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Memorabilia — Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

$200,600
The first Brownlow Medal Ever Awarded - Edward 'Carji' Greeves…
$126,000
The first wireless Operator to Fly Across the Ocean, the James…
$64,900
Len Thompson's 1972 Brownlow medal: 9ct gold and enamel medal,…
$60,000
Don Bradman's 1948 Match-Used Cricket Bat: 'Sykes - Don…
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Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.
Number of lots recorded:96
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Prices available:96
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Memorabilia
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*** H.G. Wells, (1866-1946, English writer best known for such science fiction novels as the Time Machine, the War of the Worlds, the Invisible Man and the Island of Doctor Moreau), signature and endorsement inside his book 'The Undying Fire' (London, 1919),… ***
*** 1936-37 England Tour to Australia, full size 'Stuart Surridge' Cricket Bat, match used, signed on reverse by Bill Woodfull, plus England and Australian teams, 34 signatures including Don Bradman, Stan McCabe, Jack Fingleton, Bill O'Reilly, Chuck… ***
*** 1948 Australian Team, official team photograph, with title '20th Australian Team to Great Britain, 1948', and players names printed on mount, produced by 'The Sports and General Press Agency', framed and glazed, overall 42 x 37 cm. Superb condition. Ex… ***
*** Queen Victoria (1819-1901), rare Christmas card from HM Queen Victoria to her grand-daughter Princess Irene of Hesse and Rhine (1866-1953), 'To my darling Irene with every good wish & blessing for Christmas from her devoted Grandmama VRI 1888' ***
*** Essendon: 1962 original Weg poster (some faults), window mounted with 1962 Finals tickets (5), framed & glazed, overall 70 x 101 cm. Poster missing small portion lower right, some creases & tears, though extremely rare ***
*** Trams complete destination box with blind - From a Melbourne 'W' Class Tram. The winding mechanism on the box works well; electricals are complete, including two chords; 110 x 26 x 32 cm; original green paint. Contains an Essendon Depot Destination Blind.… ***
*** Olympic medal Winners - Athletics: collection of autographs on pieces, noted Jackson Scholz (USA - 1920, 1924 and 1928) ; Abel Kiviat (USA - 1912) ; Mikio Oda (Japan - 1924 and 1928) ; Erik Byhlen (Sweden - 1924 and 1928) ; Edvin wide (Sweden - 1920, 1924… ***
*** 1930 England v Australia 2nd test at Lords, full size 'B. Warsop' cricket bat signed on front by England and Australia, and on reverse by Sussex, Essex, Glocestershire, Middlesex and Yorkshire, with a total of 81 signatures including A.P.F. Chapman, J.B.… ***
*** Carlton posters: collection with range of original Weg posters - 1970, 1972, 1979 (3), 1981 (2), 1982 (2 - one signed), 1987 (3 - one signed) and 1995 (3); other Carlton posters (30). Poor/Fair condition ***
*** Sydney Cricket Ground, original photograph by Hubert Newman (1830-1916), titled 'The cricket ground, Sydney 1880s', showing a match in progress (possibly the 1887-88 Ashes test match), a few minor surface faults, window mounted hiding some larger… ***
*** 1882 Australian Tour to England: a rare linen handkerchief the Australian Cricketers 1882, showing team picture to centre surrounded by individual portraits with laurel leaves, crossed bats and stumps, photo by permission of the London Stereoscopic… ***
*** Queen Elizabeth Australian Coinage: 1953-54 correspondence and press clippings relating to the dropping of the letters 'F.D.' (Defender of the Faith) from Australia's new coinage showing Queen Elizabeth II, includes two signed letters from Prime Minister… ***
*** Framed original Richmond 1967 original Weg poster ***
*** 1920s England test Cricketers: collection of signed photographs, pictures and cigarette cards, noted Patsy Hendren, J.C.white, A.W.Carr, Arthur Gilligan, Frank Mann, Greville Stevens, A.P.F.Chapman, Wally Hammond, R.E.S.Wyatt, Douglas Jardine, R.W.V… ***
*** Richmond: 1969 original Weg poster ***
*** Wimbledon runner's up medal for 1919 with 'Worlds Lawn Tennis Championships on Grass' on the front, 'Men's Doubles, R. W. Heath, R. Lycett, Runners Up, 1919' on the