Autographs - Auction 293
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| Lot | Symbols | Description | Estimate (AUD) | |||
| 83 | ) |
10 NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS, display comprising photograph of ten Nobel Prize wiiners with King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden - Henry Taube (Chemistry, 1983), Arthur Schawlow (Physics, 1961), Robert Hofstadter (Physics, 1961), Paul Flory (Chemistry, 1974), Paul Berg (Chemistry, 1980), Burton Richter (Physics, 1976), William Shockley (Physics, 1956), Linus Pauling (Chemistry, 1954 & Peace, 1962), Arthur Kornberg (Physiology or Medicine, 1959), window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 39x63cm. | $400 - $500
sold for $460 | |||
| 84 | AUTOGRAPHS: Signed photographs of vintage Movie Stars - Lionel Barrymore (signature faded though rare), Raymond Massey, Jackie Cooper, Douglas Fairbanks Jr, Betty Hutton, Deborah Kerr & Jane Wyatt. All window mounted, framed and glazed, various sizes. (7 items) | $300 - $400 | ||||
| 85 | AUTOGRAPHS: Signed photographs of Movie Stars - Roy Rogers, Richard Gere, Diane Keaton, James Caan & Tim Curry ("The Rocky Horror Picture Show"). All window mounted, framed and glazed, various sizes. (5 items) | $300 - $400
sold for $240 | ||||
| 86 | AUTOGRAPHS: Signed photographs of singers - Cher, Tom Jones, Dolly Parton, Dame Joan Sutherland & Nana Mouskouri (all window mounted, framed and glazed, various sizes); plus Julie Andrews signature in "Christmas 1978" double LP record set in slipcase. (6 items) | $150 - $200
sold for $180 | ||||
| 87 | AUTOGRAPHS: Framed displays comprising signed photographs (6) & letter of Movie Stars - Peter Sellers (faded), Danny Kaye (1965 letter), Lana Turner, Douglas Fairbanks Jr, Robert Mitchum, Glenn Ford (photograph with some spotting) & Jacqueline Bissett. All window mounted, framed and glazed, various sizes. (7 items) | $300 - $400 | ||||
| 88 | AUTOGRAPHS: Signed photographs of Movie Stars - George C.Scott (as Patton), Warren Beatty, Clint Eastwood, John Travolta, Jean Simmons & Alan Alda. All window mounted, framed and glazed, various sizes. (6 items) | $300 - $400
sold for $225 | ||||
| 89 | AUTOGRAPHS: Signed photographs of Movie Stars - Robert Redford, Roger Moore, Clint Eastwood, James Mason, Mickey Rooney & Lauren Bacall. All window mounted, framed and glazed, various sizes. (6 items) | $300 - $400
sold for $225 | ||||
| 90 | AUTOGRAPHS: Signed photographs of Movie Stars - Michael Caine, Ursula Andress, Dudley Moore, Dustin Hoffman, Jason Robards, Ann Bancroft, Robert Mitchum & Maggie Smith. All window mounted, framed and glazed, various sizes. (8 items) | $250 - $300
sold for $200 | ||||
| 91 | ) |
AUTOGRAPHS: Album of signed & endorsed photographs (160) & letters (17), mostly movie & TV stars, noted Richie Benaud, Edward Fox, Hugh Laurie ("House"), Rolf Harris, Shirley Maclaine, Doris Day, Phil Collins, Jason Alexander ("Seinfeld"), Gerard Depardieu, Bill Cosby, Larry Hagman, Glenda Jackson, John Inman, Ian Richardson, Tom Selleck, Anthony Head ("Buffy"), Danni Minogue, Spike Milligan, Bryan Brown, Rosanna Arquette, Jimmy Smits, Sophie Marceau, Mark Harmon ("NCIS"), Gorden Kaye ("'Allo 'Allo"), John Nettles ("Midsomer Murders"), Patricia Velasquez ("Mummy Returns"), Judi Dench, Matthew Broderick, Janet Leigh, Zoe Wanamaker, Julian Clary, Christina Ricci. (Total 177) | $500 - $1,000
sold for $420 | |||
| 92 | ) |
AUTOGRAPHS: Album of signed & endorsed photographs (55) & letters (6), most movie & TV stars, noted Tony Curtis, Claudia Christian ("Babylon 5"), George Cole, Ryan O'Neil, Emily Proctor ("CSI Miami"), Debbie Reynolds, Ellen Burstyn, Jerry Orbach ("Law & Order"), Ed Asner, Julie Arebalo, Jeremy Bullock (Boba Fett in "Star Wars"), Jacqueline Bisset, Ernest Borgnine, Ed Begley, Michel Chiklis ("The Shield"), Kevin Conway ("Gettysburg" & "Star Trek). (61 items) | $250 - $500
sold for $200 | |||
| 93 | ) |
AUTOGRAPHS: Album of signed & endorsed photographs (63) & letters (4), most movie & TV stars, noted Tony Randall, Patricia Richardson, Jerry Springer, Judge Judy, Brenda Strong, Rod Taylor, Ricky Tomlinson, Dick Van Dyke, Emma Thompson, Cerina Vincent, Vanna White, Sam Waterson, Eli Wallach, Susannah York, Sean Young, several "Star Trek" cast members, Fyvush Finkel, Dom DeLuise, Stephen Furst ("Babylon 5"), Jorja Fox ("CSI"), John Gorshin (Riddler in "Batman"), Robert Ito, Tara King, Heather Locklear, Kathy Najimy. | $250 - $500
sold for $200 | |||
| 94 | AUTOGRAPHS: Album of signed postcards (5), letters (9) & theatre flyer, signatures include Peter Ustinov, Paul Eddington, John Hopkins, Ella Grainger, Neville Cardus & Raymond Lambert. (15 items) | $100 - $150
sold for $85 | ||||
| 95 | Signed photographs, comprising Archbishop Daniel Mannix (1864-1963); E.G."Red Ted" Theodore (1919 Labour Premier of Queensland - one of the characters in "Power Without Glory"); Field Marshall Sir Gerald Templer & Lady Peggy Templer (Templer best known for his defeat of the guerilla rebels in Malaya 1952-54); J.G.Eagleson (Supreme Court judge & author). (4 items) | $100 - $150
sold for $100 | ||||
| 96 | c1949-56 Autograph Book with c87 signatures, noted Baseballers from 1949 Carnival including South Aust, Victoria (includes Neil Harvey) & WA; 1956 Olympians (27); early GTV9 personalites with Ron Blaskett & "Gerry Gee". | $200 - $300 | ||||
| 97 | ) ) ) ) |
AUTOGRAPH BOOK: Compiled by the Holt Family c1901-57, who entertained a remarkable succession of important visitors at their home "Nederberg" near Table Mountain, Capetown, South Africa - with a total of 101 signatures comprising notable Statesmen, Scientists, Artists, Composers, Musicians & Explorers. Including Lord Kelvin, Cecil Rhodes, Theodore Roosevelt, Henry Stanley, Louis Botha, Albert Einstein, Grover Cleveland, Thomas Edison, G.Marconi, Rudyard Kipling, Massenet, Hans Richter, Horowitz, Toscanini, Yehudi Menuhin, Rachmaninof, Nellie Melba, Benito Mussolini, Somerset Maugham, Pablo Casals, Louis Wain (cat drawing), Edmund Hillary & George Lowe (twice). Superb condition and a unique and important collection. | $15,000 - $20,000
sold for $14000 | |||
| 98 | ) |
AUTOGRAPH BOOK: Compiled by Enid Riddle (daughter of E.C.Riddle, Governor of Commonwealth Bank of Australia) c1911-53, with 21 signatures and 8 signed watercolours. Signatures include Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII), Baden-Powell (founder of Boy Scouts), David Lloyd-George (British Prime Minister), Sir William Birdwood (Commander of ANZAC forces at Gallipoli), Sir John Monash (Australian military commander WW1) & Earl Jellicoe (British Royal Navy Admiral). | $400 - $600
sold for $300 | |||
| 99 | ) |
BUZZ ALDRIN (American pilot and astronaut who became the second human to set foot on the Moon, 1930- ), display comprising signed card, window mounted with picture, framed and glazed, overall 29x37cm. With CoA. | $250 - $300
sold for $190 | |||
| 100 | ) |
ROALD AMUNDSEN (1872-1928, Norwegian polar explorer, led the Antarctic expedition of 1910-1912 which was the first to reach the South Pole), display comprising signature on piece, window mounted with photograph, framed and glazed, overall 47x38cm. | $150 - $200
sold for $340 | |||
| 101 | ) |
APOLLO 12, display comprising NASA photograph signed by Charles Conrad, Dick Gordon & Alan Bean, mounted with Apollo XII & NASA cloth badges, framed and glazed, overall 47x43cm. | $250 - $300 | |||
| 102 | APOLLO 14, display comprising NASA photograph signed by Alan Shepard, Stuart Roosa & Edgar Mitchell (appear to be auto-pen signatures), mounted with Apollo 14 & NASA cloth badges, framed and glazed, overall 47x43cm. | $120 - $150
sold for $90 | ||||
| 103 | APOLLO 16, display comprising NASA photograph signed by John Young & Charles Duke (appear to be auto-pen signatures), mounted with Apollo 16 & NASA cloth badges, framed and glazed, overall 47x43cm. | $120 - $150
sold for $90 | ||||
| 104 | LOUIS ARMSTRONG (1901-71, American jazz musician, a charismatic, innovative performer whose musical skills and bright personality transformed jazz from a rough regional dance music into a popular art form), signed photograph (signature with some fading), window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 32x37cm. | $200 - $250 | ||||
| 105 | LOUIS ARMSTRONG, signature on LP record "Hello, Dolly! Louis Armstrong". | $200 - $250
sold for $150 | ||||
| 106 | "ARTHUR", colour photograph signed by the stars of the 1981 movie - Dudley Moore, Liza Minnelli & John Gielgud, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 45x40cm. | $100 - $120
sold for $75 | ||||
| 107 | JULIAN ROSSI ASHTON (Australian Artist, 1851-1942), display comprising signature on piece, window mounted with photograph of the artist, framed and glazed, overall 29x47cm. | $100 - $120
sold for $75 | ||||
| 108 | HERBERT HENRY ASQUITH (1852-1928, British Prime Minister [1908-16] during the early years of WW1), display comprising 1894 signed hand-written letter on "Home Office, Whitehall" letterhead, window mounted with photograph, framed and glazed, overall 60x40cm. | $150 - $200
sold for $200 | ||||
| 109 | AUSTRALIAN POLITICIANS: Framed/mounted displays comprising John Gorton (19th Prime Minister) signed letter (very faded); Henry Bolte (Premier of Victoria) signed photograph; Joh Bjelke-Petersen (Premier of Queensland) signed piece; Bill Hayden (21st Governor-General) signed letter; Arthur Calwell (ALP leader) signed piece; Billy Snedden (Liberal leader) signed piece; Barry Jones (ALP Minister) signed letter. Various sizes. (7 items) | $150 - $200
sold for $180 | ||||
| 110 | AUTHORS: Framed/mounted displays comprising Irwin Shaw 1950 signed letter; John Masefield 1920 signed letter; Daphne du Maurier signed photograph; Arthur Hailey signed photograph; Stefan Zweig signed piece; Jeffrey Archer signed letter; Pearl S.Buck 1962 signed letter; Anton Wildgans 1916 signed letter; Franz Werfel signature on back of cover. Various sizes. (9 items) | $400 - $500 | ||||
| 111 | ROBERT BADEN-POWELL (founder of the world Scouting Movement, 1857-1941), display comprising signature on piece, window mounted with photograph, framed and glazed, overall 37x31cm. | $120 - $150
sold for $95 | ||||
| 112 | STANLEY BALDWIN (1867-1947, three times British Prime Minister), display comprising signature on "House of Commons" embossed note-paper, window mounted with photograph, framed and glazed, overall 25x45cm. | $150 - $200
