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Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:534
Sale Title:Sporting Memorabilia, Session ILots with images:518
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:415
Date:22-Sep-2023
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Don Bradman personally signed and dedicated books: 'The Bradman Albums' Volumes 1 & 2 [Rigby, Sydney, 1987], both volumes with labels signed & dedicated by Bradman; also, the 1988 reprinted set by Macdonald / Queen Anne Press, London. (4 volumes in 2 slip-cases).
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An attractively framed presentation featuring a mini-bat signed and dedicated by Don Bradman, and an M.C.C. tie presented by Bradman, overall 60.5 x 50.5 cm. Mr & Mrs Cooke visited Bradman at his home in Adelaide on 9th September 1988. He presented them with these two pieces on that occasion. A photo of the three of them together in the Bradman garden accompanies the framed presentation.
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Cricket Caps: A small group comprising of an unknown English club peaked woollen cap circa, 1970s; a 1990 Asian Pacific Cricket Tournament peaked cap; a 1982 Sri Lanka v. England inaugural Test Match souvenir peaked cap and an Australian One Day (yellow) peaked cap (replica). (4 items)
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A framed panoramic photograph titled 'Lord'S' The Ashes Series 1997, Second Test' and accompanied by a match score card signed by Glenn McGrath; overall 34 x 140 cm. Glenn McGrath, who produced the remarkable figures of 8 wickets for 38 runs, was instrumental in dismissing England cheaply for 77 in the first innings and in doing so achieved the best bowling figures in an Ashes Test played at cricket's headquarters. The rain-marred match ended in a draw.
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Don Bradman, strong pen signature on a reproduction action photo of Bradman, attractively framed (and glazed) together with two other philatelic items. Overall 45 x 45 cm.
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Bradman's Invincibles: A limited edition print 'Golden Anniversary - Bradman's Invincibles - 1948', featuring facsimile signatures of the Australian 1948 Team, #763 of 2000, framed and glazed,81 x 110 cm overall.
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'Out of Africa' magnificent panoramic photograph with engraved plaque '2nd Test Australia v South Africa. Newlands Stadium, Capetown 2002.' Attractively framed & glazed, overall 57 x 128 cm. Australia won this Test Match by 4 wickets. Justin Langer received an award for his 50th Test; Shane Warne, who took 6 wickets in the 2nd innings, received an award for his 100th Test.
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Don Bradman: A collection of newspaper cuttings, magazines, stamps, First Day Covers, thr Bradman tapes and other ephemeral material, mainly from the 1990s to 2008, the centenary of his birth.
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Collection remainder in a large carton; noted various Lord's Cricket Ground ceramic items, various miniature bats, cricket-themed tea towels, a Slazenger cricket ball signed by Brad Hogg, 'The D'Oliveira Affair' book signed by D'Oliveira, 'The Rattle of the Stumps' book signed by Bert Oldfield, two albums of philatelic souvenirs, a Sam Loxton signed menu, and other ephemera.
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United Tobacco Companies (South) Ltd., South Africa. The Springbok Series of 1912 Triangular Test Match Cricketers: A remarkable collection of these rarely seen cards comprising of Australian players (13-16 and 54-70), English players (33-52) and South African players (17-32 and 53). Mostly in extremely fine condition, presented in a period album together with research material, all of which is housed in a custom built wooden case. Total 58 cards. England, Australia and South Africa were the only three…
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John Player: 'Cricketers 1930' complete set of 50, 'Cricketers 1934' complete set of 50, 'Cricketers 1938' complete set of 50. Three complete sets presented in home-made albums.
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Gallaher Limited: '1935 Champions' Second Series complete set of 48, Kane Products Ltd. '1956 Cricketers' First Series numbered 1-25, Hobby Press '1984 The World's Greatest Cricketers' complete set of 20, Shelley's Ice Cream: '1984 Essex County Champions' complete set of 25 and E. C. Wharton-Tiger 'Cricketers of Kent' complete set of 50. Plus three Nostalgia Reprint sets. All presented in home-made albums. (8 items)
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1931 Australian (Giant Brand) Licorice 'South African Cricketers', complete set [12], noted Morkel, Cameron, Quinn and Mitchell. Mainly G/VG.
