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| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| Autograph Auction | |||
| Auctioneer: | IAA International Autograph Auctions Ltd | Location: | Radisson Edwardian Hotel, Heathrow |
| Contact: | Tel: +44 (0)115 845 1010 Fax: +44 (0)115 845 1009 | ||
| Date: | 14th December 2013 | Time: | 11:00AM |
| Details: | Midland Viewing: Only in the week prior at our offices at Foxhall Business Centre Day of Auction from 9am |
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| Auction Lots - Page 1 | |||
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| GULLY JOHN: (1783-1863) English Boxer, Sportsman and Politician. Signed Free Front envelope panel, addressed in his hand to Thomas Clift at the Magpie & Stumps, Fetter Lane, London and dated Pontefract, 27th September 1835 in his hand. Signed ('J Gully') in the lower left corner. Very slightly irregularly neatly trimmed and with light age wear, G £80 - 100 The Magpie & Stumps public house is situated opposite the Old Bailey and was famous for serving execution breakfasts up until 1868 when mass public hangings were stopped. |
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| WILLARD JESS: (1881-1968) American World Heavyweight Boxing Champion 1915-19. Blue fountain pen ink signature ('Yours truly, Jess Willard') on a slim oblong 8vo piece. Willard has added his address in Glendale, California, and the date, 19th February 1939, in his hand beneath his signature. Some light age wear and creasing, just touching the very conclusion of the signature, G £100 - 150 |
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| DEMPSEY JACK: (1895-1983) American Boxer, World Heavyweight Champion 1919-26. An exceptional, vintage signed and inscribed 7.5 x 9.5 photograph of the young Manassa Mauler standing in a three quarter length pose wearing a dapper suit, waistcoat and with a cap upon his head. Photograph by Woodbury of Los Angeles. Signed in dark fountain pen ink across a light area of the background, 'To my friend Charlie Quinn, with Sincerest Best Wishes From Jack Dempsey, World's Champion'. Signed photographs of Dempsey from this early stage of his career, as World Champion, are rare. Some light age wear and slight surface and corner creasing, G £200 - 300 |
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| CARNERA PRIMO: (1906-1967) Italian Boxer, World Heavyweight Champion 1933-34. Bold blue fountain pen ink signature ('Primo Carnera') on a page removed from an autograph album. One very slight smudge at the very conclusion of the signature and some slight show through from the signature to the verso. VG £60 - 80 |
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| BOXING: Small selection of vintage signed postcard photographs by the boxers Gene Tunney (World Heavyweight Champion 1926-28), Max Baer (World Heavyweight Champion 1934-35) and Ken Overlin (World Middleweight Champion 1940-41; signed to verso). Each of the images depict the subjects in full length boxing poses and all are signed in fountain pen inks. Some slight corner creasing, G to VG, 3 £100 - 150 |
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| BOXING: A good, small group of signed postcard photographs and slightly larger, 8 x 10 (1) by various boxers, most of them World Heavyweight Champions, comprising Max Baer, Max Schmeling, Jack Dempsey, Jack Sharkey and Gene Tunney. Most of the images show the subjects in boxing poses. Some slight corner creasing and a few minor faults. G to generally VG, 5 £100 - 150 |
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| ALI MUHAMMAD: (1942- ) American Boxer, World Heavyweight Champion. Signed First Day Cover commemorating the boxer and featuring an image of Ali in a boxing action pose, with brief gold printed text alongside. Post marked at Rome, 5th September 1990. Signed ('Muhammad Ali') in blue ink with his name alone to a clear area. With a small oval authentication sticker neatly affixed. VG £100 - 150 |
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| ALI MUHAMMAD: (1942- ) American Boxer, World Heavyweight Champion. Signed 8 x 10 photograph, a close-up portrait of Ali in semi-profile speaking on a telephone. Signed ('Muhammad Ali') in bold black ink to a light area of the image and dated 20th February 1989 in his hand. Ali has added an additional statement in his hand beneath his signature, 'Serve God, He is the Goal'. About EX £200 - 300 |