sold for $150 | ||||
| 113 | ARTHUR BALFOUR (1848-1930, 33rd British Prime Minister [1902-05], best known as author of the Balfour Declaration of 1917, promising a homeland for the Jewish people), signature on 1925 letter on "4 Carlton Gardens, Pall Mall" letterhead, thanking Sir Henry for an Anthology, which will be useful on his trip to the Middle East. | $120 - $150
sold for $260 | ||||
| 114 | TALLULAH BANKHEAD (American actress & bonne vivante, 1902-68), signed picture, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 33x39cm. [The Paris Hilton of the 1920s & 30s]. | $120 - $150 | ||||
| 115 | SIR HENRY BARKLY (1815-98, 3rd Governor of Victoria), signature on 1857 "Victoria, Land Purchase" document for land at Lockwood (near Sandhurst), with seal of Colony of Victoria, overall 39x34cm. | $150 - $250
sold for $130 | ||||
| 116 | MIKHAIL BARYSHNIKOV (famous Russian dancer, choreographer, and actor, 1948- ), display comprising signature on piece, window mounted with photograph, framed and glazed, overall 25x38cm. | $100 - $120
sold for $100 | ||||
| 117 | ) |
BEATLES, a publicity photograph of The Beatles, 1963 (25x20cm), signed in blue ink by John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison. [This photograph was taken when the Beatles were filming at ATV's Elstree Studio for an appearance on 'The Morecombe and Wise Show'. Filmed on Monday, 2nd December, 1963, the programme was aired on Saturday, 18th April, 1964]. | $6,000 - $7,000
(Ex Gst) sold for $4750 | |||
| 118 | ) |
BEATLES, display comprising signatures of John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr & Paul McCartney on autograph page, window mounted with three photographs, framed and glazed, overall 56x62cm. | $4,000 - $5,000
sold for $7000 | |||
| 119 | ) ) ) |
BEATLES AND OTHERS, c97 signatures, mostly 1960s, majority on pieces of paper glued into an autograph book, subjects include: John Lennon, Ringo Starr & George Harrison; Sandie Shaw (on a publicity postcard); The Mojos (on reverse of publicity postcard); Tommy Roe, Adam Faith, Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers, Rolf Harris, the Barron Knights, Dave Berry, The Swinging Blue Jeans, Brian Poole & the Tremeloes, Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated, The Searchers, The Hollies, The Dave Clark 5, The Applejacks and The Merseybeats; accompanied by eight ticket stubs, 1960s-70s, including three for Beatles concerts at Sheffield City Hall for Saturday 16th March, Saturday 25th May & Saturday 2nd November, 1963. A remarkable memento of 1960s Brit-Rock. | $5,000 - $6,000
sold for $4500 | |||
| 120 | MENACHIM BEGIN (1913-92, Israel's 6th Prime Minister & 1978 Nobel Peace Prize winner), signed photograph, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 20x25cm. | $150 - $200 | ||||
| 121 | MENACHIM BEGIN (1913-92, Israel's 6th Prime Minister & 1978 Nobel Peace Prize winner), signed photograph, size 18x24cm. | $120 - $150
sold for $90 | ||||
| 122 | DAVID BEN-GURION (Israel's 1st Prime Minister, 1886-1973), display comprising signature on piece, window mounted with photograph, framed and glazed, overall 39x48cm. | $200 - $250
sold for $320 | ||||
| 123 | INGRID BERGMAN (three-time Academy Award-winning Swedish actress, 1915-82), display comprising nice signature on piece, window mounted with picture of Ingrid with Humphrey Bogart, framed and glazed, overall 34x50cm. | $120 - $150
sold for $100 | ||||
| 124 | JOSL BERGNER (Australian Painter, 1913- ), display comprising signature on autograph page with pencil illustration, window mounted with photograph of the artist with two of his paintings, overall 30x51cm. | $100 - $120 | ||||
| 125 | ) |
IRVING BERLIN (American composer and lyricist, one of the most prodigious and famous American songwriters in history, 1888-1989), display comprising signature on piece, window mounted with photograph, framed and glazed, overall 33x43cm. | $250 - $300
sold for $300 | |||
| 126 | ) |
SARAH BERNHARDT (French stage actress, 1844-1923), signature on mount of Cabinet Card photograph (10x17cm) by "Mendelssohn & Co., Melbourne". Rare. [Sarah Bernhardt toured Australia in 1891]. | $800 - $1,000
sold for $600 | |||
| 127 | SIR GEORGE BOWEN (1821-99, first Governor of Queensland & 6th Governor of Victoria), signature on 1877 "Indenture" document for lease of land at Nullawarre, with seal of Colony of Victoria, overall 43x34cm. | $150 - $200 | ||||
| 128 | CHARLES BOYER (French actor, Hollywood screen lover, 1899-1978), signed photograph, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 29x34cm. | $100 - $120
sold for $160 | ||||
| 129 | ) |
SIR DONALD BRADMAN (Australian cricketer, who is universally regarded as the greatest batsman of all time, and is one of Australia's most popular sporting heroes, 1908-2001), signature on 1975 hand-written letter on "Sir Donald Bradman" letterhead, discussing Australia's great slip catches. | $200 - $250
sold for $360 | |||
| 130 | DON BRADMAN (Australian cricketer, 1908-2001), signature on cover with special "75th Anniversary, Birth of Sir Donald Bradman, 18 November 1983" postmark. | $120 - $150
sold for $160 | ||||
| 131 | ) |
BILLIE BURKE (Hollywood actress, 1885-1970, wed Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. of the famed Ziegfeld Follies, immortalised as Glinda, the Good Witch of the North in 'The Wizard of Oz'), signed photograph, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 40x48cm. | $200 - $250 | |||
| 132 | RICHARD BURTON (Hollywood actor, 1925-84), display comprising signature on piece, window mounted with picture, framed and glazed, overall 33x48cm. | $100 - $120
sold for $80 | ||||
| 133 | ) |
JAMES CAGNEY (Hollywood actor, 1899-1945), signed photograph, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 31x36cm. | $200 - $250
sold for $200 | |||
| 134 | SIR THOMAS CARMICHAEL (1859-1926, 13th Governor of Victoria), signature on 1922 "Indenture" document, 4pp, for lease of grazing land at Tarrengower, with embossed seal of State of Victoria. | $100 - $150 | ||||
| 135 | LORD CASEY (1890-1976, Australia's 16th Governor-General, in WW1 he served in Gallipoli & France, earning the Military Cross & DSO, and became the first Australian Ambassador to the United States - a vital posting in WW2), display comprising 1970 signed letter on "Lord Casey" letterhead, window mounted with signed photograph, framed and glazed, overall 50x41cm. | $100 - $120
sold for $130 | ||||
| 136 | SIR LEWIS CASSON & DAME SYBIL THORNDIKE (Lewis Casson 1875-1969 was an English actor & director, his wife Dame Sybil Thorndike 1882-1976 was a British actress), display comprising 1954 hand-written letter signed by Lewis Casson, plus Sybil Thorndike signature on piece, window mounted with photographs, framed and glazed, overall 80x45cm. | $100 - $120
sold for $75 | ||||
| 137 | ) |
MARC CHAGALL (Celebrated 20th Century Painter, 1887-1985), display comprising signed letter on "Hotel de Crillon, Paris" letterhead, with his fascinating opinion of Ceramics, window mounted with photograph, framed and glazed, overall 35x27cm. | $500 - $600
sold for $650 | |||
| 138 | FEODOR CHALIAPIN (the most famous Russian opera singer, bass in the first half of the 20th century, 1873-1938), display comprising signature on piece dated 1915, window mounted with photograph, framed and glazed, overall 31x50cm. [Because of his powerful and flexible voice, together with his mesmerizing stage presence and his superb acting ability, he is considered one of the greatest performers in the history of opera, and he is credited with establishing the tradition of naturalistic acting in opera]. | $200 - $250 | ||||
| 139 | NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN (1869-1940, British Prime Minister [1937-40]), display comprising signature on piece, window mounted with photograph, framed and glazed, overall 25x41cm. | $100 - $120
sold for $525 | ||||
| 140 | ) |
CHARLIE CHAPLIN (Hollywood legend, 1889-1977), display comprising signature on piece, window mounted with photograph, framed and glazed, overall 31x41cm. | $300 - $400
sold for $675 | |||
| 141 | RAY CHARLES (pioneering American pianist and soul musician who shaped the sound of rhythm and blues, 1930-2004), signature on LP record "Ray Charles - Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, Volume Two". | $200 - $250
sold for $190 | ||||
| 142 | MAURICE CHEVALIER (Hollywood actor, 1888-1972), display comprising signature on 1931 hand-written letter on "St.Moritz, New York" letterhead, window mounted with photograph, framed and glazed, overall 63x39cm. | $150 - $200
sold for $130 | ||||
| 143 | MAURICE CHEVALIER (Hollywood actor, 1888-1972), display comprising signature on real photo postcard, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 29x34cm. | $120 - $150
sold for $120 | ||||
| 144 | ) |
BEN CHIFLEY (1885-1951, Australia's 16th Prime Minister [1945-49]), display comprising signature on piece, window mounted with photograph, framed and glazed, overall 34x48cm. | $250 - $300
sold for $200 | |||
| 145 | ) |
SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL (1874-1965, British Prime Minister during WW2, generally regarded as one of the most important leaders in modern British and world history, won the 1953 Nobel Prize in Literature), display comprising signature on piece, window mounted with picture, framed and glazed, overall 30x36cm. | $1,000 - $1,200
sold for $1200 | |||
| 146 | CLEMENTINE CHURCHILL (1885-1971, wife of Winston Churchill), display comprising signature on 1950 letter on "28 Hyde Park Gate, SW7" letterhead, window mounted with two photographs, one of Clementine & Winston Churchill, other of Winston with his trade-mark cigar, framed and glazed, overall 56x35cm. | $200 - $250
sold for $150 | ||||
| 147 | ) |
L | SIR ALAN COBHAM (1894-1973, English aviatior, pioneer of long distance aviation), lovely signature on 1935 hand-written letter on "Sir Alan J.Cobham, KBE, AFC" letterhead; plus his book "Australia and Back" [London, 1926], book with minor faults though scarce. | $200 - $300 | ||
| 148 | CLAUDETTE COLBERT (Hollywood actress, 1903-96), lovely signed colour photograph showing her radiant in Cecil B. DeMille's spectacular Cleopatra (1934), window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 32x36cm. | $100 - $120
sold for $75 | ||||
| 149 | COMPOSERS & CONDUCTORS: Framed displays comprising signed FDC, pieces (2) & photographs (2), noted Leonard Bernstein, Fritz Kreisler, Anital Dorati, Eugene Ormandy & Paul Anka. All window mounted, framed and glazed, various sizes. (5 items) | $300 - $400 | ||||
