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GULLY JOHN: (1783-1863) English Boxer, Sportsman and Politician. Signed Free Front envelope panel, boldly addressed in his hand to Miss. A. M. Haslewood in Worcestershire and dated Pontefract, 4th January 1833. Signed ('J Gully') to the lower left corner. Lightly mounted, otherwise VG
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DEMPSEY JACK: (1895-1983) American Boxer, World Heavyweight Champion. Vintage signed menu, the printed slim 4to supper menu for Dempsey's restaurant on Broadway, New York. Signed in bold black fountain pen ink to the front cover across a full length image of Dempsey in a boxing pose. Some very light overall foxing, G
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DEMPSEY JACK: (1895-1983) American Boxer, World Heavyweight Champion 1919-26. Vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph depicting the Manassa Mauler in a full length boxing pose. Photograph by Apeda of New York. Boldly signed in dark fountain pen ink across a light area of the image, 'To my pals of The Maverick Club, All Good Wishes, Jack Dempsey' and dated 14th November 1935 in his hand. Some light age wear and minor staining at the edges, about VG
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CARPENTIER GEORGES: (1894-1975) French Boxer, World Light Heavyweight Champion 1920-22. Blue ink signature and two additional words in his hand on a card, dated Paris 1954. Above the signature appears a neatly affixed sepia magazine photograph of Carpentier. Some minor creasing, about VG
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ALI MUHAMMAD: (1942- ) American Boxer, World Heavyweight Champion. A medium size 6oz red boxing glove signed ('Muhammad Ali') in black ink and dated in Ali's hand 16th July 1977. Signed as World Champion. Rare in this form. Some very slight bleeding to signature although perfectly legible. VG
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BOXING: Selection of signed photographs of various sizes, letters, signed album pages, pieces, etc by various Boxers including Ingemar Johansson, Herbie Hide, Lloyd Honeyghan, Laszlo Papp, Herol Graham, George Hackenschmidt (Pro Wrestler), Lord Lonsdale, Max Baer, Tommy Farr, Terry Downes, Manuel Ortiz, Pat Cowdell, Larry Holmes, Gene Tunney etc. G to VG, 19
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WEBSTER TOM: (1886-1962) British Sporting Cartoonist. A good, original pen and ink cartoon, drawn and signed (with initials T.W.) on a piece of 6 x 7.5 artist's board. Webster has drawn a sketch of the boxer Ted Kid Lewis seated in a full length pose with the caption alongside 'Kid Lewis smiled and smiled in his corner but had fight in his heart'. Accompanied by an A.L.S., Tom Webster, one page, 4to, Hampstead, 27th October 1939, to a lady, stating that he had mislaid her letter and that if she can confirm she is still at the same address he will send her a picture. Some slight scuffing and age wear to the cartoon, G to VG, 2
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HUNT JAMES: (1947-1993) British Motor Racing Driver, Formula One World Champion, 1976. Signed colour 6.5 x 4.5 photograph, an aerial shot of Hunt driving his Formula One racing car. With a small inset portrait of Hunt. Signed in black ink with his name alone to the image, his surname a with slightly weaker contrast. A couple of very slight, minor surface creases, otherwise VG
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FORMULA ONE: Small selection of signed colour postcard photographs and slightly larger by various Formula One motor racing drivers and team owners including Michael Schumacher, Juan Pablo Montoya, Niki Lauda, Ron Dennis & Eddie Jordan etc. VG to EX, 5
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FORMULA ONE: Selection of signed colour 5 x 7 photographs and slightly smaller by various Formula One motor racing drivers including Alan McNish, Luca Badoer, Rubens Barrichello, Gerhard Berger (3), Michael Schumacher, Mark Webber, Olivier Panis, Pedro Diniz, Alexander Wurz etc. VG to EX, 17
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FORMULA ONE: Selection of signed colour 8 x 10 photographs and slightly smaller by various Formula One World Champions including Alan Jones, Jody Scheckter, Damon Hill, Michael Schumacher (2), Niki Lauda (3) etc. VG to EX, 9
