Lot 184.  Complete SGC Graded Set of 50 1900 Copes Tobacco Golf Cards. Generally considered to be the pre-eminent golf set. A numbered set of 50 cards featuring skillfully done drawings of actual golfers and others of humorous golf scenes. The complete high graded set by SGC includes 19 84 SGC NM 7’s, 7 80 SGC EX/NM 6’s, 2 70 SGC EX+ 5.5’s, 8 SGC 60 EX 5’s, 9 SGC 50 VG/EX 4’s, 3 SGC 3’s, 1 SGC 1.5 and 1 “A”. One of the nicest sets known. Would rate 4th on the PSA Registry and of course, if it was graded by PSA, the likelihood is it would have much higher grades. Highlights: 2-Tom Morris (6), 26-Tom Morris, Jr. (4), 4-Sandy Smith (4), 8-AJ Balfour (6), 9-Andrew Lang (7), 12-Allan Robertson (7), 20-A.G. Tait (4), 21-Horace Hutchinson (7), 22-James Taylor (6), 24-Harold Hilton (4), 27-J.E. Findlay (4), 46-Alex Herd (6).  A detailed list of the grades of all 50 cards is available on request. Winning Bid $11,794.

Lot 185.  Group of eight 1900 Copes cards from the classic and popular set of 50 drawings featuring Golfers and Golf terms. #1 A Short Putt PSA 2, #11 Golfer Of The Old School PSA PR 1, #21 H.G. Hutchinson PSA GOOD+ 2.5,  #27 J.E. Laidlay PSA VG 3, #33 Macfoozle PSA VG-EX 4, #40 The Graces of Golf PSA GOOD+ 2.5, #48 A Long Spoon PSA GOOD 2 (MK) and #50 LOST BALL PSA EX 5. Winning Bid $646.

Lot 186.  1901 Ogdens Guinea Gold Set of 18 all SGC graded. The complete set includes all 12 golfer cards and 6 cards showing the match between Harry Vardon and James Braid.  What, at first glance, appears to be an excellent appearing set has been downgraded because of very minute light pencil marks on the rear.  The high value Tom Morris card is graded SGC 60 EX 5,  the balance include 1 SGC 60 EX 5, 2 SGC 60 VG/EX 4’s 3 SGC 40 VG 3’s, 6 SGC 30 GD 2’s 2 SGC 20 FAIR 1.5 and 2 SGC Authentic. Seldom found offered as a set, much less a graded set. Winning Bid $1,210.

Lot 187.  Two very high grade cards from the Ogdens series of Golf cards made for their Guinea Gold brand. This series, because of the black borders and glossy finish are very hard to find in high grade as offered here. The two cards are James Rowe PSA EX-MT 6 and Leslie Balfour PSA NM 7. Winning Bid $587.

Lot 188.  Two 1902 F & J Smiths Champions of Sport cards of #19 James Braid and #33 Bernard Sayers SGC graded. Same photo and style of the Ogdens golf cards of the same period, though significantly rarer. Unlike Ogdens, the backs are numbered, have biographical information and have red print. (A scan is available on request). The Braid card is SGC 30 Good 2 and the Sayers is SGC graded Authentic for no apparent reason. Winning Bid $1,000.

Lot 189.  Complete set of 25 S22 Athlete and College Seal with Golf design. All 25 colleges include Annapolis, Brown, California, U. of Chicago, Colorado, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Georgetown, Harvard, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Princeton, Purdue, Stanford, Syracuse, Texas, Virginia, West Point, Wisconsin and Yale. Almost all are in excellent-mint or better condition. Winning Bid $1,331.

Lot 190.  circa 1910 T51 and T218 complete golf from American tobacco sets. Group includes all 6 golfers from the 153 card T218 sports set, all SGC graded and the 7 golf related cards from the T51 Murad College series. The six T218 are graded as follows: 1 EX/NM 6, 2 EX+ 5.5, 2 VG/EX 4 and 1 VG 3.  The T51’s, which are not graded, average excellent. 13 cards in all. Winning Bid $303.

