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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
Lots with images:95
Prices available:96
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Memorabilia
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*** Allan Border, match used 'Duncan Fearnley - The Magnum' cricket bat, signed on front and endorsed 'Australia v India, Tied Test Madras 1986. This is to certify that this bat was used during my innings of 106 during the Tied Test in Madras 1986. Allan… ***
*** 1948 London, XIV Summer Olympics: 1948 Olympic Torch, metal, 41 cm tall, legend at top 'XIVth Olympiad 1948: Olympia to London/ with Thanks to the Bearer'; plus 1948 Participation medal, in bronze, designed by Bertram Mackennal & John Pinches, minted by… ***
*** 1937 Geelong Premiership medal, solid gold and blue enamel medal with monogram 'VFL' in centre, surrounded by text 'Victorian Football League/ Premiers', engraved on reverse, 'Geelong F.C. N.L.Glenister/1937'. Excellent condition. Very attractive and rare… ***
*** The Changi Prison Australian Rules Association Premiership Trophy Plaque, 1942 the hand-lettered and illustrated cardboard trophy laid down on metal backing and with a later plastic protector, inscribed in pencil 'Richmond Football Club, Premiers, 1942,… ***
*** St. Kilda Football Club: A silver pocket watch (by W.H. Elliott of Boort) presented in a custom-made leather case with silk and felt lining onto which an ornate gold plaque has been affixed and engraved: 'St. Kilda Football Club. Presented to Alfred Smith… ***
*** Clive Churchill's 1948-49 Kangaroos Number 1 Australian Team Jersey The jumper is from the collection of Albert E. Johnson, who played left wing for Warrington (1939-51), England, and Great Britain. ***
*** Minute book from 14th June 1935, the first meeting of the board of Directors: Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, Captain P.G. Taylor, B.T. Sheil and J.W. Stannage, up to the final entry on 29th May1936 Trans-Tasman air service Development Company limited: the… ***
*** Aviation Ephemera, huge collection,-80s, from a member of the Aviation historical Society of Australia, with brochures, timetables, ephemera, luggage labels, tickets, stickers/decals, menus, postcards (c80), badges; air pageant and dir show programmes;… ***
*** Melbourne Cricket Club, undated membership badge with Melbourne Coat of Arms at centre, made by Bowman Limited, London, No. 1212. The first badge issued by the club. ***
*** 'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 1918', original hardback. Ex Hugh Trumble collection ***
*** St. Kilda: 1889 Member's Season Ticket, black leather cover with gilt 'St. K.F.C./Member's Ticket/1889', with fixture list (but no tickets or stubs intact). Extremely rare, the earliest St. Kilda member's season ticket we have offered ***
*** 1892 Tennis trophy, silver plated circular plaque, showing Bellerophon riding Pegasus, engraved '1892, Strathfield Lawn Tennis Tournament, Challenge shield, Presented by Elkington & Co. Ltd'. Won by Dudley Webb, New South Walessingles champion 1888, 1890,… ***
*** South Australian Cricketers' Guide. Season 1876-77' Compiled by W.D. Wiltridge. Published by E.S.Wigg & Sons, Booksellers. Original yellow linen over boards, 60pp. First edition of a very rare Australian annual. ***
*** Don Bradman's Right Hand Batting Glove: Attractively mounted, framed and glazed together with an original photograph signed and dedicated by Bradman and accompanied by correspondence (December 1975 and January 1976) between Bradman and Cooke in which… ***
*** 1964 Tokyo Olympics Official torch, used in the torch relay. Manufactured by Nippon Light Metal Co., the bowl is engraved 'XVII Olympiad Tokyo 1964' with a set of Olympic rings, and the lower portion of the cylinder bears the Tokyo Games logo and reads… ***
*** The Beatles, page with signatures of Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison & Ringo Starr. Page endorsed at base 'Fab 4 - Beatles 8-16-64'. from Scientific Document Services ***
*** The Beatles, pink autograph page with signatures of Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison & Ringo Starr. Page endorsed at base '7-18-65 the Fab Four Beatles'. from Scientific Document Services ***
*** Melbourne Cricket Club, undated membership badge with Melbourne Coat-of-Arms at centre, made by Bowman Limited, London, No.1467. The first badge for 1901-02 ***
*** Collingwood: Silver-plated tray (64 x 38 cm), engraved at centre 'Presented to W.Proudfoot Esq, By the Collingwood Football Club, on His Retirement From the Game, & in Recognition of His Valuable Services Rendered Both As Player & Captain to the Club.