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A collection of football and boxing press photography, 20th century, a collection of photographs depicting various boxing and football stars and events, boxers included are Sonny Liston, Terry Spinks and Muhammad Ali, footballers included are Pelé, Zico, Bobby Charlton and Terry Venables, and also included is the Heysel Stadium riots,largest 24 x 30cm, unframed, with notes on verso (25)Condition ReportWith surface marks and creases to the edges commensurate with use.

A large collection of boxing press photographs, 20th century, a collection of press photographs of boxing from the now defunct Colombian newspaper 'Diario El Espacio' (approximately 200)

A large collection of mixed sports press photographs, 20th century, a collection of press photographs of boxing from the now defunct Colombian newspaper 'Diario El Espacio' (approximately 300)

Qty of (mostly) signed sporting ephemera to incl 2 framed displays - 'War of the Roses' boxing match signed poster of Thompson v Nelson (1999), and 1986 European Champion Club's Cup final between Manchester United and Benfica with printed signature of George Best, and a mix of other photographs, signed t-shirts to incl 2005 Ashes etc

William Hunt golf bag, vintage fishing rods, Karim boxing gloves and clock pendulum on board

Elite Framing Memorabilia; A framed montage Anthony Joshua M.B.E signed replica I.B.F (International Boxing Federation) belt, having attached certificate of authenticity, numbered EF0021887.151x63cm.Provenance; From the collection of Gary Youngman, after dinner speaker and charity organiser.

Cast iron boxing boxer dog

Trade cards, The Captain, The Captain Series of Six Humorous Postcards by Tom Browne (set of six) inc. Boxing, Tennis & Cricket (four with addresses written to back & three with wtf, otherwise gd)

RAF Boxing 1921 Shield and 2 Brass Military Horse brasses and assorted Cap Badges

A selection of The Ring vintage boxing and wrestling magazines mainly from the 1950's

A set of vintage F Burrows boxing weigh in scales. Slight damage. No shipping

Two vintage boxing posters from Colston Hall, Bristol 1962 and 1967

A group of 7 Royal Worcester plates to include a Golden Jubilee Plate, a Millenium plate, The Snow Queen, The Nutcracker, Night before Christmas, Santa & Snowman and Boxing Day all in good condition and boxed.

Two Britannia boxing gloves, one signed by Sir Henry Cooper, the other by Frank Bruno, mounted in a glazed box frame, with Wonderland Memorabilia certificate of authenticity to verso.Location: LAMIf there is no condition report shown, please request

Border Fine Arts 'Boxing Day Meet', model No. B0876A by Anne Wall, limited edition 45/950, with certificateCondition:Good condition with no damages or repairs

Koons, Jeff Goat: A Tribute to Muhammad Ali [Cologne:] Taschen, 2004. Collector's edition, one of 9,000 copies, signed by Muhammad Ali and Jeff Koons on translucent limitation leaf, large 4to, 49.5 x 49.5cm, original pictorial padded nylon covers, pink vinyl spine and similar appliqué title to front cover, colour photographic illustrations throughout, bound-in page-marker with card boxing glove attachment (slightly creased), original photographically-printed nylon solander box, with original photographic print (printed on verso: ‘This is one of 9000 prints by Jeff Koons for the collector's edition of G.O.A.T), pair of white cotton gloves, Taschen order form and printed handling instructions, all laid in, housed in original printed cardboard box with two polystyrene packing panels (slight damage)

Sports Memorabilia: Collection of sports programmes, including motor cycling, football, boxing, wrestling, motor racing; various programmes, magazines from the 1930s onwards; 150+.

Sports Memorabilia: Collection of mixed sports programmes, 1930s onwards, including 1948 Olympics, boxing, Speedway, Athletics, F1 Grand Prix 1959, wresting, etc.

