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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
Prices available:96
Category:
Memorabilia
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*** Alex Jesaulenko's Victorian Jumper, navy blue wool, with white 'V' & number '1' (captain) on reverse. VG condition. ***
*** 1926 Australian Team, official team photograph, by T.Bolland, titled '16th Australian XI, 1926', with 14 signatures on photograph - Jack Ellis, 'Stork' Hendry, Jack Gregory, Jack Ryder, Arthur Richardson, Sam Everett, Sydney Smith (manager), Arthur Mailey… ***
*** 2000 Sydney Olympics: 2000 Olympic Torch, aluminium and stainless steel, curved, 78 cm tall, used in torch relay, with perspex stand. ***
*** North Melbourne, 1974 losing Weg poster, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 66 x 82 cm. Good condition. Very scarce, as Richmond won the Grand Final ***
*** Carl Ditterich's St. Kilda No. 10 jumper, with tears underneath left arm. Provenance: Given to Gary Colling (St. Kilda's 1978 Captain). (Carl Ditterich, played 203 games for St. Kilda 1963-72 and 1976-78, and 82 games for Melbourne 1973-75 and 1979-80. He… ***
*** 'The Football Souvenir 1891' (Melbourne, 1891). Poor/Fair condition (front cover detached, and some pages loose). This beautiful little publication was produced at the end of the 1891 season, in which Essendon emerged as Premiers. It contains summaries of… ***
*** Winston Churchill: mounted display with photograph (9.5 x 11 cm) of Churchill sat at desk, with 'Winston S. Churchill' signature on inset piece beneath dated 'May 1939', framed & glazed, overall 21 x 35 cm. ***
*** NSW locomotive builders plate, 'N.S.W.G.R., Designed and Built, Eveleigh Works, 1926', brass plate, 35 x 20 cm. From an early NSWGR C36 4-6-0 locomotive ***
*** 1996 Select 'Hall of Fame' Platinum Special 'Triple Brownlow Medallists' signed by Dick Reynolds, Ian Stewart & Bobby Skilton, No.062/100. Together with modern photo of the three together. G/VG ***
*** 1926 Australian Tour of England: 'Stuart Surridge' full size cricket bat, endorsed '1926 Australian Team', with 17 signatures - Herbert Collins (Captain), Stork Hendry, Charles Macartney, Arthur Mailey, Warren Bardsley, Sam Everett, Johnny Taylor, Tommy… ***
*** 1934 Australian Team, team photograph, signed below photograph by almost entire team, 18 signatures - Bill Ferguson (scorer), Clarrie Grimmett, Bill brown, Hans Ebeling, Harold Bushby (manager), Bill O'Reilly, Tim wall, W.C.bull (treasurer), Ern Bromley,… ***
*** 'The Derby Day at Flemington, 1886', rare photogravure by Carl Kahler (Melbourne, Pfaff Pinschof & Co, 1890), window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 119 x 91 cm. A celebrated racetrack image after the original oil painting held by the Victorian Racing… ***
*** 1910-13 British Antarctic Expedition: 'The Undying Fire' by H.G.Wells [London, 1919] signed by the author and endorsed 'To Cherry-Garrard, With warmest thanks for his penguins, from H.G.Wells'. Together with two other H.G.Wells books - 'The First Men in… ***
*** 2000 Olympic Torch, aluminium and stainless steel, curved, 78 cm tall, used by 1956 gold medallist Ian Browne in torch relay. ***
*** Greta Garbo, (1905-90, Swedish-born actress during Hollywood's silent film period and part of its Golden Age), superb signature on sepia photograph, 20 x 25 cm. ex F. Lawrence Johnson collection, signed November 28th 1928 at the Roosevelt Hotel, Los… ***
*** Clarrie Grimmett's Australian Commonwealth Passport issued in 1926, renewed in 1930 and again in 1934 for each of Grimmett's Australian Test Tours to England; with 13 pages of visas for various European ports-of-call, as well as Colombo, North America and… ***
*** Graham McKenzie collection - 1963-64 Australia V South Africa test series: South Africa V Prime Minister's XI official photograph showing both competing teams, standing outside the Bradman pavilion, at Manuka oval, Canberra, on Monday 3rd February, 1964.