| *** | Bob Fitzsimmons: oversized horseshoe signed 'Robert Fitzsimmons, Feb 2 1901, to Cf Mathison' (editor and publisher of 'The boxing and sporting Gazette'), size 17 x 15 cm, weight 1kg; together with 'The fighting blacksmith - the story of Bob Fitzsimmons'… | *** |  |
| *** | Lionel rose: bronze sculpture 'Lionel Rose' by master sculptor Stephen Glassborow, signed by artist, numbered 7/15 and dated 09, height 60 cm, weight 20.5kg, signed by Lionel rose on the plinth. | *** |  |
| *** | 1920-21 'Summers Brown & Sons - J B Hobbs' full-size cricket bat signed on reverse by 1920-21 Australia & England teams, 1930 Australian team & 1931-32 South African team, and signed on front by legends including Don Bradman, Clem hill, John Worrall &… | *** |  |
| *** | 1932 Australian Team to United States & Canada, autograph page with 14 signatures including Don & Jessie Bradman (on their honeymoon), Arthur Mailey, Victor Richardson, Alan Kippax, Hanson Carter & Stan McCabe, framed & glazed, overall 29 x 24 cm;… | *** |  |
| *** | WSC World XI Helmet, pale blue with 'W.S.C.' badge (red ball over 3 black stumps) on front, and plastic protective grill, match-worn in fair condition (some soiling). Extremely rare - one of the early helmet types. | *** |  |
| *** | Bruce Reid: white metal box ('coffin') for transporting his cricket gear, gold coloured with text 'Benson & Hedges Cricket/Australian Team', and with name 'Bruce Reid' on elastaplast tape affixed to lid. [Bruce Reid played 27 Tests & 61 ODIs 1985-92].… | *** |  |
| *** | 1948 Australian team, official team sheet with 18 signatures including Don Bradman, Lindsay Hassett, Keith Miller & Sid Barnes (hand-signed, Not his usual handstamp), heavy folds at sides, and tape stains at top. Rare. | *** |  |
| *** | 2009 Geelong Football Club's 150th Anniversary: Geelong football jumper with hoops made up of the names of every Geelong player from 1897, with '663' and player number '5' on reverse in silver, signed on front 'Graham Polly Farmer'. | *** |  |
| *** | 1956 Melbourne Olympics: Collection with ceramic cigarette box with Melbourne Olympics logo; plates (2); ceramic wall plaque (repaired); ashtrays collection (19) with ashtrays made from ceramic, mulga wood, metal, silver plate, plastic & bakelite; also… | *** |  |
| *** | Sol Green: 1904 betting booklet for Vip customers, kangaroo hide binding with photographic image of Green above his salutation 'Yours truly, Sol Green, Melbourne'. Pages includes Sol Green's contact details, wagering code words, Rules and Terms for… | *** |  |
| *** | Syd Nicholls: Comic artwork for 'Fatty Finn', where he is made captain of the cricket team and gets a new cricket bat from his dad; ink on paper, signed at base', framed & glazed, overall 68 x 39 cm. [Fatty Finn was created in 1923 and ran until the… | *** |  |
| *** | Sport: 1923 Collins 'Sports & Pastimes' (25); 1924 Franklyn Davey & Co 'Boxing' (25); 1927 Players 'Football Caricatures by Mac' (50); 1914 Wills 'Physical Culture' (50); generally fine to very fine. (Qty 150) | *** |  |
| *** | Australia: Syd Gregory: 1905 Bolland real photo postcard 'Sid Gregory' (sic) with ink signature 'Syd Gregory'. (Syd Gregory played 58 Tests for Australia 1890-1912, including 6 as captain) | *** |  |
| *** | Australia: Bert Hopkins: 1905 Bolland real photo postcard 'Aj Hopkins' signed in ink 'Aj Hopkins'. (Albert John Young Hopkins played 20 Tests for Australia 1902-09) | *** |  |
| *** | Australia: 1948 'Invincibles' tour to England official team photograph '20th Australian Team to Great Britain, 1948' with players' names printed on the mount, framed & glazed, overall 42 x 37 cm. Ex Ron Hamence collection. | *** |  |
