Colvin, Neville Maurice, 1918-1992 :[Seventy covers of the Evening post sports post, and the Sports post. 1946-1955].

Includes covers of the Evening post sports post, and the Sports post, for the following dates:

1946. 11 May, 15 June, 29 June, 6 July, 20 July, 27 July, 3 August, 31 August, 7 September, 28 September, 12 October, 26 October, 9 November, 23 November, 7 December

1947. 4 January, 18 January, 1 February, 15 February, 5 April, 26 April, 10 May, 24 May, 14 June, 23 August, 30 August, 6 September, 25 October

1948. 18 September, 25 September, 2 October, 9 October, 11 December, 23 December.

1949. 5 February, 5 March, 26 March, 2 April, 28 May, 16 July, 13 August, 10 September, 22 October, 26 November, 10 December

1950. 25 March, 1 April, 8 April, 15 April, 27 May, 10 June, 9 September, 23 September, 21 October, 25 November

1951. 9 June

1952. 19 April, 3 May, 7 June, 5 July, 26 July

1953. 25 July

1954. 1 May, 26 June, 4 December

1955. 12 March, 18 June, 9 July, 6 August, 3 September.

Includes cartoons featuring women golfers, General Bernard Freyberg, women cricketers, sports press photographers, boxers, cyclists, rugby players, husband getting a garden trowel from his wife as a present, cricketer Ian Cromb playing golf, soaking one's tired feet, bowler, first swim of the season, opening of the lifesaving season (political cartoon about socialism and private enterprise); "Crossroads" (Labour's Peter Fraser and National's Sid Holland - re the 1946 general election), town versus country cricket match at Basin Reserve (original at B-154-054); "We beat Auckland" - caricature of J R Lamason the selector for the Wellington Cricket Association, punters at the horse races, Australian and USA runners; "The big chief" - Tom Lock, president of the NZ Bowling Council; photographic portrait of the Sports post cartoonist; Mother's Day - expectant father paces the hospital corridors and faints on being confronted by twins!; "No confidence" - a rear view of a golfer; "Our Alf" (probably wrestling referee Alf Jenkins); "Death is on the road" - a warning about the road toll; women hockey players - "the female of the species; Father's Day (Father upsets his son by playing with a toy train); jockey rides a horse in a handstand position ("I learned it at the circus!); "The cert" - rugby player carts his luggage to South Africa; Portraits of North Island and South Island rugby teams; "Doomsday" - rugby selection?; wife irons husband's bowling trousers; Go-Kart racing (original drawing at B-154-052); Father Christmas; members of the 1949 NZ Cricket team to tour Great Britain; a pole-vaulter about to land on a rake; schoolboys at the change in season between cricket and rugby; "Beginning of the grand uproar season" - politicians as opera performers (numbered key inside cover lists participants as James Roberts, Mr Mason, Mr Nordmeyer, Mr Nash, Mr Fraser, Mr Jones, Mr Parry, Mr Cullen, Mr McKeen, Mr McCombs, Mr Hackett, Mr McLagan, Mr Chapman, Miss Mabel Howard); cricket players and rugby players; burglar watches the rugby (see laser copy of original at A-317-063); "Sportsman's nightmare" (Rugby test in South Africa and cricket test in England both on at the same time); "The age of innocence" (original at C-132-889); Opening batsman; "The M.P. games trial" (original at C-132-877); "The Cabinet" (see key inside front cover); "An ivers 'un!" (Australian spin bowler Iverson); "Boy oh boy - the tail-end at last (see original at B-154-053); Camping - "Hoi - why can't you use the gate like everyone else?"; rugby charge with a player as a battering ram; Eric Tindill; Lion and All Blacks; Rugby injuries ("Two more from that friendly game at Kilbirnie, Sister"); Wrestlers; Cricketer needs his trousers from the Dry Cleaner's; Pigeons at a cricket match; Ladies' Hockey Club Dance (original at C-132-883); Warming up causes a fire; duck shooting with a cannon; wrestlers tied in knots; Ron Jarden; Yvette Williams; Mooloo, Waikato's pride (rugby mascot); "The winning streak" - Murray Halberg?; runner Landy; Cricket violence (cricket captain claims that the Australian team didn't do the same to their captain Hutton - see original at C-132-870); Cricketer Tyson bowling during England's tour of New Zealand - Tyson at his peak after helping defeat Australia); Soccer free kick; Indian hockey players use the Indian rope trick; little boy takes up hockey to his father's disappointment; Father does the dishes on Father's Day.

Quantity: 70 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) (newsclippings of cartoons).

Physical Description: Photolithographs on front cover of newspaper 485 x 330 mm (folded)

Provenance: Donated by Mrs Margaret Colvin in 2000.