| 150 | SEAN CONNERY (Hollywood actor, 1930- ), signed photograph, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 30x35cm. | $100 - $120
sold for $280 | ||||
| 151 | GARY COOPER (Hollywood actor, 1901-61), display comprising signature on piece, window mounted with photograph, framed and glazed, overall 31x42cm. | $150 - $200
sold for $400 | ||||
| 152 | LE CORBUSIER (Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, widely known as Le Corbusier (1887-1965), was a Swiss architect famous for his contributions to what is now called modernism, or the International Style), 1947 signed letter from Paris to London on "Le Corbusier" letterhead. | $500 - $600
sold for $460 | ||||
| 153 | ) |
SIR NOEL COWARD (1899-1973, English actor, playwright, and composer of popular music), display comprising 1942 signed hand-written letter from "Denham Film Studios", written whilst filming his wartime classic "In Which We Serve", window mounted with photograph, framed and glazed, overall 57x47cm. | $250 - $300
sold for $220 | |||
| 154 | L | SIR NOEL COWARD (1899-1973, English actor & playwright), signature on picture inside rare 1937 booklet "Programme of the Theatrical Garden Party, in aid of The Actors' Orphanage, at the Queen Mary's Gardens, Regents Park", with 9 other signatures on title page, noted Victoria Hopper (British stage and film actress, 1909- ), Sir John Gielgud (English theatre and film actor, 1904-2000) & Elsa Lanchester (Oscar-nominated English character actress, 1902-86). | $200 - $250 | |||
| 155 | SIR ZELMAN COWEN (1919- , 19th Governor-General of Australia), 1977 signed letter regarding his appointment as Governor-General designate, on "Sir Zelman Cowen" letterhead. | $80 - $100
sold for $70 | ||||
| 156 | ) |
WALTER CRANE (British Painter & Illustrator, 1845-1915), display comprising 1890 signed hand-written letter on his illustrated letterhead, window mounted with picture, framed and glazed, overall 45x42cm. | $250 - $300
sold for $200 | |||
| 157 | SIR CHARLES DARLING (1809-70, 4th Governor of Victoria), signature on 1865 "Victoria, Land Grant" document for land at Deep Lead Pleasant Creek, with seal of Colony of Victoria, overall 45x34cm. | $150 - $250 | ||||
| 158 | ) |
CHARLES DARWIN (British Naturalist, author of "The Origin of Species", 1809-82), display comprising signed 4-page letter, window mounted with photocopy of centre pages of the letter and a picture of Charles Darwin, framed and glazed, overall 74x48cm. The letter is written from "Down near Bromley Kent" and dated Dec.25th, and thanks the recipient for his account of the structure of the Pampas specimen and its difference from the modern calcerous bed of Coquimbo, Chile, and requests permission to publish his remarks. | $2,000 - $3,000
sold for $6750 | |||
| 159 | SAMMY DAVIS JR (American entertainer & actor, 1925-90), signed photograph, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 32x36cm. | $150 - $200
sold for $140 | ||||
| 160 | PETER DAWSON (Australian bass/baritone, the most popular singer of the 1920s & 1930s), display comprising signature on piece dated 1931, mounted with photograph, framed and glazed, overall 32x40cm. | $100 - $120
sold for $75 | ||||
| 161 | MOSHE DAYAN (Israeli military leader and politician, 1915-81), signature on Israel 1967 15c Victory of Tzahal First Day Cover. | $100 - $120
sold for $80 | ||||
| 162 | ) |
CHARLES DE GAULLE (1890-1969, French General and Statesman, President of France), display comprising signature on 1966 stamp folder with Congo 500F Conference de Brazzaville tied by First Day of Issue postmark, window mounted, overall 42x50cm. | $400 - $500
sold for $300 | |||
| 163 | ) |
DIANA, PRINCESS OF WALES (1961-97, the pre-eminent female celebrity of her generation), signature on magazine picture, with caption "God Save Diana, No Uptight Crown For Her", window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 45x55cm. With CoA. | $600 - $800
sold for $1150 | |||
| 164 | ) |
CHARLES DICKENS (English novelist with a social conscience, 1812-70), display comprising signature on 1859 letter to Coutts Bank requesting payment of a cheque to his future manager Arthur Smith - signed at the time he was writing "A Tale of Two Cities", window mounted with superb engraving of Dickens, framed and glazed, overall 49x32cm. | $800 - $1,000
sold for $1900 | |||
| 165 | CHARLES DICKENS JR (1837-96, eldest son of the novelist Charles Dickens, largely remembered for his Dictionary of London, published in 1879), display comprising 1862 & 1871 signed hand-written letters, window mounted with a photograph of his father, framed and glazed, overall 53x48cm. | $150 - $200
sold for $120 | ||||
| 166 | MARLENE DIETRICH (Hollywood actress, 1901-92), signed photograph, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 32x37cm. | $120 - $150
sold for $340 | ||||
| 167 | ) |
BENJAMIN DISRAELI (1804-81, twice British Prime Minister & novelist), signature on 1856 hand-written letter from Hotel Brighton to Lord Holland, accepting an invitation to dine. | $700 - $800
sold for $550 | |||
| 168 | ) |
WILLIAM DOBELL (Australian Painter, 1899-1970), display comprising signature on front page of Art Gallery programme, window mounted with pictures of the artist, and another of his painting "Dame Mary Gilmore", framed and glazed, overall 85x48cm. | $200 - $250
sold for $220 | |||
| 169 | JAMES H.DOOLITTLE (American aviation pioneer, served with great distinction as a general in the United States Army Air Forces during the Second World War, earning the Medal of Honor as the commander of the Doolittle Raid that bombed Tokyo, 1896-1993), display comprising signature on 1955 letter on "J.H.Doolittle" letterhead, window mounted with picture, framed and glazed, overall 33x42cm. | $200 - $250
sold for $150 | ||||
| 170 | TOMMY DORSEY (1905-56, jazz trombonist and bandleader in the Big Band era), signed photograph, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 31x36cm. | $120 - $150
sold for $90 | ||||
| 171 | ) |
L | ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE (British author most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, 1859-1930), signature dated "Jan/21" on front cover of his book "The Guards Came Through, and Other Poems" [London, 1919], book in only fair condition though signature fine. | $400 - $500
sold for $1400 | ||
| 172 | RICHARD D'OYLY CARTE (1844-1901, London theatrical impresario, best known for producing the comic operettas of Gilbert and Sullivan), display comprising 1890 signed hand-written letter on "Savoy Theatre, London" letterhead, window mounted with photograph, framed and glazed, overall 46x46cm. | $150 - $200
sold for $220 | ||||
| 173 | ) |
RUSSELL DRYSDALE (Australian Painter, 1912-81), display comprising 1972 signed hand-written letter on "Sir Russell Drysdale" letterhead, window mounted with picture of his painting "Maria", framed and glazed, overall 42x55cm. | $300 - $400
sold for $240 | |||
| 174 | DR.HUGO ECKENER (the 'old man' of the Zeppelin airship company, 1868-1954), display comprising signature on piece, window mounted with photograph of Eckener and picture of the Hindenburg Disaster of 1937, framed and glazed, overall 49x39cm. | $200 - $250
sold for $280 | ||||
| 175 | ANTHONY EDEN (1897-1977, British Prime Minister [1955-57]), display comprising signature on piece, window mounted with photograph, framed and glazed, overall 29x34cm. | $80 - $100
sold for $100 | ||||
| 176 | ) |
KING EDWARD VIII (1894-1972, King from 20 Jan.1936 until his abdication on 11 Dec.1936, to marry Wallis Simpson, the only British monarch to have voluntarily relinquished the throne), display comprising signature on piece "Edward P" (signed as Prince of Wales) and dated "24-II-35", window mounted with picture, framed and glazed, overall 29x45cm. | $200 - $250
sold for $320 | |||
| 177 | ) |
EDWARD & WALLIS, DUKE & DUCHESS OF WINDSOR (King Edward VIII, 1894-1972, King from 20 Jan.1936 until his abdication on 11 Dec.1936; and Wallis Windsor (Simpson), 1896-1986), superb photograph of the pair, signed at base "Edward" and "Wallis Windsor", and dated at lower left by original owner "25-12-44". [The desire of Edward, who was then King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom, to marry Wallis, an American divorcée, caused a constitutional crisis in the United Kingdom, which ultimately led to his abdication to marry "the woman I love"]. | $600 - $800
sold for $650 | |||
| 178 | ) |
ALEXANDRE GUSTAVE EIFFEL (1832-1923, French engineer and architect, famous for designing the Eiffel Tower, built 1887-89), display comprising signature on 1890 hand-written letter on "G.Eiffel, 37 Roue Pasquieur, Paris" letterhead, window mounted with picture of Gustave Eiffel & postcard of Eiffel Tower, overall 37x39cm. | $500 - $600
sold for $575 | |||
| 179 | ) |
DWIGHT D.EISENHOWER (1890-1969, 34th President of the United States [1953-61], Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in Europe during WW2), display comprising signature on 1945 letter on "Headquarters, Ashford General Hospital, West Virginia" letterhead, window mounted with photograph, framed and glazed, overall 49x37cm. | $700 - $800
sold for $525 | |||
| 180 | ANITA EKBERG (Swedish model & actress, 1931- ), display comprising bold signature on 1956 release form to the Chicago Tribune-New York News Syndicate, window mounted with nude picture, framed and glazed, overall 51x32cm. | $100 - $120
sold for $75 | ||||
| 181 | QUEEN ELIZABETH, THE QUEEN MOTHER (1900-2002, Queen Consort of King George VI), display comprising facsimile autograph on 1933 printed letter on behalf of the YWCA, window mounted with photograph, framed and glazed, overall 40x43cm. | $100 - $120 | ||||
| 182 | EDWARD KENNEDY "DUKE" ELLINGTON (American jazz composer, pianist, and bandleader, 1899-1974), display comprising signature on piece, window mounted with magazine picture, framed and glazed, overall 31x42cm. | $200 - $250 | ||||
| 183 | KING VICTOR EMANUELE III (King of Italy 1900-46), signature on 1926 Italian document. With CoA. | $150 - $200 | ||||
| 184 | HERBERT "Doc" EVATT (Australia's Deputy Prime Minister 1946-49, helped draw up United Nations Charter), display comprising signature on piece, window mounted with photograph, framed and glazed, overall 30x49cm. | $100 - $120
sold for $150 | ||||
