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Sporting Memorabilia & Collectables — Abacus Auctions

Auction House:Abacus AuctionsNumber of lots recorded:904
Sale Title:Sporting Memorabilia & CollectablesLots with images:904
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:677
Date:17-Jun-2021
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1906 Valentine's picture postcard 'Sydney Series. First Grade Rugby' for University of Sydney, Very Fine used.
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1907 Valentine's picture postcard 'Football Cartoons - A Friendly Meeting, Sydney v Newtown', Very Fine unused.
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1907 Valentine's picture postcard 'Football Cartoons - Too much Headwork, Univrsity [sic] v Sydney District', Very Fine.
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1907 Valentine's picture postcard 'Football Cartoons - Where do I come in' Western Suburbs', Very Fine.
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1937 Springboks tour to Australia & New Zealand autograph page with 29 signatures including Phil Nel, Gerry Brand & Danie Craven. {One of the most successful Springbok tours in history - the only Springbok team to have won a series in New Zealand}
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Displays 2003 World Cup display with 21 signed cards window mounted with Wallabies team picture; 2003 England World Cup Champions display including card with 4 signatures; 2003 World Cup set of 21 pins/badges. All framed, various sizes. (Qty 3 items)
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Bobby Charlton: 1996 Gb 'Football Heroes' First Day Cover signed by Bobby Charlton, Very Fine.
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Stanley Matthews: 1996 Gb 'Football Heroes' First Day Cover signed by Sir Stanley Matthews, Very Fine.
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Balance of collection including silver-plated cigarette case decorated with ball & club; 1946 trophy mug; books (5); 1970s-90s golf magazines (61) ; plus Karrie Webb golf ball in 'Yarra Yarra Golf Club' presentation box. (Qty 74 items)
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Autographs signed books (4) with 26 signatures including Greg Norman, Gary Player & Nick Faldo; plus signed covers (13), photos (3) & ephemera (2) including Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus & Peter Senior; plus unsigned books (3). (Qty 25 items)
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Autographs signed photographs, pieces & covers (22 items) including Arnold Palmer, Greg Norman, Kel Nagle & David Graham; plus books 'Golf - The Golden Years' & 'Greg Norman'. (Qty 24 items)
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Autographs 1977 USA 'Augusta National Golf Club' First Day Cover signed by Sam Snead, Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Arnold Palmer & Nancy Lopez, Very Fine.
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Clubs left handed set of golf clubs, mainly 'Gradidge - Bobby Locke' including woods (4), irons (9) & putter in 'Spalding' golf bag. Ex Clive Churchill collection .
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Balance of collection including Phar Lap playing cards; 1938 Gallaher 'Racing Scenes' [48]; vintage jockey's brown leather weights saddlepad; 1998 Melbourne Cup Fosters lager bottle in wooden case. (Qty 100s)
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Collection including Tom Corrigan plaque; brass ashtray; brass wall plaque of Donovan; 1970s-2010 Melbourne Cup magazines (17); Melbourne Cup ceramic plates (2); signed videos (5) including Scobie Breasley, Tommy Smith & Gai Waterhouse; photos (8); 1900s-30s horse prints (7) in varied condition; Lonhro poster; newspapers (14) including Makybe Diva, deaths of Tommy Smith & Bill Collins; magazines (11); mainly fine. (Qty 70+ items)
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Advertising 1907 Australian Jockey Club, Sydney envelope with lovely illustration of racehorses printed on the flap with enclosed letter from club secretary Ts Clibborn; plus another from the Maitland Races with enclosed letter from club secretary Aj Prentice. (Qty 2 items)
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Artwork & Prints pair of Stanley Berkeley (1855-1909) photogravure prints titled 'Eclipse Stakes' & 'Grand National Steeplechase', both with some foxing but recently re-framed with new mounts, each overall 82 x 61 cm. (Qty 2)
