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Abacus Auctions
Number of lots recorded:96
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*** 1950 Victorian Nut Supplies (Australia) 'Caricatures of Australian Sportsmen by Bob Mirams', part set (5/36), comprising 8.Joe Louis, 9.Mike Tollis, 11.Darby Munro, 15.Scobie Breasley & 36.Tommy Burns. Mainly Fine/Very Fine. Scarce. ***
*** Aviation 'World War I Dogfight' original oil painting by B.Drever, signed at base, framed, overall 51 x 504 cm; plus Spitfire print 'Guardians of the Top End' by Robert Taylor (signed), framed & glazed, overall 51 x 40 cm. (Qty 2) ***
*** Photographs including Bob Fitzsimmons, Les Darcy (5 - including one of Darcy as a blacksmith's apprentice and another of Darcy's funeral cortege), Dave & Clem Sands, Joe Louis, Vic Patrick (4), and a bloodied Jimmy Carruthers. (Qty 14) ***
*** Badges: 1930-48 Circular 25 mm badges 'Australian Cricketers' comprising Bromley, Brown, Chipperfield (2), Darling, Ebeling, Fingleton, Fleetwood-Smith, Grimmett, Kippax, McCabe, McCool, Oldfield, O'Reilly, Ponsford, Waite, Wall, Ward, White & Woodfull;… ***
*** Waca medal with Swan & text 'West Australian Cricket Association', with on reverse cricket bat, stumps & 'Life Member', engraved 'G.Rutherford/ -118-'. Some wear, though fine condition. ***
*** 1936-37 Australian team, autograph page with 13 signatures including Don Bradman, Stan McCabe, Bill Brown & Ross Gregory. ***
*** 1991 1991-92 Australia v India, team sheet for 1st Test signed both teams including Allan Border, Merv Hughes & Sachin Tendulkar; plus team sheet for 3rd Test signed by both teams. (Qty 2) ***
*** Footscray: Western Bulldogs clash jumper signed by Luke Beveridge & Easton Wood (Premiership coach & captain). ***
*** Stickers 'Panini's Football 82' album with complete set of 516 stickers. Mainly Fine/Very Fine condition. ***
*** Racebooks 1923-2014 collection including 1923 Epsom; 1938-2014 VRC range (48) with Melbourne Cups (24) between 1973-2014, Derby (8) & Oaks (5); Caulfield (6) with 1946 Caulfield Guineas, 1994 & 1995 Caulfield Cups; 1962 Moonee Valley; 1993 Hong Kong… ***
*** Tulloch: Display comprising racebook for Final Day of 1960 Centenary Melbourne Cup Carnival with Tulloch winning the Cb Fisher Plate, window mounted with action photograph of Tulloch, framed & glazed, overall 45 x 54 cm. ***
*** 1996 Melbourne Olympics Bid: Duplicated range with magazines, newsletters, brochures, stickers; reports 'A Golden Opportunity - The Case for Melbourne' by George Patterson (Melbourne, 1989); 'Proposal Supporting Melbourne in its Bid for the 1996 Olympic… ***
*** 1890s-2000s collection including Cartes-de-Visite (31) with two showing Charles Dickens & three showing houses or businesses; cabinet cards (42); stereographs (12); real photo postcards (23), later photos in various sizes (600 approx); and a range of… ***
*** Cricket photographs 1930s-50s range noted Don Bradman (3), 1947 Australian team, 1947-48 Indian team entering oval, Denis Compton, Len Hutton & Walter Hammond, most captioned on reverse, ex Adelaide Oval curator. Mainly Fine/Very Fine. (Qty 55) ***
*** Carlton Collection with 1909 Je Barnes 'Team Photo Post Card' for Carlton (corner re-attached); books (22) including 'The Carlton Story' by Buggy & Bell (Melbourne, 1958) & 'The Blues' by Hewat (Melb, 1982); Annual Reports 1947-96 (26 + 11 spares);… ***
*** Carlton 'Souvenir Football Programme, Carlton v South Fremantle, at Subiaco Oval, Saturday 16 Oct.1954'; plus Carlton Football