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| ALI MUHAMMAD: (1942- ) American Boxer, World Heavyweight Champion. Signed colour 8 x 10 photograph of Ali in a full length pose in a boxing ring, standing over Sonny Liston who lies flat on the canvas before him. Signed ('Muhammad Ali') in bold black ink with his name alone to a light area of the image. Mounted beneath perspex to a black marbled wooden board and with an engraved plaque beneath the photograph. 12 x 15 overall. VG £200 - 300 |
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| ALI MUHAMMAD: (1942- ) American Boxer, World Heavyweight Champion. Signed colour 12 x 16 print entitled The Greatest by artist Leon Evans, featuring multiple images of Ali. Signed by Ali in bold black ink with his name alone across a clear area at the centre of the image. Also signed in pencil by the artist to the lower white border. Limited edition number 378 of 850. About EX £200 - 300 |
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| ALI MUHAMMAD: (1942- ) American Boxer, World Heavyweight Champion. Signed colour 15 x 23 print entitled Muhammad Ali - The Peoples Champion by artist Paddy Monaghan. The image depicts Ali standing in a full length boxing pose, with a number of smaller images in the background. Limited edition number 635 of 850. Signed by both Ali ('Muhammad Ali') and Mongahan in bold pencil to the lower white border. Accompanied by the original certificate of guarantee. Rolled, VG £100 - 150 |
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| BOXING: A printed 4to brochure, being the International Boxing Hall of Fame's official press kit for the sixth annual Induction weekend, 8th - 11th June 1995, signed in bold black inks to the front cover by the boxers Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, Ken Norton, Leon Spinks and Floyd Patterson. All have signed with their names alone to clear areas. About EX £250 - 350 |
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| HAGLER MARVELOUS MARVIN: (1954- ) American Boxer, World Middleweight Champion 1980-87. A pair of red Lonsdale boxing gloves, each signed ('Marvelous Marvin Hagler') in bold black ink with his name alone. VG, 2 £100 - 120 |
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| HEARNS THOMAS (1958- ) American Boxer, the first in history to win five world titles in five different divisions & HAGLER MARVELOUS MARVIN (1954- ) American Boxer, World Middleweight Champion 1980-87. A red Lonsdale boxing glove individually signed by both Hearns and Hagler, each with their names alone in bold black inks. VG £100 - 150 Hearns and Hagler fought each other for the World Middleweight Championship on 15th April 1985 in a bout (billed as 'The War') which is considered by many to be one of the finest boxing matches in history, despite only lasting three rounds. Hagler proved victorious and the win cemented his legacy as one of the greatest middleweights of all time. |
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| BOXING: Selection of signed postcard photographs and slightly larger, a few 8 x 10s, by various boxers including Henry Cooper (3), Terry Downes, Dave 'Boy' Green, Frank Bruno, Max Schmeling, Kid Gavilan, Lennox Lewis etc. G to generally VG, 11 £100 - 120 |
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| MOORE BOBBY: (1941-1993) English Footballer, Captain of the England World Cup winning team, 1966. Signed 5 x 7 photograph of Moore in a smiling head and shoulders pose. A printed caption at the base of the image states 'Follow the Blues with the Evening Echo'. Signed by Moore in blue ink to a light area at the centre of the image. Some extremely minor, light creasing, otherwise VG £100 - 150 |
