*** | Carlton: Collection of Annual Reports (36) from 1931 to 1991, including 1931, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1945 & 1947; also Carlton Cricket Club 1951-52. Poor/Fine condition. (Qty 40 items) | *** | |
*** | 1926 Cain's Sweets 'Collingwood & Fitzroy Footballers' (1/36) #34 'Webb' (Collingwood), rather aged but presentable. Rare. | *** | |
*** | Carlton: Footballs (12) including six signed footballs from the 1990s, signatures include Stephen Kernahan, Anthony Koutifides, Brett Ratten, Peter Dean. Fair/Fine condition. (Qty 12 items) | *** | |
*** | Vesta Case in silver with enamel horse & jockey, hallmarked Birmingham 1881 with maker's mark 'Jht'. A beautiful example of Victorian-era craftmanship. | *** | |
*** | 'The Rules of Golf Illustrated' by Charles Crombie (1st Edition, London, 1905). A classic publication. (Crombie's humorous postcard cartoons became a best-selling series) | *** | |
*** | Geelong: Member's Season Cards for 1989 (Adult & Concession 22), 1990 (Adult & Concession 11), 1991 (Adult, Concession 11 & Concession 22), 1992 (Adult & Concession 22), 1993 (Adult & Concession 10), 1994 (Adult, Concession 11 & AFL), 1995 (Concession 11… | *** | |
*** | North Melbourne: Member's Season Tickets for 1957, 1960 Patron, 1962 Patron, 1963 (Patron & Junior), 1967 Patron, 1971 Patron, 1973 & 1981, each with hole punched for each game attended; also ten cloth badges & a scarce Kangaroos bottle-top. Poor/Very… | *** | |
*** | 1894 'The Official Race Book of the Australian Jockey Club, Autumn Meeting 1894', black leather cover with gilt title & 'All Aged Stakes Day 1894'. Minor wear to spine, though attractive. | *** | |
*** | 1932-33 Two glass slides from a Sydney theatre, the first shows the finish of the Melbourne Cup (believed to be Peter Pan in 1932 or Hall Mark in 1933); the 2nd slide with text 'Postmaster-Generals Department/ Cup Result/ The next slide will show the… | *** | |
*** | 1953-55 'Football Record' comprising 1953 No.5; 1954 Nos. 4, 7 & Prelim Final - Melbourne v Geelong; 1955 Nos. 14, 19, Prelim Final & Grand Final - Melbourne v Collingwood. Poor/Good condition (Qty 8 items) | *** | |
*** | Gold fob depicting footballer wearing hooped jumper & cap!, engraved on reverse 'Won By/W.Cleary/Gfc'. [Note: There was no W Cleary playing for Geelong, so it must have been for a suburban or country team] | *** | |
*** | 1906 Valentine's 'League Series' picture postcard for West Melbourne in the Vfa (1879-1880 & 1899-1907), Very Fine unused. Colourful, attractive and very scarce. | *** | |
*** | 1914 Sport Magazine 'Champion Footballers Post Card' - George Anderson (Collingwood), Good condition. | *** | |
*** | 1914 Sport Magazine 'Champion Footballers Post Card' - James Jackson (Collingwood), Good condition. | *** | |
*** | 1932 'Phar Lap - A Study of Affection and Understanding', full page picture from 'The Sydney Mail' May 11 1932, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 50 x 60 cm. | *** | |
*** | 1956 Melbourne Olympics: 'Great Moments' poster with signatures of 13 Australian gold medallists from the 1956 Olympics including Shirley Strickland, Betty Cuthbert, Lorraine Crapp, John Devitt & Murray Rose; limited edition 365/550, framed & glazed,… | *** | |
*** | Shocking - 2010 Melbourne Cup: Replica Saddlecloth number '1' for the 2010 Melbourne Cup (one of only two saddlecloths printed) Together with four photographs of Shocking winning the 2009 Melbourne Cup, one signed by jockey Corey Brown. (Shocking trained… | *** | |
*** | Autographs 1959-60 Australian Rugby League Touring Team official team sheet with 24 signatures including Eddie Lumsden, Brian Carlson, Reg Gasnier, Johnny Raper & Brian Hambly. | *** | |
*** | Awards 1954 'Grand Final - Man of the Match' award with photos of Clive Churchill & South Sydney Rabbitohs 1954 Premiership team, signed at base by Colin Love & David Gallop (NRL Chairman & Ceo), window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 48 x 60 cm.