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Sporting & General Memorabilia — Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:457
Sale Title:Sporting & General MemorabiliaLots with images:295
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:272
Date:29-Jun-2011
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1938 Sweetacres 'Cricketers' (Caricatures - scarce) [5/24 + 2 spares]. Poor/G. (total 7)
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'Australian test cricket Captains', A4 page with 16 signatures including Don Bradman, bill brown, Richie Benaud, Ian Chappell, Allan border & mark Taylor, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 37 x 47 cm. Fine condition.
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1934 Australian Team, photograph of RMS 'Orford', signed on the photograph by entire team, 16 signatures including bill Woodfull, Don Bradman, Clarrie Grimmett, bill Ponsford and Bert Oldfield, mounted with postcard 'Australian Cricket Team, England, 1934', overall 30 x 25 cm. Fine condition.
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1948 Australian Team, official team sheet with 15 signatures including Don Bradman, Lindsay Hassett and bill Johnston; plus the usual handstamp of Sidney Barnes. Very good condition.
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'The Centurions - Scorers of 100 First-Class Centuries', team sheet with 9 signatures - Don Bradman, Glenn turner, Colin Cowdrey, Tom Graveney, Dennis Amiss, Geoff Boycott, John Edrich, Zaheer Abbas and Graham Gooch.
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1953 Australian Team, official team sheet with 17 signatures including Lindsay Hassett (Captain), Arthur Morris, Richie Benaud & Ray Lindwall. Affixed to autograph page. Fair/good condition.
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1966-67 Australian Team, official team sheet with 16 signatures including Bob Simpson, bill Lawry, Ian Chappell, Graham McKenzie, Keith Stackpole and Tom Veivers. Good condition.
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1968 Australian Team, official team sheet, beautifully bound in green buckram cloth folder, mounted in matching clamshell case together with the book 'The Australians in England 1968' by Bobby Simpson [Melbourne, 1968].
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1980 Australian Team for Centenary test Tour of England, official team sheet, with 14 signatures including Greg Chappell (Captain), Kim Hughes, Dennis Lillee and rod Marsh. Fine condition.
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1980 Australian Team to Pakistan, official team sheet with 17 signatures including Greg Chappell, Kim Hughes, David Hookes & Dennis Lillee; and also signed at top by manager Fred Bennett. Good condition.
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Australia: 1980 Australian Team, official team sheet for Centenary test tour of England, with 14 signatures (some soiling); 1986-87 Australian 'Rebel' Team to South Africa, official team sheet with 17 signatures; plus 1991 Australia v England, 3rd test at Scg, official Nswca team sheet partially signed by both teams with 17 signatures. (3 items)
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1981 Australian Team to UK and SriLanka, official team sheet with 20 signatures including Kim Hughes (Captain), Dennis Lillee, Terry Alderman and Trevor Chappell.
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1984 Australian Team to West Indies, official team sheet with 18 signatures including Kim Hughes (Captain), Allan border, David Hookes & Keppler Wessels. Fine condition.
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1991 Australian Team to West Indies, official team sheet with 19 signatures including Allan border, Merv Hughes & mark Taylor. Good condition. Scarce.
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1994 Australian Team to South Africa, official team sheet with 19 signatures including Allan border, mark Taylor, Shane Warne & Damien Fleming (added at base). Fine condition. Scarce.
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1877-96 Seasons: complete pages from 'The Argus’ newspaper, from 1877 (6), 1888, 1891 (13), 1893 & 1896, with reports of football throughout the season. [1877 was the first season of the VFA].
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South Australian Ephemera: 1911-2002 items in Folder, noted 1911 Port Adelaide Tour, Victorian Railways menu; 1938 South Adelaide Premiership Victory picnic; 1961 West Adelaide Fc Premiership dinner menu; 1964 South Adelaide Fc Premiership dinner menu; 1966 port Adeliade recruiting booklet; 1995 port Adeliade 125th Anniversary booklet; South Aust B Grade Annual report 1923; Sanfa Annual Reports 1936, 1937 & 1938; various programmes (14). Fair/good condition. (54 items)
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Scrapbooks: collection with 17 scrapbooks of press clippings, noted 1923-31; 1927-28 Seasons with 1927 Carnival; 1935 Season; 1944-46 Collingwood; 1948 Collingwood; 1949 Collingwood; 1950 Collingwood; 1951 Collingwood; 1952 Collingwood; 1953 Collingwood; 1955 Season; 1955-60 Collingwood; 1958-61 North Melbourne; 1959 North Melbourne; 1959-96 Collingwood; 1961 Collingwood; 1970 Collingwood.