… ***
*** Nathan Buckley's Collingwood guernsey circa 2000. With plaque attached reading: # 'Collingwood Football Club Played since 1994. Captain since 1999. Copeland Trophy Winner 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000.' A framed presentation created at the conclusion of… ***
*** Louis Le Jeune 'Alvis' car mascot, chromed cast metal on later ebonized timber base, circa 1930s, signed 'A.E.L.', 16.5 cm high overall ***
*** Marilyn Monroe signature on piece together with black and white publicity photograph, Coa included, framed and mounted, 46 cm x 31 cm overall ***
*** John Monash's first prize for Mathematics at Scotch College, 1880: Adam Smith, 'An Inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of Nations', [London : Ward, lock, & Co., 782pp; green leather binding with gilt; Scotch College Melbourne emblem to front… ***
*** John Eaton (1881 - 1966), Strezlecki Ranges South Gippsland, c.1940, silver gelatin photograph, signed lower right in pencil on border, titled verso, 26.5 x 36.5 cm. ***
*** The van Diemen's land Anniversary and Hobart-Town Almanack for the year 1831. With embellishments. [Hobart town : James Ross, 1831]; xxxii 296pp, (small tear/loss to p.245/6); rebound; with folding frontispiece map, engraved title page featuring cockatoos… ***
*** Prime Minister Joseph Lyons: A presentation gold key, 12.5 cm long, engraved 'St.Gregory's, Longton, England, Opened by The Right Hon.J.A.Lyons, Prime Minister of Australia, June 16 1937', in original presentation case (17 x 5 cm) with gilt lettering 'The… ***
*** Brass steam locomotive builders plate, 'No.427, Built By, the Clyde Engineering Co. Ltd., Granville N.S.W., 1929', oval plate with phoenix at top, 35 x 30 cm. Believed to have originally belonged to a NSWGR locomotive 5703. Needs a good clean ***
*** Doug Walters' New South WalesCricket Cap, baggy blue (older style) with embroidered 'NSWca' badge on front, signed inside 'Doug Walters'. ***
*** Diana, Princess of Wales (1961-97, the pre-eminent female celebrity of her generation), lovely signature 'Diana' on full hand-written letter on 'Kensington Palace' letterhead with 'Crowned D' monogram, dated August 31st 1994; to Henriette (lady Henriette… ***
*** Geelong: 1886-7 Member's Season Ticket, navy blue leather cover with gilt 'Geelong/C.& F.B./Club/1886-7', with ticket number '2' inside. Fair/Good condition. Extremely rare ***
*** Autographs: Advanced collection of signed pieces (55), signed photographs (5) and signed pictures, (12), noted Harold Larwood, Ray Robinson, Lindsay Hassett, Don Bradman, Bill Ponsford, Bill Brown, Ian Johnson, Ron Hamence, Arthur Morris, Jack Fingleton,… ***
*** Len Maddocks' Australian 'Baggy Green' cap, from the 1960 tour to New Zealand, green wool, embroidered logo with bats, ball and stumps, 'Australia' & '1960' on front, 'Farmer's, Sydney' label inside endorsed 'L.Maddocks'. A very rare 'Baggy Green' used… ***
*** P-33 'Body-Line' Tour: 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 Brilliant Catch'… ***
*** 1948 Australian Team, official team sheet with 17 signatures including Don Bradman, Lindsay Hassett & bill Johnston; plus the usual handstamp of Sidney Barnes. Very good condition ***
*** 1930 Australian Team: menu 'Official luncheon Tendered to the Australian eleven by the Western Australian cricket Association (Inc), at the Palace Hotel, on Tuesday 28th October, 1930', with 14 signatures on inside back cover including Don Bradman, Archie… ***
*** 'Australian XI, English Tour 1938', Orient line brochure with pen-picture of each member of the touring party, and each nicely signed in ink by the player featured, a total of 17 signatures including Don Bradman, Stan McCabe, Sidney Barnes (scarce) & Bill… ***
*** Dennis Lillee's Australian test Jumper, sleeveless, with embroidered Australian coat-of-arms badge on front, with initials 'Dl' on neck band of jumper. Ex Dennis Lillee's Testimonial. ***
*** Alex Jesaulenko's Victorian Jumper, navy blue wool, with white plastic 'V' & number '3' on reverse. VG condition. ***
*** Alex Jesaulenko's Victorian Jumper, navy blue wool, with white 'V' & VFL badge on front; number '1' (captain) on reverse, from 1976 Victorian team. VG condition. ***
*** Musicians & Composers: signatures on letters, cards, photographs etc. Noted Percy Grainger (2), Leonard Bernstein (2), Franz Lehar (2), Richard Strauss, Oscar Strauss, Eduard Strauss. G/VG condition (20 items) ***
*** 1909 Cohn's Beer 'Bendigo District Colours - Dingee'. G/VG condition. Extremely rare ***
*** Essendon: 1965 original Weg poster, size 50 