… | *** | |
*** | North Melbourne: 1995-2013 Select football insert cards including 1999 Premiership Predictor & 2007 Glenn Archer 300 Game Case Card, Very Fine. Superb Kangaroos starter collection. (Qty 24) | *** | |
*** | 1924-69 collection mainly 1930s, including Brisbane Amateur Turf Club (16), Queensland Turf Club (10), Ipswich Amateur Turf Club (2) & Randwick 1950 St Leger Day, Fair/Good condition (staples rusty). (Qty 29) | *** | |
*** | Badges 1960s-2000s group including Great Britain team badges for 1960, 1992 & 1996; 1984 USA team badges for Boxing & Synchronized Swimming; other team badges for Romania, Argentina & Pakistan hockey; range of badges from 1992 Barcelona (16) 1996 Atlanta… | *** | |
*** | 1956 Melbourne: Collection including menu/programme 'City of Los Angeles Salutes the United States 1956 Olympic Team'; 'Olympic Melodies' Ep record; 'Festival of Witness' poster & programme; brochures (10), maps (2), ephemera (c.40) with 'Notice of… | *** | |
*** | Autographed boxing gloves range signed by Daniel Sargoza, Oscar de La Hoya, Winky Wright, sugar Shane Mosley, Marco Barrera, Tony Tnt Tucker & Ken Buchanan. (quantity 7) | *** | |
*** | Bobble-Heads collection including 2-piece 'Mayweather V McGregor'; Muhammad Ali, Joe Louis, rocky Marciano, Larry Holmes, Roy Jones Jr, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Arturo Gatti, Jake la Motta, Manny Pacquiao, Oscar de La Hoya, Miguel Cotto, most 18-20 cm… | *** | |
*** | Muhammad Ali: front cover of 'The Ring' magazine April 1964 signed 'Muhammad Ali/Aka/Cassius Clay' in black ink, framed & glazed, overall 26 x 33 cm, with CoA. | *** | |
*** | Jim Corbett & Jack Dempsey: large b/w photograph of the two heavyweight champions sitting at a desk, signed by gentleman Jim Corbett 'To Jas Higler, best wishes, Jim Corbett' & by Jack Dempsey 'To James Higler, best Wishes, Jack Dempsey', window mounted,… | *** | |
*** | James J Jeffries: vintage photograph signed 'Bill Bessette from Jas J Jeffries', framed & glazed, overall 20 x 26 cm, horizontal crease clear of signature. | *** | |
*** | Joe Louis: vintage photograph signed 'To the mother of my Pal Scotty, Joe Louis', window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 24 x 29 cm, with Gaynor Auctions CoA. [Joe Louis competed from 1934 to 1951, and was world Heavyweight Champion from 1937 until his… | *** | |
*** | Joe Louis: bronze sculpture 'Joe Louis, the brown Bomber' by Ralph Crawford, numbered 12/100, 33 cm tall, weight 3½kg. | *** | |
*** | Rocky Marciano: bronze sculpture 'Rocky Marciano, the Brockton Blockbuster' by Ralph Crawford in 1981, numbered 15/100, 31 cm tall, weight 3.6kg. [Rocky Marciano competed from 1947 to 1955, and was world Heavyweight Champion 1952-1956] | *** | |
*** | Autographs collection in album, with 24 signed items with c161 signatures, including menus (6), programmes (4), greeting cards (10), team sheets (2 - one a cricket-bat shaped card signed by 1961 Australian team) & 1992 South Africa V Pakistan. Ex the… | *** | |
*** | Cricket Badges noted Melbourne Cricket Club 1917 Patriotic Carnival & members badges for 1945-46 & 1981-82; 'Try Pick Me Up Products Wj O'Reilly'; badges from South Melbourne (9), Richmond (2), Adelaide Oval, Bentleigh, Brighton, Carlton, Country Cricket… | *** | |
*** | Shane Warne: display '500 test Wickets - Shane Warne commemorative Shirt', with replica Australian test shirt signed by Shane Warne at Harare, Zimbabwe on May 20 2004, mounted in attractive display case, limited edition 53/100, overall 120 x 121 cm. | *** | |
*** | 1894 Ballarat Cricket Club trophy silver-plated cup resting on three crossed bats engraved 'Ballarat Cricket Club presented to R Coulsell Esq in recognition of his long Cricket Career, Sept 1894'. Height 27 cm. Fine condition. (Coulsell captained the… | *** | |
*** | 1916 Melbourne Cricket Club In Memoriam booklet for Francis Grey Smith (MCC President 1886-1900) and his widow Susanna (Melbourne, 1916), black leather covers with gilt title. (He was honoured with the Grey Smith grandstand at the MCG 1906-66, and now has… | *** | |
*** | 1978 World Series Cricket - Australia v World 'Crown Sports' Cricket Bat signed by Australian team on front & World team on reverse with 27 signatures including Ian Chappell, Greg Chappell, Rod Marsh, Dennis Lillee, Tony Greig & Clive Rice. Ex Ray Bright… | *** | |
*** | Records 1960 'Football Record' comprising Nos.1, 7, 9, 10, 16 (missing 4 pages), 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 1st semi Final - Collingwood V Essendon; 2nd semi Final - Melbourne V Fitzroy; Prelim Final - Collingwood V Fitzroy; & Grand Final - Melbourne V… | *** | |
*** | Carlton: collection of Carlton social club membership badges 1975-76 to 1993 (66), interesting collection with senior & junior membership badges, some duplication; plus five Carltonian pins. (quantity 71 items) | *** | |
*** | 1926 Australian Team to England, autograph page with 13 signatures including four Australian Test Captains - Herbert Collins, Warren Bardsley, Jack Ryder & Bill Woodfull, others include Arthur Mailey, Charlie Macartney & Clarrie Grimmett. Superb condition. | *** | |
*** | 1946 India team to England, postcard from Thirlestaine Hotel, Cheltenham, with 15 signatures including Cs Nayudu, Vijay Merchant & Vijay Hazare. | *** | |
*** | Hawthorn: team photographs for 1953, 1954 & 1956 in tin/plastic frames. The 1953 overall 32 x 28 cm; 1954 & 1956 25 x 20 cm. Ex Kevin 'Skeeter' Coghlan who played 90 games for Collingwood & Hawthorn 1949-1956. (quantity 3 items) | *** | |
*** | 1993-94 South African team sheets (5) - 1993 v West Indies, 1993-94 v Sri Lanka, 1993-94 Australian Tour, 1994 1st Test v Australia & 1994 3rd Test v Australia; plus 17 signed photographs of team members including two of match-fixer Hansie Cronje. | *** | |
*** | 1940-93 WA Football Club Badges noted Claremont 1945 & 1985; East Fremantle 1949; Subiaco 1940 & 1954; Swan Districts (2) & Esperance. Mainly Fine/Very Fine. (Qty 8) | *** | |
*** | 1963 extremely rare programme 'Souvenir Programme, First Exhibition of Australian Rules Football Ever Played in North America' at Golden Gate Park, San Francisco'. on 26.10.1963 between Geelong Cats the 1963 Premiers v Melbourne Demons 1963 Finalists.