CLA Auction 218

AUTOGRAPHS

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Lot Symbols Description Estimate
1006   c1902-21 Autograph Album, with an amazing collection of autographs of famous visitors to Melbourne and world famous personalities who answered requests for their autograph. The collection comprises signed photographs/pictures (19), post cards (33), letters (31), pieces (231) and unsigned photographs (23) to go with the relevant pieces. Includes British Prime Ministers - Asquith, Balfour & Winston Churchill; Australian Prime Minister - W.M.Hughes; Polar Explorers - Roald Amundsen, Ernest Shackleton & Douglas Mawson; Rudyard Kipling, Lord Roberts, Sir Austen Chamberlain, signed post card of Suzanne Lenglen (French tennis player - both Wimbledon & French titles 6 times); signed photograph of Nellie Melba, together with a galaxy of stage performers of the period - Ada Crossley, Peter Dawson, Marie Tempest, Nellie Stewart, Harry Lauder, Heath Robinson, Gladys Moncrieff & Marie Burke. (337 items) $5000 - $10000
1007   c1960 Autograph Book with about 90 signatures, excellent range of footballers including Carji Greeves, Roy Wright, Dick Reynolds & Verdun Howell; few Rock'n'Roll & tennis; plus signed photograph of Ron Barassi & signed book "Chappelli" by Ian Chappell.  $200 - $250
1008   Range with John Glenn signature on piece mounted with record "America's First Man in Space"; plus signed pictures of Michael Doohan & Peter Brock. (3 items) $80 - $100
1009   Range with Mickey Rooney signed photograph; Yothu Yindi lead singer Mandawuy Yunupingu on cover; motorcycle champion Giacomo Agostini on page. (3 items) $100 - $120
1010   SARAH FERGUSON, THE DUCHESS OF YORK, display comprisng signature "Sarah, The Duchess of York, 2003" on title page from her book 'What I Know Now', window mounted with colour picture, overall 40x34cm. With CoA.  $300 - $400
1011   APOLLO PROGRAM: John Swiggert (Apollo 13 astronaut), signature on cover marking the return of the Apollo 16 mission, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 32x33cm.  $80 - $100
1012   AUSTRALIAN "HOCKEYROOS", poster (21x30cm) with 17 signatures including Karen Smith, Wendy Alcorn & Niccol Arrold.  $100 - $150
1013   AUSTRALIAN SPORTS CHAMPIONS, range with covers signed by Michael Klim & Grant Hackett; picture signed by Ian Browne & Tony Marchant (gold medals for cycling in 1956 Olympics) on picture; Rod Laver signed picture. (4 items) $100 - $120
1014   AUSTRALIAN SPORTS CHAMPIONS: Signed photographs of Darren Bennett & Glen Lazarus; plus large unsigned photograph of Sam Riley. (3 items) $100 - $120
1015   AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S WATER POLO TEAM (Olympic Gold medallists), Australia Post "Olympic Sports" poster with 14 signatures including the gorgeous Liz Weekes.  $100 - $150
1016   AIR VICE MARSHALL DONALD BENNETT CB, CBE, DSO, signature on print "Halifax" by Robert Taylor, overall 61x51cm.  $100 - $150
1017   DON BRADMAN, signature on 1997 Australian Legends - Sir Donald Bradman "Silk" FDC, with special Adelaide cancel, framed and glazed, overall 32x23cm.  $150 - $200
1018 L DON BRADMAN, signature inside special leather bound edition of "Australian Cricket - The Game and the Players", by Jack Pollard [Sydney, 1982], limited edition 196/452. Superb condition.  $500 - $600
1019   DON BRADMAN, display comprising 1968 letter to Sir Donald Bradman from the Sydney Cricket and Sports Ground Trust regarding Football attendances (League, Union & Australian Rules), additionally signed by Don Bradman, window mounted with picture of the Don, framed and glazed, overall 70x52cm. With CoA.  $300 - $400
1020   LORD BURGHLEY (gold medal 400m hurdles at 1928 Olympics - played by Nigel Havers in "Chariots of Fire"), display comprising signed piece window mounted with action photograph, framed and glazed, overall 24x32cm.   $200 - $250
1021   ALISIA CAMPLIN & JACQUI COOPER, both signatures on display comprising photograph of the two aerial ski champions, and 2000 World Aerials, Mt.Buller poster; window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 59x76cm. [Sold on behalf of Box Hill Hospital].  $200 - $300
