Two Day Autograph Auction Day 1 Saturday 02 November 2013 11:00 International Autograph Auctions (IAA) Office address Foxhall Business Centre Foxhall Road NG7 6LH International Autograph Auctions (IAA) (Two Day Autograph Auction Day 1 ) Catalogue - Downloaded from UKAuctioneers.com Lot: 1 tennis players of the 1970s TENNIS: An excellent collection including each Wimbledon Men's of 31 signed postcard Singles Champion of the decade. photographs by various tennis VG to EX All of the signatures players of the 1970s including were obtained in person by the Billie Jean King (Wimbledon vendor's brother who regularly Champion 1966, 1967, 1968, attended the Wimbledon 1972, 1973 & 1975), Ann Jones Championships during the 1970s. (Wimbledon Champion 1969), Estimate: £200.00 - £300.00 Evonne Goolagong (Wimbledon Champion 1971 & 1980), Chris Evert (Wimbledon Champion Lot: 2 1974, 1976 & 1981), Virginia TILDEN WILLIAM: (1893-1953) Wade (Wimbledon Champion American Tennis Player, 1977), John Newcombe Wimbledon Champion 1920, (Wimbledon Champion 1967, 1921 & 1930. A.L.S., Bill, one 1970 & 1971), Stan Smith page, slim 4to, Memphis, (Wimbledon Champion 1972), Tennessee, n.d. (11th June Jan Kodes (Wimbledon 1948?), to his protégé Arthur Champion 1973), Jimmy Connors Anderson ('Dearest Stinky'), on (Wimbledon Champion 1974 & the attractive printed stationery of 1982), Arthur Ashe (Wimbledon the Hotel Peabody. Tilden sends Champion 1975), Bjorn Borg his friend a cheque (no longer (Wimbledon Champion 1976, present) 'to cover your 1977, 1978, 1979 & 1980), reservation & ticket to Boston Francoise Durr (Wimbledon from Chicago' and provides Finalist 1965, 1968, 1970, 1972, details of the hotel and where to 1973 & 1975), Olga Morozova meet in Boston, concluding (Wimbledon Finalist 1974), 'Crazy to see you'. Accompanied Rosemary Casals (Wimbledon by the original envelope hand Semi-Finalist 1967, 1969, 1970 & addressed by Tilden. A boldly 1972), Kerry Melville (Wimbledon penned letter. VG The present Semi-Finalist 1974), Tony Roche letter is written at a controversial (Wimbledon Finalist 1968), Ilie time in Tilden's life; in November Nastase (Wimbledon Finalist 1946 he was arrested and later 1972 & 1976), Alex Metreveli sentenced to one year in prison (Wimbledon Finalist 1973), for "contributing to the Roscoe Tanner (Wimbledon delinquency of a minor," when Finalist 1979), Owen Davidson police found him obviously (Wimbledon Semi-Finalist 1966), engaged in sexual activity with a Roger Taylor (Wimbledon Semi- 14-year-old boy. In 1949 he was Finalist 1967, 1970 & 1973), Tom again arrested in similar Okker (Wimbledon Semi-Finalist circumstances and again 1978), Guillermo Vilas confined in prison. Released, (Wimbledon Quarter-Finalist broke, and shunned, he barely 1975 & 1976), Ion Tiriac earned a living by scarce (Wimbledon Competitor 1967 & teaching assignments. His last 1972) etc., also including three protégé, Arthur Anderson, to postcard photographs of Centre whom the present letter is Court, each signed to the versos written, and Anderson's mother by various players including Chris Marrion Anderson, however, still Evert, Roger Taylor, Francoise befriended him. When Tilden Durr etc., and three tickets for failed to keep a dinner invitation Wimbledon Championship at the Andersons, Arthur meetings, 1973 & 1974, each investigated and found Tilden multiple signed by various tennis dead from heart disease in his players including Ann Jones, small Hollywood apartment. Virginia Wade, Evonne Estimate: £150.00 - £200.00 Goolagong, David Lloyd etc., unsigned photographs (8). Some of the images are colour and the majority show the subjects in tennis related poses. All are neatly corner mounted into a photograph album. A comprehensive collection of signed photographs of the major 1 of 111 International Autograph Auctions (IAA) (Two Day Autograph Auction Day 1 ) Catalogue - Downloaded from UKAuctioneers.com Lot: 3 Very sincerely, Billie Jean MARBLE ALICE: (1913-1990) Moffitt'). VG to EX, 3 American Tennis Player, Estimate: £100.00 - £120.00 Wimbledon Champion, 1939. Vintage signed 7.5 x 9.5 photograph of Marble standing in Lot: 6 a half length semi-profile pose TENNIS: Selection of signed holding two covered tennis pieces, album pages, cards, rackets under one arm. Signed in some signed postcard bold dark fountain pen ink to a photographs and larger, letters light area of the image and dated etc., by various male tennis 1938 in her hand. Accompanied players including Norman by the original envelope. About Brookes (A.L.S. in bold pencil, EX 1917), Ilie Nastase, Pat Rafter, Estimate: £80.00 - £100.00 Gardnar Mulloy, Stefan Edberg, Bob Falkenburg, Henri Cochet, Tony Trabert, Neal Fraser, Lot: 4 Ashley Cooper, Ted Schroeder, TENNIS: Elizabeth Ryan (1892- Frank Sedgman, Rene Lacoste, 1979) American Tennis Player, Pete Sampras, Greg Rusedski, winner of nineteen Wimbledon Vic Seixas, Bobby Riggs, Roger Women's Doubles and Mixed Federer, John Newcombe, Fred Doubles Championships 1914- Perry, Boris Becker, Jonas 