… | *** | |
*** | 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… | *** | |
*** | 2000 2000 Sydney Olympics, Objet D'Art, struck from the same coil of steel as the Olympic Games cauldron, and inlaid with the same silver used to strike the Olympic Games victory medals, limited edition 362/500. Originally purchased via the Countdown… | *** | |
*** | Phone Cards: Large worldwide accumulation in nineteen ring-binder albums and boxes with bundles sorted by country, Chip and Magnetic types with strength in Australia and Europe, Middle East including Qatar, includes Phone Card Packs, Special Edition… | *** | |
*** | Autographs collection beautifully presented in album, comprising 64 signed items, most mounted with associated pictures, newspaper articles or photographs, noted Dawn Fraser, Murray rose, Betty Cuthbert, Ron Clarke, John Landy, Andrew Gaze, bill Roycroft,… | *** | |
*** | 'World's Top Runmakers' display comprising 10 miniature cricket bats individually signed by Allan Border, Sunil Gavaskar, Graham Gooch, Javed Miandad, Viv Richards, David Gower, Geoff Boycott, Gary Sobers, Colin Cowdrey & Gordon Greenidge, framed & glazed… | *** | |
*** | 1970-71 MCC Tour to Australia & New Zealand official team sheet with 18 signatures; 1974-75 MCC tour to Australia & NZ, official team sheet with 19 signatures; 1977 England v Australia 5th Test at the Oval, team sheet with 12 signatures; noted Ray… | *** | |
*** | 1977-78 World team, WSC official team sheet with 15 signatures including Tony Greig (captain), Zaheer Abbas, Imran Khan & Barry Richards. Superb condition. | *** | |
*** | Don Bradman: Display '1930 Bradman Commemorative Ball' comprising Gunn & Moore cricket ball with picture of Bradman, on wooden display stand with signature of Don Bradman, limited edition 970/974. | *** | |
*** | 1980 Australian Centenary Test tour to England, official team sheet with 14 signatures including Greg Chappell, Allan Border & Dennis Lillee; scorecard with 11 signatures; team postcard signed Greg Chappell & two signed photos. (Qty 5) | *** | |
*** | 1991 Australian tour to West Indies official team sheet with 19 signatures including Allan Border, Mark Taylor & Steve Waugh; Australian tour to Zimbabwe team sheet with 13 signatures; plus two photographs. (Qty 4) | *** | |
*** | Painting by W Harris of Polly in his Geelong jumper, oils on board size 40 x 51 cm, signed 'Graham Polly Farmer'; plus painting of Polly kicking by an unknown artist, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 65 x 81 cm. (Qty 2) | *** | |
*** | 1946 'Football Record' comprising Nos 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 16 & 18, Fair/Fine condition. (Qty 12 items) | *** | |
*** | 1914 Sport Magazine 'Champion Footballers Post Card' - Alex Mutch (Collingwood), Fair/Good condition, corner crease. | *** | |
*** | Phar Lap Movie: 'Phar Lap' (1983) large cardboard movie theatre lobby display, overall 240 x 153 cm; plus 2005 Phar Lap Calendar. | *** | |
*** | 1956 Melbourne Olympics: Group including 'Australian Amateur Rowing Council, Rowing Report, XVIth Olympiad 1956. 23rd to 27th November 1957 at Lake Wendouree Ballarat'; Lifebuoy Soap badges (8); other booklets (3); also 1954 Royal Tour badge. | *** | |
*** | Model Cars: Collection including various 'Models of Yesteryear' & 1:24 Precision Models 1939 Maybach Zeppelin car. Also a signed football (noted David McCallan & Chalky Adams); 1956 Olympics fold-out cushion; & glass flask. (Qty 75) | *** | |
*** | 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) | *** | |
*** | James Braddock V Joe Louis: 1937 'Souvenir program, Heavyweight Championship of the world, 15 Rounds, James J Braddock Defending Champion and Joe Louis the Challenger', Fair/Good condition. Scarce. [Joe Louis' ascent to the heavyweight title was achieved… | *** | |
*** | Autographs signed cricket cards (23), publicity cards (8), postcards (4) & photographs (2), including Don Bradman, Neil Harvey, bill brown, Greg Chappell, mark Taylor, David Gower, Graeme Hick, Alec Stewart, Saqlain Mushtaq, Stephen Fleming, Richard… | *** | |
*** | 1950-51 Argus 'Football Club Badges' with 1950 'VFL Mascots' (1/12); 'VFL Captains' (4/12 + 4 spares); 'VFL Popular Players' (4/12 + 3 spares); 'Vfa Captains' (2/12); 1951 'VFL Captains' (3/12) & 'Vfa Captains' (2/14). Mainly Fair/Very Fine. (Qty 24) | *** | |
*** | 1949 New Zealand team, autograph page with 15 signatures including Walter Hadlee (captain), Martin Donnelly, John Reid & Merv Wallace; mounted on A3 page with team photograph. (The fourth New Zealand team to tour England, and the most successful to date). | *** | |
*** | Paintings pair of original oil paintings by Joseph Spellman 'Cricket on Bondi Beach' & 'Cricket beside Sydney Harbour', both signed by the artist, each overall 91 x 60 cm. (Qty 2) | *** | |
*** | 1948 Australian Tour to England display 'The Invincibles - The Greats of 1948' comprising team photograph, window mounted with photo & record for each player, with 9 facsimile & genuine signatures including Arthur Morris, Neil Harvey & Bill Brown, limited… | *** | |
*** | Photographs c.1880 photo backed onto glass (20 x 30 cm) showing a footballer wearing a canvas & leather lace-up jumper, Club unidentified but possibly Melbourne, glass crack in lower right corner & small faults top right, though superb detail and stunning… | *** | |
*** | 1966-94 Participation Medals from Commonwealth Games in 1966 Kingston, 1986 Edinburgh, 1990 Auckland (in presentation case), 1994 Victoria (in presentation box) & 1996 Melbourne (in presentation case). Fine/Very Fine. (Qty 5) | *** | |
*** | Footscray: 'Warriors of the West - Celebrating 75 Years 1925-2000 - Footscray Football Club - Western Bulldogs', print by Jamie Cooper, signed by the artist plus Chris Grant, Scott Wynd & Tony Liberatore, limited edition 165/250, window mounted, framed &… | *** | |
*** | 1958 team photograph, 'Western Australian National Football League, Centenary Championship, Melbourne, 1958', with players' names at base, overall 30 x 26 cm, almost Fine condition. | *** | |
*** | St Kilda: 1920s (circa) tinplate toy footballer 3 cm high, hand-painted in St Kilda colours with crest on front of jumper & number '3' on back of the half-length sleeved jumper, good condition. Very scarce. | *** | |
*** | Photographs large colour 1950s photograph on mount with caption below 'TAA presents Australia Today/Caulfield' showing horses entering the parade ring after a race with large crowd and grandstands full, framed & glazed, overall 99 x 78 cm. | *** | |
*** | Phar Lap Advertising: c1932 colourful card advertising poster 'With Compliments from Penfolds Wines, Started 1844-1932. Another 'Far Lap' and still racing/ Phar Lap, Reproduced from the Original Painting, the property of Mr Harry Telford, half-owner (J… | *** | |
*** | Sydney: c.1999 Sydney Swans jumper with about 30 signatures including Tony Lockett, Paul Kelly & Adam Goodes. | *** | |
*** | 1956 Melbourne Olympics: Cushions comprising three portable cushions, and three covers only, in various colours and styles. (Qty 6) | *** | |
*** | 1964 Mobil 'Mobil Football Photos 1964', complete set [40], Fine/Very Fine. (Qty 40) | *** | |
*** | 1965 Mobil 'Mobil Footy Photos 1965', complete set [40], Fair/Very Fine. (Qty 40) | *** | |
*** | Photograph - 1912 Melbourne Cup home turn (38 x 11 cm) with the jockeys colours hand-painted, with the winner Piastre running fifth on the