x 68 cm. Fair/Good condition (folded, some peripheral tears & tape marks). Extremely rare ***
*** St. Kilda: 'St. Kilda Football Club, Team of the Century' print by mark Sofilas, with 6 signatures - Allan jeans, Robert Harvey, Stewart Loewe, Nathan Burke, Tony Lockett and Nicky Winmar, size 100 x 56 cm ***
*** 1996 Select 'Hall of Fame - Legend Signature Dick Reynolds' SC7, signed by Dick Reynolds, No.030/110. G/VG condition ***
*** Melbourne Cricket Club: 1866-67 Ladies' Reserve season ticket, signed by W.H. Handfield, who was Honorary Secretary between 1866 and 1875, becoming Vice President of the club in 1886. ***
*** 1934 Australian Tour to the United Kingdom attractive display, further entitled 'The eighteenth Australian team and the first tour of England following the notorious 'Bodyline' series' incorporating an official team photograph fully signed in ink in the… ***
*** 1938 Australian Cricket Team in Great Britain: Superb large format original photograph mounted with printed team members' names in lower margin, fully signed by all 18 in the left and right margins including Don Bradman, Stan McCabe, Sid Barnes, Bill… ***
*** Graham McKenzie collection - 1977-1979 world series cricket: Graham McKenzie's world series cricket short-sleeve woollen jumper, size Xl, with the Wcs logo on the front. In very good condition. ***
*** Maureen Caird's 1968 Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City Australian Team blazer, Australian Athletics Team singlet and Australian Team carry bag with her initials 'M.C.' stencilled on the side. (3 items). The blazer, made for the team by 'Tee Dee' bears an… ***
*** October 1859 Australian Champion Sweepstakes day, 'Bell's life race card, Champion Sweepstakes day, Saturday, October 1st, 1859', with details of 'The city of Melbourne Handicap of 100 Sovereigns', 'The spring Handicap Hurdle race of 100 Sovereigns' and… ***
*** 2008 Beijing Olympics: Official Torch, red and grey anodized aluminum, 72 cm tall, with original presentation box. Superb condition. A total of 433 competitors competed for Australia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The team was Australia's second… ***
*** Derek Taylor, George Harrison, fifty Years Adrift, [Genesis publications, 1984], original half calf, spine gilt with raised bands, morocco spine label, gilt and coloured signet on front cover and author's signature gilt stamped on back cover. (x, 546pp.).… ***
*** Jack Dyer's Richmond No.17 Jumper, the one he wore in his final seasons as captain-coach, and later charity matches;, together with a signed hand-written letter of authenticity (believed to be the last letter Jack Dyer wrote). From the collection of… ***
*** Babe Ruth (1895-1948, the greatest baseball player in history), display comprising signature on piece, window mounted with two photographs, framed & glazed, overall 71 x 46 cm, and report from Scientific document Services ***
*** 1934 Australian Team, original team photograph, signed by the entire team on lower part of photograph or mount, 19 signatures including Don Bradman, bill Woodfull and bill Ponsford (bill O'Reilly has signed twice - once more recently and Len Darling has… ***
*** Don Bradman, autograph page headed 'Bradman Family, 1949' with signatures of Don Bradman, Jessie Bradman, John Bradman and Shirley. Extremely rare ***
*** St. Kilda: 1966 original Weg poster, good condition (some wear along folds). Extremely rare and sought after. ***
*** Geelong: 1891-92 Member's Season Ticket, navy blue leather cover with gilt 'G C & F C' on front, and 'Gc&Fc' monogram and 'Season 1891-92' on reverse, with ticket number '581' inside. Fair/Good condition. Extremely rare ***
*** Brass locomotive builders plate, 'J.Martin & Co./ 215/ Gawler. S.A. 1913', large plate 45 x 24 cm. From the South Australian Railways T Class 4-8-0 locomotive ***
*** 1948 Don Bradman Testimonial match, offcial team photograph, with title 'Don Bradman Testimonial Match, Bradman's Team V Hassett's Team, Melbourne, 3-7 December, 1948', and players names printed on mount, also signed at top left corner 'With Best Wishes… ***
*** 'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack' for 1882, 1883 and 1884, rebound in one volume, (preserving front wrappers of 1883 and 1884, lacking other