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Sporting Memorabilia & General Collectables — Abacus Auctions

Auction House:Abacus AuctionsNumber of lots recorded:819
Sale Title:Sporting Memorabilia & General CollectablesLots with images:818
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:533
Date:4-Dec-2021
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1910 Gallaher 'Association football club Colours', part set [54/100], mainly Fair/Very fine, cat £540. (quantity 54)
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1910 Smith's cup tie 'Footballers' (numbered 1-104), part set [35/100], mainly Fair/Fine, cat £525. (quantity 35)
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1912-28 Gallaher football cards including 1912 'Sports Series' [7/100]; 1925-26 'Famous Footballers' green back [78/100] & brown back [48/50]; 1928 'Footballers' [25/100]; 1928 'Footballers in Action' [41/50], mainly Fair/Very fine, cat £616. (quantity 199)
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1914 Wills (scissors Cigarettes) 'Famous Footballers', part set [33/50], mainly Fine/Very fine, cat £396. (quantity 33)
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1914 F&J Smith 'Footballers' (yellow frame line), part set [25/150], mainly Poor/Fine, cat £375. (quantity 25)
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1918-22 F&J Smith football cards including 1918 'Football Club records, 1913 to 1917' [19/50]; and 1922 'Football Club records, 1921-22' [16/50], mainly Poor/Fine, cat £630. (quantity 35)
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1921-25 football cards, mainly real photo types, including 1922 Nelson Lee 'Footballers' [15]; 1921-22 DC Thomson 'Famous British Footballers' [18] & 1922 'Footballers - signed real photos [21/22]; 1922-23 Amalgamated press 'Sportsmen' [28/66]; 1922 the gem library 'Footballers special action Photos' [14/15]; 1922 the Magnet 'Footballers' [15], mainly Fair/Very fine, cat £698. (quantity 185)
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1922-24 Godfrey Phillips 'Pinnace Footballers' (484) in 'Photos of football Players' album, mainly Fine/Very fine, cat £726+. (quantity 484)
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1922-24 Godfrey Phillips 'Pinnace Footballers', numbered 1-940 (370) & over 940 (75) in album, mainly Fair/Very fine, cat £780. (quantity 445)
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1922-24 Godfrey Phillips 'Pinnace Footballers', mainly Fair/Very fine, cat £595+. (quantity 397)
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1922-30 football cards, including 1922 the Magnet library ''Footballers' [15]; 1926 players 'Footballers, caricatures by Rip' [50]; 1927 players 'Football caricatures by Mac' [50]; 1928 players 'Footballers 1928' [50], mainly Fair/Very fine, cat £510. (quantity 252)
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1922-34 Ja Pattreiouex football cards including 1922 (circa) 'Footballers - series FA' [1/96]; 'Footballers - series Fb' [10/96] & 'Footballers - series FC' [10/96]; 1927 'Footballers Series' [9/100]; 1934 'Footballers in Action' [7/78], mainly Fair/Fine, cat £327. (quantity 37)
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1920s-80s large size football cards, including 1938 Sherman's Pools 'Searchlight on famous Teams' [37]; 1967-68 evening Mail-Sports Argus 'The Headliners' [13] & 'Souvenir series 1968-69' [6] in superb condition; 1922 Pinnace large size (10); 1961 DC Thomson (the Victor) 'Star Teams of 1961' [22], mainly Fair/Very fine. (quantity 188)
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1922 sport and adventure 'Famous Footballers', complete set [46], mainly Fine/Very fine, cat £207. (quantity 46)
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1925 Simonets (jersey) 'Local Footballers', complete set [50], mainly Fine/Very fine, cat £325. (quantity 50)
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1926-36 football cards, noted 1930 players 'Association cup Winners' [50], 'Footballers caricatures by Rip' [41/50], 'Footballers caricatures by Mac' [44/50], 'Footballers 1928' [29/50], 'Footballers 1928-29' [11/25]; Gallaher 'Footballers in Action' (3) & 'Sporting Personalities' [40/48]. Fair/Good condition. (quantity 218)
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1926-39 football cards, including 1934 Carreras 'Footballers' [75] in superb condition; 1926 players 'Footballers, caricatures by Rip' [50]; 1928 players 'Footballers 1928' [50]; 1939 Wills 'Association Footballers' [50], mainly Fine/Very fine, cat £505. (quantity 350)