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Autographs 'The Melbourne Cup' by Cavanough & Davies [Adelaide, 1971] signed Bart Cummings (12 winners), Mick Robins (Rain Lover 1968 & 1969) & Graeme Heagney (1963); 'The Master' with Fdc signed by Bart Cummings; collection of autographs with signed covers & pictures (22 items) including Scobie Breasley, Lester Piggott & Colin Hayes. (Qty 24 items)
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Autographs 'A Rare Breed - Legends of Australian Horse Racing' souvenir book by Wilmoth [Australia Post, 2007], together with signed commemorative covers & pictures of all six legends - Roy Higgins, George Moore, John Tapp, Scobie Breasley, Bart Cummings & Bob Ingram. (Qty 6 items)
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Badges South Australian Jockey Club (4) for 1975-76, 76-77, 77-78 & 78-79; Royal A & H Society of South Aust (5) for 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980 & 1985; Tenth Australian Scout Jamboree Woodhouse 1973-1974; propellor badge & RAF tie-pin. (Qty 12 items)
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Badges Warrnambool Racing Club membership badges & passes from 1988-89 to 2001-02, including member badges (15); lady's badges & passes (8); Guest passes (5). Superb condition. (Qty 28)
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Books 'Bloodstock Breeders Review' [London] 20 volumes including 1929-31, 1938, 1943-52, 1956, 1959, 1971 & 1973-75. (Qty 20 items)
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Books William Inglis & Son 'Annual Summer Yearling Sale' catalogues (13) from 1973 to 1989; plus 'Australian Stud Book - Bicentennial Edition' [Sydney, 1987] almost complete set (28/30 volumes), some water damage. (Qty 13)
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Books 'The Jockeys of Vanity Fair' by Russell March (signed) [Kent, 1985]; plus Mowbray Series postcard 'Randwick Racecourse, Sydney NSW'. (Qty 2 items)
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Books 'Heroes & Champions - The horses, jockeys, trainers and events that made Australian racing great' by Bob Charley (signed) [Sydney, 2014]; 'The Story of the Melbourne Cup' edited by Howell [Melbourne, 2010]; 'Bart - My Life' by Bart Cummings [Sydney, 2009]. (Qty 3 items)
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Cane c.1890 Ashford, Maker to the Queen walking stick cum horse measuring rule with metal handle engraved 'E.J. Barton', the handle extends to reveal a ruler for measuring the height of horses, with scales in hands, inches & metric; also two riding crops. Ex Edmund John Barton, editor of the Brisbane Courier and author of the 'Jubilee History of Queensland'. (Qty 3 items)
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Displays 'Horse Racing Legends' with photos of Carbine, Phar Lap, Tulloch, Kingston Town, Sunline, Might & Power, Saintly, Northerley & Makybe Diva, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 89 x 113 cm.
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Photographs substantial group many extracted from 'Racetrack' magazine from the 1970s-80s, also includes around 40 with facsimile jockeys signatures, plus nice range showing Black Caviar. (Qty 364)
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Scobie Breasley: Collection of press photographs, various sizes, some duplication. Ex Scobie Breasley descendents . (Qty 17 items)
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Black Caviar: Display with two photographs, window mounted with ticket signed by trainer Peter Moody; racebooks (4) including 18 Feb.2012, 28 Apr.2012, 16 Feb.2013 & 22 Mar.2013; plus book 'Black Caviar - The Horse of a Lifetime' by Gerard Whateley & Illustrated edition. (Qty 7 items)
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Black Caviar: Original oil painting 'Black Caviar' by Arts Enemy, signed 'Ae' lower right, unframed, size 80 x 60 cm.
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Makybe Diva: 'The Diva' display with miniature silks window mounted with four action photographs, framed & glazed, overall 92 x 102 cm.
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Phar Lap: Metal printer's plate (198 x 138 mm) from a contemporary photograph, a couple of light scratches and bends. Unusual.
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Phar Lap: Display with nice photo of Phar Lap with career record below, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 39 x 51 cm.
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Phar Lap: 'Phar Lap' print with b/w photo images of his four victories over the 1930 Spring Carnival, limited edition 178/1930, framed & glazed, overall 109 x 68 cm.