reverse and a leather presentation case. Rodney Heath of Australia was the men's singles… ***
*** Syd Gregory, signature on postcard, good condition. (Syd Gregory played 58 Tests, 1890-1912, including 6 as Australian Captain.). ***
*** Diploma: 'Diploma, Olympic Games Melbourne 1956', unused, with printed signatures of Avery Brundage, Robert Menzies and W.S. Kent-Hughes, size 58 x 44 cm. ***
*** 1956 Olympics Blazer, blue wool, double-breasted, with Olympic Rings embroidered on pocket in five colours, made by W.G. Wardrop of Melbourne, name tag inside endorsed 'P.P. Miskin, 11/9/56', ex Philip Miskin, the Commandant of the Olympic Village. ***
*** Allan border's Queensland Cricket Cap, maroon wool, embroidered 'Queensland Bulls' logo on front, 'Albion' label inside signed 'Allan Border'. ***
*** Neil Armstrong (1930-, first person on the moon), display comprising signature on 'National Geographic' front cover, window mounted with picture of Apollo 11 crew, framed and glazed, overall 51 x 41 cm. ***
*** Fina World Record Certificate: 'F.I.N.A., We hereby certify that the performance of J.Konrads, 880 yards Freestyle 9 min 14,5 sec made on Febr.22.1958 at Melbourne, passed by Amateur Swimming Union of Australia is a World?S Record, confi rmed in… ***
*** Victor Trumper Testimonial match, original tinplate photographic print of Trumper surrounded by the signatures of the participants and officials of Trumper's Testimonial match - NSW v rest of Australia on 8th Feb. 1913, each player received a personally… ***
*** Carlton: 1968 original Weg poster. Scarce and attractive ***
*** Doug Walters' New South WalesCricket Cap, baggy blue with embroidered 'NSWca' badge on front, Albion label inside signed 'Doug Walters'. ***
*** WSC West Indies helmet, red with 'W.S.C.' badge (red ball over 3 black stumps) on front, and plastic protective grill. Matchworn in fair condition (some soiling). Extremely rare - one of the early helmet types. ***
*** Melbourne Cricket Club, 1907-8 membership badge, made by Bridgland & King, No.1666 ***
*** Cronulla Sharks: Posters (10) 'Legends of the Cronulla Sharks' by Dave Thomas, each signed by 10 players including Cliff Watson, Greg Pierce & Andrew Ettinghausen, size 82 x 66 cm. (10 items) ***
*** W. G. Grace, fine signature on original photograph, showing him full-length batting, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 23 x 29 cm ***
*** Queen Elizabeth II, signature 'Elizabeth R' on Dec.28th 1963 letter on 'Sandringham, Norfolk' letterhead, to Henriette, with thanks for a fascinating trout smoker, and mentioning the three youngest all seem to be getting on well ***
*** C1960s Melbourne Cup poster, 'See You at the Melbourne Cup, First Tuesday in November', published by the Ministry of Tourism Victoria, printed by C.H.Rixon Government Printer Melbourne, offset, size 63 x 99 cm. Condition A ***
*** King George V (1865-1936, King from 1910-36), signature 'George Ri' on 2-page letter on 'Buckingham Palace' letterhead dated 'July 7th 1918', to Prime Minister, David Lloyd George, thanking him for his message of congratulations on the occassion of their… ***
*** Len Hutton's England home test cap, navy blue wool, embroidered Crown over three lions on front. Good condition. Ex Windsor Hotel collection. (Sir Leonard Hutton played 79 Tests 1937-55, including 23 as England Captain) ***
*** Sarfraz Nawaz's Pakistan test cap, green wool, wire embroidered Pakistan logo on front, name tag inside endorsed 'Sarfraz Nawaz'. Good match-worn condition. (Sarfraz Nawaz played 55 Tests and 45 ODIs 1969-84. He discovered reverse swing and was… ***
*** Elvis Presley: mounted display featuring image of a smiling Elvis (20 x 19 cm) with signature alongside on plain piece, CofA label adhered to reverse, framed & glazed, overall 52 x 41 cm. ***
*** Essendon Association: 1913 membership badge, 'Essendon Football Club 1913/ Premiers 1911.12/ Winners Association Cup', made by C.Bentley. Rare ***
*** Centenary test 'Legends' cricket bat: 'Gray-Nicolls-Ian Chappell' full size cricket bat, with a total of 83 signatures, mainly Australian test Players with many Australian Captains including Don Bradman, Ian Chappell, Bob Simpson, Greg Chappell, Lindsay… ***
*** c1895 Doulton Lambeth Cricket Jug, 20 cm tall, with three