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Auction House:
Abacus Auctions
Number of lots recorded:43
Lots with images:43
Prices available:43
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*** Hawthorn: 1976 replica Premiers medal, with on front 'Premiers 1976, Hawthorn Football Club', and on reverse, 'Victorian Football League, First Eighteen', in original case of issue. ***
*** Carlton: Books including 'Carlton Football Club Centenary Review' [Melbourne, 1964]; 'The Blues' by Tim Hewat [1982]; 'The Old Dark Navy Blues' by Lionel Frost [1998]. Ex Ken Piesse library. (Qty 9) ***
*** Essendon: Michael Long AFL Northern Territory #21 collector's jumper, depicting an image of Michael on the front with 'Michael Long Learning & Leadership Centre' logo on the front and back. ***
*** Richmond: Books including 'Tigerland - The History of the Richmond Football Club from 1885' by Hansen [1989]; 'The Tigers of Old' by Hogan [1996]; 'The 500 Club - Footy's Greatest Coaches' by Sheedy & Hadfield (signed by Kevin Sheedy) [2004]. Ex Ken… ***
*** Rectangular cushion with rounded corners, '1962 Australia vs England Test Series, Rugby Australian League'. Scarce: we have previously seen these portable cushions only for the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. ***
*** Artwork & prints 'The Legends of Australian Sport' print by Bryan Membrey, signed by the artist and numbered 2/100, featuring Les Darcy, Ted Whitten, Phar lap, Walter Lindrum & Victor Trumper, overall 65 x 51 cm. ***
*** Sculpture 'La Boxe' vintage French metal figure of a boxer on wooden base, 19 cm tall. ***
*** Tour guides reproductions of 'Souvenir of Stoddart's English cricket team 1894-5' limited edition 27/50; plus 'Souvenir of the visit of the MCC team of English cricketers 1903' limited edition 35/50. (quantity 2 items) ***
*** Books 'Bloodstock Breeders Review' [London] 20 volumes including 1929-31 (the Phar lap era), 1938, 1943-52, 1956, 1959, 1971 & 1973-75. (quantity 20) ***
*** Photographs substantial group many extracted from 'Racetrack' magazine from the 1970s-80s, also includes around 40 with facsimile jockeys signatures, plus nice range showing black caviar. (quantity 364) ***
*** Collingwood: c.1941 programme 'Welcome to the Collingwood Football Club Dinner Dance', with lyrics to all twelve club songs, Good condition. ***
*** Books 'The Jockeys of vanity Fair' by Russell March (signed) [Kent, 1985]; plus Mowbray series postcard 'Randwick Racecourse, Sydney NSW'. (quantity 2 items) ***
*** Harlem Globetrotters: 'Harlem Globetrotters 1980' programme with 21 signatures including Sweet Lou Dunbar, Twiggy Sanders & Jimmy Blacklock; 'Harlem Globetrotters 1988 World Tour' programme with 9 signatures on cover including Tyrone Brown & Clyde Austin;… ***
*** 1995 Young Australian Team for Tour to England, official team sheet with 17 signatures including Stuart Law (captain), Justin Langer, Adam Gilchrist & Ricky Ponting, fine condition. ***
*** 1998 Australia A Team for Tour to Scotland & Ireland, official team sheet with 16 signatures including Michael Di Venuto (captain), Matthew Hayden, Jason Gillespie & Mike Hussey, fine condition. ***
*** Sir Garfield Sobers: Signature on postcard alongside 35c Barbados 1966 Independence stamp featuring 'G.Sobers Barbados & Wi Captain' postmarked '2 De 66' on First Day of Issue. ***
*** Cards 1967 The Sun Rugby League card for Rabbitohs; plus 2008 Herald Sun 'NRL' set [240] + 193 spares. Very Fine. (Qty 434 items) ***
*** Sports: 1996 collection in album including 1996 Dynamic Marketing 'Rugby League' [150] + spares & chase cards; 1996 Blitz 'Tennis' [100]; 'TV Week' [32]. Fair/Good condition. (Qty 600+) ***
*** 1967 Australian team autograph page with 15 signatures including Bob Simpson (Captain), Ian Redpath, Graham McKenzie & Brian Taber. ***
*** Rising Fast: c.1954 32 mm badge 'Rising Fast Souvenir'. Fine condition. (In 1954 Rising Fast became the only horse in history to win the Melbourne Cup, Caulfield Cup & Cox Plate races in the same year) ***
*** Footscray: Books 'The Ted Whitten Album' & 'Both Sides of