Club Itinerary, Season 1954, visit to Perth'. (South Fremantle were WA Premiers). ***
*** 1971 'Charlie Chaplin' movie poster depicting Chaplin's most famous persona, the Little Tramp, published by Personality Posters Mfg Co, New York, linen-backed, size 68 x 100 cm. ***
*** 1988 England v West Indies, collection of 10 x 8 inch press photographs, with captions. (The West Indies won the Test series 4-0, and the tour has become known as the 'summer of four captains' as England used four different captains in the five Test… ***
*** 1960 Tied Test Australia v West Indies full-size commemorative bat signed on front by 8 Australians & 7 West Indians including Richie Benaud, Bob Simpson, Frank Worrell & Gary Sobers, limited edition 434/500, mounted in attractive display case, overall 37… ***
*** Melbourne Cricket Club: sterling silver plate depicting entrance to the MCC, issued 1979, framed & glazed, overall 30 x 30 cm; plus 'Spiers & Pond/ Cafe de Paris' oval plate, framed, overall 30 x 30 cm. (In 1861-62 Spiers & Pond brought the first English… ***
*** 1931 New Zealand team, autograph page with 13 signatures including Tom Lowry (captain), 'Curly' Page, Stewie Dempster & Bill Merritt; mounted on A4 page with team photograph. (The first tour by a New Zealand team in which Test matches were arranged). ***
*** Arthur Morris: 1951 Centenary of the Government of Victoria medal engraved 'Presented to, A Morris Esq, Vice Capt, Australian Test Team. Melbourne 1951', in original presentation case. [Arthur Morris played 46 Tests 1946-55, and was selected as an opener… ***
*** Autographs 'The Blues Living Legends' (NSW) print with 12 signatures of Don Bradman, Keith Miller, Arthur Morris, Allan Border, Alan Davidson, Bob Simpson, Steve Waugh, Brian Taber, Glenn McGrath, Neil Harvey, Richie Benaud & Norman O'Neill, limited… ***
*** Newspapers cuttings re Brownlow Medallists, noted Bert Deacon, Ian Stewart, Dick Reynolds, Fred Goldsmith, Don Cordner, Ross Smith to Gary Ablett Jr & Matt Priddis; also files of football cuttings re Grand Finals 2010-2014. Ex Ken Piesse library. ***
*** 1956 Premiership Medal: Gold-coloured medal, 50 mm diameter, with Wanfl logo and text 'Wanfl Premiership Medal/ Wanfl', and engraved on reverse '1956, East Perth, Graham Farmer', with black & yellow neck ribbon. [Awarded retrospectively c.2015 as no… ***
*** Geelong: Pennants for '1951 Grand Final Souvenir', '1952 Premiers', 'Our Grand Finalists of 1953' (2 different colours), '1954 VFL Finalists', 'Geelong Cats Premiers 2011'. Fair/Fine condition. (Qty 6 items) ***
*** 1963 Premiership: Statuette of footballer 'taking a screamer', on wooden plinth with plaque 'Geelong Football Club/Premiers 1963/Graham Polly Farmer', 30 cm tall. [Presented retrospectively by the Premiership Players Club] ***
*** Picture Postcards: World War I-era real photo postcard of Australia's United Service Team wearing hooped jumpers with kangaroo on left breast, players names identified on reverse, minor bend. ***
*** 1914 Sport Magazine 'Champion Footballers Post Card' - Percy Wilson (Collingwood), Good condition. ***
*** Photographs & Prints: 'Le Cheval Phar Lap' colour magazine supplement showing Phar Lap with jockey W.Elliott & trainer Tommy Woodcock, archivally framed, overall 41 x 57 cm. ***
*** 1971 Mobil '1971 Mobil Footy Photos', almost complete set [38/40] in album, Fair/Very Fine. (Qty 38) ***
*** Rowing collection, with 1963-77 programmes (14 - some signed) including 1968 Mexico (3) & 1972 Munich; photographs (22); folder of