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| MOORE BOBBY: (1941-1993) English Footballer, Captain of the England World Cup winning team, 1966. Signed 6 x 8 photograph of Moore in a half length pose kissing the Jules Rimet trophy following England's victory in the 1966 World Cup finals. Signed in black ink to the image. Together with a signed colour 8 x 6 photograph by both Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters individually, the image depicting the England football team in a celebratory mood following their victory in the 1966 World Cup finals. Signed by both in black inks with their names alone to light areas of the image (very minor smudge to Hurst's signature). Some very slight corner creasing, VG, 2 £200 - 300 |
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| BEST GEORGE (1946-2005) Northern Ireland & Manchester United Footballer & LAW DENIS (1940- ) Scotland & Manchester United Footballer. Signed 8 x 10 photograph by both Best and Law individually, the image depicting the two players in an action shot during a Manchester United match, Best finding the back of the net. Signed by both with their names alone in bold black ink to the lower white border. EX £100 - 120 |
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| BEST GEORGE: (1946-2005) Northern Ireland & Manchester United Footballer. Signed colour 8 x 12 photograph of Best crouching in a full length pose wearing his red and white Manchester United football strip. Signed in bold black ink with his name alone to a light area at the centre of the image. Together with a signed 10 x 8 photograph by both Bobby and Jackie Charlton individually, the image depicting the two brothers standing alongside each other in three quarter length poses, wearing identical football strips, and Bobby holding a football in one hand. Signed by each with their names alone in blue and black inks to clear areas of the image. EX, 2 £100 - 120 |
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| BECKHAM DAVID: (1975- ) English Footballer. Signed colour 11.5 x 8 photograph of Beckham in a full length action pose alongside Diego Placente during England's match against Argentina at the World Cup 2002. Signed by Beckham in bold black ink to a clear area of the image, adding his squad number 7 beneath his signature. EX £80 - 100 |
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| BECKHAM DAVID: (1975- ) English Footballer. Signed colour 8 x 12 photograph of Beckham crouched in a full length pose wearing his Real Madrid football kit. Signed in bold black ink across a light area at the centre of the image, adding his squad number 23 beneath his signature. Matted in black and white and framed and glazed in a black and gold coloured frame to an overall size of 14.5 x 23.5. VG £100 - 120 |
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| BECKHAM DAVID: (1975- ) English Footballer. An official souvenir Umbro red England short sleeved football jersey, signed by Beckham in black ink with his name alone. VG £100 - 120 |
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| FOOTBALL: George Best (1946-2005) Northern Ireland & Manchester United Footballer. A hardback edition of George Best's Soccer Annual No. 2, First edition published by Pelham Books Ltd., London, 1969. Signed by Best to a full photo page inside showing him in a relaxed half length pose with his arms folded. Signed with his name alone in red ink to a light area with a slightly hurried signature. Another page of the book features a team photo of Manchester United with the European Cup, 1968, and is signed by six players. Accompanied by the dust wrapper (tears and age wear). Together with a few unsigned pieces of printed ephemera including fifteen Topical Times cards of various players including Cliff Bastin etc. and also including a selection of signed 8 x 10 photographs and slightly larger by various footballers including Erik Bakke, Ivan Helguera, Gareth Southgate, Phillip Cocu, Marc Overmars, Henrik Larsson, George Boateng, Frank de Boer, Ronald de Boer, Giovanni Van Bronckhorst, Jaap Stam, Bobby Zamora etc. Most images show the players in their football strips and most images are colour. None are inscribed. Some heavy duplication. G to VG, 54 £80 - 100 |
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| FOOTBALL: Selection of signed 8 x 12 photographs and a few slightly smaller by various footballers, past and present, including Alan Mullery, Maurice Norman, Peter Bonetti, Matt Le Tissier, Neville Southall, Wayne Bridge, Marouane Chamakh, Eden Hazard, Juan Mata, Gary Cahill, Petr Cech, Ryan Bertrand, Jan Molby, John Hollins, Ron Harris etc. Some of the images are colour and the majority depict the players in football related poses. All are boldly signed, most in black inks. VG to EX, 23 £80 - 100 |