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1930-59 DC Thomson football cards, including 1930 (circa) 'Footballers/Motor Cars' (double sided) [8/24]; 'Football team Cards' (K size) [59/64]; 1955 'Famous Footballers' [24]; c.1955 'Famous Footballers' [24/25]; 1959 'Football stars of 1959' [44], mainly Fine/Very fine, cat £405. (quantity 159)
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1932-39 (circa) Topical Times 'Footballers, panel Portraits', group including black and white (74), trimmed (23) & coloured (20), a couple poor, mainly Fair/Very fine. (quantity 117)
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1934 Pattreiouex 'Footballers in Action', complete real photo set [78], superb condition, cat £312. (quantity 78)
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1947-67 Barratt & Co. Football cards including 1947-50 (2) & range from new series, A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A8, A9, A10, A13, A14 & A15. Condition varies, Poor/Very fine, cat £2100+. (quantity 360+)
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1950s A&J Donaldson cup-shaped 'Gold Cup Football Team Cards' [10/144], mainly Fair/Fine. Scarce and attractive. (quantity 10)
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1955-59 football cards, including 1957 DC Thomson 'Football Stars' [48]; 1956 Mitcahm Foods 'Footballers' [25]; 1959 DC Thomson 'Football stars of 1959' [44]; 1958 DC Thomson 'Stars of sport and Entertainment' Hotspur [24] & Rover [24], mainly Fine/Very fine, cat £591. (quantity 251)
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1955-63 football cards, including 1959 DC Thomson 'Football stars of 1959' [44]; 1957 DC Thomson 'Football Stars' [48]; 1963 Fleetway '50 star footballers of 1963' [50]; 1959 DC Thomson 'Football tips and Tricks' [64], mainly Fine/Very fine, cat £522. (quantity 342)
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1958 Chix confectionery 'Famous footballers, 3rd Series', complete set [48], mainly Fine/Very fine, cat £336. (quantity 48)
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1959-60 A&Bc gum 'Footballers, series 1', complete set [49], mainly Fine/Very fine, cat £196. (quantity 49)
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1960-99 football cards, including 1963 Cs Ltd 'Footballers and club Colours' [50]; 1963 Fleetway '50 star footballers of 1963' [50]; 1961 Primrose Confectionary 'Famous Footballers' [50]; 1970 Ipc magazines (tiger) 'My Favourite Soccer Stars' [32], mainly Fine/Very fine, cat £343. (quantity 520)
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1963-75 A&Bc gum football cards, including 1963-64 [3/110]; 1968-69 [3/101] + 1 spare; 1969-70 [43/174]; 1970-71 [143/255]; 1974-75 [20/132] + 3 spares, mainly Fine/Very fine, cat £344. (quantity 216)
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1966 Kunold Verlag 'FuSball-Weltmeister-schaft 1966' {World Cup 1966}, complete set [108]; plus 4 spares. Colourful & attractive set. Superb condition. (quantity 112)
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1967 Typhoo tea 'International football stars - Premium Issue', large size part set [19/24], mainly Fine/Very fine, cat £190. (quantity 19)
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1970-71 Ipc magazines 'My Favourite Soccer Stars' group including 1970 blue back set issued with Buster and jet [32] with album; 1971 red back sets with albums issued with Buster and jet [32], lion and Thunder [32], Scorcher and Score [32], Valiant and TV21 [32]; also 1970-71 cards (136) in leaves, cat £305. (quantity 296)
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1971-72 A&Bc gum 'Footballers, 1st Series', complete set [109], mainly Fine/Very fine, cat £327. (quantity 109)
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1972-73 A&Bc gum 'Footballers', 1st series [35/109] & 2nd series [36/110], mainly Fine/Very fine, cat £256. (quantity 71)
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1973-74 A&Bc gum 'Footballers', 1st series [36/131] & 2nd series [33/130], mainly Fine/Very fine, cat £310. (quantity 69)
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1974-75 A&Bc gum 'Footballers', complete set [132], mainly Fine/Very fine, cat £265. (quantity 132)
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1974-79 Topps football cards in album, including 1974-75 [90/220]; 1976-77 [104/330]; 1977-78 [52/368] + 2 spares; 1978-79 [16/396], mainly Fine/Very fine, cat £329. (quantity 248)
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1975-76 Topps 'Footballers', including 1st series [59/110]; 2nd series [67/110] & 3rd series [67/110], mainly Fine/Very fine, cat £231. (quantity 193)