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Sydeston: Racing Silks & Cap; plus race-finish photograph 'Fosters Caulfield Cup, Caulfield 20-10-90, Sydeston 1st', framed, overall 70 x 47 cm. Ex Bob Hoysted collection. (Qty 3 items)
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Terravista: Original saddlecloth number '2' as worn by the horse in the 2015 Newmarket Handicap, signed by jockey Hugh Bowman, and with horsehairs still on the saddlecloth; plus an associated racebook. (Qty 2 items)
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Yeats: Replica saddlecloth number 11 for the 2006 Melbourne Cup, signed by jockey Kieran Fallon, with CoA. Ex the first VRC auction . [Yeats was an Irish thoroughbred that won seven Group One races and is the only horse ever to win the Ascot Gold Cup four times in succession; he finished a disappointing 7th in the Melbourne Cup]
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1919-28 racebooks from The South Australian Tattersalls Club (13); 1922 Amateur Picnic Race Club - Cheltenham Park; 1924-29 Amateur Turf Club - Cheltenham Park (2), Poor/Fair condition. (Qty 16)
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1929 Melbourne Cup 'Cup Day, Victoria Racing Club, Spring Meeting 1929, Official Programme' listing Phar Lap in the Melbourne Cup, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 36 x 38 cm. [Phar Lap ran third, taking his record to date to 15 starts 5-1-1; the 1929 Melbourne Cup was won by Nightmarch, the first horse to win both the Melbourne Cup and Cox Plate in the same year]
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1960 Melbourne Cup 'Victoria Racing Club, Centenary Melbourne Cup Carnival 1960, Cup Day, Tuesday 1st November', Good condition. [Won by Hi Jinx]
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1967 Melbourne Cup 'Victoria Racing Club, Melbourne Cup Carnival' racebook for 1967 [won by Red Handed]; also 1968 [Rain Lover], 1970 [Baghdad Note] & 1972 [Piping Lane], Fair/Good condition. (Qty 4 items)
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1973-2016 racebooks from VRC (11) including 1985 Melbourne Cup & Derby (5); Mrc (6); Mvrc (4) with Centennial Meeting 1983 & Cox Plate (2); country (6) including Ballarat, Darwin, Hanging Rock & Wangaratta; UK (2), USA (2), Pakistan (2), New Zealand & Sharjah; also other racing ephemera (3). (Qty 38 items)
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1995-2015 Cox Plate group with racebooks for 2013, 2014 & 2015, Committee Room passes (5), other passes (15); pens (6), mainly Fine. (Qty 29 items)
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1906-21 horse racing cards including 1907 Sniders & Abrahams 'Australian Racehorses' [57]; 1908-09 'Australian Jockeys' [58/61]; 1908 'Australian Jockeys [40/60]; 1921 Jj Schuh 'Australian Jockeys' (unnumbered) [30], mainly Fair/Fine. (Qty 227 items)
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1906 Sniders & Abrahams 'Australian Racehorses' (horizontal back), complete set [56], mainly Fair/Fine condition. (Qty 56 items)
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1906 Wills 'Horses of Today', complete set [50], mainly Fair/Fine condition. (Qty 50 items)
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1906 Wills 'Melbourne Cup Winners', complete set [45], mainly Fair/Fine condition. (Qty 45 items)
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1906-34 Ogdens horse racing sets, including 1906 'Owners Racing Colours & Jockeys' [50]; 1907 'Racehorses' [50]; 1927 'Jockeys and Owners Colours' [50]; 'Jockeys 1930' [50], mainly Fine/Very Fine, Cat £1025. (Qty 375 items)
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1907 Sniders & Abrahams 'Australian Jockeys' (blue back), complete set [48], mainly Fine condition. (Qty 48 items)
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1907 Sniders & Abrahams 'Australian Racehorses' (vertical back), complete set including error card 'Magazine' [57], mainly Fair/Fine condition. (Qty 57 items)
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1908-09 Sniders & Abrahams 'Australian Jockeys' (back in brown), almost complete set [61/62], mainly Fair/Fine condition. (Qty 61 items)
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1911 Sniders & Abrahams 'Australian Racing Scenes', complete set [40], mainly Fine condition. A very difficult set to complete. (Qty 40 items)
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1921 Jj Schuh 'Australian Jockeys', complete sets unnumbered [30] & numbered [30], mainly Fine/Very Fine. (Qty 60 items)