| *** | Miniature Bats, one signed by Doug Walters in display case; others signed by 1981 Australia, England & Pakistan teams and David Boon. Ex Don Wigan collection. (Qty 5) | *** |  |
| *** | Essendon James Hird's 2005 'Heritage Round' match-worn long sleeves jumper with Narrow Red Stripe, 'AFL/Heritage Round, Rd 20, 2005' & '3' logos, and number '5' on reverse. | *** |  |
| *** | 1881 'Australasian Sketcher' front page for Saturday June 18 1881 featuring a large engraving titled 'A Football Match: Carlton v Melbourne', window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 47 x 61 cm, some aging. A very attractive early football piece. | *** |  |
| *** | Collingwood: Football jumper with number '22' and badges for AFL & Spicers Paper, signed on reverse by Tony Shaw. [Tony Shaw played 313 games 1978-94, and was coach 1996-99] | *** |  |
| *** | Phar Lap Balm: 1983 letter from Tommy Woodcock with recipe for the Phar Lap Balm that was applied to Phar Lap's cracked hooves, framed & glazed, overall 32 x 53 cm. (Together with a Cd of a 1982 interview with Tommy Woodcock in which he discusses the… | *** |  |
| *** | Jim Cassidy: Stars & stripes racing silks signed & endorsed 'To Stehrie, More Winners, Jim Cassidy, 'Pumper' 19.98'. Plus blue cap. (Jim Cassidy won 100 group one races including the Melbourne Cup in 1983 & 1997) | *** |  |
| *** | 2013 cards in three albums, including NRL Traders [192], Parallels [192], Retirements [10], chart Toppers [9], Premiership [12/13], young guns signatures [2/16 - Roger Tuivasa-Sheck & Jorge Taufua], case cards [2], Legend signature - John Raper; NRL power… | *** |  |
| *** | 1983-84 Australia, Pakistan & West Indies full size 'Gray-Nicolls' cricket bat signed by Australian team on front, and Pakistan & West Indies teams on reverse, with 44 signatures including Kim Hughes, Alan Border, Dennis Lillee, Imran Khan, Clive Lloyd &… | *** |  |
| *** | 1952-57 Autograph Book with approx 320 signatures, noted Cricket teams with 1953-54 New Zealand (15 sigs), 1953-54 Commonwealth team (18 sigs), 1953 Australia team sheet (17 sigs), 1954 South Africa (10 sigs), 1955 South Africa (16 sigs), 1956-57 England… | *** |  |
| *** | 1971 Premiership Trophy: Silver-plated football & goal posts on wooden base, with plaque 'Wanfl/Grand Final, 1971 Won by G Farmer. Presented by Rothmans of Pall Mall (Australia) Limited', much of the silver-plating missing but that could be restored. | *** |  |
| *** | 1981 Channel 7 Hall of Fame Football Team: Trophy, metal & wood, 22 cm tall, marked '7/World of Sport' & '25 Years - 1981', and engraved 'Graham Farmer - Ruck'; together with colour photograph of the team (most wearing velvet jackets!) with caption… | *** |  |
| *** | Autographs '20 Years of the Clive Churchill Medal' print with photographic vignettes of the winners and 19 signatures including Peter Sterling, Allan Langer, Andrew Johns, Willie Mason & Scott Prince, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 65 x 85 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | 1906 Valentine's picture postcard 'Sydney Series. First Grade Rugby' for University of Sydney, Very Fine used. | *** |  |
| *** | Hal Forrest: Full page comic strip artwork 'Tailspin Tommy' by Glenn Chaffin & Hal Forrest, from 'Progress of Flight' series, signed by Forrest at base and dated '6-15-30', ink & watercolour on paper, framed & glazed, overall 62 x 79 cm. [Tailspin Tommy… | *** |  |
| *** | 1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge Opening illustrated invitation (211 x 261 mm) to the Opening Ceremonies surmounted with the NSW Coat of Arms and featuring views of the Bridge and across the Harbour. A lovely item, and the finest example we have seen. | *** |  |
| *** | Sugar ray Robinson: 'Tufwear' boxing glove signed 'Round 15 lounge, to Richie, sugar ray Robinson'. | *** |  |