Collection of modern costume jewellery necklaces and bracelets to include boxing glove pendants( 1 bag)

ALI MUHAMMAD: (1942-2016) American boxer, World Heavyweight Champion. A good signed 8 x 10 photograph of Ali standing in a full-length boxing pose. Signed in bold black ink with his name alone to a light area at the centre of the image. Together with an unsigned printed 4to copy of the sheet music for The Greatest Love of All, performed during the opening credits of the biopic The Greatest (1977) and featuring an image of Ali to the front cover. Some creeasing to the sheet music (G), the photograph about EX, 2

TURR ISTVAN: (1825-1908) Hungarian soldier, revolutionary, canal architect and engineer, remembered in Italy for his role in that country's unification and his association with Giuseppe Garibaldi. A.L.S., E. Turr, one page, 8vo, n.p., n.d. (´Jeudi matin´), to ´Mon cher Comte´, in French. Turr states that he arrived home late the night before, so was unable to use the theatre ticket that his correspondent had kindly provided, and continues to remark ´J´espere de pouvoir bientot vous conduire au théâtre eden mais la désolante....de votre mere ne me permette pas de parler du théâtre´ (Translation: ´I hope to be able to take you to the Eden Theatre soon, but your mother's sadness prevents me from talking about the theatre´). With blank integral leaf. VGThe Eden Theatre is located in La Ciotat, on the Mediterranean coast of France, between Marseille and Toulon, and is regarded as the oldest cinema in the world. In its early years, the Eden Theatre was used for vaudeville shows, concerts and plays, as well as boxing and wrestling events, and in 1895 was the site of the first public showing of the Lumiere brothers´ film, Arrivé d’un Train à La Ciotat.

JONES GRACE: (1948- ) Jamaican Singer, Model and Actress, remembered for her portrayal of May Day, the lover of Max Zorin and his chief henchwoman, in the James Bond spy film A View to a Kill (1985). Signed 5 x 7 colour photograph of Jones in a half-length naked pose wearing boxing gloves. Signed in bold black ink across the image. VG

TYSON MIKE: (1966- ) American Boxer, Undisputed World Heavyweight Champion 1987-90. Signed colour 8 x 10 photograph of Tyson in a full-length pose in a boxing ring. Signed in gold ink with his name alone to the centre of the image. EX

SCHMELING MAX: (1905-2005) German boxer, World Heavyweight Champion 1930-32. Signed 10 x 8 photograph, the image depicting Schmeling on the receiving end of a punch from Jack Sharkey during their controversial second World Heavyweight championship fight which took place at Madison Square Garden Bowl, Long Island City, Queens, New York, on 21st June 1932. A caption within the negative at the head of the image states Jack Sharkey beats Max Schmeling for Heavyweight Championship. Signed by Schmeling in bold blue ink with his name alone to a light area at the base of the image. With a small oval authentication sticker neatly affixed to the lower left corner. Together with Archie Moore (1916-1998) American boxer, World Light Heavyweight Champion 1952-59, 1961. Signed colour 8 x 10 photograph of Moore standing in a full-length boxing pose. Signed in blue ink with his name alone to a light area of the background. VG to EX, 2