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1921 Jj Schuh (Magpie Cigarettes) 'Australian Jockeys', complete sets numbered [30] & unnumbered [30], mainly Fair/Fine condition. (Qty 60 items)
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1922 Anstie 'Racing Scenes' [50], mainly Fine/Very Fine (one with corners clipped). Cat £300. (Qty 50 items)
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1925-95 horse racing sets, including 1925 Players 'Racing Caricatures' [40]; 1927 Carreras 'Races - Historic & Modern' (small size) [25]; 1933 Players 'Derby and Grand National Winners' [50]; 1936 Gallaher 'Famous Jockeys' [48], mainly Fine/Very Fine, Cat £356. (Qty 297 items)
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Collection including 'How to Become A Champion at Bowls' by Rt Harrison (signed) [3rd Edition, Melbourne, c.1943], 'The Humour of Bowls' by Monro [Melbourne, c.1945]; 'Queensland Railway Bowlers Souvenir Programme 1924'; 'In the Groove and Advanced Bowling and Tactics' by Rvba [Melbourne, 1995], mainly Fine condition. (Qty 4 items)
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Autographs 1985 Women's World Bowls Championship in Melbourne, group of six FDCs, two with 16 signatures, four with 8 signatures of England Team including Norma Shaw, Jean Valls & Mavis Steele. (Qty 6 items)
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Autographs book signed by Jackie Stewart; signed covers (22), ephemera (4), photographs (4) & postcards (4) including Stirling Moss, Jacques Villeneuve, Alan Jones, Eddie Jordan, Peter Brock, Dick Johnson, Mark Skaife. (Qty 36 items)
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Autographs signed postcards of Nigel Mansell, Alan Jones, Alain Prost & Nelson Piquet; signed book 'Don't Tell Me I Can't Do That' by Dick Johnson; plus unsigned postcards (3) including Malcolm Campbell & Mario Andretti. (Qty 8 items)
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Model Cars V8 Supercars Biante diecast 1:43 scale models of Ford Falcon XR8 Super Cars including John Bowe, Craig Lowndes, Neil Crompton, Brad Jones, Greg Ritter, Tony Longhurst, Dick Johnson & Steven Johnson, all boxed in Fine/Very Fine condition. (Qty 20 items)
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Model Cars V8 Supercars Classic Carlectables diecast 1:43 scale models of Ford Falcon Ba Super Cars including Craig Lowndes, Glenn Seton, Marcos Ambrose & Russell Ingall, all boxed in Fine/Very Fine condition. (Qty 11 items)
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Jack Brabham: 'The Jack Brabham Story' by Jack Brabham & Doug Nye (signed by Jack Brabham) [Windsor NSW, 2004], hardbound with dustjacket. As new.
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Michael Schumacher: 'Michael Schumacher: Driving Force' by photographer Michael Comte & words by Sabine Kehm (signed by Michael Schumacher) [London, 2003], hardbound with dustjacket. As new.
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Ayrton Senna: 'Greetings from Adelaide Grand Prix' postcard of Ayrton Senna racing in 1986 Adelaide Grand Prix, signed on front in blue pen.
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Ayrton Senna: Superb 'The Grand Prix Collection' postcard of Ayrton Senna, signed on reverse in gold pen, postmarked at 1992 Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix in Adelaide.
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Collection including 1952 Australian blazer pocket framed; British Olympic Association official reports for 1948, 1952 & 1956; books (28) including 'The Official History of the Olympic Games and the Ioc: Athens to London 1894-2012' by Miller; videos (13); 1956 Donald Clark aboriginal print on linen framed; 1956 ashtray, newspapers & athletics programme; Sydney 2000 coin collection in album (28 x $5 coins), jigsaw & plate; bus-stop poster; few stamps, coins, medals; pins (18) including 'British Olympic…
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Collection 1950s-2000s including 1956 Coles cards (15); Olympic flag; pins & badges (30+); ties (3); 1996 Melbourne Olympics Bid sweater, glasses (2) & ephemera; 1996 Atlanta T-shirt; 2000 Sydney programmes (2); 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games Baton signed by Peter Norman (black power salute fame) & Mike Powell (USA); also 'Football Record's for 2010 Grand Final & Replay. (Qty 100 approx)
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Balance of collection including signed covers (12), promo cards (11) & ephemera (3) including Peter Norman, John Winter, Robert De Castella & Tamsyn Lewis; scarce 1956 book 'Olympic Games - Climate of Melbourne with World Comparisons'; other books (4; one signed); 2000 Sydney football programme; unsigned covers & stamps. (Qty 70+ items)
