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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:96
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Memorabilia
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*** Australian 1935-36 Test Team Blazer, Clarrie Grimmett's Test blazer worn for the tour of South Africa; green wool with yellow trim, embroidered with the Australian coat of arms in gold and silver wire and coloured thread incorporating the dates '1935-36';… ***
*** Leitz: Thambar 90 mmZ f2.2 lens [#226461] with original soft focus filter and metal rear cap; Toody. ***
*** Graham McKenzie collection - early 1960s Australian test match cricket Jumpers: Graham McKenzie's named long-sleeve and short-sleeve jumpers; some signs or wear, fair/good condition overall. (2) ***
*** St Kilda: 1966 original Weg premiership poster, tear and associated defects at top, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 67 x 85 cm. ***
*** British Airways (1:50 scale) Concorde, circa 1970s, model by Space Models, includes stand and custom made box, 125 cm long, 53 cm wingspan ***
*** Melbourne Tram Destination Roll: circa 1950's, Brunswick Depot, destinations including East Coburg-Moreland, Coburg, City, Victoria Market, Racecourse, Showgrounds, East Brunswick, Toorak, Moonee Ponds; 102 cm wide, 880 cm long. ***
*** 1938 Commonwealth Games in Sydney, Gold Winner's Medal 'British Empire Games/Australia/1938', octagonal, 63 x 63 mm. The 1938 British Empire Games was the 3rd British Empire Games. Held in Sydney, from 5?12 February, they were timed to coincide with… ***
*** 1896 Athens Summer Olympics Gilt Bronze Participation Medal, gifted to prominent officials and elite athletes from this historic Olympiad, the offered medal is by W. Pittner, Austria is extremely scarce. The design is identical to the solid bronze and… ***
*** Peter Carlstein's South Africa 1960 test cap, black wool, embroidered springbok & 'S.A.1960' on front, made by L.F.Palmer of Johannesburg, signed inside 'P.Carlstein'. Very good condition. Carlstein played 8 Tests 1957-64, and was South African cricket… ***
*** Melbourne: 1955 original Weg poster, framed and glazed, overall 60 x 74 cm. Extremely scarce and desirable. Ex Ian Ridley. ***
*** The Beatles, page with signatures of Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr ***
*** Cushion designed for the presentation of 1956 Melbourne Olympics badges, including an official badge with a blue enamel border, numbered '1589' on the reverse team badges including Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Colombia, Ethiopia, Fiji,… ***
*** Dilip Doshi's Indian test Cap, blue wool, wire embroidered Indian logo on front, name tag inside endorsed 'Drd'. Very good condition. (Dilip Doshi played 33 Tests 1979-84, and was Indian Cricketer of the Year for 1969). ***
*** Geoff Boycott's England Home test Cap, navy blue wool, embroidered Crown over three Lions on front. Ex Dennis Lillee. (Geoff Boycott played 108 Tests 1964-82). ***
*** 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. 1937 J.Evans', very attractive and rare, presented on 9ct gold… ***
*** 1913 'Football Records', complete set (Nos.1-24) in bound volume, comprising home & away matches, finals (3) & Grand Final - Fitzroy v St. Kilda. Covers worn, though 'Football Records in G/VG condition. Extremely rare - the second year of the 'Football… ***
*** First English cricket Tour to Australia 1861-62: Cravat pin with bat and ball over cricket stumps, engraved on reverse 'Presented by Hon.G.Coppin Mlc, 1862', in original presentation case. 'The English tour had been sponsored by Melbourne hoteliers Felix… ***
*** Richmond: 9ct rose gold locket (48.5g) engraved on front 'Richmond Fc', and engraved on reverse 'Presented to A.B.banner, for Services Rendered Season 1887'. An early Richmond Football Club piece, as the club was formed in 1885 ***
*** Nathan Buckley's Collingwood guernsey 2000. Away guernsey made by adidas ('X Large') match worn by Buckley during the 2000 season, with Magpie in oval on front, blue Primus logo on front and 'shield' style number / Emirates patch on rear. Also with… ***
*** Richard Hadlee, New Zealand Test Cap, circa 1988, Richard John Hadlee (Canterbury, Nottinghamshire, Tasmania & New Zealand, 1971-90). New Zealand black cloth Test Team cap, by Albion C&D of Australia, with embroidered 'silver fern' emblem of New Zealand… ***
*** Anzac Day