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| FOOTBALL: Selection of signed 8 x 12 photographs and a few slightly smaller by various footballers, all of them international players, including Pele, Roberto Carlos, Steve Coppell, Martin Keown, Gordon Banks, Martin Peters, Nuno Gomes, Esteban Granero, Federico Marchetti, Charlie Nicholas, Wilfried Zaha, Mick Channon, Colin Bell etc. Many of the images are colour and all show the players in football related poses. All are boldly signed in blue or black inks. VG to EX, 21 £100 - 150 |
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| FOOTBALL: Small selection of signed hardback books by various footballers including The Good, The Bad and The Bubbly by George Best, Being Gazza - My Journey to Hell and Back by Paul Gascoigne, My Story So Far by Alan Shearer, Farewell but not Goodbye - My Autobiography by Bobby Robson, The Heart of the Game by Jimmy Greaves, Right Back to the Beginning by Jimmy Armfield etc. All are accompanied by the dust jackets. G to VG, 7 £80 - 100 |
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| REPUBLIC OF IRELAND FOOTBALL: Selection of signed colour 4 x 6 photographs by various Republic of Ireland international footballers including Roy Keane, Steve Finnan, Stephen Carr, Clinton Morrison, Shay Given, Kevin Moran, Kevin Doyle, Kevin Sheedy, Packie Bonner, Liam Brady, Ray Houghton, Stephen Hunt, Damien Duff, Shane Duffy, Kevin Kilbane, Aiden McGeady, John O'Shea, Mark Lawrenson, John Aldridge, Wes Hoolahan, Glenn Whelan, Richard Dunne, Jonathan Walters, Anthony Pilkington, Andy Keogh, Conor Sammon, Simon Cox etc. A few of the images are black and white and some are slightly grainy reproductions. The majority show the players wearing their Republic of Ireland football jerseys. VG to EX, 47 £80 - 100 |
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| AUTOGRAPH ALBUM: An autograph album containing many signatures by various football and rugby league teams of the 1960s and 1970s including Blackburn Rovers (twelve signatures including Keith Newton, John Connelly, Ronnie Clayton etc.), Chelsea (twelve signatures including Tommy Hughes, Alan Hudson, John Hollins, Peter Osgood, Bobby Tambling, etc.), Dundee United (thirteen signatures including Jackie Graham, Doug Smith, Dennis Gillespie etc.), Bristol City (ten signatures including Gerry Sharpe, Mike Gibson, Johnny Quigley etc.), Dennis Violett Featherstone R.L.F.C., Huddersfield R.L.F.C., Halifax R.L.F.C., Wakefield Trinity R.L.F.C., Wigan R.L.F.C., Leeds R.L.F.C. etc. The majority of pages are multiple signed and neatly annotated to the edges in the hand of a collector. Some age wear and the binding a little loose, G £100 - 120 |
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| AUTOGRAPH ALBUM: An autograph album containing many signatures by various football and rugby league teams of the 1960s and 1970s including Oxford United (fourteen signatures including Ron Atkinson, Graham Atkinson, Richard Lucas, John Shuker, Rodney Smithson, David Sloan, Colin Clarke etc.), Leicester City (twelve signatures including Peter Shilton, John Farrington etc.), Aberdeen (twelve signatures including Willie Young, George Adams, Chic McLelland etc), Bolton Wanderers (thirteen signatures including John Ball, Alan Waldron, Don McAllister, Garry Jones, Paul Jones, Ronnie Phillips etc.), Leeds United (fourteen signatures including Don Revie, Billy Bremner, Eddie Gray etc.), Nottingham Forest (twelve signatures including Bob 'Sammy' Chapman, Jim Barrett, Duncan McKenzie, John Winfield etc.), Aston Villa (twelve signatures including Barrie Lynch etc.), Derby County (seven signatures including John McGovern, Roy McFarland, John Robson etc.), Tottenham Hotspur (twelve signatures including Martin Peters, Ray Evans, Alan Mullery, Martin Chivers, Peter Collins, Alan Gilzean, Steve Perryman, Pat Jennings etc.), Wigan R.L.F.C., Hunslet R.L.F.C., Batley R.L.F.C., Hull R.L.F.C., Widnes R.L.F.C., Wakefield Trinity R.L.F.C. etc. The majority of pages are multiple signed and neatly annotated to the edges in the hand of a collector. Some age wear and the binding a little loose, G £100 - 150 |