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The Argus 1950-51 cricket series badges: a collection of 73 different, featuring Australian Test Team players, Australian State Players, English County players and two mascot types; attractively mounted in a presentation box. The most extensive range of these we have offered.
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1995 Futera 'The Heritage Collection - A Collection of Great Australian Cricketers', complete set [60], with 58 player cards signed, (Keith Miller card unsigned). VG condition in special album.
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1996 Futera 'Vca Cricket Card set' of 100 of Victoria's greatest cricketers, 1895 - 1995; set '759 form a limited edition of 1000 sets, in special album with Certificate of Limitation. [100 cards].
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1905 Australian Team in England: Autograph page with 12 superb signatures in pen - Victor Trumper, Frank Laver, Bert Hopkins, Algy Gehrs, Joe Darling (Captain), Albert Cotter, Warwick Armstrong, James Kelly, Clem Hill, Reggie Duff, Charles McLeod & Syd Gregory. Believed to have been collected during the abandoned third day of the Second Test match, when there was no play.
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1948 Australian Team to Great Britain: 'The Invincibles' official team sheet, unusually, signed by the whole squad; with faults.
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1951 Australia v West Indies: An autograph page with signatures collected at the Brisbane Test in November 1951. Australia won the match by 3 wickets. All 12 Australians have signed, including the captain, Lindsay Hassett, Keith Miller, Arthur Morris, Ray Lindwall and Doug Ring (who took 6 wickets in the 2nd Innings).
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Australia in The West Indies: A sheet headed Courtleigh Manor Hotel, Kingston Jamaica, signed by the complete Australian Touring party including the manager. Noted Neil Harvey, who topped the batting averages with 108.33, Gil Langley, who took 16 catches, Ray Lindwall and Keith Miller, who took 20 wickets each, Richie Benaud and Colin McDonald. Small water stain affects 2 signatures at base.
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V.C.A. headed page signed in pen by the Australian team for the 5th Test, Feb.1966 at M.C.G. vs. England, framed 33 x 28 cm overall. The Match was drawn despite Bob Cowper making 307 and Lawry 108, with Australia declaring at 8 for 543.
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Official Team Sheets: Australian Team On Tour 1966-67 (Bob Simpson, Capt.) with 16 signatures; Pakistan Australian Tour Team 1983-84 (Imran Khan, Capt.) with 17 signatures; South African Team to The Hero Cup and Australian Tour 1993-94 (Kepler Wessels, Capt.) with 18 signatures; New Zealand Team to Australia 1997-98 (Stephen Fleming, Capt.) 19 signatures; plus 3 other sheets with printed signatures. (7 items).
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South Africa Cricket Union Autograph Pages, (2) headed '1990 - 1991 South Africa vs English XI', the first signed by the 12-man South African Squad, the second signed by the 16-man English touring party (Mike Gatting capt., John Emburey, vice capt.). Superb condition. The 1990 rebel tour had been an unmitigated disaster, as the English players were seen to be shoring up the dying apartheid regime at the same time as freedoms were being implemented in South Africa. The day after the end of the only test…
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Australia: 1999-2000 Australian Team v India Test Series, official team sheet with 13 signatures including Stephen Waugh (captain), Shane Warne, Adam Gilchrist & Ricky Ponting. Australia won the Series 3-0. In the first Test Steve Waugh made 150 and Damien Fleming took 5/30 (in the 2nd Innings). In the second Test Michael Slater made 91 and Brett Lee took 5/47. In the third, Justin Langer top scored with 223 and Glenn McGrath took 10 wickets.
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'F. D. Stephens Winner Of A. N. A Wheel Race 1909', black and white albumen photograph framed and mounted with caption, and accompanying silver trophy plaque. Photograph by Kemp of Moonee Ponds. 58 cm x 74 cm overall
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Hubert Opperman (1904 - 1996), attractive signed display featuring an original Christmas card from Parliament House, Canberra with written message and autograph by Opperman, together with a book opened to photo plates featuring the great cyclist. Overall 73 x 60 cm. With certificate of authenticity affixed verso.
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The Abbotsford Society and Anglers' Club: 1905-06 Member's ticket, No.27, office bearers listed on the inside front cover.
