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Introduction

Following is a revised list of well over 1,000 items. The list starts with baseball, followed by some football, and then by a great deal of golf with some non-sports at the end. Items are available to be purchased now. There is a detailed listing of categories under "Sale Page" on the left. A photo is available of every item listed. If  requesting photos please refer to item #.

 

The items tht have been added since last year have been noted by an"*" before the item number. If ordering or requesting a scan please indicte the item #.  Thanks

Lew

Baseball Cards

1. Old Judge Metamorphic Trade Card. Fold over, amusing Goodwin Old Judge trade card. Back of the trade card has instructions on how to redeem coupons in Old Judge cigarettes for Old Judge Cabinets. Some pencil writing on back, otherwise excellent.     $100.00

2. Old Judge Metamorphic Trade Card. "Rare variety". A second fold over, amusing Goodwin Old Judge trade card. Penciled initials on back, which has Goodwin advertising, otherwise near mint.   $400.00

*3. ca. 1888 Die cut Spalding Baseball Player. From a set of five die cut advertising cards featuring a baseball player, a football player, a golfer and a tennis player. (others are elsewhere). Each has a description of the game on the back. The baseball player has the tip of the bat off, otherwise has an excellent front, and has some album remains on the front.   ….. $125.00 

*3a. 6 19th Century Programs in various condition. Two Generic 2 ¾” x 5” scorecard. Blank. Separated at spine;  ca 1884 American Association Brooklyn v. Athletics (Stovey, Knight, Mathews, etc). partially scored in pencil, notation “Game called rain. Fair condition. Oct. 20, 1888 scorecard 7” x 4 ¼” at Washington Park, Brooklyn. Brooklyn v. Washington. Dummy Hoy in lineup. And for Old Judge Cabinets inside across bottom. Partially separated at spine. Good; 1889 Sporting Life scorecard (4 ¼”x7”). Player of cover is image of Cap Anson. Scored in pencil inside but very hard to read, fair-good; Half John Sage scorecard, cover only. Inside cover shows New York Giant lineup (Ewing,Ward,Connor,Welch, etc. fair.  ….. $200.00 SOLD

*3b. ca. 1890 die cut baseball related advertising piece. The 11” long by about 5” high shows a horse drawn trolley with advertising “BASEBALL MATCH THIS AFTERNOON �" POLO GROUNDS �" New York vs. Cleveland”. In remarkable condition for an item like this. Ex-mt.  ….  $250.00  SOLD

4. N172 Old Judge Emil Geiss Portrait, Chicago.Very tough pose issued only in 1887. Round corners, and paste stains and some album remnants on rear.  $350.

*5. N172 Reddy Walsh, Omaha, SGC 40 VG 3. The card is actually an error, a misidentified Old Judge card. The player is Egyptian Healy. The rare card has no creases and has a clean back. MB $500.00  SOLD

In 1889 a periodical called The Stage published over 13 weeks a print of  a Philadelphia or New York baseball player. The full page print measured 9” x 12”. In addition each ediion carried a fiull column (about 12”) with biographical information about the plqyer. Each of the following is in very good condition with the biographical information.

6. 1889 Stars of the Diamond Charles Buffington     …… $100.00

7. 1889 Stars of the Diamond Lave Cross                   …… $100.00

8. 1889 Stars of the Diamond Gus Weyhing               …… $100.00

9. 1889 Stars of the Diamond Denny Lyons                …… $100.00

10. 1889 Stars of the Diamond Edward Seward           …… $100.00

11. M-unc. 1890 Sporting Times Supplement of R.S. Allen, Philadelphia. One of the rarest types, a trimmed Supplement from the short lived weekly Sporting Times newspaper which was apparently around from the mid 1880’s to 1890. The Upper right corner of the April 13, 1890 issue shows an ad in the upper right corner noting "WITH PORTRAIT SUPPLEMENT". On the rare occasion that I’ve seen a supplement, except for one auctioned in 2006, its always been trimmed. The offered player measures 7 3/4 " x 5 1/2" instead of the issued 11" x 7". Otherwise in excellent condition.      ….. $500.00

