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These are the 2006 items from My weekly Finds
1st December 2006 - A few new postcard including some rare County teams and Welsh teams against International opposition.
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12th November 2006 - A few new bits picked up on eBay and the new Zealand Trade Me site as well as some programmes purchased at a small postcard fair in Cheltenham. I have included five cards from the "Rugby Series" published by MILLER & LANE no idea how many in this set, so if you know of other please tell me.
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| Kick Off | A Draw | Time | Held up on the line | Well collared sir |
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| The famous "Tigers" but not from Leicester but from Hamilton, Canada T | N.S.W. Waratah's rugby Football Team 1927-8 | Rare card showing the 1905 "All backs" returning Auckland. | With the price of a ticket for Twickenham now over £60 it was only 4/- to get in for England v Scotland in 1959 | Comic Banforth card "Merely a little oversight" |
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| Itinerary card for the Springboks tour of New Zealand 1956 | Shell rugby scorecard 1956 | The Springboks in New Zealand 1956 | Rare single sheet programme Oxford University R.F.C. v Kiwis (New Zealand Army Touring Team) | A collection of programmes from O.U.R.F.C. v Major Stanley's XV note Prince A. Obolensky on the wing in 1938 |
18th October 2006 - Recent postcard found last week at the Woking postcard fair, a number of which ask question about the teams, who was playing and when.
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Scotch postcard is the Scotland XV that lost 14-0 to Wales at Cardiff Arms
Park on 5th February 1910. The postcard was probably by A & G Taylor
(Cardiff). Welsh programmes and newspapers of the time invariably referred
to the "Scotch" teams. the line-up is: Back row.. J Pearson, J M Tennent, A
W Angus, G C Gowlland, C D Stuart, W R Sutherland Middle row ... J C
MacCallum, D G Schulze, W E Kyle, G M Frew (captain), J M B Scott, L M
Spiers, J M Mackenzie Front ... J T Simson, E Milroy. Details provided by John Griffiths author of The Book Of English international rugby 1871-1982 and many other fine rugby publications - thank-you John |
8th October 2006 - Recent postcard found last week at the Woking postcard fair, a number of which ask question about the teams, who was playing and when.
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| Police Rugby Union Team 1925-6 at least 6 players from Newport here, how many had Welsh Caps? | Scotch Team but which year and why not Scotland? | Ilfracombe v Exeter Reserves Mar 21st 1908 | Lancashire county Team J. Lomas as captain but which year? |
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| Un-named team lots of committee members maybe Yorkshire? | Sandwich Kent but a schools team 1937. | Monmouthshire C. C. (Cricket Club or County Council) a few with Cardiff shirts perhaps? | Nice photo, great stand but who is the team and when? |
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| Coventry 1907-08 a picture of a print old by J. H. Peters | This man is light on his feet, but will we see him on the International stage this year or just on the stage. | Not so light on his feet but a true International | Swindon Rugby Football Club 1912-13 |
4th October 2006 - Here are some recent postcard with more to follow in the next few days. these have also been posted on www.rugby-pioneers.com
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These are a set of card published around 1904 by the " Western Mail" and I assume given as free gifts when you purchased the newspaper. They are draw by J. M. S. who is J. M. Staniforth a popular cartoonist of the age. He is well know for his series of cards called the "Colliery Series" which illustrated the conditions in the Welsh coalmines at the turn of the 18th Century.
I have been trying to collect this set for the last 3 years, I think there format and style as write-away cards is better than the Tom Brown cards and many of the other comic cards of the era. Up until last week-end I had only found 3 of the cards but when visiting a card fair in South London I found the Newport and Wales cards. I have no idea how many cards are in the set as I can find no reference to them on the web or in any catalogue. If I find more I will share with you if I find copies I will buy as to-date I have only ever seen these cards. If you know of any more or of any details of these cards please let me know.
7th August 2006 - I have not found much over the past few months but hope to put that right when I am back in the UK in September.
Just a couple of postcards one comic from the Nosey Parker collection and one with some early Australian caps.
A photographic postcard........depicting 3 "Wallabies"......I.T. Barnett, C.
Russell and P.McCue..........wearing Australian jerseys' and Honour caps
with "A" & 1907 on peak........therefore awarded when playing against New
Zealand in 1907, in Australia......... rare!! |
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card the adventures of "Nosey Parker" part of a series I will try and show
the others later. |
24th June 2006 - This is one of the best buys I have had from eBay in recent months, expensive but a great item. I do not have to say much about this card but items relating to the NZ Maori team are difficult to find. If you have any details about this side would only be to happy to publish.
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25th May 2006 - It's some time since I last updated my resent finds as there is very little rugby memorabilia in the U. A. E. What I have found has come from eBay, I always believed that as eBay grew and got more popular then the popularity of Rugby memorabilia would grow. This has proved to be very true with simple items that would not have found a home 2 or 3 years ago now fetching good money.
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| Lions 1980 | NZ v Aus 1978 | French bronze rugby medal | Baines card for Richmond | England Rugby League players | Comic postcard "A hard head" |
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| Comic rugby postcard from USA | Nice rugby tobacco cards SA rugby clubs "Kramer's" | French rugby game print | Unknown Argentinean rugby side | Rugby trade cards from NF | Picture of winning Army RA rugby side from 2006 |
11th April 2006 - Recent bits from R.W.C. U19 tournament and eBay
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| Equipe D'Auch on Pernod advertising card 1951 | France 1951 postcards | Condors Rugby Football club Canada |
U19 IRB badge Dubai |
La Vie au Grand Air Fench rugby | 1926-27 Champions of Paris rugby medal details required about this event |
12th March 2006 - A few bits from eBay these Taddy cards are so expensive.....