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Group including 1956 bronze plaque 'Deutscher Leichtathltik Verband' engraved on reverse 'XVI.Olympiade Melbourne 1956'; 1964 Tokyo & 1968 Mexico scrapbook of press clippings; 1984 Los Angeles 'Olympic Record' (7 issues) & 'Closing Ceremonies: A Celebration'; 1988 Seoul scrapbook of results. (Qty 11 items)
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Accumulation including programmes 1996 Atlanta (American & Australian editions), 2000 Sydney (2), 2006 Commonwealth Games (4) & 2012 London; stamps & covers including Australia Post Olympic Gold Medallists sheetlets for 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 & 2016 (Fv A$355); Olympic pins (10). (Qty 100s)
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Collection including 2000 Sydney tickets (6), 'Official Olympic Daily' (8 issues), scrapbook of press clippings; 2004 Athens Spectator Guide & 'Official Olympic Daily' (10 issues); 2008 Beijing 'China Daily - The Olympian' (16 issues) & 'The Tafnot Times' (10 issues); athletics magazines (15); also 2005 Iaaf World Championships in Helsinki programmes (10); 2006 Commonwealth Games tickets (14), 'Daily Events Guide' (6 issues). (Qty 95 items)
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Autographs signed photographs & trade cards including Edith Robinson (Australia's first female track & field athlete), Pat Farmer, Linford Christie, John Landy & Michelle Timms; plus unsigned postcard of Shirley Strickland. (Qty 6 items)
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Autographs extensive collection of Australian Gold Medallists, most with a page devoted to each Olympian, with signed covers, pictures, pieces & cards, noted Raelene Boyle, Ron Clarke, Betty Cuthbert, Dawn Fraser, Cathy Freeman, John Landy, Kieren Perkins & Murray Rose. Wonderful starter collection. (Qty 175 items)
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Autographs signed books 'Dawn: One Hell of a Life' (Dawn Fraser), 'Cathy: Her own story' (Cathy Freeman) & 'Ian Thorpe - The biography'; signed postcards/trade cards of Dawn Fraser (2), Murray Rose, Lisa Curry, Kieren Perkins, Ian Thorpe, Robert De Castella & Kirstie Marshall. (Qty 11 items)
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Badges 1960s-2000s group including Great Britain team badges for 1960, 1992 & 1996; 1984 USA team badges for Boxing & Synchronized Swimming; other team badges for Romania, Argentina & Pakistan hockey; range of badges from 1992 Barcelona (16) 1996 Atlanta (13) & 2000 Sydney (5). (Qty 59 items)
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Badges 1936-2000 collection including 1936 Berlin lapel pin, replica German Olympic Decoration 1st Class & Commemorative medal; 1950s 'Reiter-Olympia-Spende' equestrian badge; 1956 Australian team pin; 1956 Lifebuoy Soap badges of John Landy, Murray Rose & Hector Hogan; 1960 Squaw Valley; 1996 Olympic Centenary; Good/Fine condition. (Qty 22 items)
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Medals 1968 Mexico Olympics commemorative medallions in pewter & bronze, each 63 mm diameter, in original presentation case (with some foxing); plus 1988 Seoul Olympics octagonal bronze Participation Medal for Officials & Judges, 65 mm diameter, in original presentation case. (Qty 3 items)
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Postcards 1890s-1950s selection in album, noted Athens Stadium, 1908 Olympic marathon; Australian champions Jack Donaldson, Arthur Postle & Bob Pearce; 1936 Berlin Olympics (some with special postmarks), etc, then extensive assortment of reproductions & moderns, mainly fine condition. (Qty 250+)
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1906 Athens Olympics group of postcards with scenes from the Intercalated Games all postally used from Syros, Greece to Launceston, Tasmania in 1907, Fair condition. Very scarce. [The 'Intercalacated Games' were planned to be held in Athens in between the internationally organized games but only took place in the one year 1906; they were at the time considered to be Olympic Games and were referred to as the 'Second International Olympic Games in Athens' by the International Olympic Committee] (Qty 8 items)
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1912 Stockholm Olympics heavy bronze plaque '50-Arsminnet Av Olympiska Spelen Stockholm 1912' depicting 3 Olympic vignettes, size 11 x 7 cm.