HEMINGWAY ERNEST: (1899-1961) American novelist, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1954. A good illustrated A.L.S., Big Kitten, two pages, 4to, at sea on board the SS Île de France in the Caribbean, 4th February 1957, to his fourth wife, Mary Welsh Hemingway (´Dearest Sweet Kitten´). Hemingway writes and affectionate and social letter to his wife, commencing in bold pencil by stating ´I tried to write you in the writing room but got over-run by the autograph field. They are all very nice but very mamies´ [´mamies´ being slang, particularly in French, for grannies], and continuing to ask how his wife is after having visited her mother, ´I know how tough it must have been to see your Mother – although how can anyone know. Nobody can know - But I can imagine from seeing mouse [Patrick, his second son] with his head not working and Uncle Gus failing and my father dead because of my mother. You saw that one yourself. But you should have a good cheerful visit with Beatie and then we´ll be good homing kittens again´, further referring to the weather and the ship´s doctor, ´Jean Monnier giving me intravenous or double fesse every day. He is very happy to see the liver down almost a third. He says it is a miracle. Pressure down to 145 over 85 today. He made the borescope today and the aorta is enlarged…….But he says that will be controlled by lowering and keeping down pressure. But all the don´ts re-established. But will try to be good and disciplined for my kitten´ , describing life on the ship as being akin to a submarine, ´It´s a little like that when the portholes are closed but tomorrow we get to Martinique and that will be new and lovely´. Hemingway further writes ´Want to see everything now and must be good to see it and grudge everything I do not see with you, when I come home I will try to be such good, loving hard training kitten and never think about myself and always about you and still working (?) good and happy. When we have our own house again we can eat well and just what we want and we will have time to read and choose our own music. We´ll get the best, and I´ll not be introspective´, returning again to the subject of his health (´Dr. Monnier took me off Seco or anything else which was a little rough. But what the hell´) and the weather (´It is squally and stifling rain now and we can´t see the passage or the hills of the Islands´), before discussing his immediate plans ´We are due in tomorrow at 07.00 and George and I and Monnier plan to go off before eight on that trip he told us about. I miss you and I know you would love the new places but you wouldn´t love the way it is necessary to live. But everyone is cheerful and the food is as lovely as ever´. Hemingway resumes his letter after a break, this time writing in ink, ´Had to stop as peoples kept talking to me while was writing. We saw the first land after lunch and came through Sombrero passage. Land lying island looks like elbow key sort of but longer and leaner but obviously British no matter how uninhabited. Then SABA on the right – like a hill from the Sierra de Organos behind Paraiso stuck up out of the ocean with its harbour (invisible) on the hill (western shore) then some more islands, miniatures of those before. It is blowing a SE breeze – hot but very strong´, and decides to finish his letter (´I better stop dearest kitten. Noise is like the Bronx Zoo´), concluding in affectionate terms ´Please be happy and good as always and brave like you are and give my best to Beatie. Monnier was going to write you how good I was. He is very happy about results.....All my true love my blessed kitten…….I love you and you only and you always, and you are my triple blessed. Love, Big Kitten´. Alongside his signature Hemingway has added an ink self-portrait, in the form of a cat´s head. At the base of the second page appears a note in the hand of George Brown, Hemingway´s friend, boxing coach and spearfishing partner, in part, ´HELL´O Mary, well here we are at sea and without you the trip is not as it should be. Ernest is at his very best – training like a fighter....GEO´. Accompanied by the original envelope, postmarked at Grenada, and hand addressed by Hemingway to his wife (´Mrs. Ernest Hemingway´) in Chicago, Illinois. One small tear to the right edge, only very slightly affecting one word of text, otherwise VGMary Hemingway (1908-1986) American journalist and author, the fourth wife and widow of Ernest Hemingway.George Brown, who owned a gymnasium in New York, was a friend of Hemingway´s for more than a quarter of a century and coached the writer in the sport of boxing. It was Brown who drove Hemingway home to Idaho from the Mayo Clinic in 1961 shortly before the Nobel Prize winner committed suicide. Brown was also one of the pallbearers at Hemingway´s funeral.

DURAN ROBERTO: (1951- ) Panamanian boxer, World Lightweight champion 1978-79, WBA Super Welterweight champion 1983-84 & WBC Middlewight Champion 1989-90. Signed colour 8.5 x 12 photograph of Duran standing in a half-length pose in a boxing ring, with his arms raised, during the WBC Super Middleweight championship fight (´Uno Mas´) against Sugar Ray Leonard held at the Mirage Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas on 7th December 1989 (which Leonard won by unanimous decision). Signed by Duran in black ink with his name alone to a light area of the image; Together with Manny Pacquiao (1978- ) Filipino boxer, the only eight-division World Champion in the history of boxing. Signed 12 x 8 photograph, the image depicting Pacquiao, in colour, in a three-quarter length boxing action pose as he exchanges punches with Floyd Mayweather Jr., who is depicted in monochrome, during their World Welterweight championship fight held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada, on 2nd May 2015. Signed by Pacquiao in bold black ink with his name alone to the centre of the image. VG to EX, 2

BOXING: A good selection of signed 8 x 10 photographs and slightly smaller (1) by various World Heavyweight boxing champions and contenders (1) comprising Ernie Terrell (1939-2014) American boxer, World Heavyweight champion 1965-67; Leon Spinks (1953-2021) American boxer, World Heavyweight champion, 1978; Ken Norton (1943-2013) American boxer, World Heavyweight champion 1978; Tim Witherspoon (1957- ) American boxer, WBC World Heavyweight Champion 1984 & WBA World Heavyweight Champion 1986; Trevor Berbick (1954-2006) Jamaican boxer, World Heavyweight champion 1986, murdered at the age of 52 by his nephew and another accomplice; and Earnie Shavers (1944-2022) American boxer who unsuccessfully challenged for the World Heavyweight Championship on two occasions, firstly against Muhammad Ali in 1977 and secondly against Larry Holmes in 1979 (Signed 5 x 7 photograph, matted in black to an overall size of 8.75 x 10.75). Each of the images depict the pugilists in boxing poses and all are boldly signed to clear areas of the images. None are inscribed. Colour (2) VG to EX, 6

