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Auction House:
Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.
Number of lots recorded:96
Lots with images:96
Prices available:96
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*** The B.A.N.Z. Antarctic Expedition: official original photograph by Captain Frank Hurley: image A62 - title: the World's most beautiful Island, with official 'Mawson Antarctic Expedition' handstamp and release date 'Monday May 12, 1930' verso, together… ***
*** The B.A.N.Z. Antarctic Expedition: official original photograph by Captain Frank Hurley: image A64 - title: the Unexplored heart of Kerguelen, with official 'Mawson Antarctic Expedition' handstamp and release date 'Monday May 12, 1930' verso, together… ***
*** The B.A.N.Z. Antarctic Expedition: official original photograph by Captain Frank Hurley: image A69 - title: a new port in Antarctica, with official 'Mawson Antarctic Expedition' handstamp and release date 'Tuesday May 13, 1930' verso, together with… ***
*** India: a range of early real photo postcards (mostly Nilgiris, Coonoor, Ootacamund), various signed letters, including. Mar.1910 from Lord Wenlock (Governor of Madras), Lord Elphinstone, etc. Mixed condition. (37 items). ***
*** The B.A.N.Z. Antarctic Expedition: official original photograph by Captain Frank Hurley: image B12 - title: Ruin and Regeneration - Macquarie Island, with official 'Mawson Antarctic Expedition' handstamp and release date 'Monday Apr. 27, 1931' verso,… ***
*** Photographers:Portraits, cartes-de-visite, etc., (50 items). Melbourne Photographers: Portraits, cartes-de-visite, etc., by E. Sands (Bourke St.); J. T. Seymour (Wellington St.); William Short & Co (Bourke St. East); Stevenson & McNicoll (Elizabeth St.);… ***
*** Photographer unknown, 'Newbridge Road, S'pore', albumen paper print, circa 1880s, titled in the plate, 16 x 21.5 cm, laid down to album page. ***
*** Stereoviews: a bundle, mainly American and French, (24). ***
*** Cigarette cards: Lambert & Butler: 1932, a history of Aviation (green images), complete set (25); superb condition. ***
*** Cigarette cards: John player & Sons 1938, aircraft of the Royal Air Force, complete set in special players album. ***
*** English - military series: a fine collection of Bamforth & Co. Cards, arranged numerically from 4771 to 4958. (approx. 200). ***
*** English: a fine collection of Bamforth & Co. Cards, arranged numerically from 4500 to 4674. (approx. 250). ***
*** Isaac Hayes: two original Australian release one sheet movie posters: truck turner, (1974), and, Tough Guys, (1974); in which he acted and wrote and performed the music. (2). ***
*** 1986 Monty gum 'Super Wrestling Cards': Unauthorized trading cards produced in Holland, infamous for their incorrect images, poor cropping, typos or misspellings. Included is an original retailer's display box with 27 paper packs, all with 'Hulk Hogan'… ***
*** Postcards, photographs & ephemera, a fascinating array housed in vintage brown case, including Rose's series, New Zealand travel ephemera, photo albums etc ***
*** 1908 postcard for the Captain Peary north pole Discovery Expedition, with an illustration of the S.S. 'Roosevelt' at left. Very fine unused. ***
*** Circa 1933-72 football cards, noted 1959 Besters Sweets (2/23); 1954-55 Coles (5) ; 1965 golden Fleece decal (1) ; 1966 Scanlens (1 + die-cut) ; 1972 Sunicrust 'Wegs Footy Funnies' (double card). Poor/G. Inspection will reward. (total 13) ***
*** 1905 Sniders & Abrahams 'Cricket Terms', complete set (12). Mixed condition. Cat.