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Autograph Auction - Day 1 Saturday 15 February 2014 12:00 International Autograph Auctions (IAA) Office address Foxhall Business Centre Foxhall Road NG7 6LH International Autograph Auctions (IAA) (Autograph Auction - Day 1) Catalogue - Downloaded from UKAuctioneers.com Lot: 1 Lot: 3 ALI MUHAMMAD: (1942- ) BOXING: Max Baer (1909-1959) American Boxer, World American Boxer, World Heavyweight Champion. Bold, Heavyweight Champion 1934-35. dark vintage pencil signature Vintage signed postcard ('Cassius Clay') on a page photograph of Baer standing in a contained in a small oblong 12mo full length boxing pose. Signed in autograph album. Beneath his dark fountain pen ink to a light signature Clay has added the area of the image and dated words Next World Champ in his 1937 in his hand; Max Schmeling hand. The autograph album also (1905-2005) German Boxer, includes twenty other signatures World Heavyweight Champion by a variety of different famous 1930-32. Vintage signed individuals including Harold postcard photograph of Macmillan and his wife Dorothy, Schmeling standing in a full Eleanor Roosevelt, Adam Faith, length boxing pose. Photograph Harry Secombe, Richard by Bryant of New York. Signed Beeching, members of the with his name alone in dark Bolshoi Ballet etc. Ali's signature fountain pen ink to the lower is very slightly smudged. The white border. Some very slight, album lacking the spine and back minor corner creasing, otherwise cover, about VG Each of the VG, 2 Baer defeated Schmeling signatures were obtained by the in a bout at Yankee Stadium on vendor's father who was the 8th June 1933 in what was Banqueting Manager of the loosely viewed as a fight between Victoria Hotel in Nottingham. Ali the Jewish faith and the prejudice was at the Victoria Hotel in of the Nazis. Nottingham on 28th May 1963 Estimate: £100.00 - £150.00 ahead of the British Middleweight Championship fight between George Aldridge and Mick Leahy Lot: 4 which also took place in CERDAN MARCEL: (1916-1949) Nottingham. Ali himself was due French Boxer, World to fight Henry Cooper in London Middleweight Champion 1948-49. on 18th June 1963. Ali first Vintage signed and inscribed 4 x became World Champion in 6 postcard photograph of Cerdan February 1964 following his standing in a three quarter length victory over Sonny Liston. boxing pose. Photograph by Estimate: £200.00 - £300.00 Studio Harcourt. Signed in bold blue fountain pen ink to the image, partially across a darker Lot: 2 area although perfectly legible. ALI MUHAMMAD: (1942- ) Autographs of Cerdan are rare American Boxer, World following his tragic death in an air Heavyweight Champion. A slim crash at the age of 33. VG 8vo printed brochure entitled Estimate: £200.00 - £300.00 Human Rights in Islam, published by The Institute of Islamic Information and Education in Lot: 5 Chicago, Illinois, signed by BOXING: Selection of vintage Muhammad Ali in blue ink with signed postcard photographs, his name alone to a clear area of and a few smaller, by various the cover. Together with a small boxers, mainly British and some selection of signed postcard of them champions, including Len photographs and slightly larger Harvey, Jack Doyle, Freddie (1) by other boxers including Mills, Al Phillips, Len Bennett, Howard Winstone, Ray 'Boom Bobby Boland, Stan Hawthorne, Boom' Mancini, Jake Tuli etc. VG Bert Hornby, Laurie Buxton, to EX, 6 Frank Tierney, Johnny Williams, Estimate: £100.00 - £150.00 Billy Thompson, Jimmy Wilde (magazine photograph, FR) etc. Each of the images depict the subjects in boxing poses. FR to G, 24 Estimate: £100.00 - £120.00 1 of 121 International Autograph Auctions (IAA) (Autograph Auction - Day 1) Catalogue - Downloaded from UKAuctioneers.com Lot: 6 Finch, Robert Cohen, Joe BOXING: Selection of vintage Burman, Larry Gains, Johnny signed postcard photographs, Pritchett, Pete Rademacher (the and a few smaller, by various only boxer in history to fight for boxers, mainly British and some the World Heavyweight of them champions, including Championship in his first Tommy Farr, Ken Shaw, Joe professional fight), Lou Brouillard, Beckett, Ronnie Burr, Jock Jimmy Carter, Howard Winstone, Taylor, Gwyn Williams, Chris Dave 'Boy' Green etc. Some of Adcock, Ronnie Taylor, Bert the letters are quite lengthy and Jackson, Sammy Sullivan, Vince most have interesting content Hawkins, Jackie Turpin, George relating to the boxer's careers in Dawson, Bunty Doran, Micky the ring. Some light age wear, G Wood, Ronnie Clayton etc. Each to VG, 35 of the images depict the subjects Estimate: £100.00 - £150.00 in boxing poses. FR to G, 24 Estimate: £100.00 - £120.00 Lot: 10 BOXING: Selection of signed 8 x Lot: 7 10 photographs by various BOXING: Selection of vintage Boxers including Alan Minter, signed postcard photographs and John Conteh, Johnny Nelson, slightly larger by various boxers, Charlie Magri, Colin Jones, Steve some of them champions, Robinson, Michael Gomez, Gene including Tommy Yarosz, Laurie