Football Match Memorabilia: A display with number '5' jumper, half Collingwood & half Essendon, signed on the number by Nathan Buckley and James Hird. With results of the Anzac Day clashes between1998-2003. Window mounted, framed & glazed,… ***
*** 'Magpie Legends' framed presentation, created for Collingwood's 125th anniversary in 2017. Features small photos of 125 of the club's greatest players, together with original signatures of all 58 living players featured, and replica Premiership, Norm… ***
*** 1898 Carlton membership season ticket, covered in gilt tooled dark navy and cream 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 cm when opened out. The card… ***
*** Geelong: Alfred Earnest Batty (1879: 1970) played 9 games for Geelong in 1902 and then became a V.F.L. Umpire. A group of original letters to Batty,: April 16, 1904 from Charles Brownlow, Secretary Geelong cricket & Football Club, inviting Batty to the… ***
*** Bill Strickland's 18ct gold pocket watch, presented to him by the Collingwood Football Club, with his initials 'Ws' engraved on the front and 'Cf' engraved on reverse, white enamel dial with Roman numerals. 'S. Kozminsky, Melbourne' engraved on the… ***
*** Geelong Football Club: 1951 Premiership mounted team photograph surrounded with 20 signatures including Fred Flanagan (Capt), Bernie Smith (Vice-Capt & 1951 Brownlow medal winner), George Goninon (leading goalkicker for the year), Reg Hickey (coach), Bob… ***
*** Sunil Gavaskar's Indian Team Test Cap, with 'Indian Cricket Team' and star embroidered to front. Attractively framed. (Between 1971 and 1987 Gavaskar played in 125 Test matches, accumulating 10,122 runs at an average of 51.12). Sunil Manohar Gavaskar… ***
*** Don Bradman: 'Sykes - Don Bradman Autograph' full size Cricket Bat, signed on reverse by Don Bradman. Together with a lockable wooden case. One of 50 bats signed by Bradman on his last tour of England in 1948, and distributed by 'Sykes' to the cricketing… ***
*** 1984 Los Angeles, XXIII Summer Olympics: 1984 Olympic Torch, brass-finished aluminium with tan leather handle, bowl portrays Olympic rings, motto and La Memorial Coliseum Stadium, 59 cm tall. Flame lit in Olympia, Greece on May 7 1984, and it arrived in… ***
*** Kevin Parry's 1987 America's cup collection: Kooka burra III, by Robert Hagan (Australian, 1947- ), oil on canvas, signed lower right and dated 87, framed, overall 173 x 142 cm. Scrapbook, gold-embossed on front Scrap book/ K.J.Parry, containing press… ***
*** 1932 Australian Tour to North America, team photograph titled 'Australian Cricketers, Vancouver B.C. June 22-1932', with 12 signatures - Stan McCabe, Don Bradman, Arthur Mailey, Victor Richardson (Captain), Alan Kippax, Hanson Carter, Ed Rofe, William… ***
*** A cricket bat signed by the 1930 Australian and English test Teams: a full-size Walter Briggs 'Walter R. Hammond' model de Luxe cricket bat, signed on the front by the 13 members of the Australian touring party as well as the 11 members of the English… ***
*** Carlton: 1908 Premiership Team photograph, with 'Carlton Football Club, Premiers V.F.L. 1908' and players names hand-painted on mount, excellent condition, framed and glazed, overall 87 x 74 cm. A magnificent piece. (Carlton's 3rd Premiership in a row -… ***
*** 1949-50 Australian Tour to South Africa, Australian team photograph signed on the mount by 15 members of the team, noted Lindsay Hassett, Arthur Morris and ray Lindwall, plus Keith Miller (who was flown out to replace bill Johnston injured in a car… ***
*** Scanlens 'NSWRL Footballers', 1970, complete set. G/Vg. (66) ***
*** South Africa test Cricketers: extensive collection in two albums, with signed pieces (243), photographs (214), pictures (20), letter and cigarette/trade cards (3). Noted Tip Snooke, Thomas Campbell, Sid Peglar, Norman Norton, Rolland Beaumont, Herbie… ***
*** Victor Trumper's set of three 18ct gold shirt studs worn by him during the 1902 tour of England, each stud with the initials 'V.T.' calligraphically engraved, in their original green Morocco box. Purchased at the Ramamurthy Auction, Christies Melbourne,… ***
*** Ian Browne's gold medal for the '1958 VI British Empire and Commonwealth Games, Cardiff, Wales', engraved on the reverse 'Cycling, 10 Mile, Track', with its original presentation case ***
*** Asif Iqbal's Pakistan test Cap, green wool, wire embroidered Pakistan logo & '1979' on front, name tag