£390. ***
*** 1929 Wills (Australia) 'Cricket Season 1928-29', large part set (40/48), F/Ef, plus duplicates. (Total: 82).Cat.£285+ ***
*** John Player & Sons 1938 'Cricketers' set, complete in the relevant Player's album, signed on the front cover by Don Bradman as well as beneath his card on page 15. Provenance: The Kevin O'Dowd Collection. ***
*** Don Bradman: 1997 Sanitarium (Weet-Bix) 'Sir Donald Bradman AC Greatest Hits', 2 cards from set of 16, both cards signed by Don Bradman. (2). Presented together in a small farme, overall 20.5 x 26.5 cm. ***
*** 1951 Argus badges 'Australia v England 1950-1951 test souvenir', complete set of Australian Cricketers (14/14); part set of English Cricketers (18/20); plus Australian and English team badges. Poor/VG. (total 34) ***
*** Cigarette and trade cards: 1939 Players 'Golf', complete large size set. Mainly G/VG. (25) ***
*** 1921 Sporting Life and The Bayonet 'Prominent Players' pictorial supplement No. 12 'W.Twomey, Collingwood', 25 x 38 cm., window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 34 x 46 cm. Extremely rare - the Afhg 'Australian Rules football cards' website lists 17… ***
*** 1953 Argus '1953 football portraits', large size (11 x 19 cm), part set of Collingwood players (3/72). Fair/VG (Lou Richards card trimmed at left) ***
*** 1953 Argus '1953 football portraits', large size (11 x 19 cm), part set of Footscray players (4/72). Fair/VG (Dave Bryden and Ted Whitten cards trimmed at base) ***
*** 1953 Argus '1953 football portraits', large size (11 x 19 cm), part set of Geelong players (4/72). Fair/VG (Bernie Smith card trimmed at base) ***
*** 1981 Ardmona 'Big League series 1 - Essendon', complete set (33) in original box. G/VG ***
*** C1912 original watercolour artwork for Sniders & Abrahams 'Animals and Birds' No. 23, kangaroo, signed by artist Pr', size 118 x 204 mm; together with an example of the issued Sniders & Abrahams cigarette card. Ex archive of Osboldsone & Co. Printers,… ***
*** Kalgoorlie: c1896 albumen photograph 'Great Boulder. Lakeview and Golden Horseshoe Gms' (21 x 16 cm) ***
*** Melbourne: c1905 set of postcards of Melbourne scenes, featuring coloured drawings by S.T.Gill (1818-80), noted 'Post Offce, Melbourne, in the Fifties' and 'The University of Melbourne, in the Fifties'. G/VG. (12 items) ***
*** Photograph of Bendigo titled on the mount, 'View taken from St. Paul's Tower, Looking South', albumen photograph (18 x 13 cm), by Nicholas Caire (1837- 1918), No. 40 in 'Views of Bendigo' Series, caption on mount ***
*** 1930s cigarette & trade cards in two albums, noted 1932 Hoadleys chocolates 'Empire Games and Test Teams' (25/50). Mainly G/VG. (Total 159) ***
*** Flowers: 1912 'Roses (A series)' (50); 1913 'Roses (second series)' (50); 1913 Wills 'Alpine flowers' (48/50); 1923 Players 'Struggle for Existence' (25); 1924 Wills 'Flowering trees and Shrubs' (47/50); 1925 Wills 'Flower Culture in pots' (50) & (47/50);… ***
*** Sydney: c1880-1915 photographs of Sydney buildings, from 'Cooper's Australian Views', noted Hospital - Macquarie St, the Lands Office, Chief Secretary's Office (2), Hotel Metropole & Town Hall; each 20 x 16 cm, mounted on printed Studio leaves (27 x 21… ***
*** 1926 Wills (NZ) 'English Cricketers', complete set (25); plus 1934 Players 'Cricketers 1934', complete set (50). G/VG. (total 75) ***
*** 1930 Players 'Cricketers 1930', complete set (50), noted Don Bradman, Archie Jackson and bill Ponsford; plus 1934 Players 'Cricketers 1934', complete set (50), noted Don Bradman, Clarrie Grimmett and bill Ponsford. Mainly G/VG. (total 100) ***
*** 1964 Mobil 'Mobil football Photos 1964', complete set in album. G/VG. (40) ***
*** Cigarette and trade cards: 1905, the Bulletin post cards - series 2A Hop 'Deeds that Won the Umpire! an Incident of 'Glorious football'. Fair/good condition. ***
*** 1936 Real Photogravure Portrait postcards 'Australian & English Cricketers 1936-37', a part set (14/20) including Don Bradman, Bill O'Reilly, Gubby Allen & Walter Hammond. Fair/G condition. scarce ***
*** 1965 Scanlens 'Footballers', part set (8/36) + 2 spares. Condition varies, Poor/Fair. (Total 10) ***
*** Books, Plates, Cassettes & DVDs: Books (68), noted 'The Invincibles - The Legend of Bradman's 1948 Australians' by Allen (Sydney, 1999); 'Allan Border - Beyond Ten ThoUSAnd' by Border (signed) (Perth, 1993); 'The West Indies - Fifty Years of Test Cricket'… ***
*** 1869 Queensland Land Purchase documents (4), each signed by Samuel Blackall (1809-71, 2nd Governor of Qld) ***
*** C1965 Artcolour 'VFL Club Emblem Decals', complete set (12), mounted onto advertising board, overall 38 x 50 cm. Good condition. Scarce ***
*** 1958 Jonco Football Shorts 'Victorian Footballers' No.24 Jack Edwards (North Melbourne). Fair/G condition (minor horizontal bend) ***
*** 1933 Wills 'Football Portraits and Club Colours' Stand-up Cards, (1/5) G. Strang (Richmond). Fair/G. Rarity 8 ***
*** 1982-88 Scanlens wrappers for 1982, 1986, 1987 and 1988; plus 1982 'Football Heroes' photocards. Fair/G condition. Scarce. (5 items) ***
*** 1925 Gallaher 'Famous Footballers', complete set. G/VG. Scarce - cat À220. (100) ***
*** 1997 Sanitarium (Weet-Bix) 'Sir Donald Bradman AC Greatest Hits', complete set (16), with one card signed by Don Bradman ***
*** 1936-37 Players Motor Cars 1st Series [50] and 2nd Series [50], both mounted in their Players albums. (100) ***
*** c1928 German cigarette card albums 'Die Welt in Bildern' (The World in Pictures) Albums 1-4; plus c1930 'Vom Einbaum Bis Zum Ozean-Riesen' (The history of ships). (5 albums) ***
*** 1933 Godfrey Phillips 'Victorian Footballers - A Series of 50', complete set (50). (No.1 is from 'A Series of 75'). One Poor, others Fair/VG ***
*** Maps by Swanston (Edinburgh, c1864) - 'The world in Hemispheres, with Comparative Views of the Heights of the Principal Mountains and Basins of the Principal Rivers on the globe'; 'The world on Mercator's Projection'; 'Russian Empire'; 'France and Its… ***
*** 1931 Australian Natives Association, chromo-lithographed Ex-President's Certificate (Footscray Branch No.65), window mounted, framed & glazed in original carved wooden frame, multicoloured and attractive, overall 70 x 90 cm ***
*** 1903 Wills (Australia) 'Australian & English Cricketers', complete set (25), noted Victor Trumper, Monty Noble & Plum Warner. Attractive set. Poor/G ***
*** 1934 Carreras 'Footballers (Large Titles)' complete set [75]. G/VG ***
*** 1963 Arnotts 'Ted Whitten Tells: Play Better Football', part set (4/7 known) - Blind Turn, Drop Kick, High Mark & Torpedo Punt Kick. Fair/G. Rare ***
*** Photographs, c1940 comprising, two by Cecil Beaton (1904-80), one of Princess Elizabeth in her World War I Ats uniform, other of Princess Elizabeth & Princess Margaret, both window mounted, framed in John Thallon Art-Deco frames and glazed, each overall… ***
*** 1936 Real Photogravure Portrait postcards ‘Australian & English Cricketers 1936-37’, part set [14/20] (2 creased); 1932 Godfrey Phillips ‘Test Cricketers 1932-1933’ [25/38] + 10 spares; also 1956 Olympics programme for athletics, tickets (2) & autograph… ***
*** 1907-50 cricket cards, noted 1907 Wills (Australia) 'Prominent Australian and English Cricketers', part set (22/81); 1922 Boys Realm 'Famous Cricketers' complete set (15); 1950 Carreras (Turf) 'Famous Cricketers' (50 + 2 spares); plus 1949 'Sports series'… ***
*** C1927-2005 football cards/posters range, noted 1927-30 table Talk 'Prominent Personalities' (2) ; 1958 Centenary year Collingwood poster; c1976 VFL 'Autograph Album' (set of 12); 1977 Milo 'Football Star Poster' (1) ; 2005 AFL/ Team Zone 'Collingwood… ***
*** C1934 West's Olympia 'Australian Cricketers', part set (1/15), No. 5 Alan Kippax. Large size (89 x 146 mm). G/VG. (Not listed in Deadman catalogue) ***
*** c1900-39 collection in album, noted 1935 Players ‘Kings and Queens of England’ [50]; 1900 Dexter ‘Borough Arms’ [30]; 1925-27 Players ‘Gilbert and Sullivan’ 1st & 2nd Series [100]. Mainly Good condition. (c590) ***
*** C1924-92 cigarette and trade cards in album, noted Abdullah 1933 'Cinema Stars' (32) and 1934 'Cinema Stars' (32); Godfrey Phillips 1934 'Stars of British Films' (50); Players 1938 'Film Stars, Third Series' (50); J.J.Schuh 1924 'Cinema Stars' (23/72).… ***
*** 1953 Argus '1953 football portraits', large size (11 x 19 cm), part set of Melbourne players (3/72). G/VG ***
*** 'Narrative of the Expedition of the Australian Squadron to New Guinea ' by Commodore Erskine (Bathurst, 1984), facsimile edition 787/1000, in slipcase ***
*** 1965 Mobil 'Mobil Footy Photos 1965 - Victorian Footballers', complete set (40) in album; plus 1968 Ampol 'VFL Champions' folder and 45rpm record (1/12) - Carl Ditterich (St. Kilda). Fair/good ***
*** 1951 Kornies 'Footballers in Action' (bar), complete set (64), stuck into album. Fair/G. ***
*** Sheet music: 'Manly-by-the-sea - Australia's prize-Winning song' sheet music with words by Herbert Bailey and wonderful cover Art by Vera Campbell; published 1923 and signed by publisher of the Manly Daily, J. R. Trenery, July 1923. ***
*** Don Bradman: 1997 Sanitarium (Weet-Bix) 'Sir Donald Bradman AC Greatest Hits', complete set (16), with one card signed by Don Bradman. ***
*** 1908-28 football and cricket cards, noted Sniders & Abrahams 'Australian Footballers' 1908 (1) and 1909 (5); 1907 Wills 'Prominent Australian and English Cricketers' (9); Wills 'Cricket Season 1928-29' (10). G/VG. (total 25) ***
*** 'Nudes': C1910 Stereo-View Cards, Quite Rare, Lovely Images, Fine Condition. (3) ***
*** 1938 Ogdens 'Prominent Cricketers of 1938', complete set (50); plus 1929 Wills 'Cricketers' (2nd series), complete set (50). G/VG. (total 100) ***
*** Melbourne: c1889 albumen photographs (20 x 14 cm), by Charles Rudd (1849-1901), titled 'Williamstown Railway pier' & 'Bourke St. From spring St. (full length)'. Prepared for an exhibition in France. Poor/Fair condition. (2 items) ***
*** Adelaide: c1889 albumen photograph (20 x 14 cm), by Charles Rudd (1849-1901), titled 'King William Street Adelaide Looking East'. Prepared for an exhibition in France. Fair/G condition ***
*** 'The Invincibles', 50th Anniversary Plate by Bradford Exchange, with artwork by Brian Clinton, superb condition. Plus c1938- 2006 cricket cards, noted Players 'Cricketers 1938' complete sets (50) x2 in special albums; plus Daily Telegraph 'Official… ***
*** Cigarette and Trade