… ***
*** Bruce French's 1988 Bicentennial test cap, white wool, embroidered Australian Bicentennial logo and 'Bicentennial test/ Sydney 1988' on front, Albion C&D label signed 'Bruce French', plus small signed note. Extremely rare, identical caps were awarded to… ***
*** 1909 Unknown Publisher 'South Australian Footballers', the almost complete Port Adelaide set (7/56). Cat.Numbers 18-24. G/VG condition. Exceptional condition for these. Extremely rare ***
*** W.G.Grace, fine signature dated '1895' on original photograph, showing him full-length batting, by E.Hawkins of Brighton, with title 'Mr.W.G.Grace. Photographed with the Bat with Which He Made Over 1,000 Runs in May 1895. Mr.Grace Also Used This Bat When… ***
*** Lindsay Hassett's Australian test blazer, from 1948 Invincibles Tour, green wool, embroidered Australian coat-of-arms & '1948' on pocket, Farmers label with name 'A.L. Hassett'. Minor moth holes, otherwise very good condition. (Hassett played 43 Tests… ***
*** Victor Trumper, signature on lower right margin of superb half-tone offset lithographic photograph of Victor Trumper in full flight, also signed by the photographer George W.Beldam, published by the swan electric engraving Company, London, 1st August,… ***
*** John Wright's New Zealand test Cap, black wool, with embroidered silver Fern on front. Very good condition. (John Wright played 82 Tests 1977-93). Ex Graeme wood, with signed letter stating he exchanged caps with Wright during the 1980-81 series in… ***
*** Footscray: c1954 Weg poster showing Bulldog, signed by Weg in image lower right, size 50 x 41 cm. a previously unrecorded image. Folded, otherwise G/VG condition ***
*** 1920 Footscray Premiership medal, solid 9ct gold medal with 'VFA' in centre, with text 'Premiers 1920/ Footscray', engraved on reverse, 'F.Fitzgibbon'. Excellent condition. Very attractive and rare. Also a sterling silver fob medal with monogrram 'Eh'. (2… ***
*** 1905 Australian Team, autograph page with 15 signatures - Joe Darling (Captain), Frank Laver, Algy Gehrs, Philip Newland, J.J.Kelly, Charlie McLeod, Albert Cotter, bill Howell, Warwick Armstrong, Victor Trumper, Syd Gregory, Monty Noble, Clem Hill, Bert… ***
*** The Beatles in Australia 1964: group with Hotel Southern cross card signed on reverse by John Lennon & Jimmie Nicol (drummer who replaced Ringo Starr for start of Australian tour) ; tickets (4) to 'Meet the Beatles' press conference; Schedule (2 pages) re… ***
*** William Edwards, cricket trophy cup, superb repousse decoration with a cricketer and tent pavilions in Australian landscape. With remains of gilt wash interior, Melbourne, 19th century, stamped 'W. E.' with emu and kangaroo, 18 cm high. Provenance: The… ***
*** North Melbourne 'Kangaroos' Pre-History, Hotham Football Club 1883 Member's ticket in blue leather with a cream leather strap and gilt borders, with 'H.F.C. 18831 embossed in gold. The inside, printed in blue provides a double page printed list of… ***
*** An Archie Jackson Match-Used Bat: A full-sized Stuart Surridge 'Archie Jackson' branded bat, actually signed on the reverse by Jackson with 'Austn XI' beneath his signature. An Australian XI played The Rest in February 1926, the team including Jackson,… ***
*** A framed display comprising five Select Signature Set cards, 2003. Featuring cards of the three Brownlow Medallists (Nathan Buckley, Adam Goodes, Mark Ricciuto), Matthew Lloyd (leading goalkicker) and Michael Voss (Premiership captain). With all cards… ***
*** St Kilda: 1966 original Weg premiership poster, light folds, 51 x 67 cm. Superior condition to the examples usually offered. A defective and stained example of this poster sold for $2,600+ (including. Comms) in our November 2020 sporting memorabilia sale. ***
*** Victoria Racing Club, Spring Meeting, 1881, Cup Day Official Programme. Complete and without annotations. The 1881 Melbourne cup was won by Zulu, a 50/1 outsider in the field of 33 runners. ***
*** 1930 Australian Team, official team photograph, taken by Bolland titled ‘The 1930 (17th) Australian test Team', signed to mount by the entire team, 17 signatures - W.L.Kelly (manager), Archie Jackson (scarce - he died of Tb in 1933), Tim wall, Ted… ***
*** Brian Lara's West Indies test cap, maroon