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Auction House:
Abacus Auctions
Number of lots recorded:96
Lots with images:96
Prices available:96
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*** 1977 World Series Cricket 'Souvenir - World Series Cricket', medium size (64 x 103 mm), complete set [56], superb condition. Very scarce set. ***
*** 1981 Scanlens 'Footballers', almost complete set [161/168] plus Checklists [10/12] & Game Card, mainly Fine/VFine. (Qty 172 items) ***
*** 1933 (circa) Wills 'Football portraits and club Colours' Die-Cut Stand-Up cards [1/5] - J Beveridge (Collingwood), fine. ***
*** 1937-79 cricket cards, noted 1937 Griffiths Bros 'Australian Cricketers' (2/21 known); 1946-47 Coles 'Cricketers in Australia' (20/40); 1948 Nabisco 'Leading Cricketers' (32); 1974 Sunicrust 'Cricketers' (39/40); 1979 Baratt 'Cricket, 2nd Series' (46/50).… ***
*** 1996 album including Select series 1 [250]; range of chase cards with best & Fairest [16], hot numbers [5], top Shots [12], Legend cards - Bob Skilton & Jack Dyer; Centenary Classics - silver [110] & gold [110]. Fine/Very fine. (quantity 512) ***
*** 1938 Hoadleys Chocolates 'Test Cricketers', complete medium size set [36], Fair/Fine condition (five creased). (Qty 36 items) ***
*** 1981-90 cricket cards in two albums, including 1981 Scanlens [84]; 1986 Scanlens 'Clashes for the Ashes' [66]; 1988 Stimorol [144]; 1989 Stimorol [84]; 1989 Fai 'Australian Cricket Team Season 1989-1990' [24] & [23/24]; 1990 Stimorol [84] x 2 sets.… ***
*** 1921 JJ Schuh 'Australian Jockeys' (Numbered), complete set (30). Mainly Fine/Very Fine. (Qty 30) ***
*** 1981 Scanlens 'Victorian Footballers', complete set [168], mainly Fine/Very Fine. (Qty 168) ***
*** 1982 Scanlens 'Victorian Footballers', complete set [180], mainly Fine/Very Fine. (Qty 180) ***
*** Military: 1910s-76 cigarette & trade cards sets & part sets in three albums, including 1915 Wills 'Victoria Cross Heroes' [25]; 1910 Players 'Army Life' [25]; 1939 Wills 'Life in the Royal Navy' [50]; 1940 Weeties 'Warships Series' [36]. Fair/Fine. (Qty… ***
*** Movie Posters 1950s from Pakistan, noted 'Flash Gordon' (2 different, starring Buster Crabbe, originally issued in 1936); 'The Charlie Chaplin Festival', 'Jungle King' (2 different), 'Jungle Queen' & 'Zorro's Fighting Legion'. Each about 51 x 76 cm,… ***
*** 1959 A&Bc 'Cricketers', complete set [48], mainly Fine/Very fine. (quantity 48) ***
*** 1926 Craig & Hales 'Australian Sportsmen & Racehorses', [5/30 fottballers], one poor, others Fair/Very fine. (quantity 5) ***
*** 1933 Godfrey Phillips 'Victorian footballers - a series of 50', almost complete set [49/50] + 19 spares; plus 'Victorian footballers - a series of 75' [8/75] + 3 spares, mainly Fair/Very fine. (quantity 79) ***
*** 1993-2016 mostly base sets including 1996 Select [400], 1997 Select [200], 2002 Select [220], 1997 Tatts 'Super Shots' [16], mainly Fine/very fine (quantity 3000+) ***
*** 1996-2007 Select 'Hall of Fame' Series 1 (110), Series 2 (40) & Series 3 (34) in album; plus spare Hall of Fame album. Very Fine. (Qty 184) ***
*** 2003 Kryptyx 'Wallaby Captain autograph Cards' - Nick Farr-Jones & Phil Kearns; plus 'Wallaby Legends - David Campese signature Card', all with Redemption cards, Fine/Very fine. (quantity 6) ***
*** 1951 Potter & Moore 'Famous Cricketers', complete set of Australian Players [20], mainly Fine condition. (Qty 20 