*11a. 1909 Boston Sunday Herald unseparated pair of Frank Bowerman-Harry Gessler. A weekly series issued with the Sunday paper featuring a Red Sox and a Brave player. Rarely found in uncut pairs, the Bowerman-Gessler was the first isssued and is in excellent condition. ..............$200.00

12. 1900 Huntley & Palmer baseball trade card.  Huntley & Palmer, an English  biscuit maker were famous for their beautiful trade cards with gold leaf borders issuing a set with various sports. This baseball card is both beautiful and in near mint condition. Very rare.   $300.00

*12a. B18  Blanket Joe Jackson with purple bases and green paths. The easier of the two color combinations the Jackson is known with. The pennant printing is slightly out of register and the cut is close on one side, otherwise excellent with a very clear image of Jackson. Overall very good +.    …………$400     

*12b. S74 Turkey Red silk of Ty Cobb with original paper backing. The backing has separated from the silk but is obviously associated with it. Both have a light horizontal bend in the same place. Aside from the light bend the silk and the backing are in excellent condition.      ……….$300  SOLD  

13. T201 Mecca Double folds Woodruff / Williams (vg-ex)   …. $30.00

14. T203 Mayo Baseball Comics " “ A  In Trade at..."       $50.00

15. Very rare card of John McGraw probably produced by the Sporting News. There were three such cards issued all in the style of M110-4 and 5. The McGraw is the only one trimmed. The unknown name "Louis Plamondon" is on the back. As rare as it gets.         $1,000.

15a. Group of 8 remarkable photographs from the opening months of Ebbets Field in 1913 including Casey Stengel and Zach Wheat. The photos measure about 4 1/2"  x 3". According to the writing on the back, they were taken on April 7 (Daubert), May13 (Cutshaw, Hummel), May 15 (Smith, Stengel), May 16 (Miller). The photos of Wheat and Rucker are undated. It’s interesting to note the pictures have almost all different parts of the ballpark in the background. Ex-mt. ........ $1,500.

*15b. ca 1910 Underwood and Underwood 10” x 7” photograph of the New York Giants on tour. The full team appears to be there with McGraw in the center with his jacket on and Mathewson two players to his left. In excellent condition.   ….. $250.00

*15c. 1919 New York Giant pitching staff 5” x 7” wire photo with John McGraw. Near mint photo shows McGraw in the middle of his pitching staff probably at Spring Training. From left to right are James Winters, Jesse Barnes, Cecil Causey, Rube Benton, McGraw, Ferdie Schupp, George Smith, Wilbur Hubbell, Keegan and John Paul Jones.      …… $125.00

*15d. Rare “Rain Check” Tobacco Label. Famous graphic label shows two ticket stubs on a ballpark background with crossed bats and a ball below. Label measures 6 1/2” 8 1/2”. The rain check stubs are from the White Sox Park and Charles Comiskey’s signature can be seen at the bottom of the stubs and it is interesting to note there is a war tax of 10 cents on the stubs. The back has the date noted “1/7/20” along with a small piece of tape in each corner of the otherwise clean back. The front is ex+-mt.  …….  $600.    SOLD

*15e. 297. Van Oeyen photograph of Wilbert Robinson. The 6 5/8” x 4 ¾” photo by the famous photographer shows Robinson when he was McGraw’s pitching coach (1906-1913). The back of the photo, has “Robinson, Giants” written in pen.  ……..$150.

Postaco Stamps issues sheets of baseball players in orange and yellow colors in 1915. The stamps are rarely see. The following are available.