Lot 191.  1928 Churchman Famous Golfers set of 12 (1st Series) completely SGC graded. Overall Ex+ set graded by SGC as follows: 1 card graded SGC 60 EX 5 (Hagen), 8 cards graded SGC 50 VG/EX 4 including Braid, Taylor and Ray) and 3 cards graded SGC 40 VG 3 including Bobby Jones and Vardon. Winning Bid $1,302.

Lot 192.  1928 Churchman Famous Golfers set of 12 (2nd Series) completely SGC graded. High grade set with 1 card SGC 84 NM 7 (#7), 8 cards graded 80 EX/NM 6 including 8-Tom Morris and #’s 1-2, 5-7 and 9-10.  Balance: #3 (VG/EX 4),  #11 (VG/EX 4) and #12 (EX 5), Winning Bid $1,210.

Lot 193.  Group of 3 Bobby Jones and 3 Walter Hagan cards from the twenties, PSA Graded. The Jones cards: 1926 Lambert & Butler Bobby Jones Who’s Who in Sport PSA 5 EX; Churchman Famous Golfers Bobby Jones- small PSA 5 EX; 1931 WA & AC Churchman Prominent Golfers Bobby Jones large PSA 4 VG-EX; The Hagan cards: 1929 WA & AC Churchman Walter Hagan Men of the Moment Series of 12 Large PSA VG-EX 4; 1931 WA & AC Churchman Walter Hagan Prominent Golfers – Small PSA EX 5; 1931 WA & AC Churchman Prominent Golfers – Large PSA EX 5; Winning Bid $440.

Lot 194.  1930 Sweetacres Sports Champions set of 48 with SGC graded Bobby Jones. An Australian set featuring Sports Champions including 3 golfers, 35-Bobby Jones  (SGC 50 VG/EX 4), 36-Jim Ferrier (ex) and 34-Iwo Whitten (vg). The balance of the set averages very good to excellent. Winning Bid $500.

Lot 195.  1930 Rogers Peet Clothing Company Hagan and Melhorn SGC graded. Two of the 4 golf cards issued in a 1930 very rare sport set by a famous New York Clothier. The two high graded cards are Walter Hagan (SGC 84 NM 7) and Bill Melhorn (SGC 88 NM-MT 8). Winning Bid $3,348.

Lot 196.  1930 W560 rare red and black cards of Bobby Jones and Walter Hagan SGC graded. W560 were printed two ways.  First, more commonly in red OR black in 1927 and then later another set with some new subjects in 1930 in red AND black. The red and black set is significantly rarer and among the new subjects were the two dominant golfers of the era, Bobby Jones and Walter Hagan. The Hagan is graded SGC 40 VG 3 and the Jones is graded SGC A. There is some light soiling on the Jones card and it appears a heavy object left an indentation on the rear which doesn’t show through to the front. Both slabbed cards indicate the issue date is 1927, which is incorrect. In fact, the Hagan card makes mention of him winning the 1929 British Open. Two very rare cards. Winning Bid $1,264.

Lot 197.  1930’s-1952 Group of 17 golf related Wheaties cards. Highlight is a Babe Didriksen Zaharias 1934 Wheaties panel with full tab showing her in a basketball uniform with a basketball (excellent +),  A similar panel from the same set showing the fictional Betty Fairfield with golf clubs, also with full tab (ex-mt) and a 3rd from 1934 showing Ellsworth Vines Jr. who acquired fame in tennis as well as golf (ex+). Two panels from Wheaties 1941 “stamp” panels which include Byron Nelson and Ralph Guldahl (vg-ex) and finally a complete golf subset from the 1952 set showing all 12 golf cards for the six golfers. The latter include the Portrait and Action poses for Hogan, Snead, Alice and Marlene Bauer, Patty Berg and Lloyd Mangrum (average excellent). Winning Bid $1,289.

Lot 198.  1935 Pattreiouex Sporting Events & Stars Bobby Jones PSA NM-MT+ 8.5. As high grade as you’re likely to find from this set of 96 featuring 4 golfers. Winning Bid $500.

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