circular panels with raised cricketers (believed to be MacGregor, Woods & Abel), on buff ground with green, brown & blue fl oral borders, and with impressed marks to base. Superb condition ***
*** Henry Ford, signature on autograph page; also a modern photo of the pioneer automobile manufacturer. Extremely rare and sought after autograph from one of the most important men of the 20th century ***
*** Craig McDermott's Australian 'Baggy Green' youth Team cap & jumper, the 'Baggy Green' with embroidered coat-of-arms & 'Youth Team' on front; the jumper with badge in shape of map of Australia with 'Australia/youth cricket Team/1981-1982', framed and… ***
*** Aluminium cricket bat, 'Dennis Lillee - Combats' cricket bat, the controversial aluminium bat. Very good condition, with attractive display case, overall 28 x 104 cm. (one of the most infamous incidents in Lillee's career occurred at the WACA cricket… ***
*** Monty Noble, signature on postcard, fine condition. (Monty Noble played 42 Tests, 1897-1909, including 15 as Captain. Australian test player No. 76). ***
*** Australian test helmet signed by Glenn McGRAth, green with Australian coat-of-arms badge on front, and protective grill, signed inside by Glenn McGrath. (Glenn McGrath played 124 Tests 1993-2007) ***
*** 1922-23 New South WalesTeam, autograph page with 12 signatures including Herbert Collins (Captain), Tommy Andrews, Paddy Gray (scarce), Arthur Mailey, Johnny Taylor, Alan Kippax, 'Stork' Hendry, Warren Bardsley & Bert Oldfield. ***
*** NSW. Large wooden facsimiles of locomotive wheels (like the ARHS logo), for display purposes, 129 cm in diameter and 6.5 cm thick, varnished, two wheels for C30 loco 3708 and two for 3709. (4) ***
*** Sports Memorabilia Collection: with Boxing: Mike Tyson, Anthony Mundine, Lionel Rose, Roy Jones, Pernell Whittaker, Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao signed photos, Sonny Liston & Dave Sands signed pieces, Johnny Famechon signed T-shirt, Basketball:… ***
*** Melbourne Cricket Club: 1902-03 Membership medallion, No.464, by J.R.Gaunt & Son, London. ***
*** Melbourne Cricket Club, 1904-5 membership badge, made by Stokes, No.677. ***
*** South Australian Cricket Association, Clarrie Grimmett's blazer, blue wool with red and yellow stripes, embroidered with the initials of the South Australian Cricket Association and their logo in red, gold, black and white thread, circa 1936. Label of… ***
*** Keith Miller's SCG life Member's badge, 9ct gold, with 'Sydney cricket & sports ground Trust/ life Member' on front, and engraved on reverse 'Keith Miller MBE', in original presentation case. With Keith Miller collection certificate. Provenance: The Keith… ***
*** The Australian Team in England - 1909, An attractive display comprising a real-photo postcard portrait of the team with printed title and team list, signed by all the Test team players, an original silk scorecard for the Fifth Test at the Oval (recording… ***
*** A cricket ball manual press used in the manufacturing process, circa 1930s. Cast steel on a wooden base. Very heavy!, 25 cm high, 40 cm across ***
*** The Cricketer' magazine (United Kingdom) complete run of issues from 1921 (Vol. 1 No. 1) to December 2014 in 95 cloth-bound volumes in Lincoln green with gilt titles on the spine. [Founded in 1921 by Sir Pelham Walker, an ex-England captain who became a… ***
*** India V Australia Test Series 1967 - 68. Barry Jarman's Australian Test Team blazer in green wool with the coat of arms and dates '1967-68' embroidered to the pocket. Excellent condition. Provenance: From the Estate of Barry Jarman ***
*** Graham McKenzie collection - 1961 Ashes Tour of England: Graham McKenzie's 1961 Australian Tour blazer in green wool with embroidered coat of arms & '1961' on pocket, named inside 'G McKENZIE' on Farmer's (Sydney) maker's label. In very good condition. ***
*** Don Bradman: fine signature on image showing a young Bradman in his batting stance, attractively framed and glazed, overall 41.5 x 49.5 cm. ***
*** Graham McKenzie collection - 1963-64 Australia V South Africa test series: South African cricket cap in deep green with embroidered 'Springbok' and 'S.A. 1963-64' on front, made by L.J. Palmer (Johannesburg), exchanged between an unknown South African… ***
*** Graham McKenzie