wool, embroidered West Indies badge on front, signed inside by Brian Lara. (Brian Lara played 131 Tests 1990-2007, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time. He holds the record for the… ***
*** Ian Callen's Australian 'Baggy Green' test cap, from tour of Pakistan in 1982/83. Very good match-used condition, with CofA. (While Callen toured Pakistan with the Australian team, he was not used in any of the three test matches, which Pakistan won in a… ***
*** Australian 'Baggy Green' Test Cap, green wool, embroidered Australian Coat-of-Arms on front, made by Albion, player unknown. Fine condition. Ex Errol Alcott collection ***
*** 'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 1872', original paper wrappers. Fair/good condition (some silverfish damage to lower part of front cover and first two pages) ***
*** 'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 1878', original paper wrappers, signed on front cover by H.M.Curteis. Fair/good condition. (Herbert Curteis played 57 first-Class matches 1841-60, teams include Sussex, Oxford University, all England eleven and Marylebone… ***
*** Presentation Cricket Ball (1927) & The First Time Bradman Faced Grimmett, leather, cork and twin, mounted with a shield-shaped silver plaque, engraved 'S.A. v N.S.W. - Dec.1927 - Presented to C.V. Grimmett by S.A. XI in recognition of his brilliant… ***
*** Clarence Victor 'Clarrie' Grimmett's South Australian Cricket Cap, 1924, with the Saca emblem embroidered to front. Fine condition and attractively framed. Although born in New Zealand, Grimmett played most of his cricket in Australia. He is thought by… ***
*** The Lou Richards medal, presented to Nathan Buckley for being judged # 'Player of the Year' in 2003. The Lou Richards Medal is presented by Channel Nine's Sunday Footy Show to the player voted by its panellists as the most valuable of the season. Framed &… ***
*** Nathan Buckley's Allies guernsey worn while playing for the Allies in 1996 and 1997. Framed & glazed.Buckley was captain of the team in 1997. ***
*** Graeme Pollock's South Africa 1964-65 test cap, green wool, embroidered springbok and 'S.A. 1964-65' on front, made by Foster of London, signed twice by Graeme Pollock (inside and under brim). (in the 1964-65 Tour of England Graeme Pollock scored 459 runs… ***
*** St. Kilda: 1890 Member's Season Ticket, black leather cover with gilt 'St. Kilda Football Club/1890', with fixture list and ticket stub for each game - 3 tickets intact and 1 loose. Good condition and extremely rare ***
*** Melbourne: 1959 original Weg poster. Few minor faults though fabulous appearance. Extremely scarce and desirable ***
*** Simon Jones' England Home test Cap, navy blue wool, embroidered Crown over three Lions on front, and embroidered test Number '610' on reverse. (Simon Jones played 18 Tests 2002-05, he was Wisden Cricketer of the Year 2006). ***
*** 1968 Carlton Premiership Medal, front design of a footballer by Andor Meszaros (1900-72, who had also designed the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games medals), reverse shows players names in their positions, surrounded by text 'Victorian Football League/ Carlton… ***
*** 1909 Australian Team, official team photograph 'Australian Cricket Team, 1909' by Bolland, signed to mount & photograph by the entire team, 16 signatures - Vernon Ransford, Warren Bardsley, Hanson Carter, Bill Whitty, Peter McAlister, Albert Cotter, Roger… ***
*** 1909 Cohn's Beer 'Bendigo District Colours - Sebastion'. G/VG condition. Extremely rare ***
*** 1909 Cohn's Beer 'Bendigo District Colours - South Bendigo'. G/VG condition. Extremely rare ***
*** Bill Woodfull, match used 'Wm Sykes - Roy Kilner' Cricket Bat, signed 'W.M. Woodfull' in the ownership position. Poor/Fair condition (missing twine & rubber from handle, and blade showing signs of very heavy USAge). From the 1926 Ashes Series, Woodfull's… ***
*** 'The Footballer, (Second Year of Publication), An Annual Record of Football in Victoria and the Australian Colonies, Edited By Thomas P.Power', published by Henriques & Co. (Melbourne, 1876). Good condition, leather covers with gilt image of footballer on… ***
*** Graham McKenzie collection - 1967 Rothman's World Cup: gold medal presented to Graham McKenzie as a member of the victorious rest of the world team who defeated both England and Pakistan in the Tri-Nation 50-over series; 80gr of 18ct gold, with… ***
*** 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… ***
*** The Victorian Football League Visitors Book 1956 - 1973 : Including The Visit of The Royal Family, April 1970. The large, leather-bound visitors book in which significant visitors to Harrison House (former headquarters of the VFL), the M.C.G. and V.F.L.