17. 1915 1915 Postaco Connie Mack (ex+-mt) )            $60.00  SOLD

18. 1915 1915 Postaco " 2 stamps " Oscar Flack and George Burns ex-mt (o/c) )         60.00

19. 1915 1915 Postaco " 5 stamps " Josh Devore, Cocreham, Stallings, Wm James and Ed Sweeney (ex+-mt) )         $125.00

 20. W575 Dave Danforth, St. Louis AL (unlisted in Standard Catalog), Excellent.      …   $25.00

*21. 1934 Detroit Tiger Team Issue �" Marvin Owen (excellent) ……   $50.00

*22. 1934 Detroit Tiger Team Issue �" Billy  Rogell (excellent)      ……  $50.00

*23. 1940 Michigan Sportservice - Barney McCoskey (good).  …….$50.00  SOLD

24. 1928 Men of America Booklet of Judge Landis, small 8 page booklet that was part of 50 booklet boxed set. Excellent.    ….. $25.00

*25. 1937 Dixie Lid Premium Carl Hubbell (ex-mt)    ……….. $125.00

*26. 1938 Dixie Lid Premium - Jimmy Foxx (ex-mt) ……….. $100.00

27.  T207 Rube Marquard, Recruit back vg-ex    ……. $200.00

28. R326 Part 1 Paul Derringer, Part 1 (vg)   ….. $25.00

29. R330 Double Play 91-2 Danning-Gumbert (ex)   …. $25.00

30. R334 1939 Playball 64-Wally Moses, ex-mt front with red “Sample” ad on rear. Couple of tiny pieces of album on rear.  …. $20.00

31. R336 1941 Playball 17-Stormy Weatherly (vg)  …. $15.00

*31a. W711 1940 Cincinnati Reds partial set of 12. Includes 7 Excellent or bettercards (Craft, Riggs, Walters, Vander Meer, Goodman, Derringer McCormick), 5 fair-good (Lombardi, Berger, Cooke, Gamble and Frey).     …………$125.00

32. Sports Co of America Nick Altrock (fair) …..  $25.00

*33. T206 Bergen, Brooklyn (batting), ex-mt    ………..  $60.00

34. T206 Clark Griffith (batting) (vg front, back damage)  ….. $25.00

35. T206 Hal Chase, white cap, Sovereign back, gd-vg    …. $40.00   SOLD

36. T206 Hal Chase, white cap, Piedmont back, gd    …. $20.00

38. W519 unnumbered Morton, small scrape in UL corner    … $25.00

39. W519 unnumbered Cravath, Kid Gleason, Krueger (vg-ex)       ….. $100.00

40. W519 numbered 1-Morton, 8-Johnston and 13-Barnes (fr-gd)   ….. $50.00

41. W530 865-Babe Adams Blank back, minor soiling, excellent …. $125.00

42. W530 424-Mike Mitchell, blank back, ex+-mt  ….. $150.00

43. W590 two strips of 10 each, a total of 20 different baseball players. Including 9 HOF’ers (Maranville, Vance, Rixey, Carey, Alexander, Bancroft, Harris, Frisch, Speaker, etc. Mostly ex to near mint..  ……  $750.00

44. 1932 Portland Beavers Yearbook. Large 11 1/2” x 8 1/2” yearbook style book with President Thomas Turner on front cover. Inside shows pictures and bios of players, two to a page, with advertising. One autograph, in pencil, of catcher Joe Paslmisano in pencil. Front cover shows some soiling and a 1” tear along the bottom left spine.    $150.00

45. Ted Williams 3” x 3” attachment to “Sta-Dry” rain wear with picture on Ted and ad on both sides.  Corner where it was attached shows small piece missing.   …. $50.00

46. 1951 Bowman #2 Berra (ex+)       $175.00

47. 1951 Bowman #8 Hodges (ex-mt)       $75.00

48. 1951 Bowman #30 Feller (ex-mt)      $100.00

49. 1954 Bowman #65- Mickey Mantle (ex-mt)      $500.00   SOLD

50. 1958 Hires #43 Dick Farrell (no tab) " (ex-mt)        $25.00

51. 1959 Topps #380 Hank Aaron (nr mt)  …. $125.00

52. 1973 San Diego San Diego Padre cards of McCovey and Winfield. Blank back variations. Near mint.   ….. $10.00

