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 BOXING: Selection of vintage signed postcard photographs, ALI MUHAMMAD: (1942- ) American Boxer, World and a few smaller, by various boxers, mainly British and some Heavyweight Champion. Bold, dark vintage pencil signature of them champions, including Len Harvey, Jack Doyle, Freddie ('Cassius Clay') on a page contained in a small oblong 12mo Mills, Al Phillips, Len Bennett, Bobby Boland, Stan Hawthorne, autograph album. Beneath his signature Clay has added the Bert Hornby, Laurie Buxton, Frank Tierney, Johnny Williams, words Next World Champ in his hand. The autograph album Billy Thompson, Jimmy Wilde (magazine photograph, FR) etc. also includes twenty other signatures by a variety of different Each of the images depict the subjects in boxing poses. FR to famous individuals including Harold Macmillan and his wife G, 24 Dorothy, Eleanor Roosevelt, Adam Faith, Harry Secombe, Estimate: £100.00 - £120.00 Richard Beeching, members of the Bolshoi Ballet etc. Ali's signature is very slightly smudged. The album lacking the spine and back cover, about VG Each of the signatures were Lot: 6 obtained by the vendor's father who was the Banqueting BOXING: Selection of vintage signed postcard photographs, Manager of the Victoria Hotel in Nottingham. Ali was at the and a few smaller, by various boxers, mainly British and some Victoria Hotel in Nottingham on 28th May 1963 ahead of the of them champions, including Tommy Farr, Ken Shaw, Joe British Middleweight Championship fight between George Beckett, Ronnie Burr, Jock Taylor, Gwyn Williams, Chris Aldridge and Mick Leahy which also took place in Nottingham. Adcock, Ronnie Taylor, Bert Jackson, Sammy Sullivan, Vince Ali himself was due to fight Henry Cooper in London on 18th Hawkins, Jackie Turpin, George Dawson, Bunty Doran, Micky June 1963. Ali first became World Champion in February 1964 Wood, Ronnie Clayton etc. Each of the images depict the following his victory over Sonny Liston. subjects in boxing poses. FR to G, 24 Estimate: £200.00 - £300.00 Estimate: £100.00 - £120.00 Lot: 2 Lot: 7 ALI MUHAMMAD: (1942- ) American Boxer, World BOXING: Selection of vintage signed postcard photographs Heavyweight Champion. A slim 8vo printed brochure entitled and slightly larger by various boxers, some of them champions, Human Rights in Islam, published by The Institute of Islamic including Tommy Yarosz, Laurie Buxton, Dick Turpin, Aaron Information and Education in Chicago, Illinois, signed by Wilson, Louis 'Kid' Kaplan, Battling Levinsky, Freddie Miller, Muhammad Ali in blue ink with his name alone to a clear area Enzo Correggioli, Tino Clavari, Richard Armah, Pierre Montane of the cover. Together with a small selection of signed postcard (2; one inscribed to Jack Solomons), Tommy Uren etc. Each of photographs and slightly larger (1) by other boxers including the images depict the subjects in boxing poses. FR to G, 16 Howard Winstone, Ray 'Boom Boom' Mancini, Jake Tuli etc. Estimate: £100.00 - £120.00 VG to EX, 6 Estimate: £100.00 - £150.00 Lot: 8 BOXING: Selection of signed 8 x 10 photographs and smaller Lot: 3 (3) by various boxers comprising Jake LaMotta, Sugar Ray BOXING: Max Baer (1909-1959) American Boxer, World Leonard, Larry Holmes, Floyd Patterson, Max Schmeling (also Heavyweight Champion 1934-35. Vintage signed postcard signed by his wife Anny Ondra), Henry Cooper and Dai Dower. photograph of Baer standing in a full length boxing pose. Colour (3). Most of the images depict the subjects in boxing Signed in dark fountain pen ink to a light area of the image and poses. Generally VG, 7 dated 1937 in his hand; Max Schmeling (1905-2005) German Estimate: £100.00 - £120.00 Boxer, World Heavyweight Champion 1930-32. Vintage signed postcard photograph of Schmeling standing in a full length boxing pose. Photograph by Bryant of New York. Signed with Lot: 9 his name alone in dark fountain pen ink to the lower white BOXING: Selection of A.Ls.S., T.Ls.S., some signed pieces, border. Some very slight, minor corner creasing, otherwise VG, album pages and magazine photographs etc., by various 2 Baer defeated Schmeling in a bout at Yankee Stadium on 8th boxers including Randolph Turpin, Jackie Turpin, Dick Turpin, June 1933 in what was loosely viewed as a fight between the Don Cockell, Dave McCleave, Jack Solomons, Jackie Jewish faith and the prejudice of the Nazis. Paterson, Petey Sarron, Phil Scott (discussing the fixing of a Estimate: £100.00 - £150.00 fight against Jack Sharkey), Joey Sangor, Alan Minter, Albert Finch, Robert Cohen, Joe Burman, Larry Gains, Johnny Pritchett, Pete Rademacher (the only boxer in history to fight for Lot: 4 the World Heavyweight Championship in his first professional CERDAN MARCEL: (1916-1949) French Boxer, World fight), Lou Brouillard, Jimmy Carter, Howard