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| RUGBY LEAGUE: An autograph album containing many signatures by various Rugby League football teams of the 1960s and 1970s including Batley, Blackpool Borough, Hull, Warrington, Widnes, Wigan, Rochdale Hornets, Barrow, Whitehaven, Oldham, Leigh, Leeds, Salford, St. Helens, Halifax, Wakefield Trinity etc., also including a few football teams including Sheffield Wednesday, Manchester United reserves, Leyton Orient, Ipswich Town, Portsmouth, Wilf McGuinness etc. The majority of pages are multiple signed and neatly annotated to the edges in the hand of a collector. Some age wear and the binding a little loose, G £80 - 100 |
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| RUGBY: Selection of signed colour 8 x 12 and slightly smaller (3) photographs by various Rugby players including Jonathan Sexton, Adam Ashley-Cooper, Sam Tomkins, Matt Banahan, Dan Biggar, Danny Care, Mike Catt, George Ford, Dylan Hartley, Joe Launchbury, Courtney Lawes, Joe Marler, Ugo Monye, Geoff Parling, Chris Robshaw, Mike Tindall, Mako Vunipola, David Wilson, Tom Wood etc. Each of the images depict the players in action or Rugby related poses and all are signed in bold black inks. VG to EX, 25 £80 - 100 |
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| GRACE W. G.: (1848-1915) English Cricketer. Vintage signed 17.5 x 22 photogravure by artist Archibald Stuart-Wortley, the image depicting Grace standing in a full length pose, with his cricket bat slightly raised, at the crease at Lord's Ground. Grace wears his MCC cap and the old tennis court can be seen in the background. Printed in Berlin and published by Messrs. Manson, Swann and Morgan of Newcastle upon Tyne, 1st May 1891. Signed by Grace in pencil with his name alone to the lower border and also signed in pencil by the artist A. Stuart Wortley (his signature extremely weak and barely visible) alongside a remarque of a cricket ball. Some extensive overall age wear and scuffing to the image and with evidence of previous tears (professionally repaired to the verso). Grace's signature is a touch light, although perfectly legible. FR £200 - 300 Archibald Stuart-Wortley (1849-1905) Portrait Painter, a pupil of Millais. The present photogravure was reproduced in a limited edition of 200 from a large oil painting by Stuart-Wortley which was commissioned by the MCC in 1888-90 and funded by subscriptions. |
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| HOBBS JACK: (1882-1963) English Cricketer. Vintage signed postcard photograph of Hobbs standing in a full length pose with his cricket bat at the crease. Photograph by Jno. Emberson of Wimbledon and Tooting. Signed by Hobbs in bold fountain pen ink with his name alone to a clear area of the image. A couple of very light, extremely minor surface creases, VG £80 - 100 |
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| BRADMAN DON: (1908-2001) Australian Cricketer. T.L.S., Don Bradman, one page, 4to, Kensington Park, South Australia, 26th July 1979, to John Simmons. Bradman sends his correspondent a signed photograph (still present) and explains, 'This was taken going out to practice at Lords during my last tour.' He continues 'You have asked me the question "what was my greatest moment", and naturally I take this to mean in relation to my cricketing career...The making of the world's record test score (at that time) during my 1930 trip was of course a great moment, although I have constantly stated that my innings of 254 at Lords was, technically, better. However, in retrospect, in terms of personal satisfaction on behalf of my team and the game, as well as my own part in it, I think the best moment was at Leeds in 1948 when our team won the test on the last day with a score of over 400 which had never been achieved by any other side in history. That was a performance which nobody predicted and confounded all the critics. My own part in it was substantial and this, naturally, contributed to my satisfaction.' Together with the signed 4 x 6 photograph referred to, the image depicting Bradman walking in a full length pose with his cricket bat and pads. Signed with his name alone in blue ink to a light area of the image. VG, 2 £100 - 150 |
