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Autograph book, (approx 10x7cm) with leather cover, gold blocked 'Beryl Timbrell', various drawings throughout, many coloured, features many ditties and includes signatures of many cricketers mainly from 1930s, some noted are Don Bradman, Bert Ironmonger, Alan Kippax, Bert Oldfield, Bill O'Reilly, the 1936-37 English cricket team, also the 1970 St George Rugby League team, and on a separate slip the signature of world champion golfer, Gary Player c1961. In the original, purpose-made storage box, a most impressive selection, very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $130
AC/DC autographed guitar, an S101 electric guitar, red with central white panel, in polyurethane finish, hand signed personally by all five band members, Brian Johnson, Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Cliff Williams and Chris Slade. Very fine.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,000
AC/DC band members' signatures, on a 45RPM record of 'Shake Your Foundations', signed on the sleeve in gold ink by Malcolm Young, Angus Young, Cliff Williams and Simon Wright and signed in silver ink by Brian Johnson. Fine.
Estimate $160
SOLD $400
Agatha Christie signature, in blue ballpoint on the cast page of a 1971 Ambassadors Theatre program for the famous play. With normal handling wear, not affecting her signature, fine.
Estimate $260
SOLD $500
Alfred Lord Tennyson signature, in ink on manuscript bank draft of a folded page (18x11.5cm folded), in his hand to his lawyer, Odling Osborne & Co, Clement's Lane, London, posted from Freshwater with one penny stamp hand cancelled 'July 18th 1862' and stamped 'PAID', across centre is written, 'Pay M Jerennal Nerwood (or Merwood) or order eleven pounds and at bottom left corner '�11', crossed diagonally with two lines and written '& Co', in centre oval bank stamp of London & Westminister Bank, Lothbury, also stamp of National Provincial Bank of England ??? (illegible), signed 'A Tennyson', on back written in ink, 'Isu.Mist (?) Merwood/his mark (with X beside)', below 'Witness (signed) J.F.Isaacson'. Second, light bank stamp over signature, scattered light creasing and wrinkling, otherwise very good.
Estimate $250
Passed in
Alice Cooper signature, in blue felt tip pen on 'From the Inside' album, includes album inside cover. Creasing along the edges, with a more pronounced crease to the bottom right corner on the back, mild corner wear, and a price clip towards the lower right edge, otherwise fine.
Estimate $140
Passed in
Alice Cooper signature, in blue felt tip pen on album cover, 'Welcome to My Nightmare', record included. A few creases, mild edge wear and faint 'rings of wear', otherwise fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $90
Archibald Butt (Titanic casualty) signature, in ink on cheque number 183, for The Riggs National Bank of Washington D.C., dated Sept 30, 1904 for $4.81 payable to A.W. Butt. CaptQMR. U.S.A., all details written and with bank stamp, on back is endorsement, 'A W Butt, Capt. Qr. Mr. U.S.A.' also another 'Thos McCabe', punch hole cancelled 'PAID'. Nearly uncirculated with spike hole and split in centre, overall fine.
Estimate $650
Passed in
Arthur T. Harris MRAF and Karl Donitz signatures, in blue ink on cover flown to commemorate 60th Anniversary of formation of No 120 Squadron and with a cachet honouring Squadron Leader T.M. Bulloch of the same saquadron, with commemorative post cancellation dated 3 January 1978 at British Forces 1590 Postal Service, also signed at bottom edge by Captain and pilot of the commemorative flight, Flt Lt A.J. Trotman, marked on back as number 33 of 54 examples and also stamps of 120 Sqn, Kinloss and 10 January 1978 post cancellation of United States Naval Station, Keflavik. Small block of toning at bottom right and toning on back top and right edges, otherwise fine.
Estimate $350
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Arthur Miller signature, in ball point pen on a typed one page letter (approx 18.5x26.5cm), with his typed address in New York City, dated April 9, 1959 to Mr. Charles Marowitz in England sending him a copy of his workshop production of a play 'The Man Who Had All The Luck', the letter has a separate handwritten addition to the first line. With intersecting folds, notations at the top, scattered toning and soiling, very good.
Estimate $120
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Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus signatures, in black felt tip pen on a colour glossy photo (approx 20x25.5cm) of an artist's rendition of a driver striking a golf ball. Extremely fine, certificate of authenticity grading is fine.
Estimate $170
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Barbara Feldon signature, in blue felt tip pen on a glossy b&w photo (approx 28x35cm), signed as Barbara Feldon "99". Some trivial creasing to top left edge, fine.
Estimate $120
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Batman stars' signatures, in blue felt tip pen on glossy colour photo (approx 20x25cm) with signatures of Adam West and Burt Ward across their respective characters of Batman and Robin. Fine.
Estimate $370
SOLD $500
Bee Gees - Barry Gibb signature, in blue felt tip pen on glossy colour photo (approx 18x24.5cm) of the Bee Gees. Very fine.
Estimate $100
Passed in
Benito Mussolini signature, in ink on off-white card (12.7x9.8cm). Paper clip impression over end of first name and some light scattered soiling, otherwise fine.
Estimate $160
SOLD $150
Benjamin Harrison signature, in ink on unnumbered cheque of Fletcher's Bank, Indianapolis, dated Dec 15th 1887 for $5.00 payable to Anna H. Morris (his sister), details written in his hand, matted and above a matted b&w photo of Harrison, brass plaque at base 'Benjamin Harrison/1833 - 1901/23rd President of/The United States' set under glass in a gold coloured wooden frame (approx 36x40.5cm). A few light folds and clean cut cancellation (away from signature), toning on backing board, otherwise fine.