1022   LEONARD CHESHIRE VC, signature on print "Lancaster", by Robert Taylor, overall 61x51cm, some minor tone spots.  $100 - $150
1023   LEONARD CHESHIRE VC, signature on print "Mosquito", by Robert Taylor, overall 61x51cm.  $100 - $150
1024   NATALIE COOK & KERRI POTTHARST (Olympic Gold medallists in beach volleyball), both signatures on "Speedo" poster featuring the pair, 42x60cm.  $100 - $150
1025   RUSSELL CROWE, signature "Russell, X" on photograph from 'Gladiator'.  $100 - $120
1026   DALAI LAMA, signature on piece, plus colour magazine picture of the Dalai Lama.  $120 - $150
1027   ALFRED DEAKIN (Australia's 2nd Prime Minister), signed photograph by The Swiss Studios Melbourne, overall 20x27cm.  $300 - $400
1028   PATTIE DEAKIN (Wife of Australia's 2nd Prime Minister), signed photograph by Elliott & Fry, London, overall 22x28cm; plus 1908 photograph of their house "Ballara" at Point Lonsdale & 1913 telegram from Pattie Deakin. (3 items) $100 - $150
1029   MILLVINA DEAN (last survivor of the "Titanic"), signature on 1997 "Titanic" Royal Film Performance cover, framed and glazed, overall 32x23cm.  $100 - $120
1030   GERALD FORD (United States 38th President), signature on colur photograph.  $200 - $250
1031   BOB HAWKE (Australia's 23rd Prime Minister), signature on photograph of c1980 Prime Minister's XI, team includes Allan Border, Simon O'Donnell & Mike Whitney.  $80 - $100
1032   NORMAN JACKSON VC & BILL REID VC, signatures on print "The Lancaster VCs", by Robert Taylor, overall 61x51cm, minor peripheral faults.  $100 - $150
1033   CHARLES KINGSFORD SMITH, signature on flight cover dated 26th April 1931, flown Darwin - England on first Experimental Flight.  $150 - $200
1034   KOREN WAR: Signed photographs of General Hengkan Lee, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, dated Seoul Korea November 1955; and Yong Woo Kim, Minister of National Defence. (2 items) $60 - $80
1035   BRUCE LEE, display comprisng signature on card, window mounted with colour photograph, overall 32x44cm. With CoA.  $1200 - $1400
1036   VIVIEN LEIGH, signed photograph, 8.5x13.5cm. Superb contemporary photograph of the star of "Gone with the Wind", from her tour to Australia in 1948.  $300 - $400
1037   LAURENCE OLIVIER, signed photograph, 8.5x13.5cm. Superb contemporary photograph from his tour to Australia with Vivien Leigh in 1948.  $100 - $150
1038   NOVA PERRIS, signature on official USA Atlanta 1996 Olympics track suit top.  $150 - $200
1039   ELVIS PRESLEY, display comprisng signature on piece, dated "April 1976", window mounted with colour photograph, overall 32x45cm. With CoA.  $1400 - $1600
1040   CHIPS RAFFERTY, 1948 telegram signed by 5 members of the cast of the movie "Eureka Stockade", including Chips Rafferty & Peter Finch.  $150 - $200
1041   THE ROLLING STONES, c1965 autograph book with signatures of the 5 original band members - Mick Jagger, Brian Jones, Keith Richards, Bill Wyman & Charlie Watts; also in the autograph book are the members of The Rondells & Changing Times.  $500 - $600
1042 L GENERAL NORMAN SCHWARZKOPF, signature inside his book "The Autobiography - It Doesn't Take A Hero".  $80 - $100
1043   SOUTH AFRICAN ATHLETES, autograph pages (16) with c140 signatures (mostly pencil) of 1930s South African & Rhodesian athletes, hockey players, cyclists & members of 1938 Empire Games teams.  $100 - $120
1044   MARK SPITZ, display comprisng signature on cover from 8th World Swimming Championships, window mounted with colour picture and details of his 9 Olympic gold medals, overall 56x40cm.  $120 - $150
1045   STING, signature on colour photograph.  $100 - $120
1046   BARBARA STREISAND, signature on colour photograph. With CoA.  $120 - $150
1047 PC JOSKA SZIGETI (Violinist), signature dated 1908 on real photo post card.  $60 - $80
1048   KATHY WATT, signed and endorsed photograph showing Kathy holding her 1992 Olympics Gold Medal, framed and glazed, overall 27x22cm.  $100 - $120
1049   TRACEY WICKHAM, signature on swimming cap.  $80 - $100