| 185 | KING FAISAL OF SAUDI ARABIA (Faisal bin Abdelaziz Al Saud, c1906-75, King of Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975, assasinated by his nephew Faisal ibn Musad), display comprising signature on his business card, window mounted with picture, framed and glazed, overall 43x35cm. | $100 - $120
sold for $100 | ||||
| 186 | ) |
ANDREW FISHER (1862-1928, Australia's 5th Prime Minister, three times from 1908 to 1915), display comprising signature on 1915 letter on "Commonwealth of Australia, Prime Minister" letterhead, interesting contents re Boy Scouts, window mounted with original cover (stamp damaged), framed and glazed, overall 40x53cm. | $300 - $400
sold for $1100 | |||
| 187 | SIR CHARLES FITZROY (1796-1858, 10th Governor of Australia [NSW]), signature on 1850 "Port Phillip District, Land Purchase" document for land at Prahran (Victoria), with seal of Colony of NSW, overall 42x35cm. | $200 - $300
sold for $150 | ||||
| 188 | ) |
ERROL FLYNN (Australian-American film actor, most famous for his romantic swashbuckler roles and flamboyant lifestyle, 1909-59), display comprising signature on piece, window mounted with photograph, framed and glazed, overall 37x31cm. | $300 - $400
sold for $460 | |||
| 189 | HENRY FONDA (Hollywood actor, 1905-82), signed photograph, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 30x35cm. | $120 - $150 | ||||
| 190 | DAME MARGOT FONTEYN (1919-91, the world's greatest ballerina of her time), signed photograph, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 23x27cm. | $150 - $200
sold for $115 | ||||
| 191 | GERALD FORD (1913- , 38th President of the United States [1974-76]), display comprising signature on 1964 USA 5c Kennedy First Day Cover, window mounted with photograph, framed and glazed, overall 29x42cm. | $100 - $120 | ||||
| 192 | SIR JOHN FRANKLIN (1786-1847, arctic explorer & 13th Governor of Tasmania), signature on piece cut from 1881 document, with seal of Colony of Van Diemans Land, overall 33x10cm. | $200 - $300 | ||||
| 193 | DAWN FRASER (1937- , Australian champion swimmer, 8 Olympic medals including 4 gold), two signatures, one on a 1990 signed letter on "Parliament of New South Wales, Legislative Assembly, Dawn Fraser MBE, JP" letterhead, other a nice signature on 1989 swim programme, inside c1988-90 scrapbook ex swimmer Lorraine Piggott. | $100 - $150
sold for $100 | ||||
| 194 | JOHN GALSWORTHY (1867-1933, English novelist, notably "The Forsyte Saga" and its sequels, Nobel Prize for literature in 1932), display comprising 1927 signed hand-written letter on "Grove Lodge" letterhead, window mounted with picture, framed and glazed, overall 48x38cm. | $150 - $200 | ||||
| 195 | ) |
KING GEORGE III (1738-1820, King of Great Britain during the American Revolutionary War & first settlement of Australia), signature on letter dated 25th Dec.1767, from St.James Palace, London, to his cousin, wishing him a happy New Year. | $800 - $1,000
sold for $1250 | |||
| 196 | KING GEORGE V (1865-1936), display comprising facsimile autograph on 1918 printed letter on "Buckingham Palace" letterhead to returned Prisoners of War, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 37x43cm. | $100 - $120 | ||||
| 197 | ) ) |
KING GEORGE VI & QUEEN ELIZABETH [THE QUEEN MOTHER] (King George VI 1895-1952 & Queen Elizabeth 1900-2002), pair of suberb photographs by Dorothy Wilding, each signed on the mount and dated "1937", the year of Coronation, in matching frames with "G VI R" at top, each overall 24x29cm. (2 items) | $1,500 - $2,000
sold for $1450 | |||
| 198 | ) |
IRA GERSHWIN (American lyricist who collaborated with his younger brother, composer George Gershwin, to create some of the most memorable songs of the 20th century, 1896-1983), display comprising signature on 1949 hand-written letter on "Ira Gershwin" letterhead regarding Chalupt's book on George, window mounted with picture, framed and glazed, overall 50x42cm. | $250 - $300
sold for $190 | |||
| 199 | PC | SIR JOHN GIELGUD (English theatre and film actor, regarded by many as one of the greatest British actors in history, 1904-2000), group comprising two signed postcards, and signed publicity picture. (3 items) | $100 - $120 | |||
| 200 | ) |
W.S.GILBERT (1836-1911, English dramatist and librettist best known for his operatic collaborations with the composer Sir Arthur Sullivan, known as the Savoy Operas), signature on 2-page hand-written letter to artist G.H.Boughton (1833-1905). | $500 - $600
sold for $380 | |||
| 201 | ) |
WILLIAM EWART GLADSTONE (1809-98, four times British Prime Minister, widely regarded as the greatest British statesman of the 19th Century), display comprising signature on 1874 hand-written letter to T.S.Raffles (presumably the grandson of Sir Thomas Stanley Raffles, the founder of Singapore), window mounted with picture, framed and glazed, overall 52x45cm. | $200 - $250
sold for $240 | |||
| 202 | ) |
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE (1749-1832, German polymath: he was a painter, novelist, dramatist, poet, humanist, scientist, philosopher, and for ten years chief minister of state at Weimar - his works were a primary source of inspiration in music, drama, poetry, and philosophy), display comprising 1818 signed hand-written letter (some tone spots, with CoA from "Goethe National Museum, Weimar), window mounted with superb engraving, framed and glazed, overall 50x41cm. | $3,000 - $4,000
sold for $2800 | |||
| 203 | BENNY GOODMAN (1909-86, American Jazz musician of Jewish-Hungarian descent, known as "King of Swing"), signature on piece. | $100 - $120
sold for $100 | ||||
| 204 | JOHN GORTON (1911-2000, Australia's 19th Prime Minister [1968-71]), signature on letter dated 14th Oct.1969 (regarding teaching staff in high schools) on "Prime Minister, Canberra" letterhead. | $200 - $250
sold for $380 | ||||
| 205 | ) |
W.G.GRACE (English cricketer who, by his extraordinary skills, made cricket perhaps the first modern spectator sport, and who developed most of the techniques of modern batting, 1848-1915), nice signature on 1904 Post Card from W.G.Grace to Ernest Heald, with hand-written message. Together with 1906 newspaper cutting from 'The Sportsman' which mentions "Mr E.Heald...holds the unique record in having carried the pastime (Lawn Bowls) to the Phillipine Islands". | $400 - $500
(Ex Gst) sold for $300 | |||
| 206 | PC | PERCY GRAINGER (Melbourne-born pianist & composer, 1862-1961), signed real photo postcard, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 24x35cm. | $120 - $150
sold for $140 | |||
| 207 | CARY GRANT (Hollywood actor, 1904-86), display comprising signature on piece, window mounted with photograph, framed and glazed, overall 33x43cm. | $150 - $200
sold for $300 | ||||
| 208 | SIR ALEC GUINNESS (Oscar-winning English actor who became one of the most versatile and best-loved performers of his generation, 1914-2000), superb signed photograph, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 32x36cm. | $100 - $120
sold for $80 | ||||
| 209 | FROMENTAL HALEVY (French composer, known today largely for his opera "La Juive", 1799-1862), display comprising signature on handwritten letter, window mounted with photograph, overall 41x42cm; together with nice engraving of Halevy, window mounted, overall 22x27cm. (2 items) | $150 - $200 | ||||
| 210 | BOB HAWKE (Australia's 23rd Prime Minister), signed photograph, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 30x42cm. | $80 - $100 | ||||
| 211 | SIR ROBERT HELPMANN (Australian dancer, actor, director and choreographer, 1909-86), signed photograph, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 29x34cm. | $100 - $120 | ||||
| 212 | ) |
AUDREY HEPBURN (iconic Academy Award-winning actress, fashion model and humanitarian, 1929-93), nice signature "Audrey" on charming 1954 letter from Bethania Chalet, Switzerland, where she has gone to escape press and publicity hounds, "It is completely private with all the joy and luxury of a tennis court and a magnificent swimming pool within walking distance", window mounted with photograph, framed and glazed, overall 54x37cm. | $300 - $400
sold for $625 | |||
| 213 | KATHARINE HEPBURN (Hollywood actress, 1907-2003), nice signature on front cover of "Playbill" magazine depicting her, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 36x44cm. | $120 - $150
sold for $130 | ||||
| 214 | ) |
THEODOR HERZL (1860-1904, Founder of the Zionist movement), signature "Theodor" on 1902 hand-written letter on "Erez Israel, Bureau des Zionisten-Congresses" letterhead. | $400 - $500
sold for $750 | |||
| 215 | ) |
HANS HEYSEN (Australian Painter, 1877-1968), display comprising signed hand-written letter, window mounted with photograph of the artist, and picture of his paintings, framed and glazed, overall 48x47cm. | $300 - $400
sold for $225 | |||
| 216 | SIR EDMUND HILLARY (NZ mountaineer & explorer, he and Tenzing Norgay were the first men to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1953), signed picture, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 33x38cm. | $100 - $120
sold for $300 | ||||
| 217 | ) |
PC | PAUL VON HINDENBERG (1847-1934, German Field Marshal and statesman, President of Germany from 1925-34), signature on postcard. | $400 - $500
sold for $300 | ||
| 218 | ) |
BERT HINKLER (1892-1933, pioneer Australian aviator, in 1928 he flew the first solo flight between England and Australia, in 1933 he made the first solo flight across the South Atlantic, and died on January 7, 1933, crashing in the Italian alps while attempting another solo flight from England to Australia), display comprising signature "Bert" on reverse of postcard, window mounted with photograph, framed and glazed, overall 32x58cm. | $250 - $300
sold for $190 | |||
| 219 | ) |
ALFRED HITCHCOCK ( British film director and producer, a master of the suspense thriller genre, 1899-1980), display comprising signature on piece, window mounted with photograph, framed and glazed, overall 28x40cm. | $250 - $300
sold for $320 | |||
| 220 | ) |
ADOLF HITLER (1889-1945, leader of Nazi Germany, the most infamous man of the 20th Century), bold signature on margin of large photogravure print of Hitler, published by Hch Hoffmann in Munich, framed and glazed, overall 55x71cm. Print with vertical scratch that hardly detracts, signature fine. | $4,000 - $6,000
sold for $5750 | |||
| 221 | ) |
