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• Auction House:
  Leski Auctions
• Sale Name:
  Sporting Memorabilia
• Sale Date:
  11 Aug 2019 ~ 2pm (AEST)
• Lot #:
  31
• Lot Description:
  1878 Australian Team to play in England: original albumen photograph of the team
  (9 x 11.5cm), mounted on printed backing with the names of the team members and marketed by W. Harvey Barton, Photographer as part of his “Sixpenny Series”. While the image is in very fine condition there is considerable foxing to the mount.
• Notes:
  From May to September in 1878, an Australian cricket team made the inaugural first-class tour of England by a representative overseas side. In October, the Australians played additional matches in the USA and Canada on their return journey. The tour followed one made by an England team to Australia in 1876–77, during which the first matches retrospectively given Test match status were played. None of the 1878 matches had international status, nevertheless the tour proved to be such an outstanding financial and sporting success that the future of international cricket was assured. [Wiki.]
• Estimate:
  A$400 - 500
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Memorabilia

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