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1980-2010 football cards in two albums, including 1980 Topps 'Footballers' (3 numbers per card) [23/66]; 2002 upper deck 'Manchester United Match-Worn Shirts' [10/15]; 2004 Topps with match-worn shirts (2); 1998 trade cards (Europe) 'Aston Villa FC' [90]; 2003 Jf sporting Collectables 'Popular footballers 1919-1939, 5th Series' [36], mainly Fine/Very fine. (quantity 830+)
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1990-94 football cards in four albums, including 1990-91 Pro-Set 'Footballers' [328]; 1991-92 Pro-Set 'Footballers' [468/479] & 'Fixture Cards' [94/100]; 1994 upper deck 'World Cup 94' [250], mainly Fine/Very fine. (quantity 1890)
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1994-2006 Futera football cards, including 1994 set [110]; 1998 'World Cup Greats' [51] in album; 1999 Manchester United' [14]; 2000 'West Ham United FC' [18]; 2003 'World Football' [64], mainly Fine/Very fine. (quantity 381)
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2006 Select 'Socceroos' [27/30], plus 'A-League Logos' [8], '2006 Champions - Sydney FC' & 'A-League Signatures' [8] including Archie Thompson, Nick Carle & David Carney, mainly Fine/Very fine. (quantity 44)
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2007 Select 'Hyundai A-League' in album, with base set [130], Promo [4], Socceroos [20/30], Legends [7/8], medal cards [3/5], Tribute - Johnny Warren, signature cards [6/8] including Danny Allsop, David Tarka & matt McKay, mainly Fine/Very fine. (quantity 171)
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2008-09 Select 'A-League Signatures' [8] including Rodrigo Vargas, Craig Moore & Tony Popovic, mainly Fine/Very fine. (quantity 8)
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2014-2016 (circa) football cards in four albums, including 2014 Panini, 2015-16 Topps, 2015-16 Panini & 2016 Panini, mainly Fine/Very fine. (quantity 1300+)
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Manchester city: 1933 FA cup Final Supplement (rather tatty) with 5 signatures including matt Busby, Billy Dale, Jack Bray, Ernest Toseland & Alex herd; together with 1970s letters from Manchester city (2), Manchester United & signed letters from Alex herd, Ernest Toseland, Billy Dale & J Bray Jr. (quantity 8 items)
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Manchester city: 1955 'The Road to Wembley, Manchester city football club, official souvenir Brochure' with 26 signatures inside including Roy Paul (4), Bert Trautmann (3) & Roy little (4); 1956 scrapbook with 41 signatures including Dave Ewing (9), Jack Dyson (11) & Roy Clarke (8); also c.1979 team sheets (2) with facsimile autographs; book 'Missed Goals: Manchester city 2012/13 season Review', Fair/Fine condition. (quantity 5 items)
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Manchester city: 1976 (circa) autograph pages (5) with 21 signatures including Ian MacFarlane, Ged Keegan, Joe Corrigan, Dennis Tueart, Peter Barnes, Tommy Booth & Barney Daniels.
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Melbourne Victory: display 'Melbourne Victory - Champions 2007', with 18 signatures including Michael Theoklitos, Archie Thompson, Fred & Kevin Muscat, framed & glazed, overall 105 x 76 cm.
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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. (quantity 74 items)
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Cigarette, trade & Swap cards 1914-2001 collection with sets & oddments, including 1914 (circa) Marsuma 'Famous Golfers and their Strokes' [1/50]; 1989 Birchgrey 'Panasonic European Open' [25]; 1990 Imperial Publishing 'American Golfers' [25]; 1991 Victoria gallery 'The Ryder cup 1991' [25], condition variable, mainly Fair/Very fine. Inspection will reward.
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Cigarette & trade cards 1936 John cotton Ltd (Edinburgh) 'Golf Strokes A/B' [36/50]; 1936 players 'Championship golf Courses' [40]; 1998 Pro set 'Pga Tour Cards' [100] & 1989 'Panasonic European Open' [25], mainly Fine/Very fine. Cat £470+. (quantity 231)
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Cigarette & trade cards 2001 upper deck 'Golf' [200] including tiger Woods Rookie card ; plus 1935 Ardath 'Cricket, tennis & golf Celebrities' [50] & 1939 'Players 'Golf' [25], mainly Fine/Very fine. (quantity 275)
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Display wooden clock display 'Royal and ancient golf Club/ St.Andrews/ British mens open 1927', size 40 x 91 cm. An attractive modern display (clock mechanism May need replacing).