Fullmer, Marvin Johnson etc. Buxton, Dick Turpin, Aaron Some duplication. All of the Wilson, Louis 'Kid' Kaplan, images, some of which are Battling Levinsky, Freddie Miller, colour, show the subjects in Enzo Correggioli, Tino Clavari, boxing related poses and all are Richard Armah, Pierre Montane boldly signed to clear areas. (2; one inscribed to Jack Matted (3). VG to EX, 17 Solomons), Tommy Uren etc. Estimate: £80.00 - £100.00 Each of the images depict the subjects in boxing poses. FR to G, 16 Lot: 11 Estimate: £100.00 - £120.00 RHODES WILFRED: (1877- 1973) English Cricketer. A.L.S., W. Rhodes, one page, 4to, Lot: 8 Bradford, 13th July 1922, to a BOXING: Selection of signed 8 x gentleman, on the printed 10 photographs and smaller (3) stationery of Bradford Cricket by various boxers comprising Club. Rhodes thanks his Jake LaMotta, Sugar Ray correspondent for a photograph Leonard, Larry Holmes, Floyd of Mr. Holmes and himself, Patterson, Max Schmeling (also commenting 'The only thing I can signed by his wife Anny Ondra), say about it as that you have Henry Cooper and Dai Dower. moved the camera otherwise it Colour (3). Most of the images would have been alright. It may depict the subjects in boxing be a little out of focus but very poses. Generally VG, 7 little if any.' Some very light Estimate: £100.00 - £120.00 overall creasing, otherwise VG Rhodes most likely refers to a photograph of himself and Percy Holmes (1886-1971) who also Lot: 9 played cricket for Yorkshire and BOXING: Selection of A.Ls.S., England. T.Ls.S., some signed pieces, Estimate: £100.00 - £120.00 album pages and magazine photographs etc., by various boxers including Randolph Turpin, Jackie Turpin, Dick Turpin, Don Cockell, Dave McCleave, Jack Solomons, Jackie Paterson, Petey Sarron, Phil Scott (discussing the fixing of a fight against Jack Sharkey), Joey Sangor, Alan Minter, Albert 2 of 121 International Autograph Auctions (IAA) (Autograph Auction - Day 1) Catalogue - Downloaded from UKAuctioneers.com Lot: 12 Lot: 15 WARNER PELHAM F.: (1873- CRICKET: An 8vo sheet of plain 1963) English Cricketer. T.L.S., notepaper individually signed by P. F. Warner, one page, 4to, nine English cricketers including London, 27th April 1942, to B. Jack Hobbs, Andrew Sandham, Glossop of Messrs. Thos. E. Patsy Hendren, George Glossop & Sons. Warner thanks Geary, H. T. W. Hardinge etc., his correspondent for their letter also signed by Denis Compton to following a broadcast ('It really is the verso, with an additional note rather fun broadcasting, though in his hand. Together with an the Microphone is rather an irregularly clipped signed piece inanimate thing to speak into') by eleven members of the and continues 'Your stories about Sussex County Cricket team of Charlie Macartney…are very 1939 including James Langridge, interesting. What a glorious John Langridge, George Cox, W. player Victor [Trumper] was, but L. Cornford etc. (laid down). Also you can't get away from [Don] including an oblong 4to page, Bradman's performances, or probably removed from a visitor's those of Charlie Macartney, but I book, individually signed by over place all three of them in the 30 cricketers including Jack same class. When batsmen are Hobbs, Herbert Sutcliffe, Frank as good as those three, I think it Woolley, Peter May, George is very hard to distinguish Duckworth, John Arlott, R. E. S. between them.' Some light Wyatt, W. Stuart Surridge, Alf creasing and overall foxing, G Gover, Ian Peebles, Greville Warner refers to the three Stevens, Doug Insole, Andrew Australian cricketers Victor Sandham, Herbert Strudwick, J. Trumper (1877-1915), Charlie W. Hitch, Joe Mercer etc. All McCartney (1886-1958) and Don have signed with their names Bradman (1908-2001). alone in bold blue ink. G to EX, 3 Estimate: £80.00 - £100.00 Estimate: £80.00 - £100.00 Lot: 13 Lot: 16 BRADMAN DON: (1908-2001) CRICKET: Selection of signed Australian Cricketer. Signed 7 x postcard photographs and a few 10 photograph of Bradman in a slightly larger, most vintage, by full length pose, wearing his various cricketers including Len cricket pads and with a bat under Hutton, Bill Edrich, Peter May, one arm, walking out to the Alan Davidson, Gubby Allen, crease with Jack Fingleton Tom Graveney, Colin Cowdrey, alongside him. Signed by Lindsay Hassett etc. Most of the Bradman in bold blue ink with his images depict the players in name alone to a clear area of the action poses. Generally VG, 9 image. EX Estimate: £80.00 - £100.00 Estimate: £80.00 - £100.00 Lot: 17 Lot: 14 CRICKET: Selection of signed AUSTRALIAN CRICKET: Two postcard photographs and pages removed from an slightly larger, a few 8 x 10s, autograph album individually signed pieces, First Day Cover signed by thirteen members of (1), a few signed programmes the Australian cricket team of (some multiple signed) etc., by 1953 including Neil Harvey, various cricketers including Ray Graeme Hole, Ron Archer, Richie Lindwall, Bill O'Reilly, Percy Benaud, Gil Langley, Alan Fender (interesting T.L.S.