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Football Magazines, noted 1923-25 'Pals' magazines (8) with football articles; 'The Footballer' (22) ; 'Football Fan' (6) ; 'Action in Sports' (4) ; 'The Australian Footballer' (11) ; various NFL magazines (13) ; 1981-82 'Football Times' (Sth Aust) in binder (56 issues) ; 1978-91 Norwood official newsletter/magazines 'Redlegs Review' (67) ; plus 'Australasian Post' (61 issues 1966-76).
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Newspapers: c1929-84 range of pages and supplements in album, noted 1929 'The Argus’ Syd Coventry supplement; 1945 finals pages; 1947 'The Sporting globe’ Carlton premiership edition; 1949 ‘Essendon Gazette’ Essendon premiership edition; 'The Argus’ colour Team Photos from 1950 (2), 1951 (1) & 1955 (1); 1950 'The Argus’ Essendon premiership edition; 1955 'The Argus’ Melbourne premiership edition; 1957 last issue of 'The Argus’; 1967 Richmond premiership pages; 1972 'The Herald’ Carlton premiership edition;…
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'The Argus’: c1932-56 Supplements, ‘Sporting section’ & magazine pages in album, noted 1952 colour Team Photos [3/19]; also 1956 Olympic Souvenirs 1, 2 & 3.
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Ephemera: Folder including Doug Wade football boots advertising stand; c1934 Richmond team supplements (2 - poor) ; 1934 Australian test Team supplement; 1953 Denzil Don footballs advert; 1957 'Sporting Globe' Bombers supplement; 1960s 'Football Scrap Book' (2) for Hawthorn and North Melbourne; Hawthorn signed Rogers caricature posters (4) ; 1983 south Melb. Golden Anniversary dinner menu; Weg Swans poster (L/Ed.: 49/100). Poor/VG. (18 items).
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Richmond: 'Souvenir, Richmond Jubilee Tasmania Tour, August 1935'; 'Richmond Football Club, Souvenir of the Launceston Trip, October 4th to 6th, 1958'; plus 1949-2008 collection of menus/programmes (19) including 1949 Complimentary Smoke Social, 1973 VFL Premiership dinner (with 19 signatures) and 1974 Grand Final dinner. (21 items)
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Balance of collection, noted two boxes of newsletters, annual reports & ephemera; VFA Annual reports for 1967, 1970, 1971 & 1973; 1936 scrapbook; display stand of pamphlets; bag of key-rings & badges; bag of shirts; collectable cars (4); AFL Centenary bunting. Inspection will reward.
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1939 Coburg 2nd XVIII Premiership medal, 9ct gold, front engraved 'C.F.C.2nd XVIII/V.F.A./Premiers 1939', reverse engraved 'A.Kennedy'.
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1940 Coburg 2nd XVIII Premiership medal, 9ct gold, front engraved 'Premiers 1940/V.F.A./Coburg 2nd XVIII', reverse engraved 'A.Kennedy'.
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Essendon: colour supplement 'Essendon football Team, Premiers 1946'; plus collection of Annual Reports (31) between 1971 & 2005. (32 items)
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'football -, the Australian game' by Seth Parry [Melbourne, Adelaide & Perth editions, 1947], the Adelaide edition signed by the author. (3 items)
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Menus & Invitations: collection in two albums, noted AFL Grand Final Luncheons 1994-2008 (24, some duplication or different function rooms); Hawthorn (8) including Dermott Brereton Testimonial dinner; St Kilda (5) including 1947 Grand Annual cabaret ball; Carbine club Finals luncheon (8); 2005 Brownlow medal dinner. (98 items)
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Literature: 'football souvenir - V.F.L. Finals 1948'; 'football souvenir - V.F.L. Season 1949'; 'A gift to shop Assistants of Victoria, your football Rules and Guide book'; 'Australian Rules 1960, football manual, for Victorian Schoolboys in the Wimmera District'. Fair/good condition. (4 items)
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Collingwood: c1950s album, noted photos (5) incl. 1954 team photograph & photo of Wells 1953 Premiership cartoon; Invitations (3) - 1953 Premiership Celebration Concert, 62nd & 64th Annual Meetings; 1954-55 Coles cards (6); Collingwood pennant.