| *** | Harness Racing: Collection including scarce Media badges (6) for 1984-85, 1985-86, 1986-87, 1987-88, 1988-89 & 1992-93; Media Guest badges (2); 1970s-80s 'Australasian Harness Horse' magazine (c73), 'The Trotting Register' (c48); 'Australian Trotting Year… | *** |  |
| *** | India: c.1932-2015 Collection of signed photographs (240) and signed pieces (21) in two albums. (Qty 261) | *** |  |
| *** | Posters 'That's Cricket' movie poster (reprint) featuring Woodfull, Bradman, Ponsford, Oldfield, McCabe, Grimmett & Kippax, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 61 x 122 cm; also 'The Cover Drive - Jim Barry' poster advertising wine from Penola, South… | *** |  |
| *** | 1934 photograph showing Cl Badcock & Rog Morrisby walking out to bat in the 1934 Tasmania v Australian XI match at Launceston, both wearing their Tasmania caps. | *** |  |
| *** | Australia: Peter McALISTER: c.1905 Hawkins of Brighton real photo postcard 'Pa McALISTER' signed in ink 'Yours sincerely/Pa McAlister', unused. (Peter Alexander McAlister played 8 Tests for Australia 1904-09) | *** |  |
| *** | Jason Gillespie: Signature on Australian Odi jumper from 2002 Icc Champions Trophy, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 95 x 116 cm. with CoA. | *** |  |
| *** | South Africa: Jimmy Sinclair: Unused Hawkins of Brighton postcard 'Jh Sinclair', signed in ink 'Jh Sinclair', large adhesion on reverse. (Jh Sinclair played 25 Tests for South Africa 1896-1911, and scored South Africa's first three Test centuries. On one… | *** |  |
| *** | Australia: Len Maddocks: Victorian 'Baggy Blue' wool cap with embroidered 'V.C.A.' on front, named inside 'L Maddocks'. (Leonard Victor Maddocks played 7 Tests for Australia 1954-56, and played for Victoria 1946-62 & Tasmania 1963-68). | *** |  |
| *** | Autograph Books: Four books with c550 signatures, the highlight a 1952 album with a number of complete teams, noted Port Melbourne, Fitzroy, Footscray, Richmond, Williamstown, Preston, South Melbourne, Oakleigh, Yarraville, Brunswick, Prahran, Brighton,… | *** |  |
| *** | John Emburey: England touring test cap, navy blue wool, embroidered St George & Dragon on front, named inside 'Je Emburey', match-used condition. [John Emburey played 64 Tests & 61 ODIs 1978-95] | *** |  |
| *** | Zimbabwe: c.1981-2004 Collection of teamsheets (31); plus signed photographs (145), signed menu, signed team photo & unsigned photographs (26) in album. (Qty 200 approx) | *** |  |
| *** | Collingwood: 'Sherrin - Collingwood' football signed in silver by 5 captains - Lou Richards, Murray Weideman, Len Thompson, Tony Shaw & Nathan Buckley. | *** |  |
| *** | Group with annual reports for 1957 (3) & 1958 (signed by Graham Farmer); 1957 letter from Repco re narrow defeat for Sandover Medal [see Lot 277]; telegrams (2) & note from his wife re his 100th game; telegram re 1958 Premiership victory; booklet for… | *** |  |
| *** | 1956 Contract: 1956 contract between East Perth Football Club and Graham Farmer, covering a payment for the 1956 football season, and weekly payments for the next five seasons 1957-1961, signed by Royden Hull, Mervyn Stirling & Graham Farmer. | *** |  |
| *** | Book 'Tasmanian Mail, Turf Register and Stud Book of Tasmania, 1885-6' (Hobart, 1886), red cover. Some soiling on cover and few pages loose. | *** |  |
| *** | 1961 Carnival: Team photograph, 'Western Australian National Football League, Australian Championships - Brisbane, 15th-23rd July 1961', with players' names at base, overall 30 x 25 cm, almost fine condition. [This was Western Australia's first carnival… | *** |  |