34. Signed 6 x 5 photograph Bjorkman, Tim Henman etc. depicting the elderly Ryan Some duplication. G to generally standing in a three quarter length VG, 58 pose opposite Prince Edward, Estimate: £100.00 - £120.00 Duke of Kent and Katharine, Duchess of Kent, at Wimbledon, during an awards ceremony. Lot: 7 Signed by Ryan in blue ink to a TENNIS: Selection of signed light area at the base of the pieces, album pages, cards, image and dated 20th June 1977 some signed postcard in her hand; Jack Crawford (1908- photographs and larger, letters 1991) Australian Tennis Player, etc., by various female tennis Wimbledon Champion 1933 and players including Venus Williams, Mixed Doubles Champion, with Zina Garrison, Christine Truman, Ryan, 1930. A.L.S., Jack Annabel Croft, Arantxa Sanchez Crawford, one page, 8vo, Potts Vicario, Lindsay Davenport, Point, Sydney, 28th January Martina Navratilova, Althea 1977, to Jocelyn Thomas. Gibson, Billie Jean King, Martina Crawford thanks his Hingis, Monica Seles, Jo Durie, correspondent for her letter of Steffi Graf, Jennifer Capriati, congratulations 'which included a Patty Schnyder, Jelena Dokic, message from my mixed doubles Conchita Martinez etc. Some partner of 1930 Miss Ryan' and duplication. Generally VG, 59 further adds 'The award received Estimate: £80.00 - £100.00 from Her Majesty the Queen was very much appreciated…' With blank integral leaf. Accompanied Lot: 8 by the original envelope hand GRACE W. G.: (1848-1915) addressed by Crawford. VG, 2 English Cricketer. Dark fountain Estimate: £100.00 - £150.00 pen ink signature ('W. G. Grace') on an irregularly clipped piece, evidently removed from the Lot: 5 conclusion of a letter and with TENNIS: Small selection of three seven additional words in his individually signed 8 x 10 hand. Together with Gilbert photographs by the tennis Jessop (1874-1955) English players Arthur Ashe, Bjorn Borg Cricketer. Fountain pen ink and Billie Jean King (vintage signature ('G. L. Jessop') and two signed and inscribed press additional words in his hand on a photograph of the player small piece clipped from the captured during the Wimbledon conclusion of a letter. Some final of 1963, signed in bold blue slight smudging. Both with slight fountain pen ink across a light traces of former mounting, G, 2 area of the image, 'To John - Estimate: £100.00 - £150.00 2 of 111 International Autograph Auctions (IAA) (Two Day Autograph Auction Day 1 ) Catalogue - Downloaded from UKAuctioneers.com Lot: 9 pen ink, and most to clear areas. HOBBS JACK: (1882-1963) About EX The England Cricket English Cricketer. Vintage signed team set off from Tilbury in postcard photograph of Hobbs October 1954 on board the seated in a half length pose R.M.S. Orsova for their tour of wearing his England blazer. Australia. Hutton captained the Signed in blue fountain pen ink team in for the 1954-55 Ashes with his name alone to a light series and it was the first time area at the centre of the image. that an England team had toured Together with a small 1.5 x 4.5 Australia under a professional magazine photograph signed by captain since the 1880s. After Herbert Sutcliffe and a signed losing the First Test by an piece by Harold Larwood (both innings, England beat Australia 3- neatly laid down) and also 1 and retained The Ashes. It was including a small selection of the only team of any nationality to signed postcard photographs defeat Australia at home between (most colour images) by other 1932-33 and 1970-71. The cricketers including Jim Laker England Cricket team set off from (vintage), Mike Atherton (2), Tilbury in October 1954 on board Graeme Hick, Devon Malcolm, the R.M.S. Orsova for their tour Colin Cowdrey, Curtly Ambrose, of Australia. Richie Richardson, Fred Estimate: £100.00 - £120.00 Trueman etc. G to generally VG, 16 Estimate: £100.00 - £150.00 Lot: 12 NEW ZEALAND: A page removed from an autograph Lot: 10 album signed by fourteen CRICKET.: Vintage signed members of the New Zealand postcard photograph by a cricket cricket team of 1931 individually team of the 1920s, who including Tom Lowry, Jackie presumably participated in a Mills, Stewie Dempster, 'Dad' benefit match, the image Weir, Jack Kerr, Roger Blunt, depicting the team standing and Curly Page, Ian Cromb, Cyril seated in two rows, signed to the Allcott, Bill Merritt, Ken James verso by eleven players including etc. All have signed with their Thomas A. Higson, Peter Higson, names alone in bold black Kumar S. Duleepsinhji, E. R. T. fountain pen ink. VG Holmes, Ted McDonald, Jack Estimate: £40.00 - £60.00 Iddon, Alfred Peutress, Ray McNairy, Peter Eckersley, etc. Each have signed with their Lot: 13 names alone in fountain pen inks. NEW ZEALAND: A slim 8vo VG piece individually signed by all Estimate: £80.00 - £100.00 fifteen members of the New Zealand cricket team who played at Bristol, July 1937, comprising Lot: 11 Curly Page, Giff Vivian, Bill ENGLAND CRICKET: A vintage Carson, Jack Cowie, Martin sepia postcard photograph of the Donnelly, Jack Dunning, Norman Orient Line R.M.S.