SPORTS DRAMAS: A good selection of signed 8 x 10 photographs by various film actors, all of whom starred in sports drama films focused on boxing, comprising Jon Voight (in costume as boxer Billy Flynn from the American neo noir sports drama film The Champ, 1979), Arthur Hill (in costume as Mike Phillips, also from The Champ), Jaye P. Morgan (in costume as Magda Valentine from the American drama film The All-American Boy, 1973, which also starred Jon Voight in the role of a boxer), Cuba Gooding Jr. (in costume as Abraham Lincoln Haines, an underground boxer, from the American sports drama film Gladiator, 1992), Carl Weathers (portrayed Apollo Creed in the first four Rocky films, 1976-85), Burt Young (portrayed Paulie Penino in the Rocky film series), and Tamer Hassan (in costume as brutal fighter Pete Wright from the British mockumentary comedy film The Calcium Kid, 2004). All are boldly signed to largely lighter areas of the images, and only one is inscribed. Colour (1). VG to EX, 7

A boxed Corgi Mickey Kiely Boxing Circus boxing set No. 31012

South African Boer War/WW1/WW2 Medal Group comprising of Queens South Africa Medal with Tranvaal, Driefontein, Paardeberg and Relief of Kimberly Clasps, Kings South Africa Medal with South Africa 1901 and South Africa 1902 Clasps, WW1 War Medal and Victory Medal, (As a 2nd Lt) WW2 Africa Service Medal and War Medal (As 225300 T St J Dean) all to "12016 Pte T Dean, RAMC". Along with a matching set of Miniatures. All complete with ribbons. Along with a 1966 article in the South African Sportsman magazine about his life in Boxing. Thomas St. John "Tiny" Dean died in 1957.

24 assorted posters c 1980s-00s. Sizes vary up to c billboard sized (approx 40x60"). To inc: Greg Allman 2007 tour poster signed, David Bowie Next Day Japanese promo poster, several Miles Davis posters inc reproduction boxing style card poster, later reprint of a Led Zeppelin Knebworth poster, Simple Minds 19856, 1986 PiL commercial poster, two large French billboard posters.

An original boxing-style US poster advertising a Smokey Robinson and the Miracles concert at the Oakland Auditorium, July 20th 1968. Measures approx 22x14". Mounted, framed and glazed.

A collection of four early 19th century partial chapbooks / pamphlets relating to performing magic, fireworks and boxing, bound into one volume. Comprising;Partial illustrated frontis titled New Edition with Addti***/ THE TRUE AND EASY GUI*** /Conjuri** /Being a Capital Collection of the best tricks practised b** / Sieur Boan [Boaz?] Breslaw, Lane, Gyngell, **/ TO WHICH IS ADDED THE / COMPLETE ART OF MAK**/ Fire Wor** /, with top portion of an image of a conjurer (the bottom half of the page is missing), followed by numbered pages 7-32 describing tricks including ‘The watch beat to pieces in a Mortar’, ‘The card nailed to the wall by a pistol shot’, ‘The learned little swan, one of Mr Breslaw’s Grand Deceptions’, ‘To make a Calve’s Head bellow as if alive when dressed and served up’, ‘To render hideous the faces of all the company’, ‘of Sky Rockets’, end ending with a caution not to make fireworks by candlelight. Printer Ann Kemmish, Borough, London (we have not been able to locate another edition of this volume).Frontispage torn out, but followed by an edition of Henry Dean’s Whole Art of Legerdemain;The Whole Art of Legerdemain; / or,/ Hocus pocus in perfection / being a curious selection of diverting secrets and experiments in the / arts of conjuration and slight of hand performed in different parts of Europe and in London, by the most celebrated professors in natural magic and legerdemain, including the newest discoveries: to which is added, the real secret to make and fill an air balloon, and the art of making fire-works… London Printed and sold J Bailey, 116 Chancery Lane, price sixpence, the following page titled Magical Mirror; or Philosopher in Good Humour, then pages numbered 4-28 detailing magic tricks (many duplicates of those in the previous publication). Circa 1809.Frontispage torn out, then;Pyrotechny, the Art of Making Fireworks. 18 numbered pages to include instructions for making gunpowder, Roman Candles, Fire Pumps, Crackers, Stars, Sky Rockets etc with ingredients and measures. No publisher or printer details.Frontispage torn out, then;Just five remnant pages including title from THE ART AND PRACTICE OF SELF-DEFENCE; OR, SCIENTIFIC MODE OF BOXING, DISPLAYED IN AN EASY MANNER, whereby every person may comprehend this most useful art without the aid of a master. To which is added, DESCRIPTIONS OF PUGILISTIC ATTITUDES, also the ART OF ATTACK, as practised by the most celebrated boxers of the present day, got up under the superintendence of A CELEBRATED PUGILIST. London, printed and sold by J. Bailey, 116 Chancery Lane, circa 1819.Bound together with various previous owner’s hand-written inscriptions to the inner covers.