wrappers). Fair/good condition (some tone spots). Ex Hugh Trumble collection ***
*** Bill brown's New South WalesCricket Cap, blue wool, embroidered 'NSWca' logo on front, signed inside 'Bill Brown'. Together with NSWca card signed 'My Old Cap, W.A.Brown'. (Bill brown played 22 Tests 1934-48, including one as Australian Captain; he… ***
*** 'Australian Team, 1938' official team photograph, signed to the mount by the entire team, seventeen signatures including Don Bradman (captain), Lindsay Hassett, Sidney Barnes, Stan McCabe, Bill Brown and Ben Barnett ***
*** 'banjo' Patterson, book 'The man from Snowy river', (1895), with tipped in photograph of Patterson, book signed and inscribed to 'Queenie Campbell'. Book in fair condition, collectable. ***
*** 'The Brownlow Medallists', display with signatures of 49 Brownlow Medallists including Dick Reynolds, Keith Greig, Ian Stewart, Bob Skilton, Verdun Howell, Brian Gleeson, Michael Voss, Kevin Murray, Peter Bedford, Tony Liberatore, Malcolm Blight, John… ***
*** John Drennan's Australian 'Baggy Green' Cap, from the 1956-57 tour to New Zealand & 1957-58 tour to South Africa, green wool, embroidered logo with bats, ball and stumps, 'Australia' & '1957' on front, 'Farmer's, Sydney' label inside endorsed 'J.Drennan'.… ***
*** 'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 1920', original hardback. Fair/good condition ***
*** Ceylon/Sri Lanka: album 'Touring Teams to & from Sri Lanka', containing Ceylon team autograph page; 1952 Commonwealth XI (v MCC at Colombo - includes Keith Miller, Neil Harvey, Graeme hole & F.C.de Saram); collection of 1975-1999 Sri Lanka team sheets… ***
*** H.G.Wells (1866-1946, English author known as 'The Father of Science Fiction'), Signature & Endorsement Inside His Book 'The Undying Fire' (London, 1919), endorsed by Wells 'To Cherry-Garrard, with Warmest Thanks For His Penguins, From H.G.Wells'.… ***
*** Fitzroy: 1884 Member's Season Ticket, black leather cover with gilt 'F.F.C./1884' on front & reverse. Fair/Good condition. Extremely rare ***
*** David Boon's Australian 'Baggy Yellow' One Day International Cap & Odi Jumper: Cap yellow wool, with embroidered Australian Coat-of-Arms on front; Odi jumper with 'Boon' on reverse, framed & glazed, overall 73 x 56 cm. Fine condition. (David Boon played… ***
*** 'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 1880', original paper wrappers, endorsed on front cover 'Hmc, From the Author'. Fair/good condition ***
*** 'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 1886', original paper wrappers. Good condition ***
*** Sydney 2000 replica Olympic Torch, aluminium and stainless steel, in perspex display case with details of the Torch's inspiration, design and technical aspects, limited edition 821/2000, overall 54 x 89 cm ***
*** 'Inspiration - 17 Days in Sydney', display comprising Australian Olympic Flag individually hand-signed by all gold medallists, individual and team members, 55 signatures including Cathy freeman, Susie O'Neill and Keiren Perkins, limited edition 116/250,… ***
*** Don Bradman: prints (9) 'Legends of Cricket Series-Sir Donald Bradman' by Dave Thomas, each signed by Don Bradman and the artist, size 57 x 51 cm. (9 items) ***
*** Jack Hobbs in Australia 1936/37, an Alan Kippax 'Super Driver' full-sized cricket bat, signed in the ownership position (upper right rear shoulder) by the great England batsman, J.B. Hobbs. Headed 'M.C.C. Australian Tour 1936/71 Hobbs used the bat to… ***
*** The Australian Team to England, 1882 Original sepia-toned cabinet card depicting the second official Australian touring team to England; mounted on original Hills & Saunders (Oxford) card, 11 x 15.5 cm. Although the team played a lot of cricket against… ***
*** 1934 Australian Tour to England: 'B. Warsop' (Marylebone) cricket bat, signed on the front by members by the Australian team (14 signatures) including Bradman, Darling, Grimmett, Ebeling, Woodfull, McCabe, O'Reilly & Ponsford and English team (12… ***
*** Javed Miandad's World Series Cricket Pakistan One Day International shirt and trousers with WSC logo, from the 1981-82 Tri Series, which the West Indies won. (2 items). Provenance: The Kevin O'Dowd Collection. ***
*** Northern railway (Queensland) antique 15ct yellow gold fob adorned