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Balance of collection including 78rpm blue record 'Doo-Dah Stakes' complete with two posters with caricatures of the 12 racehorses featured; plus photograph of 1940 Melbourne Cup being presented to the owner of old Rowley; LP record of 1953 Metropolitan Handicap; (quantity 3 items)
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Balance of collection with framed print of Phar lap & Tommy Woodcock; rain Lover ashtray; photo of Manikato signed by Gary Willetts; Mornington racebook Ron Hutchinson's 90th birthday meeting (signed by Ron Hutchinson); photographs (7) of Shane Dye, Darren Beadman & octagonal; postcards (5) with statues of Gunsynd, Bernborough & Malua. (quantity 16 items)
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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); '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; 'The Master' with first day cover signed by Bart Cummings; collection of autographs with signed covers & pictures (22 items) including Scobie Breasley, Lester Piggott &…
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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. (quantity 28)
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Biscuit tin 1950s (circa) Peak Frean Australia 'The Winner' tin with revolving spinning inner displaying seven horses, outer tin with window and text 'Whichever horse stops at the window is the winner', b/w label on base displaying various biscuits, condition Fair/Good. Ex Kevin Bartlett with newspaper article.
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Books 'Bloodstock Breeders Review' [London] 20 volumes including 1929-31 (the Phar lap era), 1938, 1943-52, 1956, 1959, 1971 & 1973-75. (quantity 20)
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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. (quantity 13)
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Books 'Jb Bart Cummings' by Tony Arrold [Melbourne, 1997], limited edition book & VHS tape in green cloth presentation case, No.158, signed inside by Bart Cummings.
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Books 'Notable Australian Thoroughbreds' by Mountier, Barrie & Clark [Waiura NZ, 1981], limited edition in slip-case.
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Books 'The Jockeys of vanity Fair' by Russell March (signed) [Kent, 1985]; plus Mowbray series postcard 'Randwick Racecourse, Sydney NSW'. (quantity 2 items)
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Cox plate 1995-2015 group with race books for 2013, 2014 & 2015; also Committee room passes (5), other passes (15); pens (6), mainly fine. (quantity 29 items)
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Photographs 1865 (circa) carte-de-visite 'Turf Celebrities No.1' showing 16 famous owners including Lords Stradbroke, Derby & Zetland, published by Ashford Brothers & Co, London.
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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. (quantity 364)
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Postcards 1893 Victoria 1d Postal card advertising Aspendale park Races; 1920s postcards of Gloaming, Accarak, Roisel & Hall of Fame jockey Frank Dempsey. (quantity 5)
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Postcards Don photo series Wirraway, stand by, Bitalli, heroic, finish of Moonee valley cup 1923; 'Finish of Melbourne Cup 1905', 'Melbourne Cup 1906', 'Finish of Melbourne Cup 1909', 'Finish of the Melbourne Cup 1910', 'Caulfield cup 1905'; Flemington (8), Warrnambool, Victoria park (2), Randwick, Perth Racecourse, boulder city, mainly fine. (quantity 26)
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Scobie Breasley: collection of press photographs, various sizes, some duplication. Ex Scobie Breasley descendants. (quantity 17)
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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: 'Phar lap - a study of Affection and Understanding', full page picture from 'The Sydney Mail' May 11 1932, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 50 x 60 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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Phar lap: 'Phar lap - Claimed to be the greatest racehorse Australia has known', 1930s colour print from 'The sporting Globe', window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 55 x 45 cm. Ex Norm Cove collection.