rails. Plus photograph (38 x 11 cm) of a Melbourne Cup field in the home straight, with the jockeys colours… | *** | |
*** | 1906 Wills 'Melbourne Cup Winners', complete set [45], mainly Fair/Fine condition. (Qty 45 items) | *** | |
*** | 2000 Sydney Olympics fourteen framed displays comprising almost 500 Olympics pins, including Shane Gould Dna, torch relay series & sports mascots. | *** | |
*** | 1914-34 cigarette & trade cards, including 1914 Wills (Scissors Cigarettes) 'Derby Day Series' [22/25]; old stamp album with 185 cricket cards stuck in including Australian Licorice (24), etc, Poor/Fine. (Qty appro x 700) | *** | |
*** | 1930s-40s cards including 1935 Cope Bros 'Boxing Lessons' [35], 1938 Fred Cartledge (Knock-Out razor blades) 'Famous prize Fighters' [50], 1938 Churchman 'Boxing Personalities' [50], 1948 Cummings 'Famous Fighters' [64]; also 1992 reprint Singleton & Cole… | *** | |
*** | Autograph collection in album noted Lionel Rose, Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, Johnny Famechon, Jeff Fenech, Gai Waterhouse, David Boon, Ian Healy, Geoff Marsh, Dean Jones, Imran Khan, Gary Sobers, Harold Larwood, Glenn McGrath, Bob Hawke, Sir Alex Ferguson,… | *** | |
*** | 'County' cricket bat with Australian Team signatures 12 on face including Greg Chappell, Rod Marsh, Dennis Lillee & Doug Walters plus 3 on reverse including Jeff Thomson & Lance Cairns. Ex Ray Bright collection. | *** | |
*** | 1940s-50s Duncan's yacht matchbox labels showing Australian & English cricketers, noted Len Hutton, Freddie brown, Alec Bedser, Lindsay Hassett, ray Lindwall & Neil Harvey, Fair/Very fine. (quantity 23) | *** | |
*** | 1950-51 Argus & Australasian Post 'Australia v England 1950-51 Test Tour badges', with English Cricketers (15/20 + 3 spares); 'Australian Cricketers' (10/15). Fair/Very Fine. (Qty 28) | *** | |
*** | 1938 Calendar 'Cavalcade of Melbourne Cup Winners', featuring 11 winners including The Trump, Phar Lap & Peter Pan, size 39 x 52 cm. Very Fine condition. | *** | |
*** | 1939 'Capstan Calendar 1939' decorated with Finish of Melbourne Cup 1938, Crowd at Flemington on Cup Day, & Ajax, size 55 x90 cm. Together with original tube decorated to look like a Capstan cigarette. Fair/Fine condition (minor faults). | *** | |
*** | Books 'John Wisden's Cricketers' Almanack for 1888', rebound in brown cloth (without original wrappers), Fine condition. | *** | |
*** | Medals 1977 silver medal inscribed 'The Centenary of England v Australia/1877-1977' on front, on reverse St George & Dragon, issued by MCC; also 1980 bronze medal 'MCC Bicentenary/1787-1987'; plus snuff box with enamel lid produced for 1980 Centenary Test… | *** | |
*** | 'John Wisden's Cricketers Almanack for 1940', original limp yellow covers. Fair/Good condition. Scarce wartime issue. | *** | |
*** | 'Great Test Performances, Australia vs England' full size cricket bat with 24 signatures including Bill Brown, Richie Benaud, Jeff Thomson, Dean Jones, Arthur Morris & Greg Chappell, limited edition 179/400, in attractive display case, overall 52 x 113 cm. | *** | |
*** | 1957-58 Australian tour to South Africa, official team sheet with results of Test Matches and 16 signatures including Ian Craig (captain), Neil Harvey & Richie Benaud, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 42 x 36 cm. Scarce: we have not seen this one… | *** | |
*** | 1932-33 Bodyline Tour 'The Argus and The Australasian Cricket Guide 1932-33' [Melbourne, 1932], signed on front cover by Don Bradman. Fair/Good condition. | *** | |