items) ***
*** 1989-90 & 1990-91 Scanlens cricket cards in Factory boxes (each with 60 packets), both still sealed though plastic wrap on 1989-90 box is broken. ***
*** 1975-95 'Scanlens Original Footy Cards Collection Album' containing 1980 Pyramid 'Geelong Footballers' (14/30); c1975 'VFL Emblems' (12); 1995 Coca-Cola 'Team Classics' (16). Mainly Fine/Very Fine. The album sought after. ***
*** 1996 1996 Select 'Tony Lockett Signature Card' SC2 with Redemption card. No.137/500. Very fine. (2) ***
*** 2009 football cards in two albums, noted Select 'AFL Champions' (195), 'Guernsey Die Cut' (195), 'Star Gem' (18/32) & 'Promo' (4); 'AFL Pinnacle' (195), 'Pinnacle Guernsey Die Cut' (195) & 'Promo' (4). Very Fine. (Qty 810+) ***
*** 1908-09 Sniders & Abrahams 'Incidents in Play', part set [6/16], Fair to Fine (one card trimmed). (Qty 6) ***
*** 1908-09 Sniders & Abrahams 'Australian Footballers - Vfa Players' (including Essendon, Footscray, North Melbourne & Richmond), Series D (head and shoulder portraits), almost complete set [15/20], Fair to Fine (6 cards trimmed). The illustration is above… ***
*** 1979 Scanlens 'Victorian Footballers', complete set [156], Fair/Very Fine. (Qty 156) ***
*** North Melbourne: 1968-75 football cards including 1968 Twisties (2), 1971 Sunicrust (2), 1973 Scanlens Club Mascot sticker, 1973 Sunicrust (3), 1975 Tip Top (5), some duplication, Fine/Very Fine condition. (Qty 13) ***
*** Australian Historical Documents in carton with Victoria Government reports on 1856 Immigration, 1857 Population Tables, 1864 Mining Surveyors, 1810-1910 mining information including Gold Find reports, also Ballarat related magazines and some Insurance… ***
*** X-Rated: 1993-95 X -rated cards in album, noted cards from 'Thee Dollhouses of America' & 'Hot Shots'. Mainly Fine/Very Fine. ***
*** Comics: Collection of UK comics with 'The Rainbow' 1944-52 (109); 'Illustrated Chips' 1947-51 (61); Canada 'Star Weekly Comics' 1962-73 (130+); also 'Play Box', 'Tiny Tots' & 'Jingle', condition varies. (Qty c.440) ***
*** 2019 Geelong football club 'Watts replica Cards', complete set [20 + title Card], superb condition, limited edition 243/400 in original box. (quantity 21) ***
*** 1971-72 A&Bc gum 'Footballers, 1st Series', complete set [109], mainly Fine/Very fine, cat £327. (quantity 109) ***
*** 2006 Select 'Socceroos' [27/30], plus 'A-League Logos' [8], '2006 Champions - Sydney FC' & 'A-League Signatures' [8] including Archie Thompson, Nick Carle & David Carney, mainly Fine/Very fine. (quantity 44) ***
*** 2014-2016 (circa) football cards in four albums, including 2014 Panini, 2015-16 Topps, 2015-16 Panini & 2016 Panini, mainly Fine/Very fine. (quantity 1300+) ***
*** 1908 Wills 'Cricketers' (Wills's with large S), complete set (25). Mainly Fine/Very Fine. ***
*** 1908 Wills 'Cricketers' (Wills's with small s), complete set [50], Fine/Very Fine, Cat £375. (Qty 50) ***
*** 1921 JJ Schuh (Magpie Cigarettes) 'Victorian League Footballers' Rays, part set (15/40). Mainly F/Vf. ***
*** 1908-09 Sniders & Abrahams 'Australian Jockeys' (Brown back), almost complete set (60/61). Mainly Fine/Very Fine. (Qty 60) ***
*** 1906-07 Sniders & Abrahams 'Australian Footballers - Victorian Country Players', Series C (three-quarter length portraits), almost complete set [19/20], Fair to Fine (5 cards trimmed). (Qty 19) ***
*** 1933 Wills 'Footballers 1933', part set in old Cigarette Card album, mainly Fine/Very Fine condition. (Qty 161) ***
*** 1966 Scanlens 'Footballers', complete from numbers 1-66, joined at the edges with 'sticky' tape to show the reverse 'jigsaw puzzle' of an the aerial view of the MCG on Grand Final day and the club captains, includes ten die-cut cards, Poor/Fair condition.