SIR JACK HOBBS (English cricketer, generally regarded as the greatest English batsman of all time, 1882-1963), superb signed photograph, postcard-size 8x13cm. [Jack Hobbs played 61 Tests 1907-30]. | $250 - $300
(Ex Gst) sold for $200 | |||
| 222 | BOB HOPE (famous British-American entertainer, 1903-2003), signed photograph, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 19x23cm. | $100 - $120
sold for $90 | ||||
| 223 | BOB HOPE & DOROTHY LAMOUR, both signatures on photograph, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 36x32cm. | $120 - $150
sold for $110 | ||||
| 224 | ) |
SIR CHARLES HOTHAM (1806-55, 2nd Governor of Victoria), signature on 1854 "Victoria, Land Purchase" document for land at Mornington, with seal of Colony of Victoria, overall 45x34cm. | $300 - $400 | |||
| 225 | JOHN HOWARD (Australia's 25th Prime Minister), display comprising signature on piece, window mounted with photograph, framed and glazed, overall 60x41cm. | $80 - $100 | ||||
| 226 | ) |
LESLIE HOWARD (British actor, 1893-1943, best known as Ashley Wilkes, the honour bound disillusioned intellectual southern gentleman in 'Gone with the Wind'), signed photograph, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 29x34cm. | $200 - $250
sold for $360 | |||
| 227 | JULIA WARD HOWE (prominent American abolitionist, social activist, and poet most famous as the author of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic", 1819-1910), display comprising signature on piece, window mounted with picture, framed and glazed, overall 31x46cm. | $100 - $120
sold for $120 | ||||
| 228 | W.M. "BILLY" HUGHES (1862-1952, Australia's 7th Prime Minister[1915-23]), signed letter dated 19th March 1938 on "Commonwealth of Australia, Minister for External Affairs" letterhead. | $200 - $250
sold for $320 | ||||
| 229 | ) |
VICTOR HUGO (1802-85, novelist, playwright, essayist and statesman, recognized as the most influential Romantic writer of the 19th century, his best-known works are the novels "Les Misérables" and "Notre-Dame de Paris" [The Hunchback of Notre-Dame]), display comprising bold signature on 1858 hand-written letter which translates "As Paganini wants my signature, here it is. I send it to him with thousand wishes and thousand compliments"', window mounted with picture, framed and glazed, overall 59x43cm. | $300 - $400
sold for $725 | |||
| 230 | KING HUSSEIN & QUEEN ALIA OF JORDAN (Hussein bin Talal, 1935-99, was King of Jordan 1952-99; Queen Alia, 1948-77, died in a helicopter crash), display comprising both signatures on 'Seasons Greetings" Card, with photograph of the couple with two of their children Haya & Ali, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 55x31cm. | $100 - $120 | ||||
| 231 | SIR ISAAC ISAACS (1855-1948, 9th Governor-General of Australia, and the first Australian to hold that post), display comprising signature on short letter (tone spots), window mounted with photograph, framed and glazed, overall 32x54cm. | $100 - $120
sold for $200 | ||||
| 232 | PC | MARIA JERITZA (celebrated Austrian soprano singer, 1887-1984), signature on real photo postcard, dated "Wien, 1916". | $100 - $120 | |||
| 233 | ) |
AMY JOHNSON [MOLLISON] (1903-41, English aviation pioneer, drowned after baling out over the Thames Estuary during WW2), superb signed photograph, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 28x40cm. | $200 - $250
sold for $480 | |||
| 234 | AL JOLSON (American singer, 1885-1950, best known today for his appearance in one of the first "talkies" The Jazz Singer, the first feature film with sound to enjoy wide commercial success, in 1927), display comprising signature on piece, window mounted with photograph, framed and glazed, overall 47x36cm. | $150 - $200
sold for $150 | ||||
| 235 | ) |
LOUIS KAHAN (Australian Artist, 1905-2002), display comprising signature on sketch of nude (18x23cm), window mounted with short biography, framed and glazed, overall 27x52cm. | $250 - $300
sold for $190 | |||
| 236 | JOHN KAUFFMANN (Australian Photographer, 1864-1942), display comprising signature on piece dated 1941, window mounted with pictures of three of his photographs, framed and glazed, overall 85x40cm. | $100 - $120 | ||||
| 237 | L | JOHN KAUFFMANN (Australian Photographer, 1864-1942), group of six books, each signed by John Kauffmann, noted "Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam" by Fitzgerald [London, 1907]; "The Hound of the Baskervilles" by A.Conan Doyle [London, c1920]; "The House in the Water", "The Kindred of the Wild" & "The Watchers of the Trails" by Roberts [London, c1920s]. Condition of books varies, though signatures fine. (6 items) | $100 - $150 | |||
| 238 | JOHN KAUFFMANN (Australian Photographer, 1864-1942), signature "John" on 1939 3-page hand-written letter; together with pictures of some of his photographs. | $100 - $120 | ||||
| 239 | DANNY KAYE (Hollywood actor, 1913-87), signed photograph, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 31x36cm. | $100 - $120
sold for $75 | ||||
| 240 | ) |
L | CHARLES KINGSFORD-SMITH (1897-1935, best known early Australian aviator, completed the first non-stop crossing of the Australian mainland and the first flight from Australia to New Zealand, and was also the first to complete the more difficult eastward Pacific crossing from Australia to the United States), signature inside his book "Story of 'Southern Cross' Trans-Pacific Flight 1928" by Kingsford-Smith & Ulm [Sydney, 1928], book with minor soiling though scarce 1st edition. | $200 - $250
sold for $480 | ||
| 241 | ) |
CHARLES KINGSFORD-SMITH (1897-1935, best known early Australian aviator), superb signed photograph, size 19x25cm. | $250 - $300
sold for $380 | |||
| 242 | ) |
RUDYARD KIPLING (British author, best known for "The Jungle Book" & "Kim", 1907 Nobel Prize for Literature, 1865-1936), display comprising signature on 1898 hand-written letter, window mounted with photograph & picture, framed and glazed, overall 42x47cm. | $400 - $500
sold for $300 | |||
| 243 | ) |
KISS, LP cover "Kiss - Love Gun" signed by Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Peter Criss & Ace Frehley. | $300 - $400 | |||
| 244 | ) |
HEINRICH ROBERT KOCH (German physician, famous for the discovery of the anthrax bacillus (1877), the tuberculosis bacillus (1882) and the cholera bacillus (1883), awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his tuberculosis findings in 1905. He is considered one of the founders of bacteriology, 1843-1910), display comprising signature on piece, window mounted with letter from his daughter Gertrud Pfuhl and a picture of Koch, framed and glazed, overall 39x41cm. | $600 - $800 | |||
| 245 | FRITZ KREISLER (Austrian violinist & composer, 1875-1962), signature on real photograph postcard, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 24x38cm. | $100 - $150
sold for $75 | ||||
| 246 | DAVID LANGE (1942-2005, NZ Prime Minister [1984-89]), display comprising signature on piece, window mounted with photograph, framed and glazed, overall 30x48cm. | $80 - $100
sold for $60 | ||||
| 247 | ) |
LILLIE LANGTRY (British actress, mistress to the Prince of Wales, the future King Edward VII, 1853-1929), display comprising bold signature on 1908 letter on "Haymarket Theatre" letterhead, window mounted with photograph, framed and glazed, overall 44x37cm. | $400 - $500
sold for $400 | |||
| 248 | ) |
SIR CHARLES LA TROBE (1801-75, first Governor of Victoria), signature on 1854 "Victoria, Land Purchase" document for land at Tarrneit, with seal of Colony of Victoria, overall 45x34cm. | $400 - $500
sold for $340 | |||
| 249 | ) |
VIVIEN LEIGH (English actress, 1913-67, won two Academy Awards, one for playing Scarlett O'Hara in "Gone With the Wind"), display comprising signature on London Films publicity photograph, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 33x41cm. | $400 - $500 | |||
| 250 | LIBERACE (charismatic American entertainer, 1919-87), signed photagraph, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 30x34cm. | $120 - $150 | ||||
| 251 | MAX LIEBERMANN (German impressionist painter, 1847-1935), signature on 1901 hand-written letter. | $250 - $300
sold for $190 | ||||
| 252 | ) ) |
DAVID LIVINGSTONE (1813-73, Scottish medical missionary and explorer of the Victorian era, now best remembered because of his meeting with Henry Morton Stanley which gave rise to the popular quotation, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?"), signature on 1865 hand-written letter to the War Office, in which he states "I have to start for Africa on Monday next"; together with a colour photograph of the David Livingstone memorial statue at Victoria Falls. Letter with repaired tear though extremely rare. | $800 - $1,000
sold for $1200 | |||
| 253 | ) |
DAVID LLOYD GEORGE (1863-1945, British Prime Minister during and after WW1), display comprising 1918 signed letter to King George V on letterhead embossed "10 Downing Street, Whitehall", and endorsed by King George V "Appd G.R.I.", window mounted with picture, framed and glazed, overall 52x41cm. | $250 - $300
sold for $575 | |||
| 254 | SIR HENRY LOCH (1827-1900, 8th Governor of Victoria), signature on 1884 "Goldfields Residence and Cultivation License" document for land at Bright, overall 25x41cm. | $100 - $120 | ||||
| 255 | HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW (American poet who wrote many works that are still famous today, including "The Song of Hiawatha" & "Paul Revere's Ride", 1807-82), display comprising signature on piece, window mounted with superb engraving, framed and glazed, overall 23x34cm. | $150 - $200
sold for $200 | ||||
| 256 | ) |
JOSEPH LYONS (Australia's 10th Prime Minister, 1879-1939), display comprising signature on folder containing real photo postcard of Parliament House, window mounted with photograph, overall 39x41cm. | $300 - $400
sold for $525 | |||
| 257 | ) |
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR (5 Star General WW2, 1880-1964), display comprising 1953 signed letter, window mounted with picture, overall 48x36cm. | $300 - $400
sold for $280 | |||
| 258 | ANDRE MAUROIS (Emile Herzog, French writer, 1885-1967), signature on 1928 letter from Neuilly-sur-Seine. | $100 - $120
sold for $75 | ||||
| 259 | JAMES RAMSAY MACDONALD (1866-1937, twice British Prime Minister), display comprising 1931 'Garrick Club' Luncheon Menu (in honour of US novelist Charles Norris), with 11 signatures on reverse - James Ramsay Macdonald and authors Charles Norris, J.B.Priestly, Ralph Straus, Victor Gollancz, Robert Lynd, Ivor Brown, C.S.Evans, A.Dwye Evans, Templeton Crocker & J.C.Squire; window mounted with photographs of James Ramsay Macdonald & J.B.Priestly, framed and glazed, overall 59x58cm. | $200 - $250