Estimate $380
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Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera signatures, one in blue and one in black felt tip pen, on a glossy colour photo (approx 20x25.5cm) of Fred Flintstone comforting a weepy Wilma. Fine.
Estimate $210
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Bill Hanna signature, on an original felt tip pen sketch of Fred Flintstone on an off-white first day of issue envelope postmarked 'United Nations/Jan 8/1969/New York'. Trivial brushing to sketch at bottom left edge, otherwise fine.
Estimate $140
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Bing Crosby signature, in ink on personalised letterhead paper, with typed letter dated February 27, 1952 and signed as 'Bing' above Bing Cosby, addressed to Chet Sampson sending thanks for two oil paintings of Mexican scenes by students from Grosse Pointe High, also includes the letter's envelope postmarked Hollywood, Calif and dated the same day as the letter. Scattered light toning, fine.
Estimate $130
SOLD $90
Bon Jovi band- three signatures, in felt tip pen on a 'Have a Nice Day' CD booklet cover, signatures of Jon Bon Jovi, Tico (Torres) and David Bryan, double matted with a CD and a colour group photo all on black board to an overall size of approx 35.5x45.5cm. Very fine.
Estimate $280
SOLD $200
Brian May signature, in felt tip pen on glossy promotional photo (approx 20x25.5cm) for 'Another World', includes his handwritten message, 'Sorry - Life's too short to spend it writing out lyrics to (other people's) songs. But Cheers!!' and signed Brian 2000. Very fine.
Estimate $100
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Calvin Coolidge signature, in ink on cheque printed with his details vertically at left edge, 'Calvin Coolidge/Lawyer' and number 32668, on the main body is cheque number 2351, for the Hampshire County National Bank, Northampton, Massachusetts, dated Dec 7, 1911 for $41.35 payable to Lyon Mercantile Agency, all details written by Coolidge and with bank stamp on back as well as endorsement, 'Lyon Mer-cantile Agency' also another 'The Lyon Furniture Agency', punch hole cancelled 'PAID/12+9 11'. Two vertical folds, one through a single letter of signature, a bit of light feathering to beginning of signature, otherwise extremely fine, with certification grading of fine.
Estimate $290
SOLD $300
Camp Quality Caper 1995 baseball cap, and a tee shirt for the Camp Quality Caper, Yarrawonga to Cobar rally For Children With Cancer, 21-28 Oct 1995, both handsigned by Bathurst 500/1000 legend, Peter Brock. Both with some foxing and age toning, both unused.
Estimate $50
Passed in
Charles Dickens signature, on an envelope (approx 122x67mm) marked 'Private' and addressed to, 'Frederic Ouvry Esquire/66 Lincolns Inn Fields' all in Dickens' handwriting, on a display board featuring a coloured photo of Dickens with his signature and dated 1869, a coloured map and image of Dickens showing the location of his home in Lane Street, London, and a colour image of the cover of Dickens' book, A Christmas Carol, also a small metal plaque marked 'Charles Dickens/Feb. 7, 1812 - June 9, 1870', matted in five sections and timber framed under glass (approx 56x41cm). Extremely fine and scarce personally addressed envelope to Dickens' solicitor for his marriage separation.
Estimate $2,000
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Clark Gable signature, in ink on his named cheque number 7047 with Security-First National Bank of Los Angeles, Ventura and Sepulveda Branch, Sherman Oaks, California dated October 18, 1949 for $10.00 payable to Los Angeles Tumor Institute, all details typed, punch hole cancelled 'PAID/10.29.49, bank stamp dated Oct 29, 1949 of Citizens National Trust Savings Bank, Los Angeles, Calif. on reverse as well as stamped endorsement to pay to the order of the Los Angeles Tumor Institue; also a glossy b&w photo (approx 20.5x25cm) of Clark Gable in a scene from Gone With the Wind. Flat with some scattered creasing but no folds, fine, photo similar but extremely fine.
Estimate $270
SOLD $250
Chuck Berry signature, in black felt tip pen on colour glossy laser print photo (21.5x28cm), signature with happy face drawing added by the young Berry, also a later and older Berry photo (10x15cm) taken during a private signing. Very fine. (2)
Estimate $180
SOLD $150
Crew of (John Kennedy's WWII boat) PT-109 signatures, in biro on a commemorative cover with a cachet of John F. Kennedy and a map of the Solomon Islands and the word Survival, postal cancellation 'Washington D.C. Oct 14 A.M. 1968', with signatures of Ed Drewitch, Charles A. Harris, Maurice L. Kowal, Pat McMahon, John Maguire, Gerard E. Zinser, all indicating PT-109 and one other illegible below the cachet without PT-109 indicator. Fine.
Estimate $200
Passed in
Dallas Police Officer captor of Lee Harvey Oswald signature, on a first day of issue envelope for the President John F. Kennedy 22cent stamp, with John F Kennedy facsimile signature and postal cancellation for Chicago May 22 1986, at the top edge is signed in black felt tip pen, 'Officer M. "Nick" McDonald/Captor of Oswald/11-22-63'. Fine.
Estimate $100
Passed in
David Ben Gurion signature, in black ink on glossy b&w photo (approx 23.5x19cm), sitting with open book and across book signed, 'D. Ben-Gurion'. Very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $220
David Ben Gurion signature, in black felt tip pen on matt colour photo (approx 17.5x23cm), in later years in casual dress, across chest signed, 'D. Ben-Gurion'. Very fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $320