LESKI AUCTIONS PTY. LTD.
13 Cato Street, Hawthorn East 3123, Victoria, Australia
Telephone:
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Media Release
July 28th, 2008
HATS OFF TO 1907 CARLTON PREMIERSHIP CAP
Archie Snell may not be a household name, but his memory as one of Carlton’s early premiership players
lives on in a rare 1907 VFL Premiership Cap to be auctioned in Melbourne next month.
Snell first played for the club in 1902 and ended his career with Carlton 92 games and 56 goals later. His
debut match in Round 2 also happened to be the club’s 14th straight loss, the greatest-ever losing sequence in
its history. But it was also the year that Jack Worrall joined the Blues, becoming the game’s first full-time
coach.
This exceptional piece of AFL memorabilia will be sold by Leski Auctions on Monday, August 18th at
5.30pm.
The lot also includes a 1959 newspaper article showing a young Carlton fan wearing the cap during the finals.
“Collectibles from the early years of Australian Rules Football are in huge demand, in part because so few of
them are offered for public sale,” says Charles Leski.
“These items are significant not only as representative of the game’s history, but because they are uniquely
Australian. To own something from this era is to possess part of our unique heritage.”
Lot 1347 has a pre-sale estimate of $5,000 - $10,000.
About Leski Auctions
Leski Auctions was established in 1973 and is one of Australia’s leading auctioneers of Sporting Memorabilia,
Australiana, Collectibles and World Philately.
Leski Auctions is a recognised leader in the area of early photography, art, wine, cameras, books, autographs,
entertainment memorabilia, medals, coins, stamps, aerophilately, cigarette and trade cards, maps, railway
memorabilia, advertising artwork and posters, and the Olympics, football and cricket..
It was the first auction house in Australia to introduce an on-line, real-time bidding system ‘Live Bid Online’™,
which allows participation from anywhere in the world. It currently runs 22 auctions per year.
Leski Auctions has previously sold many significant collections, including those of Shirley Strickland, Ron Clarke,
Sir Reginald Ansett and former RSL President, Bruce Ruxton. It has sold more ‘baggy green’ caps than any other
auction house in the world, and is one of the largest auctioneers of cricket memorabilia by value and volume.
Leski Auctions recently sold the newly-discovered Phar Lap horse tonic recipe book.
Managing Director Charles Leski is a registered valuer for the Cultural Gifts Program through the Department of
Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. He is also the valuer of the displayed items at the National Sports
Museum at the MCG, Melbourne.
The company is located at 13 Cato Street, Hawthorn East 3123 Australia. Telephone +61-3-864 9999 and
Issued by:
Charles Leski, Leski Auctions
Michael Krape, Michael Krape Consulting
Tel: 61-3-9864 9999
Tel: 0403 135 880
charles@leski.com.au
michaelkrape@krape.com.au
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