Cards: 1989 Scanlens (Stimorol) 'NSWRL Footballers', complete set (156). Fair/Vg ***
*** 1911-84 cricket cards, noted 1911 Wills Australian and English Cricketers (4/59); Players Cricketers 1930 (40/50), Cricketers 1934 (50) and Cricketers 1938 (50); 1984 Texaco trophy cricket cards (12). Fair/VG. (total 160) ***
*** 'Matthew Flinders, narrative of His Voyage in the Schooner Francis: 1798', by Geoffrey Rawson with engravings by John Buckland Wright (London, 1946), limited edition 227/750. Good condition. ***
*** 1929 Wills 'Cricketers' (2nd Series), complete set, noted Ames, Tyldesley & Woolley. G/VG. (50) ***
*** 1926 Amalgamated press (Champion & Triumph) 'Famous Test Match Cricketers', complete set, including Bert Oldfield, bill Ponsford & Jack Hobbs. Fair/VG. (32) ***
*** 1935 Ardath 'Sports Champions' (title in two lines - rarer New Zealand issue) (50); plus 1935 'Cricket, Tennis & golf Celebrities' (50). (total 100) ***
*** Arctic: c1905 Keystone stereo-cards, depicting 'Transportation over icy trails North of the Arctic Circle, Alaska' (dog sled), 'An Eskimo Family at Fort Magnesia, Cape Sabine, Ellesmere Island' & 'Floating Whale Station, Spitzbergen' (shows whale… ***
*** 'The Sydney Morning Herald' elephant folio volume July 1 1845 to Dec.31 1845, with c158 complete newspapers with Australian and Overseas news. Fair/good condition ***
*** 1964 Scanlens 'Footballers' No.7 Barry Bourke (Melbourne). G/VG condition ***
*** 1960s-70s Football Transfer & stickers, noted c1966 Mobil 'Club Cartoons' (1/28) for Warracknabeal; c1974 Scott's Detergent 'VFL Club Emblem Sticker' (1/12) for Carlton; 1978 Esso 'VFL Club Emblem Sticker' (1/12) for Richmond; c1975 Castle 'VFL Club… ***
*** 1990 Quit 'Afl Captains', complete set (14 + Title Sticker). G/VG. (Total 15) ***
*** 1957 Kornies 'Footballer - Mascot Swap Cards', (1/36) - No.30 Jim Dorgan (South Melb.). G/VG. Rarity 8 ***
*** Shipwrecks: Range of Kelly Tarlton's files, noted sepia photograph (mounted on board) by H. Winkleman of S.S.'Kapanui' - burnt at Warkworth in 1909; manila folders with items relating to 'Halcione', 'Grace Harwar', 'Zeno' and 'Zulieka'; plus numerous… ***
*** UK: 'Jubilee Edition of the District Railway Map of London 1887', (W.J. Adams & Sons, Bradshaw's Guide Office) with printed canvas-lined cover containing a large 30-fold, four colour map, with numbered railway attractions, destinations and adverts.to… ***
*** L Papua New Guinea /Fiji: 'Commonwealth of Australia, Sale of Expropriated Properties (first group) in the Territories of New Guinea and Papua' (Melbourne, 1925), with fold-out map; 'The Papuan Achievement' by Lett (Melbourne, 1944); 'The Fiji Islands - a… ***
*** Victoria: c1890 albumen photographs (19 x 13 cm), by Nicholas Caire (1837-1918) from 'Views of Victoria' series - 'Scene near Dandenong: moon's Range'; 'Scene on the river Campaspe'; 'Bend of the river Watt'; 'View of Sailors' Creek bridge'; 'View of… ***
*** Aviation sheet music, the 'rial post, descriptive fantasia. 'roplane pictured on cover. Cover in good condition the remaining pages fair. Pilot Gustav Hamel. 27 x 36 cm ***
*** 1936 Churchman 'Cricketers', complete set. G/VG. (50) ***
*** Norfolk Island: c1889 photograph showing Kingston Jetty, photo 20 x 13 cm on thick paper mount (24 x 21 cm), with caption on reverse in German ***
*** Norfolk Island: 1889 photograph showing road flanked by Norfolk Island pines, photo 20 x 13 cm on thick paper mount (24 x 21 cm), with caption on reverse in German ***