| *** | 1963-65 four team photographs showing Polly Farmer wearing the Big 'V' comprising 1963 Victoria v South Australia at MCG; 1964 Victoria v South Australia at Adelaide; 1965 Victoria v South Australia at MCG; & 1965 Victoria v Western Australia & South… | *** |  |
| *** | Badges Epsom Turf Club: Membership badges for 1938-39, 1939-40, 1946-47 & 1947-48; plus Trainer's Ticket from 1947. Superb condition. (Epsom's newly renovated grandstand was tragically destroyed by fire in 1936 and never held another race meeting. The… | *** |  |
| *** | 1991 Melbourne Cup: Celebration Dinner menu signed by Let's Elope trainer & jockey Bart Cummings & Steven King. Minor toning, though scarce. | *** |  |
| *** | 2004 Melbourne Cup: Strappers Vest for No.24 Catchmeifyoucan. (Catchmeifyoucan (NZ) ridden by Blake Shinn ran 8th in the 2004 Melbourne Cup). | *** |  |
| *** | Americain - 2010 Melbourne Cup: Saddlecloth number '1' the original as worn by the horse in winning the 2010 Melbourne Cup, signed by jockey Gerald Mosse, and with mud-spatters and horsehairs still on the saddlecloth. With VRC letter of authenticity.… | *** |  |
| *** | C.1946-50 Autograph Book with c.74 signatures, the highlight Alex Gurney with an original 'Bluey & Curley' sketch, also noted a watercolour by Roy Hodgkinson, signatures of tennis player Harry Hopman and various radio personalities. | *** |  |
| *** | Great Britain: 1661 Charles II official silver Coronation Medal (29 mm), Eimer #221, obv. 'Carolvs.II.D.G.Ang.Sco.Fr. Et.Hi Rex.', Kings portrait facing right, 'Ts' on truncation (Thomas Simon), rev. 'Everso.Missvs.Svccvrrere.Seclo.XXIII. APR1661', Angel… | *** |  |
| *** | 1926 'The Australian Team 1926' postcard with 17 signatures including Herbert Collins (captain), Jack Ryder, Bill Woodfull, Bill Ponsford & Bert Oldfield, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 37 x 35 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Brian Statham: England touring test blazer navy blue with red & yellow (MCC colours) piping, embroidered St George & Dragon and '1962 Australia 1963' on pocket, Simpson of Picadilly label endorsed 'Statham', wear-holes on shoulders, otherwise fine… | *** |  |
| *** | Commemorative Covers collection 1980-2008 with items from all the original clubs plus the West Coast Eagles, includes Hall of Fame, Team of the Century, Stars of the 1970s-80s, etc, etc, Fine/very Fine condition. (Qty 810 items) | *** |  |
| *** | Tickets Huge collection of 1970-96 tickets (181) including Grand Finals 1979 (2) & 1986 (5); also Player/Official tickets (29) with 1995 Grand Final (6); Dressing Room Area passes (160) including 1995 Grand Final; Car Parking passes (9) and other… | *** |  |
| *** | 1956 team photograph, 'East Perth Football Club Inc, Golden Jubilee - Premiers 1956', and with players' names printed at base, overall 33 x 25 cm. Also 'Football Budget, Melbourne v East Perth, Souvenir Programme'; and brochure 'The Royals, Eastern States… | *** |  |
| *** | Racebooks including Mentone Racing Club 1902; Aspendale Park Racing Club 1931; Mentone Turf Club 1933 & 1946. Condition varies. Scarce group. | *** |  |
| *** | 1959 'The Football Budget', Volume 24, issues 1-31 including WA v Hawthorn, South Aust v West Aust (two matches), Grand Final - East Perth v Subiaco, and year summary on glossy pages - mentioning G Farmer winning the Simpson Medal for best on ground in… | *** |  |
| *** | Group including pewter medal, 67 mm diameter, 'Westside Football Salutes, Graham Farmer, 356 games, 1953-1971' in presentation case; 1971 menu/program 'A Tribute to Graham Farmer'; annual reports for 1968 1970 & 1971; two pewter mugs won by Polly in 1968;… | *** |  |
| *** | 1906 Valentine's 'League Series' picture postcard for South Melbourne, Fine unused. | *** |  |
