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Auction House:
Abacus Auctions
Number of lots recorded:25
Lots with images:25
Prices available:25
Category:
Sporting - Zother
LotDescriptionPriceImage
*** Murray Rose: Group of trophies and souvenirs in carton, including serving dish engraved for 1957 Melbourne Herald Swimming Carnival 200m Freestyle; stone plaque honouring Murray Rose; pewter plate honouring 1500m swimming legends; Northern Territory… ***
*** 1974 group of Rowing programmes (6) & magazines (24). (Qty 30) ***
*** Surfing: 'Rip Curl' shorty wetsuit signed by Kelly Slater, eleven-times Surfing World Champion; plus two surfing magazines. (Qty 3) ***
*** Hubert Opperman: signature on card 'Hubert Opperman 'Oppy', window mounted with colour picture from 'The Australasian', framed & glazed, overall 55 x 46 cm. ***
*** Cigarette & Trade Cards: Goodwin & Co. 'Champions' rare 'A36' album containing full set of N162 Old Judge & Gypsy Queen 'Champions' (50). This beautiful set includes baseball players (8), the first Us football player, boxing (5), tennis (4), jockeys (4),… ***
*** Schools: Scotch College (Melbourne) archive of ephemera c.1937-51 including 1951 Centenary programme & Order of Service; 1937 Stamp Club Magazine (Vol.1 No.1); 1938 dinner menu; 1937-40 programmes for Athletics (8), swimming (2), rowing (5) & Anzac Day… ***
*** Greyhounds: Collection including 1989 Press Pass; books 'The Greyhound in Australia' by Agostini & Collerson (Sydney, 1973) & 'Australian Greyhound Pedigrees' by Munt & Quilty (Melbourne, 1989); 1970s-90s magazines (26); Greyhound Racing Registers (10);… ***
*** American Sports Cards: Baseball (49) including 1959 Topps Mickey Mantle #10 card; 1958 Topps Mickey Mantle All Star #487 card; 1972 Topps Hank Aaron #299 card; NFL Football (24; 6 signed); Basketball (5; 4 Michael Jordan) & Ice Hockey (1), mainly… ***
*** Collection including 1926 poster 'Ulverstone Annual Regatta'; programmes (3) with 1921 'Souvenir Programme, Interstate Amateur Eight-Oar Rowing & Sculling Championships of Australia' & 1924 Tamar Regatta; 'The Australian Oarsman' Vol.1 Nos.4 & 5 (1926);… ***
*** Fob - sterling silver showing billiards player, engraved on reverse 'B'Ham Inst for the Deaf. F Armitage, 1949, Billiards Handicap', in original presentation box. ***
*** 1800 (circa) wooden paille-maille ball from the lawn game that was mostly played in the 16th and 17th centuries (a precursor to croquet); a veteran of many matches. (London's Pall Mall is a corruption of paille-maille) ***
*** Cue 16 ozs billiards cue with 'The World's record break cue. 3262. Dec 7th 1929. Walter Lindrum, Australia' plaque in cue case, fine condition. ***
*** USA - baseball: 1989-2007 (circa) accumulation in carton strongly focussed on Ken Griffey Jr & Mike Piazza; includes signature cards (5) with Ken Griffey Jr (3), Steve 'Bedrock' Bedrosian & Joe Vitiello; Game-Worn jersey cards (4) with Cal Ripken Jr,… ***
*** 1956 Swimming Library, ex Harry Gallagher collection, noted 'Traite de la Natation' by Karr (Bruxelles, 1844); 'Captain Webb's Swimming Instructor' (New York, 1891); 'Petit Cours de Natation' by Cooreman (Bruxelles, 1891); 'Swimmers and Swimming' by… ***
*** 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) ***
*** Fob - sterling silver engraved on reverse 'Billiard H'cap, Runner Up, 1933-34, F Armitage', in original presentation box. ***
*** Cycling: Lance Armstrong signature on 2005 Tour de France jersey, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 89 x 110 cm. With CoA. ***
*** Postcards Signed postcards/publicity cards for Hubert Opperman (2), Eddy Merckx & Kathy Watt; unsigned postcards (15) including scarce 1922 3LO Tour de France postcard showing Australian team & route, Malvern Star set of 4 plus Sid Patterson signed… ***
*** Cycling: 1913 Churchmans 'Sectional cycling Map', complete set [50], mainly Fine/Very fine, cat £300. (quantity 50) ***
*** Trophies 'Surfing the Nation' trophy; swimming trophy; rose bowl trophy; 1930s greyhound brass door knocker; pair of greyhounds cuff-links. (Qty 5 items) ***
*** Henk Vogels: Australian cycling shirt signed by Henk Vogels, framed & glazed with caption 'Henk Vogels (Aust), 1999 Australian Road Champion, Tour De France Rider, Commonwealth Games Gold Medallist (100 K Team Time Trial)', overall 53 x 59 cm. ***
*** Australia: 1867 HRH Duke of Edinburgh/HMS Galatea (48 mm) C# 1867/2 suspension hole & loop, pitted & edge knocks, G, 1938 Franklin & Tasman/Hobart Regatta Centenary (36 mm) commemorative, Tombac silvered with loop C# 1938/12 x2, also Qv Jubilee medallions… ***
*** Babe Ruth Centennial 1895-1995 medal plus badges for Les Darcy Memorial Statue and 1952 Davis Cup. Fine condition. ***
*** 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… ***
*** Hubert Opperman: Framed display comprising portrait photo of 'Oppy' signed 'Hubert Opperman/Oppy'; plus 'Australia's Olympic History 1896-2000' plate. (Qty 2 items) ***