A collection of boxing related programmes and promotions, 1970s to 1990s, professional and amateur, various venues including Scotland

A pair of taxidermy Hare (Lepus timidus), each mounted facing each other on hind legs in boxing pose upon a branch and naturalistic base of moss, fungi and tall grasses, within a glazed display case on a pine plinth, w.86, d.35, h.82cm.

Boxing Nigel Benn signed 19x15inch framed Whose Bad Nigel Benn v Michael Watson fight poster dated 21st May 1989 . Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

Boxing Anthony Joshua signed 20x16inch overall framed and mounted colourised montage print. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

Boxing Ken Norton signed 24x18inch mounted photo display includes signed photo and name plaque. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

Ed Burke - E & M Glass - A contemporary cameo glass vase of compressed tear form, cased in deep magenta over a graduated magenta, orange and pale pink ground, cut with a scene of boxing hares to a landscape with two deer to a woodland opposing, engraved signature, height 23cm.

A new 9ct gold boxing glove pendant necklace. 18inch chain

(Boxing) Historic Battles of the Prize Ring 1719 to 1910 / Miller boxing family ephemera &c. &c. Harry "Kid" Furness illustrations. 'Historic Battles of the Prize Ring 1719 to 1910,' Printed thin card wraps lacking rear wrap, tears and loss to loose fron wrap, staple bound, pp.32, toning throughout, teats mostly to fore edge, illustreations throuhgout, despite flaws a scarce work on early boxing, Miller & Fazackerley, Manchester, [c.1910].Boxing, employment and war service memorabilia of the Millers who were boxers through at least 3 generations – including a signed J. Miller, bantam weight champion photographic postcard; Two boxing records for Harry Miller of London, Ex Flyweight Champion of the 12th DIV. in France, 1918-19-20, one with a list of names in MS and the other with an MS letter 'Dear Charlie, Just a line to let you know that I am still alive and kicking......also will cheer you; by telling you that I intend to start boxing again.....,'; Porter's Licence, 1891-1904; The Ring, Blackfriars Road, London appointment/fighting card, {typed} I have booked tou 12 Rounds with- {MS} Johanne Goudon (?), with terms and date; 'How to become a Ventriloquist. Instructions for Amateurs. Dialogue, Etc Etc,' loose wraps, small booklets, pp.16, F. H. Waklein, Birmingham, n.d; with one other booklet, letters, ephemera, and 19 b+w photographs, mostly showing family posing in boxing stances. (Q)(Boxing) Pat Butler. British Welterweight Champion 1934-36. A photograph and a postcard. Inscription to verso of photograph reads 'Pat Butler 1933. British Welterweight Champion 19340 ?1936. I saw him defeat Cliff Hodgetts in 1933 at Ryles Market.....Father was in his corner'. (2)From the archives of the Boxing family: The Millers of Birmingham, early 20th century. From the archives of the Boxing family: The Millers of Birmingham, early 20th century

Playmates The Simpsons sealed Be Sharp Apu & Homer, with opened (complete) Boxing Homer, Pin Pal Moe & Pin Pal Mr Burns. Condition good to excellent

A 19th century cased preserved toad boxing match, with nine toads, boxing ring, trophies etc in glazed fronted case, 18" wide x 10" deep x 14" highCondition:There's a small split to the top right corner of the cabinet where the front glazing meets the edges, seems to be a bit loose.