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1875 Carlton membership season ticket, covered in gilt tooled navy and olive leather, overall 6 x 9.2 cm when opened out. In 1875 Carlton won the Challenge Cup for the third year in a row. This was card was issued to Alexander Gillespie who was Vice President of the club from 1878-1880 and President from 1886-1894.
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1877 Carlton membership season ticket, double sided printed in black on blue stock by C. Troedel & Co., overall 7.5 x 5.3 cm. 1877 was the year of Carlton's Sixth Premiership and the first in the Vfa (in just the first year of the Vfa Competition).
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1879 Carlton membership season ticket, covered in gilt tooled dark brown leather, overall 5.5 x 7.6 cm when opened out. Carlton were runners up to Geelong in 1879. They played 22 games for 16 wins, 4 losses and 2 draws. George Coulthard was named Champion of the Colony for the third time in four years. He was also the Champion Goal Kicker for the Colony.
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1880 'Carte de Danse, Carlton Football Club, Annual Ball, Athenaeum Hall, September 14th, 1880'. Printed by E. Whitehead & Co., Melbourne. A very attractive and early item of Carlton Football Club memorabilia; almost certainly unique.
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George Coulthard (Carlton, 1876 - 1882) hand-coloured cabinet card size albumen print by Mark Joseph Allan, 270 Smith Street, Collingwood. Coulthard is shown in his Carlton uniform and football boots in a studio setting. Overall 16 x 10.5 cm. The only known example of this image. Coulthard was recognized as the greatest player in the early Vfa competition. He was a member of Carlton's inaugural premiership side in 1877; was voted Champion of the Colony in 1876, 1877 and 1879; and was inducted into the AFL…
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1886 Carlton membership season ticket, covered in gilt tooled dark blue and pale brown leather binding; the interior surfaces with printed details of the club leadership and the fixtures for the club's first and second teams, overall 7.5 x 10.3 cm when opened out. Carlton finished third on the ladder in 1886 having played 22 matches, won 15, lost 6 and drew 1. The card is made out to club member George Winduss.
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1887 Carlton membership season ticket, covered in gilt tooled dark blue and pale brown leather binding; the interior surfaces with printed details of the club leadership and the fixtures for the club's first and second teams, overall 7.5 x 10.3 cm when opened out. 1887 was the year of Carlton's seventh Premiership and their second in the Vfa. The card is made out to club member George Winduss.
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1890 Carlton membership season ticket, covered in gilt tooled black leather binding; the interior surfaces with printed details of the club leadership and the fixtures for the club's first and second teams as well as one remaining advertising page for Berry Anderson & Co. Printers, Ballarat, overall 7.5 x 11.3 cm when opened out. Carlton finished the season in second position on the ladder with 13 wins, 4 losses and 2 draws. The card is made out to club member A. Winduss.
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1890 'Football Programme', Vol.2 No.10, for Saturday July 5, 1890 with details of matches between Victoria v South Australia, Carlton v Footscray, North Melbourne v Fitzroy and Port Melbourne v Williamstown; a Premiership ladder with 12 teams, and a note that Geelong is visiting South Australia while South Melbourne has just returned from Sydney. The front cover with an engraving of Mr. A. McKenzie of Carlton, surrounded by various advertisements. The back cover with 'Printed for the Proprietors, Falkiner…
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1891 Carlton membership season ticket (#307), covered in gilt tooled black leather binding; the interior surfaces with printed details of the club leadership and the fixtures for the club's first and second teams, overall 7.6 x 11.1 cm when opened out. Carlton finished in second position on the ladder with 14 wins, 4 losses and 3 draws. The card is made out to club member A. Winduss.
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1892 Carlton membership season ticket, covered in gilt tooled navy leather binding; the interior surfaces with printed details of the club leadership and the fixtures for the club's first team, overall 7.5 x 11.3 cm when opened out. Carlton finished in fifth position with 12 wins, 7 losses and 1 drawn game. The card is made out to club member A. Winduss.
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1893 Carlton membership season ticket, covered in gilt tooled navy and cream leather binding, the interior surfaces with printed details of the club leadership and the fixtures for the club's first team and retaining the full set of dated weekly tickets for the season between May 6th and September 30th, overall 7.6 x 11.2 cm when opened out.
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1894 Carlton membership season ticket, covered in gilt tooled navy leather binding, the interior surfaces with printed details of the club leadership and the fixtures for the club's first team, overall 7.6 x 11.5 cm when opened out. The card is made out to club member A. Winduss.