inside endorsed 'Asif Iqbal'. Very good condition. (Asif Iqbal played in 58 Tests 1964-80, and was Wisden Cricketer of the Year for 1968). ***
*** 1930 Australian Team, large 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… ***
*** 1938 Australian Team: official team photograph, with title 'Australian Cricket Team, 1938' and players names printed on mount, and signed on mount by the entire Australian team, 18 signatures - including Don Bradman, Stan McCabe, Ben Barnett, Arthur… ***
*** 1913 Fitzroy Premiership Medal, solid 15ct gold medal with footballer on front, engraved on reverse, 'V.F.L. Premiers 1913. Fitzroy F.C. Pres By A.Mccracken Esq Pres. to G.Shaw'. Excellent condition. Very attractive and rare. George Yorky Shaw played 117… ***
*** Sri Lanka 1996 World Champs, full size Cricket Bat, with 17 signatures including Arjuna Ranatunga, Hashan Tillekeratna, Muttiah Muralitharan & Chaminda Vaas. Good condition ***
*** 2000 Sydney Olympics: 2000 Paralympics Gold Medal, designed by Stuart Devlin, 70 mm diameter, front featuring Opera House & Sydney Harbour Bridge, reverse featuring Paralympics logo. Presented to Sue-Ellen Lovett, Director of Sydney Paralympic Organising… ***
*** Melbourne Cricket Club: 1894-95 Membership ticket, No.556 for Mr.P.G.Jennings, green leather with gold embossed date to reverse, with original green ribbon still attached. ***
*** Nathan Buckley's Collingwood guernsey 2000. Home guernsey made by Sekem ('To fit chest 115 cm'), with AFL, adidas and Emirates branding. Match worn by Buckley during the 2000 season. Unframed. ***
*** Curtly Ambrose's West Indies Test Team Cap, maroon wool with the West Indies logo embroidered to front. Cap by Bill Edwards of Swansea with Ambrose's name in pen on the label (partly overwritten). Attractively framed. [Ambrose played in 98 Tests for the… ***
*** 1972 Carlton Premiership Medal, with the front design of a footballer by Andor Meszaros (1900-72, who had also designed the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games medals), the reverse shows players names in their positions, surrounded by text 'Victorian Football… ***
*** General Sir W. R. Birdwood (1865 - 1951), World War I period campaign trunk, painted metal, with lift-out tray and compartments, the General's name painted on the top surface, 27.5 cm high, 55 cm high, 37 cm deep.. Provenance: Private collection, Florida,… ***
*** Carlton: 1981 bronze premiership medal by Andor Meszaros (who also designed 1956 Melbourne Olympics medals), with a footballer to the obverse, reverse showing the names of players in their positions, surrounded by 'Victorian Football League : Carlton :… ***
*** 1888 Australian Team to England: original cabinet card photograph of the team, published by the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company, window mounted, superbly framed and glazed to high conservation standards, overall 37 x 22 cm. Very scarce. ***
*** Race books: fabulous collection of 1911-98 Race books (c479), noted 1911 leather-bound VRC Autumn Meeting; Melbourne Cups (27, some duplication) from 1960-87; 1954 Royal Visit Randwick; 1958 Royal Visit Flemington. Inspection will reward. (c479 items) ***
*** 1876-77 England Tour to Australia - The First Tests: 'Souvenir of England's Champions' Visit to Australia 1876-1877', engraving on double card that, when turned, shows 12 heads of English cricketers, 6 on each card. Cricketers: 1. Jupp; 2. Pooley; 3.… ***
*** The Rolling Stones, 'Fender - Squier Bullet Strat' electric guitar signed by Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood, Bill Wyman and Charlie Watts, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 85 x 135 cm ***
*** 'Souvenir of the Tommy Burns - Jack Johnson Boxing Contest, The Stadium, Sydney, For The Championship of the World' [Sydney, 1908]; plus 4-page flyer 'Royal Court Theatre, Sloane Square, Sw. Exclusive Engagement of the World-famous and Remarkable… ***
*** Collingwood: Member's Badge from 1955 (1st year). Rare prototype ex K.G.Luke's engraver & die-sinker. Superb condition. ***
*** The First J. J. Liston Trophy: Silver-plated Cup, engraved on front 'Victorian Football Association, J.J. Liston Cup, Best and Fairest, Won By, E. Beard, 1945', on bakelite base, an impressive 53 cm tall;, together with another trophy awarded to E. Beard,… ***
*** 'The Invincibles, the Legend of Bradman's 1948 Australians' by Peter Allen (Sydney, 1998) - Deluxe