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Samuel Wells (1885-1964, 'Age' Sporting Cartoonist), original black & white cartoon drawing, showing Collingwood machine (tank) defeating Melbourne, size 29 x 25 cm; also photograph of Wells cartoon of 1950 season (which includes John Wren awarding Collingwood coaching job to Phonse Kyne). (2 items)
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Collingwood: c1951-53 player photographs, each with Chas.E.Boyle, Photographer' handstamp on reverse, noted Neil Mann, Mocha Dunstan, bill Tebble, Thorold Merrett, Frank Tuck, Jack Parker, Mick Twomey & bill Twomey. (8 items)
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Collingwood: 1953 Team photograph. [Premiership Year - Collingwood’s 12th Premiership].
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Collingwood: 1953 photograph of Lou Richards (Captain), Phonse Kyne (coach) & Syd Coventry with Premiership footballs
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Collingwood: 1953 photo of Phonse Kyne (coach) hugging Lou Richards (Captain) after 1953 Grand Final win.
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Collingwood: 1953 photograph of Jack Finck, Neville Waller, Marray Weideman & Peter Lucas celebrating at Collingwood’s 1953 Premiership dinner
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Collingwood: c1953-55 player photographs, each with Chas.E.Boyle, Photographer' handstamp on reverse, noted Neville Waller, Murray Weideman, bill rose, Jack 'Bones' Hickey, Lou Richards. (6 items)
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Geelong: 1953-96 collection of menus/programmes (11) including 1953 Kia-Ora Sports Parade; 1969 Xmas dinner & 1970 Re- Union dinner; also 'Geelong Football Club, souvenir Itinerary of end of Season Trip to south Pacific 1968'. (12 items)
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Collingwood: 1954 photographs of the unfurling of the 1953 Premiership fl ag at Victoria Park on 24th April 1954, one showing fl ag being raised, other showing Collingwood players being introduced to Governor Dallas Brooks. (2 items)
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Collingwood: c1954 photograph of the four rose Brothers in their Collingwood jumpers, signed on the page by bill rose & Kevin rose.
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Bob rose (Collingwood): group with photographs (2 - one signed); scarce 1954 Fyna Foods card; 1954 Argus Swap card; 1954-55 Coles cards (2). G/Vg. (6 items).
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Footscray: 'The Footscray Advertiser, 1954 Premiers Supplement'. Fair/good condition.
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C1957 Greig's Honey football glass for Carlton. Fine condition (no 'Greig's Honey' at base).
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C1957 Greig's Honey football glass for Collingwood. Fine condition (with 'Greig's Honey' at base).
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C1957 Greig's Honey football glass for Essendon. Fine condition (with 'Greig's Honey' at base).
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C1957 Greig's Honey football glass for Fitzroy. Fine condition (no 'Greig's Honey' at base).
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C1957 Greig's Honey football glass for Footscray. Fine condition (no 'Greig's Honey' at base).
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C1957 Greig's Honey football glass for Hawthorn. Fine condition (with 'Greig's Honey' at base).
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C1957 Greig's Honey football glass for North Melbourne. Fine condition (with 'Greig's Honey' at base).
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C1957 Greig's Honey football glass for South Melbourne. Fine condition (no 'Greig's Honey' at base).
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C1960 cloth badges 'VFL club Mascots', complete set [12] including 'The Maroons - Come on Fitzroy' & 'The Bloods - Come on south'. Scarce. Good/Vg, sewn on to triangular VFL pennant.
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1960s autograph book, with c116 signatures, mainly Melbourne & Collingwood, noted Ron Barassi, Brian Dixon, Bluey Adams, ray Gabelisch, Des Tuddenham, Terry Waters, Bob rose, Len Thompson & John Greening. Also boxing photographs (15).