… ***
*** William Wilberforce: 3pp letter headed 'London Feby 4th/1809' and signed 'WWilberforce'. (William Wilberforce (1759-1833) was a British politician best known for his ultimately successful Anti-Slavery Campaign) ***
*** Motoring: Collection in 5 albums, noted Kelloggs 1949 'Motor Cars' (coloured) (40); Lambert & Butler 1922 'Motor Cars' (25) & 1934 'Motor Cars' (25); Players 1936-37 'Motor Cars' (25) & 'Motor Cars, 2nd Series' (25). Mainly Fine/Very Fine. (Qty approx… ***
*** 1907 Sniders & Abrahams 'Australian Jockeys' (blue back), complete set [48], mainly Fine condition. (Qty 48 items) ***
*** 1880s-1970s cigarette & trade cards in six albums, including Chinese cards; 1924 Mac Fisheries 'Japanese Colour Prints' [10/14]; 1910 Wills 'Arms of the British Empire' [50]; 1923 Wills 'Lucky Charms' [50]; 1925 Cavenders 'Reproductions of Celebrated Oil… ***
*** 1900s-90s cigarette & trade cards in five albums, including 1915 Wills 'Victoria Cross Heroes' [25]; 1921 Gallaher 'Animals & Birds of Commercial Value' [100]; 1923 Players 'Bonzo' [25]; 1923 Wills 'Motor Cars' [48]; 1927 Mitchell 'Clan Tartans' [50].… ***
*** 1911-39 Players collection in 11 albums & loose, including 1911 'Ceremonial Court Dress' [25]; 1925-27 'Gilbert & Sullivan' 1st & 2nd Series [100]; 1927 Game Birds and Wild Fowl' [50]; 1929 'Dogs' [50]; 1937 'Zoo Babies' [50]. Mainly Fair/Fine. (Qty appro… ***
*** 1915-70s cigarette & trade cards in eight albums & loose, including 1915 Wills 'Britain's Defenders' [50]; 1915 Wills 'War Pictures' [50]; 1934 Players 'Cricketers 1934' [50]; 1935 Players 'Kings & Queens of England' [50]; plus range of cricket & sports… ***
*** Film Stars & Pin-Ups: 1900s-70s cigarette & trade cards in four albums, including 1900-05 Wills 'Sketches in Black & White' [39/40]; 1908 Wills 'Flag Girls of All Nations' [50]; 1934 Aust Licorice 'British Film Stars' [18/20]; 1934 Ardath 'British Born… ***
*** World War II: Australian soldier Pte Sidney Isaac Gladstone Furphy correspondence & ephemera including covers sent home x20+ mostly from Egypt with letters enclosed, variety of postmarks including 'H.M. Transport' (sent from troopship) and 'Railhead P.O.'… ***
*** Postcards '1905 Australian tour to England' set [12], published by the 'Captain' magazine, with both Australian & England teams, Fine/Very fine. (quantity 12) ***
*** 1908 Wills 'Cricketers' ('Wills's' with small s), almost complete set [49/50], mainly Fine/Very fine, cat £367. (quantity 49) ***
*** 1928 Wc Douglass (Australian - Flour etc) 'Cricket season 1928-29' part set [2/16] comprising No.2 Jb Hobbs & No.3 H Sutcliffe; plus rare anonymous set 'English Cricketers' {listed in Harris & Seymour p.102} [6/15 known + 1 unlisted - G Duckworth].