edition - 'Player's Copy No.11 of 11, Presented to Ron Hamence', signed by the author and the 11 surviving members of the 1948 Australian team - Don Bradman… ***
*** Essendon: 1893 Member's Season Ticket, black leather cover with red stripe & gilt 'Essendon' on front, and Footballer & 'Season 1893' on reverse, with 10 tickets inside. Good condition. Extremely rare. Essendon was undefeated in the 1893 season, winning… ***
*** Melbourne Cricket Club, undated membership badge with Melbourne Coat-of-Arms at centre, made by Bowman Limited, London, No.1193. The first badge for 1901-02 ***
*** The Beatles, autograph page with pencil signatures of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr ***
*** Jack Potter's Australian 'Baggy Green' test cap, from the 1964 Ashes tour, green wool, with embroidered coat-of-arms and '1964' on front, Farmer's Sydney label endorsed 'J.Potter'. (Jack Potter played 104 first Class matches 1956-68. He substituted as… ***
*** 1938 Australian Team, official team photograph, with title '1938 Australian cricket Team in great Britain' and players names printed on mount, signed to mount by the entire team, 18 signatures - Don Bradman (Captain), Stan McCabe, Ben Barnett, Arthur… ***
*** 'The blues Living Legends Team' New South WalesCricket cap, blue wool, embroidered 'NSWca' logo on front, in perspex display case, superb condition; plus 'The blues Living Legends' team sheet with 12 signatures - Don Bradman, Keith Miller, Arthur Morris,… ***
*** St. Kilda: 1966 original Weg poster, generally fine condition. Extremely rare and sought after. ***
*** 1948 Australian Team, official team sheet with 18 signatures including Don Bradman, Sidney Barnes (rare - not the usual handstamp), Lindsay Hassett, Don Tallon and bill Johnston. Heavy folds and laid down to card, otherwise good condition ***
*** Keith Miller's 1940 St. Kilda Football Club trophy, with two handles, on Bakelite base, engraved 'St. Kilda football Clib, Pres. By S.P.King, to K.Miller, Equal Best 1st year player, 1940', overall 33 cm tall. Ex Keith Miller collection. (Keith Miller was… ***
*** Ted A'Beckett's Australian test blazer, from 1930 Ashes Tour, green wool with yellow silk trim, Australian coat-of-arms & '1930' on pocket in gold and silver wire and coloured silk. (Ted A'Beckett played 4 Tests 1928-32. Australian test player No. 128).… ***
*** Greg Chappell's Queensland Cricket Cap, maroon, embroidered 'Qca' logo on front, with initials 'Gc' inside and signed 'Greg Chappell'. (Greg Chappell played in 87 Tests 1970-84, including 48 as Australian Captain; he represented South Australia 1966-73 &… ***
*** Essendon: 1965 original Weg poster, size 51 x 67 cm, folded, otherwise good condition ***
*** Ian Browne's 1962 British Commonwealth games in Perth, bronze Winner's medal, with chain, '1962 VII British Empire and Commonwealth Games/ Perth/ Western Australia', engraved on reverse 'Cycling/ 1000 Metres/ Sprint/ I.S.Browne/ Australia', 58 mm diameter… ***
*** 1996 Atlanta, x XVI Summer Olympics: 1996 Olympic Torch, aluminium and pecan wood, cylindrical shape, 80 cm tall. (designed by Peter Mastroganis, the 22 silver reeds on the upper half represent the 22 cities which hosted the Summer games since 1896; the… ***
*** 1921 Australian Tour of England: photograph of R.M.S.'Osterley', with decorated title by legendary scorer W. Ferguson, and signed to the mount by Australian and English teams, managers and ship's Captain, with 34 signatures including Warwick Armstrong,… ***
*** 1948 Australian 'Invincibles' Tour to England, Bradman's Final test match, the 5th test at the oval, full size 'B. Warsop' cricket bat, signed on front by both teams, 28 signatures including Don Bradman, Lindsay Hassett, Sidney Barnes, Keith Miller,… ***
*** Charles Dickens (1812-1870, most popular English writer of the Victorian era), nice autograph letter from Dickens to 'Mr Gibson' of Dover dated Seventh September 1852, window mounted together with a note dated January 7th 1914 stating the letter's… ***
*** 1922 New South Wales Rugby League Jersey, sky blue wool with embroidered Kangaroo, 'N.S.W' & '1922' on left breast, and mark on reverse where number has been removed. Some darning repairs, though good condition for a jersey from this period ***
*** 1901-2015 library of Wisden's: complete run comprising 110 editions including the 1916-17 & 1917-18 dual year issues, 1901-1970 editions are all rebound and all are missing their original covers, 1971 without dustjacket, 1972-2015 editions complete with… ***
*** Graham McKenzie collection - 1963-64 Australia V South Africa test series: Graham McKenzie's Australian blazer in green wool with embroidered coat of arms & '1963-64' on pocket, named inside 'G McKENZIE, 11/63' on Farmer's (Sydney) maker's label. In very… ***
*** Queensland guernsey worn by Nathan Buckley when he played for Queensland in the 1993 State of Origin series. Framed & glazed. This was the first tournament to combine Territory with State teams, and Queensland was combined with the Northern Territory.