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Posters album: Weg posters 1990 (laminated) & 1995-2005; 2002 Eastern Ranges Weg poster with c34 signatures; reproduction Weg posters for 1956, 1958 (2), 1962 & 1964 (2); Weg caricature posters 1940 & 1955-56-57; Wegs world posters for 1977 (2); Weg 'Go Daics' poster; signed Kevin Murray poster; 1960 ‘Sporting globe’ poster Melb v Coll; 1986 ‘Sunday Observer’ poster (Hawthorn); Rogers posters of Peter Daicos & mark Jackson; Tab Sportsbet posters (7); Weg felt posters (10); various Weg player series posters…
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1963 Finals Tickets: 1st semi-Final, 2nd semi-Final, Preliminary Final & Grand Final, the Preliminary Final intact, others two-thirds. G/VG condition. (Geelong's 6th Premiership). (4 items)
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1964 Finals Tickets: 2nd semi-Final & Preliminary Final, the Preliminary Final intact (G/Vg), other one-third (Poor). [Melbourne’s 12th & last Premiership]. (2 items)
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C1960s cloth patches 'VFL Emblems', football shaped, with tabs, part set (10/12). G/VG. Scarce.
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C1960s cloth patches 'VFL Emblems', football shaped, without tabs, part set (8/12). Fair/G. Scarce.
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C1960s cloth patches 'VFL Emblems', circular (11 cm diameter), part set (6/12). Fair/VG. Scarce.
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Football Collectables: 1964 'Australian Rules football' Jig-Saw stuck to board (one piece missing); 1955-63 Melbourne Pennants (3); 1962 'Fitzroy Football Club, Donor’s Diary'; posters 'Fifties Royboys' signed by bill Stephen & 'AFL Grand Final 2001'; Fitzroy towel; c1970s tea spoons with club emblems [11/12]; plates (3) for Footscray, St Kilda & West Coast; plus games (5) including AFL Monopoly. (27 items)
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Football Ephemera: 1965 Sanfl Itinerary to Victoria & Tasmania; 1966 Sanfl Itinerary to Australian Championships in Hobart; 1969 VFL Itinerary to Anfc Carnival in Adelaide (message on reverse signed 'Jack the cat'); c1991-2000 AFL Christmas cards (6); plus range of c1977-2005 invitations (17), many to journalist Greg Hobbs. Also Adelaide Crows Annual Reports/Year books (12) including 1991 (first year). Good/Vg condition. (38 items)
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St Kilda: 'The Saint - official Newsletter of the St Kilda Football Club', 41 issues 1965-78.
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1965 Finals Tickets: 1st semi-Final, 2nd semi-Final & Preliminary Final, the Preliminary Final intact, others two-thirds. G/VG condition. (Essendon's 12th Premiership). (3 items)
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Footscray: collection of Annual Reports between 1966 & 2001. (28 items).
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1966 Finals Tickets: 1st semi-Final, 2nd semi-Final & Preliminary Final, the 2nd semi-Final intact, others two-thirds. G/VG condition. (St. Kilda's 1st & only Premiership). (3 items)
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1966-67 'Footy Week' magazine, issues from 1966 volume 2 (15 issues) and 1967 volume 3 (20 issues) in binder; plus the sought after Premiership editions for 1966 (St. Kilda), 1967 (Richmond) and 1970 (Carlton). Fair/good condition.
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North Melbourne: 1966-2007 collection of menus/programmes (14) including 1966 John Dugdale Testimonial dinner, 2004 Glenn Archer Testimonial & 2007 - 1977 Premiership Reunion. (14 items)
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Sturt: 'Spearhead - official Publication of the Sturt Football Club', 1967-76 magazines/programmes including scarce 1968 Sturt v Richmond (1967 SA Premiers v 1967 Victoria Premiers). Fair/good condition. (53 items)
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1967 Finals Tickets: 1st semi-Final, 2nd semi-Final, Preliminary Final & Grand Final. Three intact (one with tape), other one-third. Fair/VG condition. (Richmond's 6th Premiership). (4 items)
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1967-69 ‘Footy world’ magazine (south Aust), issues from 1967 Volume 1 (16 issues); 1968 (28 issues) & 1969 (29 issues - two numbered Vol.3 no.10) in binder. Fair/good condition.
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Melbourne: 1967-2008 collection of menus/programmes (8) including 1967 Norman Smith Complimentary dinner. (8 items)...
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1968 Finals Tickets: 1st semi-Final, 2nd semi-Final, Preliminary Final & Grand Final. Three intact, Grand Final two-thirds. G/VG condition. (Carlton's 9th Premiership). (4 items)
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1969 Finals Tickets: 1st semi-Final, 2nd semi-Final, Preliminary Final & Grand Final. Three intact, Grand Final two-thirds. G/VG condition. (Richmond's 7th Premiership). (4 items)
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C1970 Jiffy Donuts 'Jiffy Donuts Footy bags' (13). Poor/Fair.