… ***
*** 1937 Griffiths Brothers (Ask mother for Cruising toffee) 'Cricketers' [7/10 known + 2 spares], Fair/Fine. (quantity 9) ***
*** 1938 Sweetacres 'Cricketers Caricatures', part set [18/24], 2 poor, others Fair/Very fine, cat £540. (quantity 18) ***
*** 1978 George Bassett 'Cricket, first Series', complete set [50], Fine/Very fine, cat £450. (quantity 50) ***
*** 1990-2003 cricket cards in two albums, including 1990 Scanlens/Stimorol 'Cricketers 1990/91' [84]; 1994 Futera [110] & 'Super Series' [40]; 1991 Futera [100], 'The Decider' [90] & Elite [60], mainly Fine/Very fine. (quantity 720) ***
*** 1904-10 Sniders & Abrahams football cards, comprising 1904 (4); 1905-06 VFL [4/56] & VFA [1/20]; 1906-07 [2/56] + 1 spare; 1908-09 [2/60]; 1909-10 head in oval [3/60], mainly Fair/Fine. (quantity 17) ***
*** 1932-35 group comprising 1932 Godfrey Phillips 'Victorian League and Association Footballers' (3); 1934 Allens 'Pennants' (14); 1934 Hoadleys 'Victorian Footballers' (32); 1935 Hoadleys 'League Footballers' (2), mostly Fair/Very fine. (quantity 51) ***
*** 1938 Allens 'Cricketers' (Coloured), complete set (36). Mainly Fine/Very Fine. (Qty 36) ***
*** 1995 Select signature cards SC2 Glen Jakovich (with Redemption) numbered 072/500 & SC4 Jason Dunstall numbered 182/500, both with signatures faded. (quantity 3) ***
*** 1933 Wills 'Footballers 1933', complete standard size set (200). Mainly Fine/Very Fine. (Qty 200) ***
*** 1973 Scanlens 'VFL Footballers', Series B, part set (40/72). Poor/Vf. (Qty 40) ***
*** 1990-92 football cards in album, noted 1990 Stimorol 'AFL Footballers' (168); 1991 Stimorol 'AFL Footballers' (168) & 1992 Regina 'AFL Footballers' (176). Fine/Very Fine. (Qty 512) ***
*** 2005 cards in album, including Select tradition [137], parallel [90/135], Promo [4], club Heroes [15], Tri Nations [25], mainly Fine/Very fine. (quantity 271) ***
*** 1906 Sniders & Abrahams 'Australian Racehorses', complete set (56). Fair/Fine. (Qty 56) ***
*** 1911 Sniders & Abrahams 'Australian Racing Scenes', complete set (40). Fair/Very Fine. (Qty 40) ***
*** 2007 Select 'Hyundai A-League' in album, with base set [130], Promo [4], Socceroos [20/30], Legends [7/8], medal cards [3/5], Tribute - Johnny Warren, signature cards [6/8] including Danny Allsop, David Tarka & matt McKay, mainly Fine/Very fine. (quantity… ***
*** 1982-95 cricket stickers & pogs in album, including 1983-84 Scanlens stickers [172], 1984-85 Scanlens stickers [208], 1985-86 Scanlens stickers [132]; 1995 Crown & Andrews/Wpf 'Cricket Australia Pogs' [110], mainly Fine/Very fine. (quantity 648) ***
*** 1988 Scanlens/Stimorol 'Footballers', complete set [144], mainly Fair/Very fine. (quantity 144) ***
*** 1913-63 range, noted 1950s Carlton scrapbook with signed letter from Jack 'Chooka' Howell; team photos (2) with 1963 Hampden v Wimmera (including John Beckwith) & 1938 South Brisbane; invitation from 1968 Galahs tour to Ireland; Football Records from… ***
*** 2018 accumulation comprising Teamcoach (2 opened boxes), Select Legacy (10 opened boxes) & Select Footy stars (c.120 in opened box), Fine/Very fine. (quantity approx 3500) ***
*** 1933 (circa) Wills 'Football Portraits and Club Colours' Die-Cut Stand-Up Cards [1/5] H.Bunton (Fitzroy), Very Fine. [Rarity 8] ***
*** 2011 Select Infinity medal Winner signature - Jack Reiwoldt, with Redemption card, both numbered 141 of 200, Fine/Very fine. (quantity 2) ***
*** 1900s-90s cricket cards in album, including a few early part-sets in mixed condition; 1956 Kane Products '1956 Cricketers' 1st Series [25] & 2nd Series [25]; 1974 Sunicrust 'Cricketers' part set with 4 signed; few 1980s & 1990s sets. Mixed condition,… ***
*** 1980 Scanlens 'Victorian Footballers', complete set [168], Fair/Very Fine. (Qty 168) ***
*** 1908-09 