspection will reward. (Qty 1000s)
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1993-94 football cards in album, noted 1993 Select 'AFL' (192); 1994 Select 'AFL' (200), 'Cazaly Classics' (101) & 'Gold Cards' (9); Dynamic 'AFL Sensation' (110) & 'Players Choice' (5). Fine/Very Fine. (Qty 617)
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1994-2017 football cards in two cartons, mostly Select base sets, also noted Beatles & Elvis. (Qty 5000+)
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1994-2017 football cards in 28 albums, noted range Select base sets 1994-96 & 2003-12; plus Team Coach base sets between 2002 & 2017. Also few extra folders. (Qty 7000+)
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1995 Bewick 4-Quarters cards in four albums, noted Series 1 Base set (62 Puzzles), Series 2 Base set (45 Puzzles) & duplicates. Mainly Fine/Very fine.
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1995 football cards in album, noted Select 'AFL Series 1' (250), Series 2 (200), All Australian (21), Six of the Best (6), Stat Smasher (5), Captains (15/16), few spares; Coca-Cola 'Team Classics' (16); Club Ten (9). Very Fine. (Qty 520+)
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1995-2017 football cards in black Ultra Pro album, with many premium inserts from most teams, and includes some signature cards. Good/Fine. Inspection will reward.
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1996 football cards & postcards (16) in album (Book 1), includes 284 signed cards. Mainly Fine/Very Fine condition. (Qty 661)
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1996 football cards & ephemera in album (Book 2), includes 322 signed cards. Mainly Fine/Very Fine condition. (Qty 447)
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1996 1996 Select 'Tony Lockett Signature Card' SC2 with Redemption card. No.137/500. Very fine. (2)
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1996 football cards in album, noted Select 'AFL Series 1' (250), Series 2 (150), Centenary Classic (110), Best & Fairest (16), Hot Number (5), Legend Teams (2) & Promo (4); Tip Top 'Hyfibe Heroes' (38). Very Fine. (Qty 575)
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1997-98 football cards in album, noted 1997 Select 'AFL' (200) & 'All Australian' (22); 1997 Ansett Cup (16); Maggi Noodles 'Footy Bloopers' (20); Tatts 'Super Shots' (16); 1998 Select (200); Cadbury 'Classic Grabs' (23/24); Chickenfeed 'Tfl Superleague' (20). Very Fine. (Qty 517)
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1997-99 football cards, noted 1999 Select 'Premiere' Base set (200), All Australian (22) & Medal Cards (8), with 94 cards signed; also 1997 Tatts 'Super Shots' (6/16). Fine/Very fine. (Qty 236)
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1999-2001 football cards in album, noted 1999 Select 'AFL' (200); 2000 Select 'AFL' (200) & 'Essendon Premiers' (30); 2001 Select (220). Very Fine. (Qty 650)
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2002-03 football cards in four albums, noted 2002 Select 'AFL' (220) & 'Exclusive Spx' (220); 2003 Select 'AFL' (217), 'All Australian' (22) & 'Xl Ultra' (162). Very Fine. (Qty 841)
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2003-04 phone cards collection including Carey 250th (with 17 cards signed); McCartney Last Game, Nathan Buckley & Mark Ricciuto. Heavy duplication. Mainly Fine/Very fine. (Qty 158)
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2004-05 football cards in four albums, noted 2004 Select 'Conquest' (210), 'Ovation' (162) & 'Indigenous Players' (44); 2005 Select 'AFL Dynasty' (194), 'Tradition' (162) & Promo (4). Very Fine. (Qty 776)
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2005-2018 football cards in large carton, noted Herald Sun AFL cards 2005-12 and Team Zone AFL cards 2014-18, many still in packets unopened. (Qty 1000s)
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2006 football cards in two albums, noted Select 'Champions' (162), 'Die Cuts' (80), 'Supreme' (194), 'New Generation 3D' (20) & 'Brownlow' (1/27); Pedigree 'Players and their Dogs' (16/20); Herald Sun 'Footy Cards' (192); AFL Hot Shot Tazos (52). Very Fine. (Qty 710+)
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2007-08 football cards in three albums, noted 2007 Select 'Champions' (195), 'All Australian' (1/22), 'Draft Signature - Daniel O'Keefe'; Kraft 'Action Heroes' (17); Pedigree 'Footy Stars' (13/16); Tazos (127); 2008 Select 'Champions' (195), 'Classic' (185) & 'Promo' (4). Very Fine. (Qty 730+)
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2009 football cards in two albums, noted Select 'AFL Champions' (195), 'Guernsey Die Cut' (195), 'Star Gem' (18/32) & 'Promo' (4); 'AFL Pinnacle' (195), 'Pinnacle Guernsey Die Cut' (195) & 'Promo' (4). Very Fine. (Qty 810+)
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2013-17 football cards in five albums, noted 2013 Select 'AFL Champions' (220), 'Silver Parallels' (214/220) & 'Promo' (4); 2013 'AFL Prime' (220), 'All Australian' (22) & 'Promo' (4); 2017 Select (500+); also 2008 Select NRL (200+). Very Fine. (Qty 1300+)
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2013-17 Large box full of second-hand accessories for football cards including 20+ albums, 100s of pages, plastic containers. Huge retail value.
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Picture Postcards: 'Fred Booty Football Series Postcard' titled 'Kicking a behind', fine used 1906 from Adelaide to Farrell's Flat.
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Picture Postcards: 'Fred Booty Football Series Postcard' titled 'A difficult angle', fine used 1906 from Bowral to Point Piper.
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Picture Postcards: 'Fred Booty Football Series Postcard' titled 'Seeing the umpire home', unused (minor soiling).
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Picture Postcards: 'Fred Booty Football Series Postcard' titled 'A Follower', unused. Fine condition.
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Picture Postcards: 'Fred Booty Football Series Postcard' titled 'Dribbling', unused. Fine condition.
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