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1895 Carlton membership season ticket, covered in gilt tooled navy and cream leather binding, the interior surfaces with printed details of the club leadership and the fixtures for the club's first team and retaining twelve of the original dated weekly tickets, overall 7.7 x 11.2 cm when opened out. The card is made out to club member A. Ford.
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1896 Carlton membership season ticket (#25), covered in gilt tooled navy and grey leather binding, the interior surfaces with printed details of the club leadership and the fixtures for the club's first team, overall 7.5 x 11.2 cm when opened out. The card is made out to club member A. Winduss. 1896 was Carlton's last year in the Vfa, with The Blues joining seven other clubs in a breakaway competition called the VFL (Victorian Football League). The other seven VFL foundation Clubs were Collingwood,…
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1899 Carlton membership season ticket, covered in gilt tooled navy and grey leather binding; the interior surfaces with printed details of the club leadership and the fixtures for the club's first team, overall 7.8 x 11.2 cm when opened out. 'The club has acquired the plot of land in the Princes Park under terms permissive occupancy, and this ground has been so far improved as to bring in up to the level of most other metropolitan playing grounds. A large number of prominent footballers have promised to…
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1903 Carlton membership season ticket, covered in gilt and silver tooled navy and white leather binding; the interior surfaces with printed details of the club leadership and the fixtures for the club's first team and retaining all 24 of the dated weekly tickets, overall 8 x 12 cm when opened out. Under the disciplined coaching of Jack Worrall, Carlton finished in the top four of the VFL competition and qualified for the finals for the first time.
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Carlton Team Postcards & Original Photographs comprising 1906, 1937, 1943, 1946, 1953 and 1963; some with annotations verso. Mixed condition. (6).
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1907 Victorian Football League Premiership Cap: blue with white piping and wire embroidered 'VFL, Premiers, 1907' to front panel. awarded to Carlton's Archie Snell (92 games 1902-07). 1907 was Carlton's second VFL Premiership.
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1907 Valentine's picture postcard 'Football Cartoons - A Friendly Meeting, Carlton v Fitzroy', Fine Used to a Carlton address.
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1908 Premiership Team photograph, by The Allen Studio, with 'Carlton Football Club, Premiers V.F.L. 1908' at top and players names hand-painted to lower mount, excellent condition, framed and glazed, overall 87 x 74 cm. A magnificent piece. (Carlton's 3rd Premiership in a row - 1906, 1907, 1908).
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1908 Carlton membership season ticket (#895), covered in gilt tooled navy leather binding; the interior surfaces with printed details of the club leadership and the fixtures for the club's first team; a hole punched for each game attended, overall 8.1 x 11.8 cm when opened out. The card is made out to club member D. Ryan. A premiership year for Carlton which finished on top of the ladder with 17 wins and 1 loss.
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1908 Victorian Football League Premiership Medal: The 15ct gold medal awarded to William Payne with 'C.F.C. Premiers' engraved to the panel on front and engraved verso 'Pres'd by A. McCRACKEN Esq., President- 1908 - W. Payne'. Carlton defeated Essendon by 9 points in the Grand Final, winning its third successive flag. William (Billy) Payne (1881-1967) was a half-back flanker who played in Carlton's losing 1904 VFL Grand Final is his debut season. He was one of Carlton's stars in their 1906 Grand Final…
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1908 Victorian Football League Premiership Cap: Awarded to William (Billy) Payne, blue with white piping and wire embroidered 'VFL, Premiers, 1908' to front panel.
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1909 Carlton membership season ticket (#802), covered in gilt tooled navy leather binding; the interior surfaces with printed details of the club leadership and the fixtures for the club's first team; a hole punched for each game attended, overall 8.2 x 11.6 cm when opened out. The card is made out to club member D. Ryan. Carlton finished in 2nd place on the ladder, but lost the first semi-final to Essendon.
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Four full-length Carlton player portraits based on photographs by Barroni, removed from the 1909 edition of 'Springs Football Annual': William Payne, Charles Hammond, George S. Johnson and Frank Caine, all pictured in the uniforms on behalf of 'G.B. Special Liqueur Whisky. Framed and glazed, overall 40.5 x 56 cm.
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