Postcards & Ephemera - early 20th century greeting cards, Birthday, Christmas, Remembrance, WWII, Valentines, New Baby, First Birthday including Mabel Lucie Attwell and others; some sepia postcards including topographical and WWII Navy interest, boxing match on board ship; qty, mostly 1930s

Five: Lieutenant-Colonel R. H. Creasy, Devonshire Regiment, sometime Lord Mayor of the City of Exeter 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Coronation 1953, unnamed as issued, mounted court-style as worn; together with 5 named Sports Medals, comprising Frank Howard Boxing Cup Durlston Court Middle Weights, silver, engraved ‘R. H. Creasy 1912’; 2nd Devonshire Regiment 1923 High Jump, silver, engraved ‘Lt R. H. Creasy’; 2nd Devonshire Regiment 1923 Quarter Mile, silver, engraved ‘Lt R.H. Creasy’; Devonshire Regiment 1923-24 Company Hockey, silver, engraved ‘Lt R.H. Creasy’; 2nd Devonshire Regiment 1923 Long Jump, bronze, engraved ‘Lt R H Creasy 3rd; and together with a small silver-plated salver, engraved ‘Col. Creasey Salver’, about extremely fine (11) £120-£160 --- Ronald Hay Creasy was born in Colombo, Ceylon in 1900. A Gentleman Cadet at the Royal Military College Sandhurst he was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Devonshire Regiment on 20 December 1918. Joining the 2nd Battalion at Devonport he embarked with them for India in August 1919 and served in the Baluchistan District where he successfully completed a number of courses. Returning home with his battalion via Aden he again completed various courses. Promoted Captain in 1933 and Major in 1938 he commanded several home service units before being appointed to the Staff, SHAEF as temporary Lieutenant-Colonel and emplaning for North West Europe on 19 September 1944. Returning home in 1945 he was transferred as Lieutenant-Colonel to the Reserve in 1946 before being finally retired on 4 April 1951. Elected to represent St Leonard’s Ward on Exeter City Council in 1947, Creasy was awarded the Coronation Medal whilst Hon. Secretary of the Old Comrades Association, Devonshire Regiment in 1953. Elected Sheriff, City of Exeter in 1954, appointed Deputy Lieutenant, County of Devon 15 August 1955, he was elected Lord Mayor, City of Exeter 1958 and appointed an Alderman, City of Exeter in 1959. After serving as Honorary Secretary and then Chairman of the Devonshire Regiment Old Comrades Association for 26 years, he died in the Nuffield Nursing Home, Wonford, Exeter on 27 March 1972, aged 72. Sold with copied service record and other research.

‘It is a common saying among railwaymen that there is not a sleeper or a culvert between Table Bay and the Victoria Falls which one of the Mores does not know.’ The unique Defence of Mafeking family group to Lieutenant-Colonel J. R. More, commanding the Railway Section at Mafeking, his wife Marion, Nursing Sister at the Mafeking Railway Convalescent Hospital, and their son Thomas, who was born at Mafeking shortly after the lifting of the siege Four: Captain J. R. More, Mafeking Town Guard The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Serving Brother’s, breast badge, burnished silver; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Defence of Mafeking (Capt: J. R. More, Mafeking Tn: Gd:); British War Medal 1914-20 (Lt. Col. J. R. More.); Jubilee 1935; together with Cecil Rhodes Funeral Train Medal 1902, silver, in Spink & Son case of issue; and Prince of Wales’ Lodge Jubilee Medal 1837-1887, silver-gilt, silver and enamels, in its Vaughton & Sons case of issue, this last possibly presented to his father Pair: Nursing Sister Marion More, Mafeking Railway Convalescent Hospital Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (Nursing Sister M. More.) naming officially re-impressed; Mafeking Railway Convalescent Hospital badge, circular gold badge with central red enamelled cross within white enamelled border inscribed ‘Mafeking’, the reverse inscribed ‘Ry. Convalescent Hospital. 1900’, 20mm, fitted with gold pin for wearing Five: Lieutenant-Colonel T. V. More, Director of Transport (Railway), East Africa and Egypt 1940-43 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal; Africa Service Medal, these four all officially impressed (179995 T. V. More); Coronation 1953, generally extremely fine (13) £4,000-£5,000 --- Provenance: Bill Hibbard Collection; Dix Noonan Webb, December 2001. John Rhys More was born in 1873, son of Mr T. J. More, who was traffic manager of the Cape Government Railways. His first railway experience was as an assistant on the construction of the Vaal River railway bridge at Fourteen Streams, and he was next employed on the construction of the line from Rosmead to Stormberg. He was engaged in the construction of the line from Vryburg to Mafeking and, in 1894, on the Sterkstroom-Indwe railway. Joining the Cape Government Railways in 1896, he became assistant engineer of the Kimberley-Bloemfontein survey and then of the Rosmead-Graff-Reinet railway construction.