| *** | Photographs & Prints: 'Phar Lap at his home - Braeside' photograph, window mounted with letter from Mary Telford, framed & glazed, overall 85 x 90 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Dunaden: Spring Racing Carnival Saddlecloth number '1'. (Dunaden won the 2011 Melbourne Cup, 2011 Hong Kong Vase and 2012 Caulfield Cup). | *** |  |
| *** | 1896 Athens Olympics: 'The Olympic Games, BC776 - AD1896', published by Charles Beck (Athens, 1896) text in German & English, rebound in black leather (covers loose and spine missing). Ex Edwin Flack with his name on title page (part guillotined off when… | *** |  |
| *** | Muhammad Ali: animation cel 'The Greatest', signed by Muhammad Ali, limited edition 78/350, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 71 x 60 cm, with Warner Bros CoA. | *** |  |
| *** | Muhammad Ali: 'Everlast' 12oz boxing glove with hand-painted picture by Wayne Prokopiak, signed 'Muhammad Ali' in gold ink. | *** |  |
| *** | James J Corbett V Bob Fitzsimmons: 1895 full unused ticket for proposed match between heavyweight Champion James J Corbett and Robert Fitzsimmons for October 31 1895 in Dallas, Texas, stubs attached, in Psa slab that notes it is trimmed (very slightly).… | *** |  |
| *** | Aviation: Accumulation of First Class glassware including wine glasses, whisky tumblers and other drinking vessels used in First Class cabins with airline logos including American Airlines, Ansett, Boac, British Airways, Cathay Pacific (possible Bacardi &… | *** |  |
| *** | Greyhounds: Collection including 1989 Press Pass; books 'The Greyhound in Australia' by Agostini & Collerson (Sydney, 1973) & 'Australian Greyhound Pedigrees' by Munt & Quilty (Melbourne, 1989); 1970s-90s magazines (26); Greyhound Racing Registers (10);… | *** |  |
| *** | Muhammad Ali: collection including framed prints (3); single record 'Black Super Man'; 5-disc DVD set 'Muhammad Ali - The Heavyweight King'; laminated posters (3). (Qty 8 items) | *** |  |
| *** | Australia: Sammy Jones: Steel-nib signature 'Samuel P Jones' on c.1950 photo. (Samuel Percy Jones played 12 Tests for Australia 1882-88). | *** |  |
| *** | 1948 'The 1948 Invincibles - Australian Cricket Legends' display comprising official team sheet with 16 signatures including Don Bradman, Lindsay Hassett & Keith Miller; plus one signature affixed and the usual handstamp of Sidney Barnes, window mounted… | *** |  |
| *** | Australia: Warwick Armstrong: c.1905 Bolland real photo postcard 'World War Armstrong' signed in ink 'Yours sincerely/Warwick W Armstrong', spotting on address side, unused. (Warwick Windridge Armstrong played 50 Tests for Australia 1902-21, including 10… | *** |  |
| *** | Don Bradman 'The Art of Bradman' by Clinton & Mulvaney, (Melbourne, 2003), limited edition of Fine Art Prints, hand bound in genuine tanned leather embossed in 24 carat gold, limited edition 79/99, signed by Richie Benaud & Brian Clinton. Superb condition… | *** |  |
| *** | Australia: 1948 'Invincibles' Tour to England photograph of Rms 'Orontes' (25 x 20 cm) signed on the photo and mount by the entire Australian team, 17 signatures including Don Bradman, Sid Barnes, Ray Lindwall & Lindsay Hassett. (This was Bradman's fourth… | *** |  |
| *** | Australia: Don Bradman: 1928 real photo postcard (publisher unknown) 'Australian Test Team- Dj (Don) Bradman' with non-contemporary signature 'Don Bradman'. (Donald George Bradman played 52 Tests for Australia 1928-48, including 24 as captain. He is… | *** |  |
| *** | Hawthorn: 'Victorian Football League Premiership Medallion, 1983, Hawthorn Football Club', in gilded bronze (48 mm diameter). With case of issue, some spotting, nearly uncirculated. | *** |  |
| *** | Essendon James Hird's 2007 long sleeves 'clash' jumper with wide red stripe, 'AFL' & '3' logos, and number '5' on reverse. | *** |  |