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| Comic postcard "Play Up Pontypridd" | Barnstable RFC 1936-7 | Prominent Rugby Players | H. H. Winfield (Cardiff) Taddy card | E. W. Roberts (Devon) Taddy cards | J . McLean of Preston North End and J.Pope of Devonport Albion. |
23rd February 2006 -These are press photos I bought on Friday showing pictures of England players from 1959.
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| M. Phillips Oxford Uni centre | G. Bendon Wasps prop forward | A. Risman Manchester Uni Fly-Half | J. Hetherington Northampton Full-back | L. Webb Bedford Prop-forward | J. Clement Old Cranleighans Wing Forward | A. Herbert Wasps Wing Forward |
| Comic postcard "Play Up Pontypridd" | Barnstable RFC 1936-7 | Prominent Rugby Players | H. H. Winfield (Cardiff) Taddy card | E. W. Roberts (Devon) Taddy cards | J . McLean of Preston North End and J.Pope of Devonport Albion. |
23rd February 2006 - I have just returned from a trip to The South Of England Festival of Cards at Shepton Mallet, over 150 stalls of postcards, cigarette cards and ephemera. I purchased over 30 cards old and modern below are some of the better cards.
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| Greeting cards @1900 | inside of greeting card | verse from card | The old Cardiff arms park |
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| England and Gloucester player H. Berry 1883-1915 first cap 1910 against Wales 4 caps | England and Gloucester player A. Hudson1882-1973 first cap 1906 against Wales 8 caps | England and Gloucester player S. Smart 1888-18?? first cap 1913 against SA 12 caps | Gloucester Team 1913-14 |
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| George Cook | Hamblin? | Ridding | Hall and Baker |
23rd February 2006 - Here are the comic cards that I bought most speak for them self.........
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23rd February 2006 - These are the team cards that I bought..............
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| 1906 South African team | Rippon School team, 1941-42 | Nice unknown 1938 schools team | W. R. rugby team 8.11.14 army |
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| Goldcliffe United RFC 1909-10 | England V. Wales at Swansea posted 1907 | Poor card but shows "All Blacks" 1953-54 | Reverse of AB's card with facsinal signatures |
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30/01/2006 - This is a French rugby badge from ebay about 10cm long has holes for fixing to front of car or onto radiator. Nice item not as old as suggested by the ebay seller and is probably available at the French Rugby Union shop in Paris, if they have one? |
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30/01/2006 - Nice card showing a game of rugby at Newlands in SA. sent to an address in Melbourne Australia and purchased from internet postcard site called Edwardian Delights. |
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30/01/2006 - Another from the same source showing the New South Wales Team of 1905 from the Rugby in Australian series. This was the team that played against the British Isles. |
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30/01/2006 - Third card from Australia showing the 1907 All Blacks team. It would be interesting to find out how many had survived from the team of 1905 that turned Europe. |
| Update of details above thank you Paul in Paris | There were twelve All Blacks who toured on both 1905 "Originals" visit to Europe and on the 1907 trip to Australia: Backs; W J Wallace, EE Booth, J Hunter (capt. in Australia), H J Mynott & F Roberts Forwards; ST Casey, W Cunningham, W Johnston, A MacDonald, G W Nicholson, J M O'Sullivan & CE Seeling. Mynott and Roberts (as captain) also toured Australia in 1910 and MacDonald captained the 1913 All Blacks to North America becoming, to my knowledge, the last of the originals to play for the All Blacks. Wallace managed the 1932 tour and MacDonald the 1938 and 49 tours to Australia. |
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22/01/2006 - Boys Own print from 1881 shows Rugby and Football players from that year, this print is now with a friend in Australia. I have other BO prints that I hope to add as time permits. |
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20/02/2006 - Write away cards posted in Canada "Am suddenly detained" shows USA style of rugby uniform published in Toronto |
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20/02/2006 - This is the sort of card that I really like showing Gordon League RFC "B" team cup winners 1929-30 North Gloucestershire Combination Cup |
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20/02/2006 - USA advertising card for "Estey" a company that made and sold pianos and organs. |
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12/02/2006 - Halcyon Days enamel pot showing England Rugby World cup details. Nice item, made for the Twickenham shop, un-wanted gift £4.95 on eBay cost over £35 new. |
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05/02/2006 - Obtained from a local auction in Cirencester nice cricket bat from the 1998 Cornhill Insurance test series England V's South Africa signed by both teams. A local sports auction with unfortunately no rugby items, highlight was a stuffed full size Giraffe and a host of assorted animals. Always worth a visit as you never know what you may find I also bought a table-top Bagatelle and Bar Billiards table. |
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02/02/2006 -Label from a bottle of beer called "Football Stout" described as a "Splendid Winter Drink". Stout is no longer a fashionable drink in the UK, rugby has changed as well lets hope we last longer than the drink. |
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02/02/2006 -With the 14 February just around the corner here is a reminder to get your card early if you want letting out on a Saturday to watch the game. |
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02/02/2006 -Nice little book from eBay again with the story of the Haka, this one has come via the USA. Gives plenty of detail about the history of the Haka and it's importance in New Zealand rugby folk lore. |
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