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HAMILTON LEWIS: (1985- ) British Formula One Racing Driver, World Champion 2008. A colour 19.5 x 27.5 poster for the Formula One Santander British Grand Prix at Silverstone, 4th - 6th July 2008, signed to a clear area in black ink by Hamilton with his name alone. Rolled. VG
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MOTORCYCLE RACING: Selection of signed colour 7 x 5 photographs by various Grand Prix Motorcycle racing World Champions comprising Giacomo Agostini, Max Biaggi, Marco Melandri, Thomas Luthi, Daijiro Kato (rare) and Loris Capirossi. VG to EX, 6
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HARRIS REG: (1920-1992) English Track Racing Cyclist, Olympic Silver medallist. Vintage signed postcard photograph of Harris in a head and shoulders pose wearing his cycling jersey. Signed in bold blue fountain pen ink across a light area of the image. Together with a vintage signed postcard photograph by Dennis Horn, English cycling champion of the 1930s, showing him in a profile head and shoulders pose. Signed in fountain pen ink to a clear area of the image. VG, 2
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OWENS JESSE: (1913-1980) American Athlete, famous for his participation at the Berlin Olympics in 1936 where he became the first American to win four Olympic Gold medals in track and field events. Signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of Owens in a full length action pose at the start of his record breaking 200 metre race at the Berlin Olympics, 1936. Signed in bold black ink across a light area of the image, 'To Michael - Best of luck in all you do - Jesse Owens'. An historic signed photograph. VG
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SPITZ MARK: (1950- ) American Swimmer, Olympic Gold Medallist. Selection of two signed colour 5 x 7 photographs and one signed colour 8 x 10 photograph by Spitz, each showing him in different poses, two in the pool. Together with Michael Campbell (1969- ) New Zealand Golfer, US Open winner, 2005. Selection of two signed colour 8 x 10 photographs and two signed colour 8 x 12 photographs by Campbell, two different golfing poses. All of the images are boldly signed in black ink to clear areas. VG to EX, 7
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ATLAS CHARLES: (1892-1972) Italian-born American Bodybuilder. D.S., Charles Atlas, one page, 4to, Dean Street, London, 4th December 1941, on his printed stationery featuring an image of Atlas with the printed caption Holder of the Title: Worlds Most Perfectly Developed Man. The typed document is a receipt issued to Mr. F. Stimpson for the sum of £4 in payment of a course of Dynamic Tension Training. Together with two T.Ls.S. by Paul Anderson, American Weightlifter and Strongman, Olympic Gold medallist. Slight creasing, otherwise G to VG, 3
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MANTLE MICKEY: (1931-1995) American Baseball Player. Vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of the New York Yankee standing in a full length pose swinging his baseball bat. Signed in black fountain pen ink across a light area of the image. The first three words of the inscription, in a different ink, are in another hand. Some light overall wrinkling and minor staining, about G
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ZAHARIAS BABE: (1911-1956) American Athlete and Golfer, Olympic Gold medallist. Rare, bold dark fountain pen ink signature ("Babe" Didrikson Zaharais) and date 1st August 1939 in her hand on a piece. Neatly mounted and with extremely minor, light wrinkling to the edges. About VG
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HOGAN BEN: (1912-1997) American Golfer. Book signed, a hardback edition of Power Golf by Ben Hogan, First English Edition published by Nicholas Kaye, London, 1949. Boldly signed ('Golfingly, Ben Hogan') in dark fountain pen ink to the lower white border beneath the portrait on the frontispiece. With an ownership signature to the front free endpaper. No dust jacket. Some wear to the edges of the spine and cloth boards. G
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GOLF: Selection of signed pieces, cards, some signed 8 x 10 photographs and smaller by various golfers including Gary Player, Henry Cotton, Tom Watson, Ian Woosnam, Sam Torrance, Bob Charles, Byron Nelson, Fred Daly, Diana Fishwick, Laura Davies, Fred Couples, Ray Floyd, Bobby Locke, Tom Kite, Mark O'Meara, Sergio Garcia, Ernie Els, Bernhard Langer, Dai Rees, John Daly, Colin Montgomerie, Nick Faldo etc. Some duplication. Generally G to VG, 135