Olympic Results notes; folder of letters (9), telegrams (2), ephemera, graphs, notes & press clippings. Ex Australian coach… ***
*** Autograph Book with signatures mostly from the 1920s-30s including Robert Baden-Powell & Mave Baden-Powell; aviators Charles Kingsford Smith, Charles Ulm & Jean Batten; Prime Ministers Earl Page, Billy Hughes, Stanley Bruce & Robert Menzies (Australia),… ***
*** Autograph Book with 79 signatures mostly from the 1940s-50s including Vivien Leigh, Gracie Fields, Liberace, boxer Jimmy Wilde; circa 1948 Australian cricketers (9) including Don Bradman, Arthur Morris & Neil Harvey; etc. ***
*** Kostya Tszyu: display comprising signed boxing shorts, window mounted with background image, limited edition 1/300, framed & glazed, overall 104 x 81 cm. ***
*** Kostya Tszyu: display comprising signed boxing glove, window mounted with colour photograph, framed & glazed, overall 71 x 65 cm. ***
*** 1911 American tobacco Co. (turkey red Cigarettes) 'Prominent base ball players & Athletes' No.76 Jack Johnson, large-format card (145 x 204 mm) in perspex case (minor damage), graded Psa Pr-FR1, pin-hole at top, otherwise appears to be Fair/Fine condition… ***
*** Cricket stump with Ansett Australia & kookaburra logos, match used, fine condition. ***
*** University: 1885 (22 April) 1d Postal Card advising H Horne, Medical School, University that he has been chosen to play in the match University v South Yarra at St Kilda. Fine condition. (From 1885 to 1888 University played in the Vfa which at the time… ***
*** 1956 Melbourne Olympics: Group with square portable cushion with handle (haven't seen this type before); rectangular cushion with rounded corners; carry bag with torch, rings & 'Olympic Games Melbourne 1956'. (Qty 3 items) ***
*** Autographs of Australian Test Captains in album with 28 signatures including Joe Darling, Monty Noble, Clem Hill, Syd Gregory, Warwick Armstrong, Warren Bardsley, Lindsay Hassett, Ian Johnson & Neil Harvey (some of the earlier autographs affected by tape)… ***
*** Greg Chappell: 1984 Adelaide Oval Centenary Test, Greg Chappell's invitation, tickets, menu, presentation plaque & hand-written copy of his speech (4 pages); also a programme for 1971 Centenary of Saca South Australia v Victoria. ***
*** Ray Lindwall: Medal with 'Hall of Fame/Sport Australia', and reverse engraved 'Ray Lindwall 1926-1950', in case of issue. [Ray Lindwall played 61 Tests 1946-60, and was one of ten inaugural members of the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame] ***
*** 1934 Victorian team photograph with players wearing their Big V jumpers, players include Haydn Bunton, Albert Collier, Colin Watson, Bob Pratt, 'Chicken' Smallhorn, Jack Regan & Jack Bissett. Framed & glazed, overall 46 x 37 cm. ***
*** Shane Warne v Muttiah Muralitharan: Display 'Record Pursuit' signed by Muralitharan & Warne, limited edition 46/350, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 56 x 76 cm. With CoA. ***
*** 1937 Griffiths Brothers (Ask Mother for Cruising Toffee) 'Australian Cricketers' [8/10 known], Fair/Very Fine. Extremely scarce. (Qty 8 items) ***
*** Richmond: Weg poster 'Hungry! 400' (Kevin Bartlett's 400th game in 1983); plus 1964 Heinz posters for Pat Guinane & Neville Crowe. Fair/Good condition. (Qty 3) ***
*** 1922 Thorp's Chocolate Fudge 'League and Association Captains' (3/19 known) with W.Cubbins (St.Kilda), H.craven (Geelong) & E.Jameson (Carlton). One Poor, other two Very fine. ***
*** 1959 Premiership: Gold-coloured medal, 50 mm diameter, with Wanfl logo and text 'Wanfl Premiership Medal/Wanfl' & engraved on reverse '1959, East Perth, Graham Farmer', with black & yellow neck ribbon. [Awarded retrospectively c.2015] ***
*** Carbine: Display comprising pair of Carbine's horse-shoes, mounted with tin photographs (in terrible condition) of Carbine and jockey (probably R Ramage rider for 1890 Melbourne Cup) & plaque engraved 'Carbine 1890', overall 43 x 49 cm. Marked on reverse… ***
*** 1931 'Football Record' comprising May 2 Carlton v Richmond; Aug 29 Collingwood v Carlton; 1st Semi Final Carlton v Collingwood; Preliminary Final Geelong v Carlton. Fair/Fine condition (Qty 4 items) ***
*** 1943-44 'Football Record' comprising 1943 No.2 Carlton v Richmond; No.3 Footscray v Carlton; No.5 Carlton v Collingwood; No.7 Carlton v Essendon; No.8 Melbourne v Carlton; No.11 Carlton v Hawthorn; 1944 No.18 Carlton v Footscray. Fair/Fine condition.… ***
*** 1906 Valentine's 'League Series' picture postcard for Fitzroy, Fine used under cover. ***
*** 1932 'The Winner of the Agua Caliente Handicap. Phar Lap at Braeside, Mordialloc (V), The Home of Part-Owner Hr Telford. The Photograph was taken shortly before he left for America in charge of T.Woodcock, who is seen standing at Phar Lap's head', colour… ***
*** Muhammad Ali: display comprising fold-out poster of Muhammad Ali V George Foreman, signed 'Muhammad Ali/Aka Cassius Clay', and mounted with replica 1974 Muhammad Ali-George Foreman ticket, framed & glazed, overall 99 x 65 cm. ***
*** 1936 Hoadleys 'Test Cricketers' (39/40); plus 1932 'Empire Games & Test Teams' (13/50). Mainly Fine/Very Fine. (Qty Total 52) ***
*** Tenzing Norgay, Edmund Hillary & John Hunt signatures on pieces plus book 'High Adventure' by Edmund Hillary (London, 1955). Hunt was the team leader of the 1953 British Mount Everest Expedition. Tenzing Norgay's is a very difficult signature to obtain. ***
*** 1956 Melbourne Olympics: Ticket for Swimming on Saturday December 1, signed in gold ink by Dawn Fraser. ***
*** Autographs: including Australia Odi shirt signed by Shane Warne; display signed by Don Bradman & Bill Ponsford; cricket bat signed by Greg, Ian & Trevor Chappell; also cricket cards 'Cricketers 1934' (50) & 'Cricketers 1938' (50). ***
*** Clothing comprising Chris Cairns match-used Gunn & Moore cricket trousers from 1993-94 tour to Australia, signed and endorsed 'Ripped Trou Courtesy of Chris Cairns'; Mark Greatbatch match-used Gray Nicolls pair of batting gloves from 1993-94 tour to… ***
*** 1893 Australian Team Carte-de-visite photograph 'Eighth Australian Cricketing Team, 1893', with players names on mount, published by London Stereoscopic Photographic Co. ***
*** 1933 New South Wales team, autograph page with 12 signatures including Alan Kippax, Jack Fingleton & Don Bradman. ***
*** Phar Lap: Photograph of Phar Lap wearing saddlecloth '1' and with jockey in David Davis' colours, size 21 x 16 cm. Photograph backstamped 'Copyright/ The Herald & Weekly Times Ltd. Melbourne Australia'. pinholes in corners, otherwise fine condition. ***
*** Collingwood: Len Thompson's Haydn Bunton Medal, awarded by 'The Sporting Globe', large pewter medal, front with 'Haydn Bunton Medal', back engraved 'Best player, Victorian Football League, Len Thompson, 1967, Collingwood Football Club', in original case.… ***
*** Photographs & Prints: 'Phar Lap. Owners: D.J.Davis and H.R.Telford. Nightraid-Entreaty. J.R.Pike, Rider' colour print affixed to backing board, overall 41 x 34 cm. ***
*** Strasbourg - 2005 Melbourne Cup: Replica Saddlecloth number '21' for the 2005 Melbourne Cup (one of only two saddlecloths printed), signed by jockey Luke Nolen. With VRC letter of authenticity. (Strasbourg trained by Bart Cummings and ridden by Luke Nolen… ***
*** 1968 Mexico Olympics - Black Power Salute: Rare programme from Tommie Smith's visit to Melbourne in 1967 for 'The Recordbreakers' athletics meet, signed on front cover by Tommie Smith, and on reverse 5 others including Ron Clarke. (Tommie Smith &… ***
*** Collection including Tom Corrigan plaque; brass ashtray; brass wall plaque of Donovan; 1970s-2010 Melbourne Cup magazines (17); Melbourne Cup ceramic plates (2); signed videos (5) including Scobie Breasley, Tommy Smith & Gai Waterhouse; photos (8);… ***
*** Sports: Roy Battley in boxing pose (amateur lightweight champion of Victoria 1911, severely wounded during World War I); c.1898 Parisien Panel photo of an Adelaide team on a 3-man tandem bicycle; an Adelaide Lacrosse team, good condition. (Qty 3) ***
*** 1906 Athens Olympics group of postcards with scenes from the Intercalated Games all postally used from Syros, Greece to Launceston, Tasmania in 1907, Fair condition. Very scarce. [The 'Intercalacated Games' were planned to be held in Athens in between the… ***
*** 1956 Melbourne: Participation Medal in bronze, 63 mm diameter, designed by the Hungarian emigre Andor Meszaros, minted by Kg Luke, Fine condition in original perspex display-case. [Meszaros arrived in Australia in 1939, before the outbreak of World War II] ***
*** James J Corbett V Bob Fitzsimmons: 'The Fight of the century, being a Review of the Worlds Championship Contest between Robert Fitzsimmons and James J Corbett, at Carson city Nev, March 17th 1897' by Geo.Siler (Referee) and Lou Houseman [Chicago, 1897],… ***
*** Don Bradman & Babe Ruth: display comprising photo of Bradman meeting Babe Ruth, window mounted with photograph of Babe Ruth waiting to bat, and facsimile autographs of Don Bradman & Babe Ruth, framed & glazed, overall 61 x 64 cm. ***
*** Ray Bright: Clothing noted Victorian jumper; club jumper; cricket ties (18) including Australia, Victoria & Tied Test; also cricket tea towels (7). Ex Ray Bright collection. ***
*** Autographs Australian Olympic Legends, set of 6 Australia Post displays, with first day cover signed by Dawn Fraser, Murray rose, Shirley Strickland, Herb Elliott & Marjorie Jackson, and thumb-print of Betty Cuthbert (who had developed multiple sclerosis)… ***
*** Baseball: c1905 real photo postcard of the Victorian Baseball team with some of their partners and 21 signatures including Test Cricketer Frank Laver, also T.Vaughan, W.G.Hickford, S.G.Lansdown, W.J.Scott, extremely scarce and superb condition. ***
*** Vanity Fair prints, 1884-1910 comprising Australian Cricket (George Bonnor), Oxford Cricket (Hylton Philipson), Monkey (Albert Hornby), Sammy (Sammy Woods - played Tests for both Australia & England), Yorkshire Cricket (Lord Hawke), The Lobster (Digby… ***
*** 'John Wisden's Cricketers Almanack for 1927', scarce original hardback. Fair condition (some tape remnants on inside covers). ***
*** 1899 Melbourne Cricket Club 1899-1900 Ladies Reserve Season Ticket, 'Melbourne Cricket Club, Ladies Reserve 1899-1900. No.2893'. Good condition. ***
*** Melbourne Cricket Club: Membership badge for 1924-25 with number 3164 on reverse, made by Bentley. Fine condition. ***
*** 1907-08 England Tour to Australia miniature cricket bat (44 cm long) endorsed on front 'English XI v Victorian XI, Melbourne 21-24 December 1907' with 13 signatures including Frederick Fane (captain), Jb Hobbs & Wilfred Rhodes (105 not out), some fading.