Sniders & Abrahams 'Australian Jockeys' (back in brown), almost complete set [61/62], mainly Fair/Fine condition. (Qty 61 items) ***
*** Accumulation in 4 cartons including Singleton World War I certificate (tear at base); 1913 'Laying the Foundation Stones... at the Federal Capital City, Programme' (poor condition); 1918-40s masonic ephemera (33 items); letter signed Sir William McKell… ***
*** Postcards 1904-09 Valentines group comprising series 545 'I am just a little late' & 'I feel quite anxious' both postally used from Belfast in 1904 and 'I am making a long stop here' postally used from sale, Victoria in 1906; also 'Our Captain Plays… ***
*** 1982-2002 reprinted cricket card sets in album, including 1987 Taddy & Co. 'County cricketers 1907' [238], 1998 Tony Sheldon 'The Don' (reproductions of signed Don Bradman cards) [20], 2002 Allens 'Bradman's records 1932' [18], Fine/Very fine. (quantity… ***
*** Postcards 'Dunlop Road race 1904', 'Start - Sydney Thousand', Rw 'Fatty' lamb (signed in black ink), Gus Lang, H Larsen, Jean Bardot, Harris Horder, Willie Spencer, Hubert Opperman (3 - two with facsimile autographs), Russell Mockridge (2), mainly fine.… ***
*** 1933 (circa) Wills 'Football portraits and club Colours' Die-Cut Stand-Up cards [1/5] - H Clarke (South Melbourne), Fair/Fine. ***
*** 2011 Select Infinity medal Winner signature - Scott Penlebury & Lenny Hayes, with Redemption card, both numbered 178 of 200, Fine/Very fine. (quantity 2) ***
*** 1973 Scanlens 'VFL Footballers', Series A, part set (35/72). Poor/Vf. (Qty 35) ***
*** 1959-60 A&Bc gum 'Footballers, series 1', complete set [49], mainly Fine/Very fine, cat £196. (quantity 49) ***
*** Collingwood Tub full of 50+ Collingwood football cards team sets and inserts. Fine/Very Fine. Inspection will reward. (Qty c600) ***
*** 1908-09 Sniders & Abrahams 'Australian Footballers - Victorian League Players', Series D (head and shoulder portraits), part set [28/60], Fair to Fine (8 cards trimmed). The illustration is above Lot 444. (Qty 28) ***
*** Group including 1915 Wills 'War Incidents' 1st Series [50] & 2nd Series [50]; 1915 Wills 'Victoria Cross Heroes' [25]; 1935 Carreras 'Kings and Queens of England' [50], Fair/Fine. (Qty 175) ***
*** 1981 Scanlens 'WSC Super Series', complete set [84] plus Checklists [6], mainly Very Fine. (Qty 90 items) ***
*** 1947 Stamina Clothes (Australia) 'No.4 Series - An Ideal Cricket Eleven', complete set [11], Fine/Very Fine. (Qty 11) ***
*** 1980 Scanlens 'Footballers', almost complete set [135/168] plus Checklists [11/12], mainly Fair/VFine. (Qty 146 items) ***
*** 1990-93 football cards in album, including 1990 Scanlens (Stimorol) [168]; 1992 Regina [176] & 1993 Select [192]. Fine/Very Fine. (Qty 536 items) ***
*** 1900s-2018 cigarette & trade cards in boxes & loose, including 1928 Wills 'New Zealand Race Horses' [50]; 1935 Ardath 'Sports Champions' [44/50]. Poor/Fine. (Qty appro x 1000) ***
*** 2007-20 AFL football cards in two archive boxes, duplicated range of base sets, Select, Teamcoach & Herald sun, noted 2018 Select 'Footy Stars' [254] & 2019 Select 'Footy Stars' [252] in official albums; also 2011 NRL [196]. Retail $500+. (quantity 6000+) ***
*** 1909-10 Sniders & Abrahams 'VFL Footballers' (Head in Oval), part set (21/60). Mainly Fair/Very Fine. ***
*** 2015 Select Honours Brownlow signatures [2/6] - Gary Dempsey & Barry round, Fine/Very fine. (quantity 2) ***