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Menus & Invitations: 1970-2008 collection in album, noted VFL Annual Dinners for 1970, 1976, 1977, 1978 & 1979; 1985 Caltex Victorian Sports star Awards; sought after Rising star menus (9); Hallof Fame menus (11) from 1997-2008. (45 items).
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Sanfl: c1970s 45rpm Records of club Songs/club Histories, noted Glenelg (2), north Adelaide, Norwood (2), Port Adelaide, Sturt (plus extra sleeve), West Adelaide & Woodville (2). Fair/Vg. All but one in sleeves with club colours. (10 items)
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Finals Tickets: 1970-2010 collection in album, with Grand Finals almost complete (missing 1970, 1975, 1989, 1992-94). Many tickets intact, others two-thirds or one-third. Marvellous collection of this growing area of football memorabilia. Fair/VG condition. (240 items)
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Place Mats: c1970 part set [11/12] each showing four of the clubs stars; plus 1976 set [12] showing club emblems.
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Victoria: lapel badge and tie pin, design white 'V', surrounded by 'Victorian Football League' in blue belt. Made by K.G.Luke (tie pin with silver bar). Presented to players representing Victoria. Ex Alex Jesaulenko collection.
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1972 ‘Inside football’ magazine, in complete bound volume. Excellent condition.
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1973 ‘Inside football’ magazine, in complete bound volume. Excellent condition.
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1974 ‘Inside football’ magazine, in complete bound volume. Excellent condition.
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Carlton: collection of Annual Reports between 1975 & 1996. (14 items)
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Truth/cub Cazaly Awards: Menus for 1975, 1977, 1978 & 1980. (4 items)
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1975 ‘Inside football’ magazine, complete year run in binder, including rare Emergency Issue. Good condition
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North Melbourne Grand Final Brunch: Menus for 1977, 1981, 1986, 1996, 1997, 1999 & 2001. (7 items)
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Melbourne: official newsletter/magazines 1979-96 - 'Demons world' (19); 'Teamworks' (10); 'The Demon' (6). Fair/G condition
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Teaspoons: c1980s VFL teaspoons (6); c1995-96 AFL teaspoons (7); miscellaneous AFL teaspoons (2); Sanfl teaspoons (8). (total 23 items)
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1980 'The Sun' iron-on for North Melbourne, with Weg cartoon of Kangaroo with Ron Barassiin pouch. Fair/G.
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Geelong: 1982-98 Annual Reports, complete run. (17 items)
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1982 Grand Final: LP Record of 1982 Grand Final, Carlton v Richmond, made by 3KZ. Good condition.
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C1982 original Weg cartoon, 'Richmond Forever/Carlton Always', ink on paper, size 29 x 35 cm. Good condition.
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1983 Grand Final: LP Record of 1983 Grand Final, Hawthorn v Essendon, made by 3KZ; plus LP Record 'Why the whistle Stops - a Guide to Umpires' made by Awa. Good condition. (2 items)
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Football books, noted 'An Illustrated History of Essendon Football Club' [Melb., 2007]; '125 Years of the Melbourne Demons' by Hobbs [Melbourne, 1984]; 'Perform - or Else!' by Parkin, Bourke & Gleeson [Melbourne, 1999]. (107 books)
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North Melbourne Grand Final breakfast: Menus for 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 & 2001. (12 items)
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C1984 original Rogers cartoon, showing Leigh Matthews, Terry Daniher & Wayne Johnston polishing Premiership cup, watercolour on paper, size 34 x 52 cm. Good condition. Very colourful and attractive.
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Posters album: South Australia & Western Australia posters & prints, noted 'Ma Kelly’s Year of football 1990' Sanfl team posters (8); Big Ben 1984 Sanfl team posters (4); Greenberg Sanfl posters (5); Tony Modra signed 'Mark of the Year 1993' print; 'Celebrating WA football' poster. (30 items)
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C1985 original Rogers cartoon, showing Paul Salmon (Essendon), signed & endorsed by Paul Salmon, watercolour on paper, size 36 x 56 cm. Good condition. Very colourful and attractive.
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Hawthorn: original Weg posters for 1988 & 1991. Good condition. (2 items).
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Hawthorn: original ‘Sunday Sun’ Rogers posters for 1989 & 1991. Good condition. (2 items)
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