… ***
*** 'The Champions of Cricket' full size cricket bat with 11 signatures including Viv Richards, Greg Chappell, Gary Sobers, Ian Botham, Richard Hadlee, limited edition number 171, in display case, overall 34 x 108 cm. ***
*** 1926 Australian tour to England, autograph page with 16 signatures including Warren Bardsley, Bill Woodfull, Johnny Taylor & Charlie Macartney, window mounted with team photograph & player portraits, framed & glazed, overall 48 x 84 cm. ***
*** 1934 Australian tour to England, autograph page with 18 signatures including Bill Woodfull, Don Bradman, Clarrie Grimmett & Stan McCabe, window mounted with original team photograph, framed & glazed, overall 50 x 50 cm. ***
*** Australia: Victor Trumper: 1905 Bolland real photo postcard 'Victor Trumper' signed in ink 'V Trumper', small repaired edge tear. (Victor Thomas Trumper played 48 Tests for Australia 1899-1912. He is widely regarded as second only to Donald Bradman as a… ***
*** 1936-37 England team, autograph page with 16 signatures including Gubby Allen (captain), Walter Hammond, Bill Voce & George Duckworth. ***
*** Australia: c.1930 Flicker Productions (London) booklets 'C.V.Grimmett, Flicker No 1, Leg Break Delivery and Leg Break Finger Spin'; '...No 2, Googley Delivery and Off Break Finger Spin'; '...No 4, Leg Break Delivery and Leg Break Finger Spin' & '...No 5,… ***
*** Australia: 1933 'Some Statistics Concerning Cricket Casualties (Showing Batsmen struck by Bowlers in Test Matches between England and Australia)' published by the Abc, 28pp 8vo brochure, rusty staples causing the cover to separate but otherwise very fine.… ***
*** 1999-2000 Australian team 'Twelve - The Record Breakers', print by Mark Sofilas commemorating Australia's record 12 consecutive Test match victories, with signatures of 20 Australian Test players including Steve Waugh, Shane Warne & Matthew Hayden; also… ***
*** South Australia - Port Adelaide: Jumper window mounted with 2003 team photograph and team sheet with 40 signatures including Warren Tredrea, Damien Hardwick, Chad Cornes, Peter Burgoyne & Gavin Wanganeen, framed & glazed, overall 82 x 122 cm. ***
*** South Australia - Port Adelaide: Royal Selangor Pewter Premiership Cup, 21 cm high, for 2004, engraved on front 'Australian Football League, 2004, Premiership Cup, won by Port Adelaide Football Club', and with plaque on mahogany finish base showing… ***
*** Victoria: Books including 'History of Football in the Ballarat District' by Stoward (2008); 'History of Football in the Bendigo District' by Stoward (2008); 'A Taste of Port' by Keenan (1999); 'The Bears Uncensored - Caulfield Football Club' by Piesse… ***
*** Geelong: Graham 'Polly' Farmer, display comprising signature on piece, window mounted with two action photos, framed & glazed, overall 35 x 84 cm. ***
*** 1938 Sweetacres 'Cricket Caricatures', complete set [24], noted Don Bradman, Lindsay Hassett, Walter Hammond & Joe Hardstaff, Fair/Fine condition (a couple may be trimmed). (Qty 24 items) ***
*** 1995 Australian tour to West Indies official team sheet with 18 signatures including Mark Taylor, Glenn McGrath & Steve Waugh. ***
*** Essendon: 1981 65 mm bronze premiership medal with design of a footballer by Andor Meszaros (who also designed 1956 Melbourne Olympics medals), with reverse showing names of players in their positions, surrounded by 'Victorian Football League/Essendon… ***