sold for $360 | ||||
| 260 | JEANETTE MACDONALD (singer and actress best known for her film duets with Nelson Eddy, 1903-65), display comprising signed 1940 letter on "Jeanette MacDonald at the Studio (in 'Bittersweet' in Technicolor)", window mounted with photograph, framed and glazed, overall 48x36cm. | $150 - $200
sold for $220 | ||||
| 261 | ) |
LACHLAN MACQUARIE (1761-1824, 5th Governor of Australia [NSW]), signature on 1821 Land Grant for "Sunnyside" Paddocks, scarce original document (some soiling and minor faults), window mounted, overall 57x52cm. | $400 - $600
sold for $440 | |||
| 262 | NELSON MANDELA, display comprising signature on piece, window mounted with picture, framed and glazed, overall 53x41cm. With CoA. | $200 - $250
sold for $650 | ||||
| 263 | ) |
THOMAS MANN (German Novelist, Nobel Prize Winner, 1875-1955), display comprising 1922 signed hand-written letter, started on "Thomas Mann" letterhead, completed and signed on envelope, window mounted with picture, framed and glazed, overall 46x44cm. | $300 - $400
sold for $225 | |||
| 264 | ) |
GUGLIELMO MARCONI (1874-1937, Italian-irish electrical engineer, 1909 Nobel Prize for Physics for the development of a practical wireless telegraphy system commonly known as the "radio"), display comprising signature on piece, window mounted with photograph, framed and glazed, overall 26x37cm. | $200 - $250
sold for $220 | |||
| 265 | ) ) |
MARIA THERESA (1717-80, Holy Roman Empress, Queen of Hungary and Bohemia, Archduchess of Austria - one of the most powerful rulers of her time, ruling over much of central Europe), display comprising signature on original 1752 document with seal, window mounted to display both sides, with lovely bold signature on reverse, mounted with attractive picture, framed and glazed, overall 78x51cm. | $600 - $800
sold for $850 | |||
| 266 | ) |
QUEEN MARY (1867-1953, Mary of Teck, Queen Consort of King George V), display comprising lovely photograph by E.O.Hoppe, signed on the mount "Mary R", window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 39x48cm. | $250 - $300
sold for $190 | |||
| 267 | W.SOMERSET MAUGHAM (English playwright, novelist, and short story writer, 1874-1965), display comprising signature on hand-written letter on "Ritz-Carlton Hotel, New York" letterhead, window mounted with photograph, framed and glazed, overall 41x41cm. | $250 - $300
sold for $190 | ||||
| 268 | JOHN McEWEN (Australia's 18th Prime Minister), signed photograph, endorsed on mount to Reg Ansett, framed and glazed, overall 32x40cm. | $100 - $120
sold for $220 | ||||
| 269 | GOLDA MEIR (Israel's 4th Prime Minister, 1898-1978), display comprising signature on piece, window mounted with photograph, framed and glazed, overall 26x35cm. | $150 - $200
sold for $140 | ||||
| 270 | ) |
DAME NELLIE MELBA (Australian opera soprano, the first Australian to achieve international recognition in the form, 1861-1931), superb signed and endorsed photograph dated "1892", window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 42x54cm. | $400 - $500
sold for $725 | |||
| 271 | SIR ROBERT MENZIES (1894-1977, Australia's 12th Prime Minister), signature "Bob" on 1963 letter on "Prime Minister, Canberra" letterhead, thanking recipient for his congratulations on the receipt of his Knighthood. | $150 - $200
sold for $120 | ||||
| 272 | PRINCE RICHARD METTERNICH (1829-95, Austrian diplomat, son of Klemens Wenzel von Metternich), 1886 signed hand-written letter on "Schloss Plass" embossed letterhead. | $100 - $120 | ||||
| 273 | ARTHUR MILLER (American playwright, married Marilyn Monroe, 1915-2005), display comprising signature on piece, window mounted with press photograph with caption speculating on a report that he will wed Marilyn Monroe, overall 23x43cm. | $80 - $100
sold for $150 | ||||
| 274 | ) |
GLENN MILLER (1904-44, American jazz musician and bandleader in the swing era, he disappeared under mysterious circumstances during World War II, while on a flight to entertain U.S. troops in France), display comprising signature on piece, window mounted with photograph, framed and glazed, overall 32x47cm. | $200 - $250
sold for $260 | |||
| 275 | ) |
BERNARD LAW MONTGOMERY (1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, 1887-1976, "Monty" successfully commanded Allied forces during World War II), display comprising signature on 1944 hand-written letter to Field-Marshall Sir Cyril Deverell on "Headquarters, 21 Army Group" letterhead, window mounted with photograph, framed and glazed, overall 71x45cm. | $500 - $600
sold for $675 | |||
| 276 | HENRY MOORE (British Sculptor, 1898-1986), signed photograph, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 33x42cm. | $100 - $120
sold for $75 | ||||
| 277 | LOUIS MOUNTBATTEN (1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Supreme Allied Commander for South East Asia 1943-46, last Viceroy of India, assasinated by an IRA bomb, 1900-79), display comprising signature on piece, window mounted with photograph, framed and glazed, overall 48x35cm. | $100 - $120
sold for $80 | ||||
| 278 | MOVIES: Displays comprising Helen Hayes signed photograph & 1937 signed letter (framed, 46x34cm); Merle Oberon signed letter (faded) with photograph (framed, 52x36cm); David Niven signed photograph (framed, 31x36cm); Ivor Novello signed real photo postcard (framed, 29x34cm); Alexander Moissi signed piece (window mounted, 29x31cm). (5 items) | $300 - $400 | ||||
| 279 | MOVIES: Displays comprising signed photograph (5) & piece, comprising Sir Ralph Richardson, Rhonda Fleming, Dorothy Lamour, Lauren Bacall, Deborah Kerr & Gracie Fields. All window mounted, framed and glazed, various sizes. (6 items) | $200 - $250
sold for $150 | ||||
| 280 | MOVIES: Signed photographs of Bridgitt Bardot, Liv Ullman, Karl Malden, Dolly Parton, Loni Anderson, Jane Fonda, Donald Sutherland, Roger Smith & Zoe Caldwell. All window mounted, framed and glazed, various sizes. (9 items) | $250 - $300
sold for $200 | ||||
| 281 | MOVIES: Displays comprising signed letters (2) & piece, comprising John Gielgud, Alec Guiness & Rock Hudson. All window mounted, framed and glazed, various sizes. (3 items) | $100 - $120
sold for $80 | ||||
| 282 | MOVIES/TV: Signed photographs of Candice Bergen, Linda Evans & Joan Collins (framed together), Tom Selleck, Morgan Fairchild & Linda Gray. All window mounted, framed and glazed, various sizes. (5 items) | $150 - $200 | ||||
| 283 | MOVIES/TV: Signed photographs - each with two signatures, comprising Michael Caine & Karl Malden; Tom Selleck & Morgan Fairchild; Jane Fonda & Bruce Dern; Larry Hagman & Linda Gray. All window mounted, framed and glazed, various sizes. (4 items) | $200 - $250 | ||||
| 284 | MOVIES/TV: Display comprising signed photographs of Linda Evans, Heather Locklear & Joan Collins, window mounted together, framed and glazed, overall 77x36cm. | $100 - $120 | ||||
| 285 | MOVIES: Signed photographs of Tom Cruise, Richard Gere, Michael Caine, Jon Voight, Richard Dreyfuss, Jeremy Irons, Jason Scott-Lee, Vincent Price & Raul Julia ("The Addams Family"). With CoAs. (9 items) | $200 - $250
sold for $150 | ||||
| 286 | MOVIES/TV: Signed photographs of Kevin Spacey, Richard Pryor, Sir Laurence Olivier (water smudged), Craig T.Nelson & Jaspar Carrot; plus "Star Trek" range with signed photographs of Kat Mulgrew (Captain Kathryn Janeway); Colm Meaney (Chief O'Brien); Gates McFadden (DrBeverley Crusher); Robert McNeil (Lt Tom Paris); Roxann Dawson (Lt Torres); Jennifer Lien (Kes - scarce); Siddily Fadil (Dr Bashir); Cirroc Lofton (Jake Sisco); Garret Wang (Ensign Harry Kim); Robert Beltran (Commander Chakotay) & Nana Visitor (Major Nerys Kira). (16 items) | $150 - $200
sold for $115 | ||||
| 287 | MOVIES: George Burns signature on 1942 cheque (with CoA); plus Bob Hope signed picture. (2 items) | $120 - $150
sold for $90 | ||||
| 288 | MOVIES: Signed photographs of Christopher Lee, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Douglas Fairbanks Jr & Tommy Lee Jones. (4 items) | $200 - $250 | ||||
| 289 | MUSIC: Framed displays comprising signed photographs (5), picture & piece, noted Bee Gees, Diana Ross, Bruce Springstein, Lionel Richie, Johnny Mathis, The Oak Ridge Boys & Glen Campbell. All window mounted, framed and glazed, various sizes. (7 items) | $300 - $400
sold for $240 | ||||
| 290 | ) |
BENITO MUSSOLINI (1883-1945, leader of Italy 1922-43), bold signature on Italian document headed "Il Duce", dated 7th January 1939. | $400 - $500
sold for $500 | |||
| 291 | ) |
NAPOLEON [Napoleon I Bonaparte, Emperor of the French, King of Italy (15 August 1769 - 5 May 1821) was a general of the French Revolution; the ruler of France as First Consul (Premier Consul) of the French Republic from 11 November 1799 to 18 May 1804; then Emperor of the French (Empereur des Français) and King of Italy under the name Napoleon I from 18 May 1804 to 6 April 1814; and briefly restored as Emperor from March 20 to June 22, 1815], signature on 1809 original document headed "NAPOLEON par la grace de Dieu, Empereur des Francais Roi d'Italie, Protecteur Confederation du Rhin", with hand-painted Coat-of-Arms top left, and large wax seal attached by ribbons, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 69x66cm. | $3,000 - $5,000
sold for $5500 | |||
| 292 | ) |
HORATIO NELSON (1st Viscount Nelson, Duke of Bronte, 1758-1805, British admiral famous for his participation in the Napoleonic Wars, most notably in the Battle of Trafalgar, where he lost his life. He became the greatest naval hero in the history of the United Kingdom), display comprising a facsimile of Nelson's hand-writing & signature, published by I.Fisher, Nov.12,1805, window mounted with superb engraving, framed and glazed, overall 33x60cm. | $250 - $300
sold for $340 | |||
| 293 | BENJAMIN NETANYAHU (1949- , Israel's 9th Prime Minister), signature on 1991 letter on "Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jerusalem" letterhead. | $100 - $120 | ||||
| 294 | ) |
RICHARD NIXON (1913-94, 37th President of the United States [1969-74]), display comprising signature on 1971 USA 8c White House Coil Stamp First Day Cover, window mounted with photograph, framed and glazed, overall 29x42cm. | $200 - $250
sold for $150 | |||
| 295 | ) |