… ***
*** Collingwood training guernsey worn by Nathan Buckley in the 1990s. Framed & glazed. White with black magpie logo in middle with Spicers and AFL logos. ***
*** Nathan Buckley's Collingwood guernsey 2000. Home guernsey made by Adidas ('XX Large'), with AFL Emirates and adidas branding in addition to a combined label sewn on at lower left. Match worn by Buckley during the season. Unframed. ***
*** Nathan Buckley's 2001 guernsey. Home guernsey made by adidas, with their label and AFL and Emirates branding; match worn by Buckley during the 2001 season. Unframed. ***
*** Nathan Buckley's 2003 Heritage Round guernsey. This was the AFL's first official Heritage Round, played in Round 19, 2003. Collingwood played Brisbane, and wore a guernsey based on the one it wore during the late 1920s through to the early 1950s. Together… ***
*** Nathan Buckley's 2004 Heritage Round guernsey. This jumper was similar in style to the one used in the 2003 Heritage Round, and was worn by Buckley in the game against Richmond on 31 July 2004. ***
*** North Melbourne football club: 1888 member's ticket in blue leather with cream leather 'Diamond' on front and reverse embossed in gold '1891', with borders in gilt. The interior page lists 'First Twenty' & 'Second Twenty' engagements, the inside back… ***
*** Collingwood: 1958 Weg Premiership poster, fair condition with minor repairs evident on reverse. Rarely seen in any condition. ***
*** Bernadette (Bern) Emmerichs (1961 - ), Australia Versus England 1868 Kennington oval May-October, hand-painted and glazed ceramic plaque, signed and upper right 'Bern Emmerichs, 2020'. The plaque depicts the famed Aboriginal team that toured England in… ***
*** An Official Sample Book of Melbourne Omnibus & Tramways Tickets 1869 - 1915, A leather-bound hardcover book, 26.5 x 20.5 cm, red panel with gilt title 'Sample Tickets' to spine, containing an astonishing range of tickets affixed to the pages and… ***
*** Melbourne Trams rare and early destination roll made from a solid hexagonal block of timber, 'Sandringham, Melbourne, Royal Avenue, Black Rock, Depot', circa 1900, 94 cm wide ***
*** 1922-23 M.C.C. Tour to Ceylon, Australia & New Zealand: Tich Freeman's photograph album from the tour, with 164 photographs, all neatly captioned, including cricket scenes, fellow cricketers, cricket grounds, hotels, views of the areas they visited -… ***
*** Melbourne: 1957 original Weg poster, framed and glazed, overall 60 x 74 cm. Extremely scarce and desirable. Ex Ian Ridley. ***
*** 1938 Australian Team: official team photograph, with title 'Australian cricket Team, 1938' and players names printed on mount, endorsed on photograph 'To Alfred, from Chas Walker 1938', and signed on mount by the entire Australian team, 19 signatures… ***
*** 1948 Don Bradman Testimonial match, played at the MCG, 3-7 December, 1948: full size 'Hartley - Ken Meuleman' cricket bat, signed on reverse by both teams, Bradman's XI v Hassett's XI, 23 signatures including Don Bradman, Lindsay Hassett, Ray Lindwall,… ***
*** Horse Racing in Tasmania: A Riding Crop, topped with horse's head, engraved 'Tasmanian Turf Club 1879', and with a 9ct gold collar engraved 'Ladies Cup, Won By Swiveller, Wm Martin, 13st 12lbs'. Swiveller had also won the Hobart Cup in 1878 and the… ***
*** The 1930s Cricket Bat: 'Warranted 2' Cricket Bat (61 cm long), split into three leaves, with c122 signatures including 7 teams - 1930 Australia, 1930 West Indies, 1931 South Africa, 1932 England (the famous body-line team), 1935-36 England, 1936-37… ***
*** Shane Warne's Australian One-Day Cap, yellow and green with embroidered Australian coat-of-arms on front, and embroidered player No. '110' on side, signed on front by Shane Warne. Match-worn with sweat stains. (Shane Warne played 145 Tests and 194 ODIs… ***