… ***
*** Mmtb W-2 Type Tram Destination Box: circa 1950's, In working order fitted with Adelaide destination roll, with electrical lighting installed for illumination; 32 cm high, 101 cm wide. ***
*** 1936 Berlin, XI Summer Olympics: 1936 Olympic Torch (first Olympic Torch), made from steel by Krupp, designed by Carl Diem, comprising shaft with handguard, 27 cm tall. Legend around top ' Als Dank Dem Trager / Organisations- Komitee Fur Die XI. Olympiade… ***
*** Neil Harvey's Australian 'Baggy Green' test cap, from the 1954-55 Ashes series, green wool, embroidered coat-of-arms & '1954-55' on front, Farmers/Sydney label inside endorsed 'N.Harvey'. Poor condition with several moth holes, the cap shows evidence of… ***
*** 1953 British Everest Expedition: group including page signed by Edmund Hillary, Tenzing Norgay & expedition leader John Hunt; photographs (5) of the expedition members in Patna, shortly after the conquest of Everest, including one signed by Tenzing Norgay… ***
*** Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961, American author and journalist), nice autograph letter on a Unicef greetings card, from Hemingway to Rupert, sending Christmas greetings from Idaho, c1956. Hemingway's note, signed 'Ernesto', written below a note from Mary… ***
*** 1934 England v Australia, full size 'Sykes - Don Bradman' cricket bat, signed on reverse by Don Bradman in ownership position, and below by English and Australian teams, with 29 signatures including Bob Wyatt, Herbert Sutcliffe, Walter Hammond, Leslie… ***
*** Melbourne: 1956 original Weg poster, framed and glazed, overall 60 x 74 cm. Extremely scarce and desirable. Ex Ian Ridley. ***
*** Australian 'Baggy Green' test cap, green wool, embroidered coat-of-arms on front, made by 'Albion', player unknown,-90. ***
*** New Zealand test Cricketers: extensive collection in two albums, with signed pieces (154), photographs (112), pictures (23) and trade cards (2). Noted Tom Lowry, Curly page, Walter Hadlee (2), Merv Wallace (6), Bert Sutcliffe (14), Harry Cave, Geoff… ***
*** 1908 London, IV Summer Olympics: the Alan Noble collection: 1908 London Olympics - Diploma, 36 x 26 cm, inscribed 'A.M.Noble, Member of the English Team, Winner of first prize for Hockey, at the Olympic Games London, 1908', and signed by Lord Desbrough,… ***
*** Melbourne Cricket Club, membership fobs for 1901-02 (undated), 1904-05, 1906-07 and 1909-10. The first, numbered 1016, made by Bowman limited, London; the others all made by Stokes & Sons, Melbourne. (4). ***
*** Melbourne Cricket Club, undated membership badge with Melbourne Coat of Arms at centre, made by Bowman Limited, London, No. 524. The first badge issued by the club. ***
*** Dennis Lillee's Australian test jumper, sleeveless, with embroidered Australian coat-of-arms badge on front, with initials 'DKLmaker's label'. Purchased at Dennis Lillee's Testimonial dinner in Brisbane in 1981, accompanied by the Menu/Programme thanking… ***
*** Hawthorn: 1961 original Weg poster, reduced at top ('Saturday Herald' excised); internal closed tear, Fair/Good condition; framed & glazed, overall 64 x 52 cm. ***
*** Victor Trumper, signature on lower right margin of superb half-tone offset lithographic print of Victor Trumper in full fl ight, by the photographer George W.Beldam, published by the swan electric engraving Company, London, 1st August, 1905; image size 38… ***
*** Eric Freeman's Australian 'Baggy Green' Test Cap, from the 1967 Australian tour to New Zealand, green wool, embroidered Australian Coat-of-Arms & 'N.Z. Tour 1967' on front, signed inside by Eric Freeman. Very good match-used condition. (Eric Freeman… ***
*** 1913-14 Australian Tour to New Zealand, rare original team photograph, window mounted with 18 signatures-Les Cody, Frank Laver, W.McCall, Charles Dolling, Arthur Mailey, William Macgregor, W.Ferguson (scorer), Victor Trumper, Colin McKenzie, Mrs.Noble,… ***
*** 1938 3rd British Empire Games in Sydney, silver winner's medal 'British Empire Games/Australia/1938', octagonal, 63 x 63 mm. Very attractive and scarce ***
*** 1985 World Championship of Cricket, full size Cricket Bat signed by all 7 teams - Australia, England, West Indies, New Zealand, India, Pakistan & Sri Lanka - with 98 signatures including David Gower, Allan Border, Clive Lloyd, Richard Hadlee & Sunil… ***
*** London and the Swinging 60s A wonderful collection of original autographs and books about the leading personalities in the music, fashion and cultural revolution that was London in the 1960s. The Swinging Sixties was a youth-driven phenomenon that took… *** N/A
*** Harold Larwood's cricket boots from the 1932-33 'Body-line' Tour: a pair of white leather boots, hard leather soles with short metal spikes, the toe of the left boot is worn with stitches fraying, these boots were worn in the first test at Sydney, where… ***
*** Sir Hayden Erskine Starke (1871 - 1958) and his son, Sir John Erskine Starke (1913 - 1994): An archive. Comprising of five letters to Hayden Erskine Starke (1892-1939) who became a Justice of the High Court of Australia (1920-50), 2 portrait photographs… ***
*** Poster: 1980 Fangio Una Vita A 300 All'Ora - Fangio: A life at 300KPH, 192 x 138 cm, artwork by A.Ginello, published by Rotopress. Banned in many places because of graphic footage of the worst shunts in motor-racing's history, including Le Mans 1955.… ***
*** 1930 Australian Team, official team photograph, taken by Bolland titled 'The 1930 (17th) Australian test Team', signed to mount by the entire team, 18 signatures - W.L.Kelly (manager), Archie Jackson (scarce - he died of Tb in 1933), Tim wall, Ted… ***
*** 1930 Australian Tour to England: Welcome to the Australians 1930 - British Sportsman's club menu for the luncheon given to welcome the 1930 Australian touring team to England, the Savoy Hotel, London, April 24th 1930, signed to the double centre page by… ***
*** Collingwood: 1958 original Weg poster, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 67 x 82 cm. Extremely scarce and desirable. ***
*** First British Rugby Tour Abroad, 1888: Rare ticket, the ealiest known rugby ticket, 'Association Cricket Ground, Saturday 4th August 1888. Return, International Football Match, England v N.S.Wales. The Members of the English and N.S.Wales Teams request… ***
*** Keith Miller's 1940 Patriotic match trophy, with two handles and lid, on Bakelite base, enamel badge on front 'Victorian.football League Patriotic match', with engraved 'Patriotic match, Melbourne, M.C.G, 1940, Won by K.Miller, St. Kilda F.C.', overall 34… ***
*** Australia test Cricketers: nice autographs collection in two albums, with signed pieces (282), pictures (36), photographs (233), cigarette/trade/post cards (11). Noted Don Bradman (3), Bert Oldfield, bill Ponsford, Victor Richardson, Clarrie Grimmett, Ted… ***
*** 1907 VFL Premiers Cap, blue with white piping and wire embroidered 'VFL, Premiers, 1907', some wear to brim, won by Carlton's Archie Snell (92 games 1902-07), together with a 1959 newspaper article showing a young Carlton fan wearing this cap during the… ***
*** Australia v England - Fourth Test at Brisbane, February 1933 - The 'Bodyline' Crisis, A fill-sized Sykes 'Don Bradman World Record' bat signed on the reverse by 17 members of the English Touring squad and the 12 Australians in Brisbane for the match. With… ***
*** 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). ***
*** 1909 Cohn's Beer 'Bendigo District Colours - Raywood'. G/VG condition. Extremely rare ***
*** Bill Woodfull's Blazer Pocket, from the 1932-33 Bodyline Series, green wool, yellow silk trim, wire-embroidered Coat-of-Arms & '1932-3', made into a small cushion with other parts of the blazer. Good condition. All that survives of the Australian… ***
*** Australian 'Baggy Green' Test Cap, green wool, embroidered Australian Coat-of-Arms on front, made by Albion, player unknown. Fine condition. Ex Bob Hooper, assistant manager of Australian Cricket Team ***
*** 1919 Footscray Premiership medal, solid 9ct gold medal with 'VFA' in centre, surrounded by text '1919/ Premiers/ Footscray', engraved on reverse, 'F.Fitzgibbon'. Excellent condition. Beautiful medal, Maltese cross shaped, with footballs at sides and base.… ***
*** Essendon - 1894 VFA Premiers cap, blue with wire embroidered 'VFA, Premiers, 1894' on front, and shield embroidered in Essendon colours on brim. Good condition (minor wear to brim). Ex Herbert Nixon. (Essendon won its fourth consecutive Premiership in… ***
*** Collingwood: Wonderful collection of membership badges, complete from 1956 (2nd year)-2010; plus 7 spares in alternate colours for 1986 & 1994-99. Rare, only one needed to get the complete set! (62 items) ***