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1932 Los Angeles Olympics 'Official Program, Xth Olympiad, Los Angeles USA' (covers loose); also 1936 Berlin Olympics official visitor's badge/pin, gold-plated iron, cream-coloured enamel, Brandenburg Gate over Olympic rings, text '1936/XI.Olympiade Berlin'; plus 'Olympia 1936' in two volumes. [The illustration is above Lot 581] (Qty 4 items)
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1956 Melbourne Olympics Participation Medal in bronze, designed by Andor Meszaros, minted by Kg Luke in Melbourne, 63 mm diameter, in original plastic presentation case.
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1956 Melbourne Olympics Official Badge for basketball official, minted by Kg Luke, with blue enamel border, silver background, and top of lilac ribbon attached to reverse, numbered '2162'.
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1956 Melbourne Olympics Basketball Official's group including Identity Card with official's photograph and handstamped 'Basketball'; Participation Medal in bronze, 63 mm diameter; booklet 'Olympic Games 1956 Basketball, The Australian Olympic Team' (not seen by us before); plus the two Basketball programmes. (Qty 5 items)
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1956 Melbourne Olympics Official's tie, navy blue with embroidered kangaroo over Olympic rings; & hat-band navy blue with embroidered Olympic rings. (Qty 2 items)
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1956 Melbourne Olympics Lapel Pin showing Melbourne Olympics logo; plus Australian Noc badge with kangaroo over Olympic rings, given to Australian athletes to swap with athletes of other countries. (Qty 2 items)
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1956 Melbourne Olympics Programmes including Athletics for 23rd Nov, 28th Nov, 29th Nov (2) & 1st Dec; Cycling for 4th Dec & 6th Dec; plus Souvenir Programme (2 - one missing covers). (Qty 9 items)
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1956 Melbourne Olympics Cadbury's tin; drinking glasses (6); ceramic plates (2); ashtray, pennant & postcard. (Qty 12 items)
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1964 Tokyo Olympics Daybill Movie Poster 'The Official and Unique Documentary Film of the XVIII Olympics, Tokyo Olympiad, Directed by Kon Ichikawa', overall 33 x 76 cm.
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1992 Barcelona Olympics group including two photograph albums with tickets (11; 3 signed) & colour photographs (330+) of the athletics events; plus athletics magazines (3); 1992 Barcelona & 1996 Atlanta scrapbook of press clippings. (Qty 340 items)
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1996 Atlanta Olympics group including competitor's bib number '3334'; three photograph albums with tickets (15) & colour photographs (c.640) of the athletics events; 'Sports Illustrated Olympic Daily' (issues 1-17); daily competitors lists (9) one with 4 signatures including Bob Mathias & George Bird; athletics magazines (2). [The illustration is above Lot 586] (Qty 680 items)
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2000 Sydney Olympics Booklets comprising Media Guide; programmes for Opening & Closing Ceremonies; 'Sydney 2000 - Where the Spirit Lies' booklets in English & French; official posters (14) including athletics, baseball, boxing, cycling, hockey, tennis & volleyball; plus Dawn Fraser signature on movie poster 'Dawn'. (Qty 20 items)
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2000 Sydney Olympics cork board (64 x 95 cm) with about 360 Olympics pins; plus another cork board with about 120 Olympics pins. (Qty 480 approx)
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2000 Sydney Olympics fourteen framed displays comprising almost 500 Olympics pins, including Shane Gould Dna, torch relay series & sports mascots.
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2004 Athens Olympics '2004 Official Australian Olympic Gold Medallist Personally Signed First Day Covers Collection' set of 17 signed Australia Post FDCs in album, with signatures including Ian Thorpe, Anna Meares, Grant Hackett & Ryan Bayley, limited edition 154/500.
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Duke Kahanamoku: Real photo postcard of Duke in bathing costume, faint signature 'Kahanamoku 1915'. [Duke Kahanamoku was a five-time Olympic medallist in swimming 1912-24, and popularised the sport of surfing; his exhibition at Sydney's Freshwater Beach on 24.12.1914 introduced surfing to Australia]
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Jesse Owens: Signed photograph of Owens in packed-out stadium, framed & glazed, overall 26 x 31 cm.
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Postcards real photo cards showing 'View of World's Sculling Championship Course Just After Towns Won, July 28th 1906'; 'Paramatta River, Aug.3.1907 The Sculling Championship of the World'; 'Souvenir. The World's Sculling Championship, Wanganui River February 1908'; 'Souvenir of the World's Championship Sculling Match. Wanganui River, New Zealand. February 1908'. (Qty 4 items)
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