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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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1988 Seoul Olympics framed presentation of 42 official badges covering all Olympic events 'With the Compliments of Korean Delegation, games of the XXIVth Olympiad Seoul 1988'; souvenir presentation bag from opening ceremony (with placard, radio, raincoat & whistle); 1992 opening ceremony programme; 1996 calendar 'Olympic Games Posters' (sealed). (quantity 4 items)
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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. (quantity 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] (quantity 680 items)
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2000 Sydney Olympics carton with over 800 Olympic pins/badges, including limited edition sterling silver in presentaion case. (quantity 800+)
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2000 Sydney Olympics collection of Olympic pins/badges in three albums. (quantity 340+)
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2000 Sydney Olympics carton of 500 Olympic pins/badges, including Dawn Fraser Dna & Murray rose Dna. (quantity approx 500)
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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'. (quantity 20 items)
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2000 Sydney Olympics carton of 500 Olympic pins/badges, including Noc pins from Tajikstan, Bahamas, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Moldova, Lesotho, Swaziland, Papua New Guinea, South Africa, Malawi, Russia, Vanuatu, Zambia, Egypt & Nigeria. (quantity approx 500)
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2000 Sydney Olympics carton of 500 Olympic pins/badges, including range NSW Police pins & Sun-Herald pins. (quantity approx 500)
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Collection including 'The story of the Davis Cup' by Wallis Myers [London, 1913]; 'How to Play Tennis' by Harry Hopman [Melbourne, 1937]; 'The Davis cup Story' [Sydney, 1947]; postcards (19) 2 signed by Evonne Goolagong-Cawley & Martina Hingis; signed covers (8) comprising rod Laver, Margaret court, Lleyton Hewitt, Todd Woodbridge & mark Woodforde, John McEnroe, Monica Seles, mark Philippoussis, also squash champion Heather McKay, FDCs (2); trade cards (2); ephemera 'Tennis Coach'; poster '1933 Victorian…
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Autographs collection with signed pictures, covers, photos & pieces (102 items), noted Ken Rosewall, Leyton Hewitt, rod Laver, Frank Sedgman, Neale Fraser, Evonne Goolagong-Cawley, John Newcombe & Pat Rafter; programmes for 1996 Wimbledon, 1998 Aust open (2) & 2005 Aust open; magazines (7); also Atp Tour 'Top Class' tennis cards [99/100]. (quantity 214 items)
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Autographs 1980s signed covers (15) including one with 9 signatures including Ken Rosewall, John Newcombe & Mal Anderson; other signed covers include mark Edmondson, Virginia Wade (3), mats Wilander, Sue Baker, Helena Sukova & Christo van Rensburg. (quantity 15)
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Trophy Davis cup goblet, maker's mark 'Don Shiel 1976', handmade with anodic coating. These goblets were awarded to Australian Davis cup representatives.
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Cigarette & trade cards c.1888-1996 tennis cards, few sets & oddments, including c.1888 Goodwin & Co. ' Champions - lawn tennis - Dwight'; 1928 Gallaher 'Lawn tennis Celebrities' [14/50]; 1930 Godfrey Phillips 'Lawn Tennis' [25] (x 2 sets), condition varies, mainly Fair/VeryFine, though inspection will reward. (quantity 179)
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Cigarette & trade cards 1928-2004 tennis cards, including 1928 players 'Lawn Tennis' [50]; 1928 Gallaher 'Lawn tennis Celebrities' [50]; 2004 Rockwell 'Post war Wimbledon men's Champions' [10], mainly Fine/VeryFine. (quantity 110)
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Bobby Riggs: 1974 USA 'Tennis Centennial' first day cover signed 'Bobby Riggs', very fine condition. [Robert Larimore Riggs was a three-time grand Slam champion. However, he is most famous for his 1973 'Battle of the Sexes' matches against Margaret court, which he won, and against then current world number 1, Billie Jean King, which she won in three sets. At the time, court was 32, King was 30, and Riggs was 55 and long-retired from professional tennis!]
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Books 'Modern Wrestling Holds' by Emil Voigt (1908 Olympics gold medallist) [Sydney, 1933] with 20 signatures including the author, King Elliott, Walter Browning (Lofty Blomfield), George Pencheff, Jim M cmaster, Ambrose Palmer, Dick Cameron, Billy Meeske, Jack Haines & Joe Kopach; plus postcards (9) including signed cards of Sammy Stein, Marvin Jones, Danny Dusek & Rey Urbano. (quantity 10 items)
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Books 'The America's cup 1851-1987: sailing for Supremacy' by Lester & Sleeman [Sydney, 1986] leather-bound limited edition No.74 signed by Sir James Hardy (three times America's cup skipper), in slip-case; plus large postcard of 'Stars & Stripes' signed by the boat's skipper Dennis Conner. (quantity 2 items)
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Trophies silver-plated decorated bowl with three lion feet engraved 'St Kilda yacht club, presented by Mr Agar Wynne MP, won by 'Eric', 30th Nov.1907' on front; a boxing kangaroo flag made famous during Australia II's victory in the America's cup; also postcards 1930s-80s collection, including many from 1983 & 1987 America's cups, some with special postmarks, mainly fine condition. [ the Hon Agar Wynne was a prominent politician; he was Postmaster-General in Andrew Fisher's Labor government in 1913 when…
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