In 1899 he was appointed district engineer at Mafeking and, on the outbreak of the siege was appointed Commandant of the Railway Section of the Town Guard with the rank of Lieutenant and later Captain. He was responsible for the construction of the Armoured Train and Ordnance workshop. The first shot fired in the defence of Mafeking was by Railwaymen in the Armoured Train at the 5 mile Cottage, south of Mafeking, on 12 October 1899. At Game Tree on Boxing Day of that year, he commanded the second truck of the Armoured Train:

“The enemy’s fire was terrible, 1lb Maxim shells bursting a few yards beyond the truck, accompanied by a perfect hail of bullets. The Railwaymen I am pleased to say behaved very well, and when the enemy were within range, did good work with their Martinis. Sergeant Lowe and myself managed to keep the Maxim pouring in its deadly fire on the enemy, and Corporal Godson kept the Hotchkiss firing in spite of his exposed position in the half armoured truck, which only protected the lower part of his body. The two B.S.A.P. in the truck with him were told to lie down as the fire was too heavy, and both were slightly wounded by portions of shell.

“It was a terribly anxious time, 850 Boers of the Marico Commando with Artillery, under General Snyman, were pitted against 16 B.S.A.P. and 28 Railwaymen. A grimly contested fight lasting two hours resulted in the enemy having to evacuate his position and fall back with heavy loss, over the crest of the rise, where he was again successfully engaged by Captain Fitzclarence with 2 squadrons of the Protectorate Regiment.” (Extract from Captain More’s report).

After the relief of Mafeking, More returned to his local peace-time duties as District Engineer and was later Resident Engineer for the Vryburg-Bulawayo railway. Upon the death of Cecil Rhodes in 1902, he was in charge of the funeral train which conveyed his body from Cape Town to Bulawayo and received the special medal struck to commemorate that event. After the Union in 1910 he was Divisional Superintendent at Kimberley and Port Elizabeth. During the Great War he commanded the Railway Regiment in South West Africa (British War Medal). In 1918 he was appointed Assistant General Manager and, in 1927, became General Manager of the South African Railways, retiring in 1933. He died at Cape Town on 22 April 1951. Sold with several news cuttings, a copy of his Mafeking report and various extracts from General Orders concerning the Railway Division issued by Colonel Baden-Powell.

Mrs Marion More (née Cloete) was the wife of Captain J. R. More and was in Mafeking at the commencement of the siege. When her husband set up a convalescent hospital in the Railway Camp she volunteered as a Nursing Sister under Miss M. Crawford, serving with Lady Sarah Wilson. In his official report on the siege Captain More gave the following account of the Convalescent Home:

“Owing to numerous complaints of treatment at the Victoria Hospital by our men, I decided to utilize the Railway Institute for Convalescent purposes, thus enabling men just out of hospital to get thoroughly restored to health before returning to the trenches, and the Home proved a great success. The cooking was done by the Railway people in turns, and Mr Crittenden, Rolling Stock Inspector, rendered valuable services as Manager.

“It was afterwards taken over by the Imperial Authorities for General Purposes; Dr Holmden being the Medical Officer, and Lady Sarah Wilson the Lady Superintendent, assisted by Mrs More, Mrs Gemmel and other Ladies. On January 15th a 95-pdr Shell struck the building and completely wrecked the Library, Billiard Room and Billiard Table, necessitating the removal of the Patients to other quarters. None of the inmates I am thankful to say were hurt.”