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AUSTRALIAN CRICKET: An official teamsheet for the Australian Cricket team of 1956, signed by all seventeen players individually including Ian Johnson, Keith Miller, Ron Archer, Richie Benaud, Peter Burge, Ian Craig, Alan Davidson, Neil Harvey, Gil Langley, Ray Lindwall etc. Some light overall discoloration and a few small stains, not affecting the signatures. G
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HOAD LEW: (1934-1994) Australian Tennis Player, Wimbledon Champion 1956 & 1957. Vintage signed sepia 10 x 8 photograph, a full length tennis action shot. The original press photograph was captured during the Wimbledon men's singles final in 1956 when Hoad defeated Ken Rosewall. Signed with his name alone in bold blue fountain pen ink to a light area of the image. A couple of very slight, minor corner creases, VG
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TENNIS: Selection of vintage signed 8 x 10 photographs and slightly smaller (1) by various tennis players comprising Jarolsav Drobny, Neal Fraser, Kurt Nielsen, Vic Seixas, Christine Truman and Althea Gibson. All are original press photographs and show the players in tennis related poses, three of which are action shots. All are clearly and boldly signed in fountain pen ink and four are inscribed. VG, 6
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TENNIS: An autograph album containing over 30 signatures by various tennis players including Shirley Fry, Gardnar Mulloy, Shirley Bloomer, Ham Richardson, Darlene Hard, Herb Flam, Angela Mortimer, Vic Seixas, Tony Mottram, Lew Hoad, Jaroslav Drobny, Althea Gibson etc. Some pages are multiple signed and the majority are in fountain pen ink. VG
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TENNIS: Selection of signed index cards and album pages by various Tennis stars including Ivan Lendl, Katerina Maleeva, Fred Perry, Eric Sturgess, Dick Savitt, Jean Borotra, Wayne Ferreira, Ann Jones, Virgina Wade, Amanda Coetzee, Anders Jarryd, Greg Rusedski, Tracy Austin, Tim Henman, Mark Phillipousis, Stefan Edberg, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Helena Sukova, Jim Courier, Roy Emerson, Angela Mortimer, Bob Falkenberg, Tony Mottram, Ted Schroeder, and more. VG 31
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FOOTBALL: An autograph album containing over 25 signatures by various footballers and a few other sportsmen including George Best, Bobby Charlton, Alex Stepney, Eddie Clayton, George Cohen, Billy Bremner, Matt Busby, Stan Cullis, Ian St. John, Pat Crerand, Denis Law, Terry Hennessey, Tommy Docherty, Danny Blanchflower, Tom Finney, Derek Ibbotson etc. Most pages multiple signed. VG
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FOOTBALL: Selection of signed cards, letterheads, signed clipped magazine photographs of various sizes, a few signed photographs etc., by a wide variety of footballers including Bobby Moore, Jack Charlton, Bobby Charlton, George Cohen, Ray Wilson, Alan Ball, Nobby Stiles, Geoff Hurst, Martin Peters, Roger Hunt, Ian St. John, George Best, Denis Law and other Manchester United players, 1965, Bobby Robson, Stanley Matthews, Pele and other members of the Brazil team 1966, Lou Macari, Nicky Southall, Martin O'Neill, Bryan Robson, Geoff Thomas, Graham Taylor, Matt Le Tissier, Bruce Grobelaar, Ronnie Moore, Pat Nevin, Colin Todd, Roy McFarland, Ronaldo, Rivaldo, Roberto Carlos, Dunga, Cafu, Alex Ferguson, Roy Keane, David Beckham, Eric Cantona, Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs etc. Some duplication. FR to VG, 156
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PELE: (1940- ) Brazilian Footballer. Signed colour 8 x 11.5 photograph of the bare chested footballer in a jubilant three quarter length pose within a packed football stadium. Signed with his name alone in blue ink to a light area of the image. VG
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MOORE BOBBY: (1941-1993) English Footballer, Captain of the England World Cup winning team of 1966. Signed and inscribed Christmas greetings card, the 8vo stiff white folding card featuring a colour illustration to the cover of a small mouse wearing sports clothing. Signed and inscribed by Moore in green ink to the clear inside front cover, opposite a printed greeting. Curiously Moore has sent Birthday greetings to the recipient, 'Best wishes and a happy Birthday to Jackie, Bobby Moore'. About EX
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