collection - 1965-66 Ashes series in Australia: English cricket cap in deep blue with embroidered 'St George and the Dragon' on the front, worn by English fast bowler Jeff Jones during the series and exchanged with Graham McKenzie. The… ***
*** A Royal Worcester 1938 Australian Cricket Team Plate. Fine bone china, rim in gold, the 17 facsimile signatures feature Don Bradman, Stan McCabe, Sidney Barnes, Jack Fingleton, Lindsay Hassett and Bill Brown. Superb condition. The reverse with The Royal… ***
*** Indian Test Cricket Team: Navy blue wool cap with logo embroidered to front panel. Provenance: Ramnath Kenny (1930-1986) who played for India against the West Indies in 1958-59 and in four Tests against in 1959-60. ***
*** 'Nathan Buckley - 2003 Brownlow Medallist', framed & glazed display, with replica Brownlow Medal. Signed by Buckley. Limited edition #5 of 250. ***
*** 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… ***
*** 1901 Carlton membership season ticket (#144), 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 and retaining five of the dated weekly tickets… ***
*** Sydney tramway destination roll: circa 1960s original Sydney tram destination roll. Long roll of various destinations including Nth. Bondi via Bondi Jun and Bondi Bch., Bronte Beach, Coogee Beach, Maroubra Beach, Cricket Grd, Show Ground, Sports Grd,… ***
*** Percival Ball (1845-1900), Queen Victoria diamond Jubilee plaque, moulded terracotta, late 19th century, signed 'Percival Ball Sc. 1897'. Ball arrived in Melbourne in the 1880s and set up his studio in LaTrobe parade off Collins Street. Notably working in… ***
*** The Football Record: Special editions for the 1944 1st Semi-Final (Footscray v Essendon), the 2nd Semi-Final (Richmond v Fitzroy) lacking covers, the Final (Richmond v Essendon) and the Grand Final (Richmond v Fitzroy). There is also a Football Record for… ***
*** 1948 London Olympics: Australian Team blazer. Green wool with gold trim, coat of arms and 'Olympic Games 1948' embroidered to pocket. Ownership label sewn behind left lapel '4416 - Armstrong'. ***
*** 2004 Athens Olympics: Official Torch, magnesium and olive wood, 66 cm tall, inspired by the olive tree's leaf, used in torch relay. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era. The Australian Olympic Committee sent a… ***
*** Jack Brabham: 'See World's Champion Jack Brabham Driving in the Bathurst international Road Races', vintage 1960 racing poster, linen backed for conservation, 55 x 40.5 cm. Brabham won the 1960 Craven a international driving a Cooper T51 Coventry Climax. ***
*** The Beatles in Australia - 1964 30 July 1964 letter 'to all Members of Staff' on Southern cross Hotel, Melbourne letterhead from John C. Carrodus, General Manager: I have been asked by a member of staff for pieces of (bed) sheet that the Beatles slept in… ***
*** Nellie Melba (1861 - 1931) undated hand-written folded Als on 'M' monogrammed lettersheet, written in French and explaining her inability to accept an invitation; signed 'Melba'. ***
*** David Attenborough - Natural Historian & Broadcaster: signed photograph (17 x 12 cm) plus additional signatures on 17 Australian first day covers, about half of which are fauna related, one 1983 Australian Antarctic Territory cover is additionally signed… ***
*** Nelson Mandela (1918 - 2013) strong pen signature on the title page of his autobiography, 'Long Walk to Freedom'; attractively box-framed in combination with a photograph and plaque, overall 41 x 63 cm. Accompanied by a signed note dated May 2001… ***
*** Titanic 'White star Line' antique English porcelain plate, circa 1912, factory mark to base 'Stonier & Co. Ltd. Liverpool', with registration and production number: 117214 and 324028, with associated provenance provided, 19 cm diameter, Provenance:… ***
*** Elizabeth II: Christmas card for 1954 signed by the Queen and Prince Philip. The signatures appear in blue ink, below a black and white photograph of the Royal Family, including Prince Charles and Princess Anne on the balcony of Buckingham Palace. 18 x 20… ***
*** 1954 British Empire Games in Vancouver, gold winner's medal '1954 V.British Empire and Commonwealth Games, Vancouver, Canada', gold-plated sterling silver, 55 mm diameter, engraved on reverse 'Weight Lifting/ mid.heavy-weight/ Keevil Daly'. Ex Canada's… ***
*** 1962 British Commonwealth Games in Perth, bronze winner's medal, with silvered laurel leaf chain, '1962 VII British Empire and Commonwealth Games/ Perth/ Western Australia', not engraved, 58 mm diameter. Very attractive and scarce ***
*** 1932-33 'Body-line' Tour: rare group of Herald Feature service real photo postcards 'England v Australia, 2nd test, Played at Melbourne, 1932-3, (Won by Australia by 111 runs)', with printed captions on reverse, noted 'Bradman's duck', 'Hammond's… ***
*** John Konrads' official Australian uniform T-shirt, with badge on pocket '(kangaroo), Rome 1960, Australia, (Olympic rings) ', Made By Speedo ***
*** Dick Niehuus' South Australia cricket cap, navy blue with embroidered 'Saca' on front, rare type only in use for a short time. Few small moth holes, otherwise good condition. Also Saca tie; Peter Sleep Testimonial tie; Dick Niehuus' pass for 2004… ***
*** George Fullerton's South Africa 1951 test cap, from the tour to England, green wool, embroidered springbok and 'S.A.1951' on front, made by Palmer of Johannesburg, name-tag inside 'G.Fullerton'. A few small holes in front, otherwise good match-used… ***
*** 1928-29 England Team, autograph page with 19 signatures including Percy Chapman (Captain), J.B.Hobbs, Douglas Jardine (Captain of the 1932-33 Bodyline team), Maurice tete and Harold Larwood. Inside 1928 autograph book that includes another page signed by… ***
*** Diploma: 'Diploma, Olympic Games Melbourne 1956', unused, with printed signatures of Avery Brundage, Robert Menzies and W.S.Kent-Hughes, size 58 x 44 cm. ***
*** Warner, P.F. the Fight For the Ashes in 1926 Being a critical record of the Australian tour in England, (Published by Harrap, London, 1926), Thick octavo, with photographic plates: the very rare special issue in navy buckram, top edge gilt, signed by the… ***
*** Geoff Lawson's World Series Cricket One Day International shirt with WSC logo, from the 1980-81 Tri Series, which Australia won. Provenance: The Kevin O'Dowd Collection. ***
*** Mark Waugh's Australian Test jumper (sleeveless) from the 1996-97 Test Series, with embroidered Australian coat-of-arms on front. Signed to the label and attractively framed and glazed, overall 114 x 84 cm. Mark Waugh played for Australia in 128 Test… ***
*** 1980-89 collection of Australian Official Team sheets, all fully signed, comprising 1980 to Pakistan (Greg Chappell, Capt.), 1980 Centenary Tour of England (Greg Chappell, Capt.), 1981 to U.K. and Sri Lanka (Kim Hughes, Capt.), 1982 to New Zealand (Greg… ***
*** Carlton: Champion Footballers Series: William Dick postcard, circa 1915. Unused. Rarity rating: 10. ***
*** Monty Noble, superb signed photograph of Monty Noble in his Australian cap and blazer, size 15 x 20 cm, fine condition. Ex Victor Trumper collection. (Monty Noble played 42 Tests 1897-1909, including 15 as Captain) ***
*** King George V (1865-1936, King: 1910-36), signature 'George Ri' on letter on 'Buckingham Palace' letterhead dated 'Dec.20th 1923', to lady Sandhurst thanking her for sending him stamps for his collection ***
*** Builder's plate: 1950, North British Locomotive Co Ltd, No.26791. Minor pitting, needs a clean, but still good condition. ***
*** 1948 Australian Team, original photograph (16 x 20 cm) showing 8 members of the team boarding a TAA aircraft, with 8 signatures including Don Bradman, Lindsay Hassett and Ron Hamence ***
*** 1878 Australian Tour to England, America & Canada: large and exceptional poster 'Gibbs, Shallard, & Co.S, Cricketers' Almanac, for, the Year 1879', with portraits of the Australian cricketers, results of matches on 1878 tour, and calendar for 1879;… ***
*** 'South Melbourne Football Club' member's season ticket for 1909, with a fixture list and hole punched for each game attended ***
*** 1937 English football Tour to Australia and New Zealand : large tour album and autograph book ex English half back H.S. Robbins, the autograph book includes the England team (21 signatures), ship's officers of RMS 'Tamaroa' and New Zealand football… ***
*** Prince Charles and lady Diana, both signatures on colour photograph, dated '1983', in green frame with Prince of Wales crest at top, overall 13 x 19 cm. In original presentation box. ***