MAX NORDAU (Zionist leader, physician, author, and social critic, 1849-1923), signature "Max" on 1882 long 4-page hand-written letter from Paris to his fiance in Berlin. | $300 - $400
sold for $360 | |||
| 296 | MARQUIS OF NORMANBY (1819-90, 3rd Governor of Queensland & 7th Governor of Victoria), signature on 1880 "Indenture" document, 6pp, for lease of gold mining land at Castlemaine, with seal of Colony of Victoria. | $150 - $200 | ||||
| 297 | IVOR NOVELLO (Welsh composor, singer and actor who became one of the most popular British entertainers of the early 20th century, 1893-1951), superb signed photograph, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 29x35cm. | $100 - $120 | ||||
| 298 | ) |
SIR LAURENCE OLIVIER (Academy Award-winning English actor, director, and producer, regarded by many critics as the greatest actor of the 20th century, 1907-89), superb signed photograph, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 31x36cm. | $200 - $250
sold for $360 | |||
| 299 | OLYMPIANS: Swimming Caps, one signed by Tracy Wickham, other by Tammy van Wisse. (2 items) | $100 - $120 | ||||
| 300 | OPERA: Displays comprising Lotte Lehmann 1936 signed letter quoting £300 to perform one recital in Australia (framed, 48x38cm); Ezio Pinza signature on 1947 programme (framed, 46x42cm); Dame Joan Sutherland signed photograph (framed, 29x34cm); Dame Kiri Te Kanawa signed photograph (framed, 29x27cm); Elisabeth Schwarzkopf signed programme (framed, 43x33cm); Victoria de los Angeles signed picture (framed, 33x52cm); plus music book "Grafin Mariza" [Leipzig, 1924] signed by composer Emmerich Kalman. (7 items) | $300 - $400 | ||||
| 301 | AL PACINO, signed photograph, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 40x50cm. With CoA. | $100 - $120
sold for $110 | ||||
| 302 | ) |
SIR HENRY PARKES (1815-96, Australian politician, called "The Father of Federation"), display comprising signature on piece dated Oct.11th 1888, window mounted with photograph, overall 36x31cm. | $300 - $400
sold for $380 | |||
| 303 | LINUS PAULING (1901-94, American theoretical chemist, 1954 Nobel Prize in chemistry & 1962 Nobel Peace Prize), signed photograph, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 30x40cm. | $100 - $120
sold for $110 | ||||
| 304 | LUCIANO PAVAROTTI (Italian tenor, 1935- ), signed photograph, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 29x37cm. | $100 - $120
sold for $160 | ||||
| 305 | ) |
ANNA PAVLOVA (Russian ballerina, 1881-1931), signature on autograph page; together with photograph & picture. (3 items) | $300 - $400 | |||
| 306 | ) |
GREGORY PECK (Oscar-winning American film actor, considered to rank among the most legendary film stars and the most handsome leading men of all time, 1916-2003), superb signed colour photograph from "On the Beach" (filmed in Melbourne), window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 31x36cm. | $200 - $250
sold for $160 | |||
| 307 | SIR ROBERT PEEL (1788-1850, twice British Prime Minister, best remembered as the originator of the modern concept of the police force), display comprising signed letter granting permission for a Mr.Wilkie to visit 21 smugglers commited on a charge of murder in Newgate Gaol, window mounted with picture, framed and glazed, overall 59x58cm. | $150 - $200
sold for $725 | ||||
| 308 | JOHN PERCEVAL (Australian Painter, 1923-2000), display comprising signature on piece, window mounted with photograph of the artist with one of his paintings, framed and glazed, overall 32x51cm. | $120 - $150
sold for $100 | ||||
| 309 | SIR ISAAC PITMAN (developed the most widely used system of shorthand, known now as 'Pitman Shorthand', 1813-97), display comprising 1880 signed hand-written letter, window mounted with picture, framed and glazed, overall 32x42cm. | $100 - $150 | ||||
| 310 | TYRONE POWER (Hollywood actor, 1913-58), display comprising signature on piece, window mounted with photograph, framed and glazed, overall 41x52cm. | $100 - $120 | ||||
| 311 | J.B.PRIESTLY (English writer and broadcaster, 1894-1984), display comprising signed 1963 letter on his letterhead, window mounted with picture, framed and glazed, overall 42x32cm. | $100 - $120 | ||||
| 312 | CLIFTON PUGH (Australian Painter, 1924-90), display comprising signature on piece with small illustration of bee with flowers, window mounted with photograph, framed and glazed, overall 20x46cm. | $120 - $150
sold for $110 | ||||
| 313 | ) |
PRINCE RAINIER & PRINCESS GRACE (KELLY) OF MONACO (Rainier III, 1923-2005, ruled Monaco for nearly 56 years; in 1956 he married Oscar winning actress Grace Kelly, 1929-82), display comprising signed photographs of the pair, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 37x28cm. | $400 - $500
sold for $300 | |||
| 314 | JAMES EARL RAY (1928-98, assasin of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr in 1968), display comprising signature on cover, window mounted with USA 15c Martin Luther King First Day cover signed by his widow Coretta Scott King, together with photograph of Martin Luther King and picture of Coretta Scott King, framed and glazed, overall 46x43cm. | $100 - $120
sold for $90 | ||||
| 315 | ) |
RONALD REAGAN (1911-2004, 40th President of the United States, 1981-89), signed photograph, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 32x40cm. | $300 - $400 | |||
| 316 | PAUL ROBESON (American actor, athlete, bass-baritone concert singer, writer & radical civil rights activist, 1898-1976), display comprising signature on piece, window mounted with photograph, framed and glazed, overall 34x46cm. | $120 - $150 | ||||
| 317 | ROCKET SCIENTISTS: 1970 cover commemorating the launch of the "Europa 1" rocket at Woomera, with 7 signatures. | $100 - $120
sold for $80 | ||||
| 318 | ) |
RICHARD RODGERS (1902-79, one of the great composers of musical theater, best known for his song writing partnerships with Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein), signature "Dick" on 1946 letter on "Richard Rodgers" letterhead to Johnny Green at MGM, window mounted with photograph, framed and glazed, overall 46x39cm. | $300 - $400 | |||
| 319 | ) |
AUGUSTE RODIN (Sculptor, 1840-1917), display comprising signature on one of his business cards, window mounted with picture, framed and glazed, overall 26x43cm. | $300 - $400 | |||
| 320 | GINGER ROGERS (Hollywood actress, 1911-95), signed photograph, also with faded signature of Carol Channing, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 32x36cm. | $150 - $200 | ||||
| 321 | ) |
FRANKLIN D.ROOSEVELT (1882-1945, 32nd President of the United States [1933-45], elected to four terms in office), display comprising signature on 1940 letter on "The White House, Washington" letterhead, window mounted with superb engraving, framed and glazed, overall 41x32cm. | $1,200 - $1,400 | |||
| 322 | ELEANOR ROOSEVELT (1884-1962, much loved wife of US President Franklin D.Roosevelt), display comprising signature on piece, window mounted with picture, overall 29x34cm. | $80 - $100 | ||||
| 323 | ) |
THEODORE ROOSEVELT (1858-1919, 26th President of the United States [1901-09]), display comprising signature on piece, window mounted with photograph, framed and glazed, overall 45x36cm. | $250 - $300
sold for $260 | |||
| 324 | LIONEL ROSE (Australian aboriginal boxer, World Bantamweight Champion, 1948- ), display comprising signature on 1969 ticket to World Bantamweight Championship fight at Kooyong, window mounted with photograph, framed and glazed, overall 43x32cm. | $100 - $120
sold for $80 | ||||
| 325 | BERTRAND RUSSELL (British philosopher, 1950 Nobel Prize for literature, 1872-1970), display comprising signature on 1963 letter, window mounted with photograph, framed and glazed, overall 51x34cm. | $200 - $250 | ||||
| 326 | JONAS SALK (1914-95, American physician and researcher, best known as the inventor of the first polio vaccine), signed photograph, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 30x40cm. | $200 - $250 | ||||
| 327 | FELIX SALTEN (Austrian author of "Bambi", 1869-1945), signed photograph dated "2.XI.28", window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 35x45cm. | $100 - $150 | ||||
| 328 | ARTHUR SCHNITZLER (Austrian writer and doctor, 1862-1931), display comprising signature on 1912 letter, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 32x37cm. | $120 - $150 | ||||
| 329 | ) |
SIR WALTER SCOTT (Scottish historical novelist and poet popular throughout Europe during his time, 1771-1832), display comprising signed hand-written letter, window mounted with superb engraving, framed and glazed, overall 35x53cm. | $400 - $500 | |||
| 330 | PETER SELLERS (English comedian, actor, and performer, 1925-80), signature "Peter" on 1962 letter to artist Walter Nessler on "Peter Sellers" letterhead, apologising for his inability to open Nessler's Exhibition as the film he is making is behind schedule. | $100 - $120
sold for $160 | ||||
| 331 | ) |
SIR ERNEST SHACKLETON (Antarctic explorer, 1874-1922, now chiefly remembered for his remarkable Antarctic expedition of 1914-16 in the ship 'Endurance'), display comprising signature endorsed "BAE 1907-09" and contemporary photograph on autograph page, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 33x40cm. | $250 - $300
sold for $360 | |||
| 332 | ) |
IGOR SIKORSKY (1889-1972, pioneer of aviation who designed the first four-engine airplane and the first successful helicopter), 1930 signed letter on "Sikorsky Aviation Corporation" letterhead (some soiling), window mounted with photograph, framed and glazed, overall 55x41cm. | $300 - $400
sold for $225 | |||
| 333 | PC | LEO SLEZAK (popular tenor opera singer and actor/comedian, 1873-1946), signature on real photo postcard, dated "Mai 08". | $120 - $150 | |||
| 334 | JAN SMUTS (1870-1950, Boer General during the Boer War, British General during WW1 and Field Marshal during WW2, 2nd Prime Minister of South Africa [1919-24 & 1939-48]), display comprising 1929 signed hand-written letter on "Union Parliament - South Africa" letterhead, window mounted with photograph, overall 33x36cm. | $150 - $200
sold for $115 | ||||
| 335 | SIR MICHAEL SOMARE (1936- , first Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea), display comprising signature on piece, window mounted with photograph, framed and glazed, overall 32x46cm. | $100 - $120 | ||||
| 336 | ALBERT SPEER (Hitler's chief architect in Nazi Germany, 1905-81), display comprising signature on 1970 United Nations First Day Cover, window mounted with photograph, framed and glazed, overall 42x30cm. | $100 - $120