| *** | Hawthorn: 1978 original 'Weg' poster, signed by Don Scott & endorsed '78 was the most skilled side I played in', framed & glazed. | *** |  |
| *** | North Melbourne: 1979 Grand Final Breakfast 38 mm bronze medal with 'VFL Grand Final/(Premiership Cup)/1979' on front, and advertisement on reverse for Brim Medallions. | *** |  |
| *** | 1928 '1st Day, 3rd November, Victoria Racing Club, Spring Meeting, 1928, Derby Day, Official Programme'. Superb condition. (The 1928 Victoria Derby was won by Strephon; the following year it was won by Phar Lap). | *** |  |
| *** | Prints, including 'Roy Higgins - The Professor' (signed by Roy Higgins); 'Melbourne Cup Winners 1980-1989'; 'Salute to Darren Beadman'; 'Champions'. All framed, various sizes. (Qty 4) | *** |  |
| *** | Autographed photographs album including Lennox Lewis, Michael Dokes, Leon Spinks, Carlos Zarate, Alan Minter, Arturo Gatti (3), Vince Dundee 1937, Miguel Canto, Jack kid Berg, Terry Norris, Eusebio Pedroza, Alfonso Zamora, Chris Byrd, Oleg Maskaev, Robbie… | *** |  |
| *** | Autographed photographs album including Tyson Fury, Ken Norton, Joe Frazier, Manny Pacquiao (5), Lionel rose, Jake La Motta (2), Mike Tyson, Floyd Mayweather, Michael Moorer, James Buster Douglas (2), Andre Ward, Kostya Tszyu (3), Saul Canelo Alvarez,… | *** |  |
| *** | Muhammad Ali: display comprising signed boxing trunks, window mounted with two photographs, framed & glazed, overall 93 x 111 cm, with Online Authentics No.Oa-8090203. | *** |  |
| *** | Jersey Joe Walcott V rocky Marciano: 1952 programme 'James D Norris - Herman Taylor present, World's Heavyweight Championship, jersey Joe Walcott Champion vs rocky Marciano Challenger, Municipal Stadium, Sept.23, 1952', Fair/Good condition. Scarce.… | *** |  |
| *** | 2012 Esp NRL limited edition [72], Parallels [68/72], Captains signatures [5/6 including Cameron Smith & Benji Marshall], jersey signatures [5/7], double signature, triple signature, case cards [3], Fine/Very fine. (quantity 155) | *** |  |
| *** | 1956 1968 Mexico Olympics: Harry Gallagher's Australian Blazer, green with Australian Coat-of-Arms, Olympic Rings & 'Olympic Games 1968/ Mexico City' embroidered on pocket, also with 'Australian Olympian' badge on lapel. Together with adidas tracksuit top… | *** |  |
| *** | Medal Dies hardened steel dies for a cricket medallion, front with image of Bradman & text 'Donald Bradman Cricketer/1928-48'; reverse with text 'History of Australia/No Cricketer has captured the popular imagination more than Sir Donald Bradman. His… | *** |  |
| *** | 1977-78 West Indian team, WSC official team sheet with 16 signatures including Clive Lloyd (captain), Joel Garner, Michael Holding & Viv Richards. Superb condition. | *** |  |
| *** | Sri Lanka: Match shirts including 1996 World Cup shirt worn & signed by coach 'Dav Whatmore' (Sri Lanka world champions); 1998-99 Odi shirt worn by Romesh Kaluwitharana; Test shirt worn & signed 'Roshan Mahanama' (52 Tests & 213 ODIs 1986-99); also a 1981… | *** |  |
| *** | 1977 1977-78 Australia v India, official team sheet with 12 signatures including Bob Simpson, Kim Hughes & Jeff Thomson. (Official cricket was decimated by the advent of World Series Cricket. Bob Simpson- who had last played in 1968- was lured out of… | *** |  |
| *** | 1979 Australian World Cup official team sheet with 14 signatures including Kim Hughes, Allan Border & Rodney Hogg; plus postcard signed Kim Hughes. (Qty 2) | *** |  |
| *** | Fitzroy: Gerald Brosnan, Signed handwritten letter from 1963 to respected football historian CC Mullen clearing up details of his own career and other players from the first years of the VFL including George Stuckey, Bob Byers, Tod Collins, Albert… | *** |  |