Winstone, Dave Middleweight Champion 1948-49. Vintage signed and inscribed 'Boy' Green etc. Some of the letters are quite lengthy and most 4 x 6 postcard photograph of Cerdan standing in a three have interesting content relating to the boxer's careers in the quarter length boxing pose. Photograph by Studio Harcourt. ring. Some light age wear, G to VG, 35 Signed in bold blue fountain pen ink to the image, partially Estimate: £100.00 - £150.00 across a darker area although perfectly legible. Autographs of Cerdan are rare following his tragic death in an air crash at the age of 33. VG Lot: 10 Estimate: £200.00 - £300.00 BOXING: Selection of signed 8 x 10 photographs by various Boxers including Alan Minter, John Conteh, Johnny Nelson, Charlie Magri, Colin Jones, Steve Robinson, Michael Gomez, Lot: 5 Gene Fullmer, Marvin Johnson etc. Some duplication. All of the 1 of 69 International Autograph Auctions (IAA) (Autograph Auction - Day 1) Catalogue - Downloaded from UKAuctioneers.com images, some of which are colour, show the subjects in boxing team of 1939 including James Langridge, John Langridge, related poses and all are boldly signed to clear areas. Matted George Cox, W. L. Cornford etc. (laid down). Also including an (3). VG to EX, 17 oblong 4to page, probably removed from a visitor's book, Estimate: £80.00 - £100.00 individually signed by over 30 cricketers including Jack Hobbs, Herbert Sutcliffe, Frank Woolley, Peter May, George Duckworth, John Arlott, R. E. S. Wyatt, W. Stuart Surridge, Alf Lot: 11 Gover, Ian Peebles, Greville Stevens, Doug Insole, Andrew RHODES WILFRED: (1877-1973) English Cricketer. A.L.S., W. Sandham, Herbert Strudwick, J. W. Hitch, Joe Mercer etc. All Rhodes, one page, 4to, Bradford, 13th July 1922, to a have signed with their names alone in bold blue ink. G to EX, 3 gentleman, on the printed stationery of Bradford Cricket Club. Estimate: £80.00 - £100.00 Rhodes thanks his correspondent for a photograph of Mr. Holmes and himself, commenting 'The only thing I can say about it as that you have moved the camera otherwise it would Lot: 16 have been alright. It may be a little out of focus but very little if CRICKET: Selection of signed postcard photographs and a few any.' Some very light overall creasing, otherwise VG Rhodes slightly larger, most vintage, by various cricketers including Len most likely refers to a photograph of himself and Percy Holmes Hutton, Bill Edrich, Peter May, Alan Davidson, Gubby Allen, (1886-1971) who also played cricket for Yorkshire and England. Tom Graveney, Colin Cowdrey, Lindsay Hassett etc. Most of Estimate: £100.00 - £120.00 the images depict the players in action poses. Generally VG, 9 Estimate: £80.00 - £100.00 Lot: 12 WARNER PELHAM F.: (1873-1963) English Cricketer. T.L.S., Lot: 17 P. F. Warner, one page, 4to, London, 27th April 1942, to B. CRICKET: Selection of signed postcard photographs and Glossop of Messrs. Thos. Glossop & Sons. Warner thanks his slightly larger, a few 8 x 10s, signed pieces, First Day Cover correspondent for their letter following a broadcast ('It really is (1), a few signed programmes (some multiple signed) etc., by rather fun broadcasting, though the Microphone is rather an various cricketers including Ray Lindwall, Bill O'Reilly, Percy inanimate thing to speak into') and continues 'Your stories Fender (interesting T.L.S. recounting the first time he played for about Charlie Macartney…are very interesting. What a glorious England), Geoff Boycott & Len Hutton, David Gower, John player Victor [Trumper] was, but you can't get away from [Don] Edrich, Bob Willis, Graham Gooch, Fred Trueman, Alan Knott, Bradman's performances, or those of Charlie Macartney, but I Ian Botham, Alec Bedser, Denis Compton, Godfrey Evans, place all three of them in the same class. When batsmen are as Gary Sobers, Derek Randall, Greg Chappell, Bob Woolmer, Ian good as those three, I think it is very hard to distinguish Redpath, Doug Walters, Chris Old, Trevor Chappell etc. between them.' Some light creasing and overall foxing, G Generally VG, 18 Warner refers to the three Australian cricketers Victor Trumper Estimate: £100.00 - £120.00 (1877-1915), Charlie McCartney (1886-1958) and Don Bradman (1908-2001). Estimate: £80.00 - £100.00 Lot: 18 CRICKET: Selection of signed 8 x 10 photographs and a few slightly larger by various cricketers including Graham Gooch, Lot: 13 Brian Close, Graeme Swann, Andrew Strauss, Jonathan Trott, BRADMAN DON: (1908-2001) Australian Cricketer. Signed 7 x Paul Collingwood, Mohammad Amir, Umar Gul, Shoaib Malik, 10 photograph of Bradman in a full length pose, wearing his Tim Bresnan, Matt Prior, Dickie Bird. A little duplication. Many cricket pads and with a bat under one arm, walking out to the of the images are colour and most show the subjects in cricket crease with Jack Fingleton alongside him.