Thomas Vivian More was born in Mafeking on 2 August 1900, less than three months after the lifting of the siege. He qualified as a Civil Engineer at Birmingham University in 1918 and adopted a railway career. During the Second World War he served with the South African Railway Engineers in East Africa, Egypt and the Western Desert, including appointmeant as Director of Transport (Railways) at Cairo with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. Released from Army service in October 1943 he continued his career in the railways, becoming System Engineer in Durban (1945), System Manager in Windhoek (1946), System Manager in Port Elizabeth (1947-52) and finally System Manager, Western Cape. He retired in 1963, entering local government the same year, and died in June 1966. Sold with newspaper obituary and copied service record.

‘It is a common saying among railwaymen that there is not a sleeper or a culvert between Table Bay and the Victoria Falls which one of the Mores does not know.’

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1945-48 (19156632 Pte. C. J. Black. A.A.C.); together with a Boxing Prize Medallion, bronze, the obverse depicting a boxer in the ring, the reverse depicting the Parachute Regiment pre 1949 A.A.C. badge, with ‘44 Parachute Brigade (T.A.)’ embossed above, and ‘L/Cpl. C. J. Black Winner Brigade Open Championship’ engraved below, nearly extremely fine (2) £100-£140 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---

Magazine, 'Football & Sports Favourite', two bound volumes containing a complete run of issues for 1923 being volume 3, no 123 to no 173, all with covers, includes match reports, numerous team group pictures, football fiction stories etc. Includes special issue for the first Wembley Cup Final, West Ham v Bolton Wanderers. Also includes tennis, boxing, cricket, horse racing & most other sports. Bound in red board covers with gold lettering to spines. (some slight marks to covers, contents gd/vg).

Boxing magazines, a collection of 70+ issues of 'Boxing' magazine with dates ranging between 1936 & 1940, several with boxing champions pictured to covers including Joe Louis, Tommy Farr, Len Harvey etc (some a little dusty, gen. gd)

Postcard Artwork, 9 original comic pictures by different artists, 1 in the style of Mabel Lucie Attwell, designed to be turned into seaside postcards with captions pencilled to the reverse. Boxing, romance, medical, alcohol etc.(fair)

Trade cards, Spain, Comet Chocolates, Dominoes - Sports, 'L' size (22/28, missing nos 3, 9, 12, 13, 14 & 21) includes Football, Golf, Tennis, Boxing etc (some with marks & creasing, fair/gd) (22)

Cigarette & trade cards, 7 sets all sports related, Amalgamated Press Sportsmen of the World (32 cards, a few cards fair rest gd), Gallaher Champions 1st & 2nd, Gallaher Famous Jockeys, Ardath Cricket Tennis Golf Celebs, Ardath Sporting Champions, Victoria Gallery Boxing Champions 2nd Series (gen gd / better unless stated above)

Cigarette cards, 20 sets, Churchman (5, including Boxing Personalities Association Football 1st and 2nd), Players (5, including Army Life), Ogden's Ocean Greyhounds, Carreras (2, Palmistry, Britain's Defences), British Automatic Weight Famous Trains, Ardath Famous Footballers, Westminster Br Royal Buildings 2nd, Gallaher Aesop's Fables (series of 25) Murray Bathing Belles, Boguslavsky Mythological G & G, UTC Stereoscopic Photographs of South Africa (mixed condition, gen gd, some series better condition than others)

A Staffordshire 'Heenan Sayers' boxing group, mid 19th century, modelled as American boxer Carmel Heenan fighting the English Champion Tom Sayers in 1860 (a contest that lasted over two hours and was eventually stopped by the police), the sponge decorated base with extruded grass detail and moulded boxers' names, 23.5cm high (at fault) CONDITION REPORT:The piece shows glazed firing cracks to the necks of both figures and to the stomach and shoulder of one.  The extruded foliate detail on the left side of the ground shows some losses.  Sayers's back shows a firing frit.   The 'S' of 'Sayers' is indistinct.  The piece shows crazing throughout.

AMIR KHAN Boxing World Champion signed 8x12 Photo. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

ERIC MOLINA signed Boxing 8x12 Photo. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

A Collection of vintage The Ring boxing magazines from the 60s. NO RESERVE

Selection of cartes de visite and cabinet cards, tennis, winter sport, boxing and other photographs.

Group of boxing programmes, including Muhammad Ali v Henry Cooper 1966, with ticket taped to the inside, Muhammad Ali v Joe Bugner, etc

Boxing Bank