sold for $75 | ||||
| 337 | SPORT: Tony Popovic signed photograph; Harry Kewell signature on piece; Steffi Graf signed publicity card; Broncos sock signed by Lockyer & Tallis; Ulster Rugby team picture with 17 signatures. (5 items) | $100 - $120
sold for $75 | ||||
| 338 | SPORT: Bradley Hughes (golf), display "Ericsson Masters 1998/ Winner - Bradley Hughes" comprising signed Ericsson Masters polo-shirt & cap, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 87x87cm; Craig Spence (golf), signature on "Ericsson Masters" polo-shirt; BT Global Challenge 2000-2001, "LG Flatron" T-shirt signed by Conrad Humphries and 15 other members of the winning yacht crew; Gabrielle Reece (USA volleyball player & model), signature on "Nike" volleyball, still boxed in superb condition. (4 items) | $100 - $150 | ||||
| 339 | SPORT: Group with Lionel Rose signature on "Australian Sporting Personalities" FDC; signed pictures of Geoff Hunt (squash) & Mark Calcavecchia (golf); plus unsigned displays of Jan Ulrich (cycling - Tour de France) & Alicia Molik (tennis). (5 items) | $150 - $200
sold for $115 | ||||
| 340 | ) |
SIR HENRY MORTON STANLEY (1841-1904, Welsh-born American explorer, famous for his exploration of Africa and his search for David Livingstone, "Dr.Livingston, I presume?", had military service with both sides in the American Civil War), display comprising signature on 1878 hand-written letter on "HMS" monogrammed letterhead, window mounted with photograph, framed and glazed, overall 43x49cm. | $300 - $400
sold for $340 | |||
| 341 | JAMES STEWART (Hollywood actor, 1908-97), signed photograph, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 30x35cm. | $120 - $150 | ||||
| 342 | LEOPOLD STOKOWSKI (Conductor, 1882-1977), display comprising 1925 signed letter (inviting a Mr.Dechert to have tea to discuss the problem of the unemployed musicians in Philadelphia), window mounted with photograph, framed and glazed, overall 52x33cm. | $100 - $120
sold for $80 | ||||
| 343 | EARL OF STRADBROKE (1862-1947, 16th Governor of Victoria), signature on 1922 "Indenture" document, 6pp, for lease of gypsum mining land at Maryborough, with embossed seal of State of Victoria. | $100 - $150 | ||||
| 344 | IGOR STRAVINSKI (Russian-born composer, 1882-1971), signature dated "Nov 61" on reverse of card from Gini's Restaurant in Toorak, in small velvet frame, overall 17x12cm. | $200 - $250
sold for $150 | ||||
| 345 | ) |
ARTHUR STREETON (Australian Landscape Painter, 1867-1943), display comprising signature on piece, window mounted with picture of one of his paintings, framed and glazed, overall 40x49cm. | $250 - $300
sold for $220 | |||
| 346 | SUHARTO (1921- , Haji Mohammad Soeharto, 2nd President of Indonesia [1967-98]), signed photograph, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 28x41cm. | $80 - $100 | ||||
| 347 | ) |
ELIZABETH TAYLOR (Hollywood actress, 1932- ), lovely signed & endorsed photograph, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 32x38cm. | $250 - $300
sold for $190 | |||
| 348 | JACK TEAGARDEN (1905-64, influential jazz trombonist and vocalist), signed photograph, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 31x36cm. | $120 - $150
sold for $180 | ||||
| 349 | ) |
ALFRED, LORD TENNYSON (1st Baron Tennyson, 1809-92, British Poet Laureate, one of the most popular English poets, known for "The Charge of the Light Brigade"), display comprising 1866 signed hand-written letter, window mounted with superb engraving, framed and glazed, overall 58x37cm. | $600 - $800
sold for $550 | |||
| 350 | "TERMS OF ENDEARMENT", photograph signed by the stars of the 1983 movie - Shirley Maclaine, Jack Nicholson & Debra Winger, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 35x30cm. | $120 - $150
sold for $90 | ||||
| 351 | DAME ELLEN TERRY (English stage actress, 1847-1928), display comprising signature on piece, dated "1910 USA", window mounted with picture, framed and glazed, overall 26x35cm. | $80 - $100 | ||||
| 352 | WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY (English novelist of the 19th century, famous for his satirical works, particularly "Vanity Fair", a panoramic portrait of English society, 1811-63), display comprising signature on piece, window mounted with photograph, framed and glazed, overall 23x34cm. | $100 - $120
sold for $75 | ||||
| 353 | ) |
JOSIP BROZ TITO (1892-1980, leader of Yugoslavia between the end of World War II and his death in 1980), signed photograph, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 26x34cm. | $250 - $300 | |||
| 354 | ) |
LEO TOLSTOY (Russian novelist & philosopher, particularly noted for his masterpieces "War and Peace" & "Anna Karenina", 1828-1910), display comprising signature on piece, window mounted with picture, framed and glazed, overall 33x41cm. | $1,000 - $1,200
sold for $950 | |||
| 355 | ) |
ARTURO TOSCANINI (Italian Musician, 1867-1957, the greatest conductor of his era), display comprising signature on piece, window mounted with photograph, framed and glazed, overall 33x41cm. | $250 - $300
sold for $280 | |||
| 356 | SPENCER TRACY (Hollywood actor, 1900-67), display comprising signature on piece, window mounted with photograph, framed and glazed, overall 35x45cm. | $200 - $250 | ||||
| 357 | ) |
HARRY S.TRUMAN (1884-1972, 33rd President of the United States [1945-53]), display comprising signature on 1957 4c American Flag First Day Cover, window mounted with photograph, framed and glazed, overall 31x46cm. | $200 - $250
sold for $200 | |||
| 358 | ) |
VICTOR TRUMPER (1877-1915, famous Australian cricketer, renowned for the stylishness of his batting), signature on lower right margin of superb half-tone offset lithographic print of Victor Trumper in full flight, also signed by the photographer George W.Beldam, published by The Swan Electric Engraving Company, London, 1st August, 1905; image size 38x30cm, overall 76x57cm. Several tiny holes at top right, and water stains in outer margin. Rare and attractive. | $6,000 - $8,000
(Ex Gst) sold for $6750 | |||
| 359 | SOPHIE TUCKER (1884-1966, popular US singer & comedian), display comprising 1962 signed letter on "Menzies, Melbourne" letterhead, window mounted with photograph, overall 43x48cm. | $100 - $120 | ||||
| 360 | BISHOP DESMOND TUTU (South African cleric, 1984 Nobel Peace Prize, 1931- ), display comprising signature on piece, window mounted with picture, framed and glazed, overall 30x51cm. | $100 - $120 | ||||
| 361 | TV STARS: Signed photographs of Tim Allen ("Home Improvement"), Don Adams (Maxwell Smart from "Get Smart"), Barbara Feldon (Agent 99 from "Get Smart"), Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Elaine Benes in "Seinfeld"), Peter Falk ("Columbo") Peter Graves, Efrem Zimbalist, Dawn Wells (Mary-Ann from "Gilligan's Island"), & Jack Klugman ("The Odd Couple" & "Quincy M.E."); plus Henry Winkler signature on "Fonzies Make Out Music" CD (Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli on the popular sitcom "Happy Days"). Most with CoAs. (10 items) | $250 - $300
sold for $190 | ||||
| 362 | "THE TWO RONNIES", display comprising 1986 letters signed by Ronnie Barker (1929-2005) & Ronnie Corbett (1930- ), window mounted with lovely photograph of the comedy pair, framed and glazed, overall 59x55cm. | $100 - $120
sold for $75 | ||||
| 363 | UNITED STATES: Framed displays comprising W.Averell Harriman (WW2 special envoy, Governor of New York 1955-58) signed letter; Alexander Haig (US Secretary of State 1981-82) signed photograph; Henry Kissinger (US Secretary of State 1969-77) signed piece; Judge John J.Sirica (Presided over the trial of the Watergate burglars) signature on First Day Cover; Sam J.Ervin Jr (Chairman of the Senate Select Committee to Investigate Campaign Practices, which finally led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon) signed letter. All window mounted, framed and glazed, various sizes. (5 items) | $200 - $250 | ||||
| 364 | VICTOR VASARELY (French Hungarian-born artist often acclaimed as the father of Op-art, 1906-97), group including signature on photograph of one of his paintings (framed and glazed, 35x36cm); signed photograph of the artist (window mounted, 32x46cm); signature on note window mounted with picture of one of his works (45x30cm). (3 items) | $150 - $200 | ||||
| 365 | ) |
QUEEN VICTORIA (1819-1902), display comprising signature on original 1855 document appointing Lord Ernest McDonnell banc-Tempest a Cornet in the 4th Regiment of Light Dragoons, window mounted with picture, framed and glazed, overall 78x44cm. | $500 - $600
sold for $525 | |||
| 366 | SIR BARNES WALLIS (British scientist, engineer and inventor, best known for inventing the bouncing bomb used by the RAF in the Dambusters Raid, 1887-1979), signed photograph, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 22x25cm. | $100 - $120 | ||||
| 367 | ) |
H.G.WELLS (British writer best known for his science fiction novels such as "The War of the Worlds", "The Invisible Man", "The Island of Doctor Moreau" and "The Time Machine", 1866-1946), display comprising signature on 1936 hand-written letter, window mounted with picture, framed and glazed, overall 43x35cm. | $300 - $400
sold for $260 | |||
| 368 | ) |
ARTHUR WELLESLEY, 1st DUKE OF WELLINGTON (1769-1852, defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo, twice British Prime Minister), display comprising signature "Wellington" on 1826 cover front from London to Bath, window mounted with superb engraving, framed and glazed, overall 40x33cm. | $200 - $250
sold for $2300 | |||
| 369 | PATRICK WHITE (Australian author, 1973 Nobel Prize for Literature, 1912-90), display comprising signature on piece, window mounted with photograph, framed and glazed, overall 35x48cm. | $100 - $120
sold for $130 | ||||
| 370 | GOUGH WHITLAM (Australia's 21st Prime Minister), display comprising signature on piece, window mounted with photograph, framed and glazed, overall 31x50cm. | $80 - $100 | ||||
| 371 | ) |
EMILE ZOLA (influential French novelist, a major figure in the political liberalization of France and a major figure in the "Dreyfus Affair", 1840-1902), display comprising signature on hand-written letter on "Savoy Hotel, London" letterhead, agreeing to pose for photographers the following day, window mounted with picture, overall 32x54cm. | $300 - $400
sold for $320 | |||
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