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| CRICKET: A printed oblong 4to souvenir brochure issued by Cathay Pacific and entitled Super Stars, published to mark the closing of the Chater Road Cricket Ground, former home of the Hong Kong Cricket Club, 26th April 1975, featuring portraits and brief printed biographies of various famous cricketers, each with facsimile signatures, and some also authentically signed, comprising Harold Larwood (2), Clarrie Grimmett, Alan Davidson, Ray Lindwall and Rodney Marsh. With a related newspaper article neatly affixed to the inside back cover. Some light creasing and age wear, about VG £100 - 120 |
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| CRICKET: Selection of signed postcard photographs and slightly larger by various cricketers including Fred Titmus, Alec & Eric Bedser, Richie Benaud, Derek Randall, David Gower, Derek Underwood, Mark Ramprakash, Gary Kirsten, Allan Donald, Graham Gooch, Ian Botham, Sachin Tendulkar, Carl Hooper, Malcolm Marshall, Brian Lara, Muttiah Muralitharan, Lance Gibbs, Devon Malcolm, Gary Sobers, Geoff Lawson, Allan Border, Richard Hadlee, Mike Gatting, Alec Stewart, Jack Russell, Eddie Hemmings, Dominic Cork, Darren Gough, Angus Fraser, Mike Atherton, Allan Lamb, Geoff Boycott, Brian Statham, Colin Cowdrey etc. The majority of the images are colour. VG to EX, 60 £100 - 150 |
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| CRICKET: Selection of signed colour 8 x 12 photographs and slightly smaller (2) by various cricketers including Graham Thorpe, Chris Tremlett, Jade Dernbach, Dwayne Bravo, Andrew Gale, Mahela Jayawardene, Sanath Jayasuriya, Nathan Lyon, Mushtaq Mohammad, Kieron Pollard, Darren Sammy, Chris Rogers, Marlon Samuels, Kumar Sangakkara, Shane Watson, Adil Rashid etc. All of the images depict the players in cricket related poses and all are boldly signed in black inks. VG to EX, 20 £80 - 100 |
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| TENNIS: Small selection of signed postcard photographs and slightly larger, 8 x 10s (2), by various male tennis players, some of them Wimbledon Champions, comprising Bjorn Borg, Fred Perry, Tom Okker, Jean Borotra, Ken Rosewall and Rod Laver. Colour (1). Each of the images depict the subjects in tennis related poses. VG, 6 £100 - 120 |
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| TENNIS: Selection of signed 8 x 10 photographs and slightly larger, most colour, by various tennis players including Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic, Richard Krajicek, Billie Jean King, Pat Cash, Martina Hingis, Virginia Wade etc. Some of the images depict the players with their Wimbledon trophies and all are boldly signed in black inks. VG to EX, 8 £80 - 100 |
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| GOLF: A modern ring binder containing over 190 signed pieces, a few photographs of various sizes etc., by various golfers, many of them Major winners including The Open, each neatly laid down (many in multiples) to A4 sheets of paper alongside photographs and brief printed captions etc., and contained within sleeves in the binder, including Tom Watson, Henry Cotton, Bernhard Langer, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, Severiano Ballesteros, Nick Faldo, Arnold Palmer, Sandy Lyle, Colin Montgomerie, Tony Jacklin, Ian Woosnam, Chip Beck, Davis Love III, Jim Furyk, Phil Mickelson, Jose Maria Olazabal, Gene Sarazen, David Duval, Lee Westwood, Justin Leonard, Greg Norman, Lee Trevino, Ernie Els, Nick Price, Sam Torrance, Darren Clarke, Retief Goosen, Jesper Parnevik, Justin Rose, Stewart Cink, Padraig Harrington, Payne Stewart, Bob Charles, Sergio Garcia, Corey Pavin, Tiger Woods, Byron Nelson, Scott Verplank, Paul Casey, Luke Donald, Ian Poulter, Vijay Singh, Hale Irwin, Ben Hogan, Johnny Miller, Billy Casper, Ray Floyd, Jack Fleck, Curtis Strange, Annika Sorenstam etc. Also including a few pieces of unsigned printed ephemera etc. Generally about G £250 - 350 |