the Fence' by Doug Hawkins (signed); DVD; caps (4) & scarves (3). (Qty 10 items) ***
*** 1925 & 1948 Epsom Turf Club racebooks, the latter event held on the Mentone Racecourse, Fair/Good Condition. (Qty 2) ***
*** Literature: including '1946-47 Test Series Souvenir'; books (12) including 'Australia - Story of a Cricket Country' by Ryan (Melbourne, 2001) & '200 Seasons of Australian Cricket' (Sydney, 1997); magazines (40+), tour guides (5), programmes (5) & video. ***
*** Cricket Cap Gang-Gang Cricket Club cap, red with cloth badge showing gang-gang cockatoo. ***
*** Don Bradman: Page from 'The Age' newspaper for February 3 1937, with headline 'Australia 299 Runs Ahead with Six Wickets Intact, Bradman's Masterly 174 n.o.', window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 61 x 77 cm. ***
*** 1986 Australian team sheets with facsimile autographs, noted 1986 tour of India (3) - includes Tied Test; 1986 tour to New Zealand (5); also two signed pictures of Ray Bright (these two with real signatures). Ex Ray Bright collection. (Qty Total 10) ***
*** Artwork & Prints 'Centenary of Test Cricket Print Folio'; 'The First Test Australia v England MCG 1877'; 'The Australian Eleven 1909' (framed); and 1989 Australia team photo with facsimile autographs. (Qty 4 items) ***
*** Trophies 1967 Myers v Farmers shield; Myrall Cricket Club - Best Clubman 1959-74; mirror for 1977 Test Cricket Centenary. (Qty 3 items) ***
*** Steve Waugh: Signature on caricature 'Steve Waugh, 4th Test Barbados 1995, c.Lara b.Benjamin, 200 Runs, 555 Mins, 425 Balls', window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 55 x 67 cm. ***
*** 1988 team sheets for Australian tour to Pakistan; Australia v West Indies 1st Test partially signed both teams; Australia v West Indies 2nd Test; 1989 Australia v Pakistan Odi partially signed both teams. (Qty 4) ***
*** Collingwood: Collection including signed photos of Dayne Beams (2); posters (5); laminated posters (4); framed poster showing Buckley, Brown, Monkhurst & Williams. (Qty 12 items) ***
*** Australian Racing Print 'Flemington Race Course from Footscray side of Salt Water River' by J Ryan 1979, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 100 x 76 cm. ***
*** North Melbourne: LP record 'Highlights of the 1975 Grand Final' - North Melbourne v Hawthorn, produced by W&G/3KZ Football. ***
*** 1922 'The AJC Spring Stakes 1922' by Martin Stainforth, Australian Jockey Club Print 1979, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 100 x 51 cm. ***
*** Meccano: loose in box, appears to be from an an ex-aeroplane set, some rust. Weighs 3kg. ***
*** 1982 'Panini's Football 82' album with complete set of 516 stickers, mainly Fine/Very Fine. ***
*** Phar Lap: Metal printer's plate (198 x 138 mm) from a contemporary photograph, a couple of light scratches and bends. Unusual. ***
*** Pat Rafter: 'Reebok' Cap signed by Pat Rafter. ***
*** Glassware accumulation of Airlines First Class glassware including wine glasses, whisky tumblers and other drinking vessels used in First Class cabins with Airline logos including A merican Airlines, Ansett, Boac, British Airways, Cathay Pacific (… ***
*** Nick McDONALD: signed photograph in his police uniform, holding Oswald's .38 pistol. The police officer who arrested Lee Harvey Oswald after the shooting of John F Kennedy in Dallas,Tx in 1963. ***
*** Bottles vintage soda syphon bottles, one with 'Rogers Bros, 19 Malmsbury St, Hawthorn, Melbourne' on glass bottle and 'Rogers Bros' on metal trigger pull; other with 'G.H.Billson & Co., Brighton Rd St Kilda 1915, Melbourne' on bottle, and 'Wangaratta… ***
*** Ricky Ponting 'Ricky Ponting - Airborne' display comprising print of Ricky Ponting's amazing catch to dismiss NZ's Jamie How in 2008, window mounted with miniature bat, framed & glazed, overall 100 x 64 cm. With CoA. ***
*** Umpires: Display 'Grand Final Umpires' with 14 signatures including Bill Deller, Ian Robinson & Rowan Sawers, limited edition 3/200, framed & glazed, overall 99 x 69 cm; plus 'AFL Umpires Association Centenary Year Book 1909-2009'. No reserve. (Qty 2… ***