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Phar lap: photograph of Phar lap in action, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 48 x 41 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. (quantity 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. (quantity 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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1885-1911 horse racing cards in album, including 1885-95 Allen & Ginter 'Racing Colors of the World' [10/50]; 1889 Kinney Bros (USA) 'Racehorses' [5/25]; 1910 American caramel Co. (jockey Caramels) 'Lady Jockeys' [8/20]; 1906 Wills 'Melbourne Cup Winners' [45]; 1911 Sniders & Abrahams 'Australian racing Scenes' [35/40], condition varies, Poor/Fine; but inspection will reward, cat £1800+. (quantity 264)
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C.1889-1996 horse racing cards, including 1889 Kinney Bros (USA) 'Famous running Horses' (14); 1907 Sniders & Abrahams 'Australian Jockeys' (160); 1910 Taddy 'Famous Jockeys' (25); 1913 F&J Smith 'Derby Winners' (36); 1921 Jj Schuh 'Jockeys' (91); 1924 Davies 'Aristocrats of the Turf' (32), mainly incomplete sets, and condition very mixed, Poor/Fine; but inspection will reward, cat £4000+. (quantity 1500+)
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1900-2000 horse racing sets, including 1900 Liebig sets 'Sur Le Champ de Courses' [6] & 'La Carriere D'un Jockey' [6]; 1925 Boguslavsky 'Winners on the Turf' [25]; 1929 Ogdens 'Derby Entrants 1929' [50]; 1939 Wills 'Racehorses & Jockeys 1938' [40], mainly Fine/Very fine, cat £355+. (quantity 329)
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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. (quantity 375)
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1920s-50s cards in album including 1920 (crica) Thorps 'Jockeys' [5/16 + 4 spares]; 1925 Ogdens 'Trainers and Owners Colours' 1st series [20/25] & 2nd series [25]; 1926 players 'Racehorses' [24/25]; 1933 players 'Derby and grand National Winners' [50]; 1934 Ogdens 'Prominent Racehorses of 1933' [50]; 1936 Gallaher 'Famous Jockeys' [48], mainly Fine/VeryFine. (quantity 358)
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1922 Anstie 'Racing Scenes' [50], mainly Fine/Very fine (one with corners clipped), cat £300. (quantity 50)
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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. (quantity 297)
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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. (quantity 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. (quantity 6 items)
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Passes 1987-2013 collection including F1 Australian Grand Prix (5); Touring car Championships passes (20); Sandown pit Lane passes (5); Bathurst pass (1); also Australian Outback spectacular passes (2). (quantity 33 items)
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Plates & cards ceramic plates (7) celebrating the Adelaide Grand Prix, with artwork by Greg McNeill; plus c.1991-92 Edito-Service 'Classic Cars' cards (c.147). (quantity 150+ items)
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Alan Jones: poster 'The 2002 Foster's Australian Grand Prix', signed by Alan Jones, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 112 x 91 cm.
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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). (quantity 95 items)
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Autographs collection beautifully presented in album, comprising 64 signed items, most mounted with associated pictures, newspaper articles or photographs, noted Dawn Fraser, Murray rose, Betty Cuthbert, Ron Clarke, John Landy, Andrew Gaze, bill Roycroft, Cadel Evans, Herb Elliott, Shane Gould, Grant Hackett, Tatiana Grigorieva, Marjorie Jackson & Tracy Wickham. (quantity 64 items)
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Autographs Duke Kahanamoku faint signature 'Kahanamoku 1915' on front of real photo postcard in bathing costume. [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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Autographs Australian Olympic Legends, set of 6 Australia Post displays, with first day cover signed by Dawn Fraser, Murray rose, Shirley Strickland, Herb Elliott & Marjorie Jackson, and thumb-print of Betty Cuthbert (who had developed multiple sclerosis), each numbered 542/2000, all framed & glazed. (6 items) [The illustration is above lot 2440]
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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 (some with special postmarks), etc, then extensive assortment of reproductions & moderns, mainly fine condition. (quantity 250+)
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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. (quantity 4 items)
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1956 Melbourne Olympics Tickets for Athletics (3), boxing (6), cycling (7) & swimming (6), Fine/Very fine condition. (quantity 22 items)
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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 'The official report of the Organizing Committee for the games of the XVI Olympiad Melbourne 1956' good condition without dustjacket; plus booklet 'The games of the Sixteenth Olympiad' & DVD 'The official Films of the Olympic Games - Melbourne 1956'. (quantity 3 items)
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1956 Melbourne Olympics: Union Jack flag flown during 1956 Melbourne Olympics, made by Evan Evans, official suppliers of all flags for the XVIth Olympiad. With printed note 'With the Compliments of the Organising Committee for the XVIth Olympiad Melbourne, 1956'.
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