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| LIDDELL ERIC: (1902-1945) Scottish Athlete & Missionary, Olympic Gold medallist. Liddell is one of the main subjects of the 1981 film Chariots of Fire. Vintage signed postcard photograph of Liddell in a head and shoulders pose. Signed ('Eric H Liddell') with his name alone in fountain pen ink to the image. The signature runs across a somewhat darker area of the image although is reasonably legible. Autographs of Liddell are rare in any form. VG £150 - 200 |
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| BOLT USAIN: (1986- ) Jamaican Sprinter, Olympic Gold Medallist. Signed colour 10 x 8 photograph of Bolt in a head and shoulders pose holding one of his Olympic Gold medals. Signed in bold black ink with his name alone across a light area at the centre of the image. EX £80 - 100 |
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| OLYMPICS: An autograph album containing 23 signed clipped pieces, most neatly laid down and a few loose, by various Olympic Gold, Silver and Bronze medallists from various games including Berlin 1936, Helsinki 1952, Melbourne 1956 etc., including Arthur Wint, Harrison Dillard, Josy Barthel, Yuriy Lituyev, Leslie Laing, Charles Moore, Ernie Shelton, Jesse Mashburn, Herb McKenley, John Savidge, Wes Santee, James Dillion, Len Eyre, Werner Lueg, Naoto Tajima, Erwin Blask, Arne Ahman, Mal Whitfield etc. Many of the signatures are in bold pencil. G to VG £80 - 100 |
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| ATHLETICS: Selection of signed postcard photographs and slightly larger by various athletes, many of them Olympic medallists, including Don Thompson, Steve Ovett, Linford Christie, Mary Slaney, Ingrid Kristiansen, Roger Black, Fatima Whitbread, John Regis, Sebastian Coe, Steve Cram, Haile Gebreselassie, Denise Lewis, Paula Radcliffe, Mary Peters, Donovan Bailey, David Moorcroft, Merlene Ottey, Ellen van Langen, Wilson Kipketer, Kelly Holmes, Alan Pascoe, Emil Zatopek, Fanny Blankers-Koen (magazine photographs) etc. Many of the images are colour and show the athletes in action poses. VG to EX, 37 £100 - 120 |
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| ATHLETICS: Selection of signed postcard photographs and slightly larger by various athletes, many of them Olympic medallists, including Sebastian Coe, Steve Ovett, Linford Christie, Elizabeth McColgan, Jonathan Edwards, Fatima Whitbread, Heike Drechsler, Sonia O'Sullivan, Bruce Jenner, Grete Waitz, Ben Johnson, Sally Gunnell, Daley Thompson, Tessa Sanderson, Mary Peters, Carl Lewis, Steve Cram, Emil Zatopek, Allan Wells, Fanny Blankers-Koen (grainy reproduction image) etc. Many of the images are colour and show the athletes in action poses. VG to EX, 36 £100 - 120 'I am afraid I am a very bad mason' |
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| CAMPBELL MALCOLM: (1885-1948) British Land & Water Speed Record Holder. T.L.S., M. Campbell, two pages, South Kensington, London, 6th January 1926, to M. Beachcroft ('Dear Bro. Beachcroft') on the attractive printed stationery of Malcolm Campbell Automobiles and featuring a small illustration of the Blue Bird. Campbell thanks his correspondent for their letters and refers to some notices of Lodge meetings having gone astray in the post ('…so many letters have been lost in the past that I have had to complain very seriously to the Postmaster General…') although adding that he is making arrangements to attend a Meeting on 13th January, 'and I shall be bringing my father-in-law, Major Whittall, with me. I presume that a dinner jacket will suffice - if not, will you kindly let me know whether evening dress means full dress.' In concluding Campbell states that he has not subscribed to any charity and proposes sending a cheque for £10 'for you to devote to any charity which you think most suitable, or would it be better to forward this amount to the Worshipful Master of the Old Uppingham Lodge.' In a holograph postscript, signed with his initials MC, Campbell writes, in full, 'My Father in law has just rung me up on the telephone & told me he has seen you today. I am afraid I am a very bad mason but I never seem to get a spare moment for anything: actually by the time I get home I have worked between 11 & 12 hours a day.' A few small staple and pin holes to the left corner of each page, not affecting the text or signature, otherwise VG £100 - 120 |