with a locomotive and monogram, engraved verso 'To R. Campradt from his Comrades of the Northern railway on his Departure from Townsville, March 1901, stamped 'Keeling, 15ct', 5 cm high,… ***
*** Fitzroy Football Club Dinner Menu, Australia Hotel, October 2nd, 1935, Extensively signed by the players and officials, for whom the dinner was given, including Brownlow Medallist Haydn Bunton, Doug Nicholls, Chick Smallhorn, Dinny Ryan, Wally Gray,… ***
*** The English Royal Family (& Friends) For those of you interested in 'celebrity' there can't be much doubt that the English Royal Family have long been at the top of the list. This fascinating collection of books and autographs will delight you with a… ***
*** Gulf Air (1:24 scale) Lockheed L-1011 Tristar, circa 1970, model by Scalecraft New Zealand, 220 cm long, 200 cm wingspan, Note: Stand not included. Model comes with ceiling mounts in the top of the fuselage ***
*** Movie Poster, the Moth of Moonbi The First Australian Super-Feature 'Western' in 9 reels, 1926 Colour lithograph, 100 x 38 cm. Backed on thick cardboard., Text continues 'Over her beloved hills she saw the life that beckoned....Produced by Chas Chauvel.… ***
*** Sir Malcolm Campbell - holder of the World's land Speed record, Owns a Ford V8. circa 1933 process screenprint with letterpress, 100.5 x 64.5 cm. Linen-backed. 'He says: 'It is a positive delight to handle, and I can only say that I have never driven any… ***
*** 'Log of H.M.S. Glasgow bearing (the English flag) of Admiral Arthur Cumming C.B. Commanded by Captain T. Morton Jones Kept by James Knowles, Midshipman' ***
*** John Coburn (1925 - 2006), 'Sydney opera house - Go by Train', colour lithograph poster, 'Poster design based on sun curtain by John Coburn in the main concert hall of the Sydney opera House.', published by the N.S.W. Department of Tourism; printed by… ***
*** The loss of the, Stella Australis, - Charles Ulm & crew - December 1934. A folio of 21 original press photographs (various sizes), and 3 original hand-drawn maps (as published), all from the, San Francisco Examiner, archives. The photos show Ulm and his… ***
*** King Edward VII & Queen Alexandra: Autographs on the mount of a superb photograph by W. & D. Downey, showing the Royal couple in full ceremonial robes, inscribed on the mount, 1910. Our last opening of Parliament, mounted on card, 24 x 31 cm overall ***
*** 1948 Australian Team, lovely team photograph, signed during 1979 'Greats of '48' reunion, with 9 signatures - Don Bradman, Neil Harvey, Ron Hamence, Ray Lindwall, Bill Johnston, Bill brown, Ernie Toshack, Arthur Morris and Sam Loxton, overall 25 x 21 cm. ***
*** Marilyn Monroe: C-type photograph 'Marilyn Monroe, Rock Sitting, R16)' by Milton Greene (American, 1922-85), 1958/1971, photographer's copyright stamp with dates on reverse, image size 13 x 18 cm, window mounted, overall 41 x 51 cm. Minor discolouration… ***
*** 1950 4th British Empire Games in Auckland, bronze winner's medal 'British Empire Games/1950', 64 mm diameter, engraved on reverse 'Four Oar shell (with Cox)'. ***
*** 1948 Australian Tour to England, miniature cricket bat (43 cm long), with 18 signatures on front including Don Bradman, Lindsay Hassett, Sid Barnes and ray Lindwall. And rare ***
*** 1962 British Commonwealth Games in Perth, gold winner's medal, with chain, '1962 VII British Empire and Commonwealth Games/ Perth/ Western Australia', engraved on reverse 'Athletics/ Women/ 80 Metres Hurdles/ P.Kilborn/ Australia', 58 mm diameter, in… ***
*** The Beatles - John Lennon (1940-80), lovely signature 'To Mario, good luck, Thanks, Beatles, John Lennon' on autograph page. Ex Marios Michalides, who was on the staff at the Southern cross Hotel during the Beatles visit to Australia in 1964 ***
*** Zaheer Abbas' Pakistan Test Cap, green wool with the five-armed star logo of the Pakistan Cricket Board embroidered to front. Made by Naeem Cap Industry, with 'Z' in pen on the label and 'Zaheer' in pen on the plastic lining. Very fine condition and… ***
*** Craig McDermott's Australian 'Baggy Gold' One-Day International Cap, with embroidered Australian Coat-of-Arms on front. With original photo CoA. McDermott represented Australia in 138 One-Day Internationals between 1985 and 1996. McDermott was the 82nd… ***