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| CAMPBELL MALCOLM: (1885-1948) British Land & Water Speed Record Holder. T.L.S., M. Campbell, one page, 4to, South Kensington, London, 8th January 1926, to M. Beachcroft ('Dear Brother Beachcroft') on the attractive printed stationery of Malcolm Campbell Automobiles and featuring a small illustration of the Blue Bird. Campbell thanks his correspondent for their letter and adds 'I am very glad that you have not formed the opinion that I am a "bad mason" ', continuing 'Things seem to be getting worse instead of better, as every night I seem to be leaving business later than ever.' Campbell further encloses a cheque (no longer present) for £10.10.0 made payable to the Masonic Hospital and Nursing Home, remarking 'I am pleased to note that even this small subscription will be a welcome contribution. I sincerely hope that this will enable W. M. How to bring the total to 100 gns. If he is unable to do this I will be prepared to assist still further, as I feel that I have so far done nothing in this connection since I have been a mason.' With a brief ink annotation in an unidentified hand and two ink date stamps, not affecting the text or signature. VG £100 - 120 |
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| CAMPBELL MALCOLM: (1885-1948) British Land & Water Speed Record Holder. T.L.S., M. Campbell, one page, 4to, South Kensington, London, 15th October 1926, to M. Beachcroft ('Dear Brother Beachcroft'). Campbell states that he is extremely sorry for having missed two Lodge Meetings and explains 'I have only just recently come back from Scotland, hence my reason for not writing to you before, notifying you whether I should be present or not.' With a brief pencil annotation in an unidentified hand and two ink date stamps, not affecting the text or signature. VG £100 - 120 |
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| CAMPBELL DONALD: (1921-1967) British Car & Motorboat Racer, World Land and Water Speed Record Holder in the 1950s and 1960s. A.L.S., Donald Campbell, one page, 4to, Coniston, Lancashire, 10th August 1949, to Mr. Daniels. Campbell thanks his correspondent for some photographs 'of Blue Bird & her crew' taken by Mr. Abell, and commenting 'they were particularly appreciated as we have had little time to take any ourselves.' Campbell further remarks 'I have nothing but the highest praise for the manner, from our point of view, in which Mr. Abell conducted a task made more trying by most apalling (sic) weather conditions over a prolonged period: the cordiall (sic) relations that existed between yourselves and the team were most gratifying.' Holograph letters of Campbell are scarce and those, such as the present example, mentioning Blue Bird are desirable. Some light age wear at the edges of the folds, just affecting one letter of the signature, G £200 - 300 Campbell began his speed record attempts in the summer of 1949, at the time of the present letter, using his father's old boat Bluebird K4. His initial attempts that summer were unsuccessful, although he did come close to raising his father's existing record. The team returned to Coniston Water, Lancashire in 1950 for further trials. |
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| FANGIO JUAN MANUEL: (1911-1995) Argentinean Motor Racing Driver, Formula One World Champion 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956 & 1957. Signed 4 x 6 photograph featuring two images, one a head and shoulders portrait of Fangio wearing his racing cap and goggles and the other showing him driving his Mercedes Benz racing car. Signed ('J Fangio') in bold black ink with his name alone to a clear area. EX £100 - 120 |
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| Auctioneer: | IAA International Autograph Auctions Ltd | Location: | Radisson Edwardian Hotel, Heathrow |
| Contact: | Tel: +44 (0)115 845 1010 Fax: +44 (0)115 845 1009 | ||
| Date: | 14th December 2013 | Time: | 11:00AM |
| Details: | Midland Viewing: Only in the week prior at our offices at Foxhall Business Centre Day of Auction from 9am |
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