*56. W516-1-2 Dick Rudolph (good) …………..   $25.00

57. W519 unnumbered Eddie Collins (vg)  …..  $90.00

58. W519 unnumbered Rube Marquard (gd-vg)    ….. $75.00

*58a. F279-1 1934 Quaker Oats “Ask Me” baseball card game with Instruction sheet and original mailing envelope. A deck of 26 cards in sheets, as mailed, have baseball questions on the front and back and form the heart of a game created by the Quaker Oats Company in 1934. The cards are in near mint condition and come with the instruction sheet and the original mailing envelope.         $200.

59. 1930 Whiz Bang Lefty Grove. From the recent find of a box of these previously unknown cards. The box consisted of 83 cards from what was an apparent set of 16. Included were 3 different baseball cards Grove, Goslin and Hartnett. Offered here is one of the four Groves known to exist. The card is nr mt condition. The card has two tiny factory punched slits, which it is suspected, would propel the card through the air with strings. Obviously very rare.    …… $1,250.00

*59a. 1930 Fleer “Whiz Bang” Gum Goose Goslin. From the recent find of a box of these previously unknown cards. The box consisted of 83 cards from what was an apparent set of 16. Included were 3 differe nt baseball cards Grove, Goslin and Hartnett. Offered here is one of the four Goslins known to exist. The card is nr mt condition. The card has two tiny factory punched slits, which it is suspected, would propel the card through the air. Obviously very rare.    ………$1,250.00  

60. 1950 Bowman 84-Richie Ashburn (nr mt) ………….$100.00

60A. 1953 Dixie Lid Baseball sheet with complete set of the 24 lids. The next to last year of Dixie Lids. The set is in an uncut block, or partial sheet of all 24 cards. All the cards are minimally in ex-mt condition. The set includes the rare 8 “short-prints” and the cards of Sid Gordon, Ralph Kiner and Warren Spahn are the rarer team variations.    …. $2,000.00

*60b. 1956 Topps 30-Jackie Robinson (near mint appearing card, just slightly off center, White back. ……….  $175.00

61. 1956 Topps 251- New York Yankees (ex+-mt)    ….. $250.00

*61a. 1956 Topps 2^nd series checklist card (near ex) ………..  $50.00

62. 1958 Topps 13a Billy Hoeft with Yellow team (ex-mt) …….. $60.00

63. 1958 Topps 46a Lou Sleater with Yellow team (nr mt) …….. $30.00  SOLD

64. 1958 Topps 58a Art Schulte with Yellow team (ex-mt)  …….. $30.00

65. 1958 Topps 70a Al Kaline with Yellow team (gd-vg) …….. $60.00  SOLD

66. 1958 Topps 77a Don Zimmer with Yellow team (vg-ex with gum marks on front)  …….. $30.00

67. 1958 Topps 97a Larry Jackson with Yellow team (ex)  …….. $30.00

68. 1958 Topps 98a Billy Hunter with Yellow team (vg-ex)  …….. $25.00

69. 1958 Topps 101a Bobby Richardson with Yellow team (gd) …….. $25.00

70. 1958 Topps #428 Cincinnati Reds with numerical checklist (excellent) ……  $60.00  SOLD

71. 1962 Post 5-Mickey Mantle (ex+) …… $40.00

72. 1963 “Topps” #537  Pete Rose Counterfeit. Created during the “Rose Craze” in California. Nr mt.   …$20.00

*73. Beautiful 9 3/4” x 12 1/2” hanging display  of the 1935 Rochester Red Wings.  Professionally presented with an actual photo  (7” x 5”) , player id’s below the photo, facsimile autographs and a seal. Team included many familiar names led by Walter Alston. Ex+-mt.  .......... $300.00

74. Hastings Photographic 9 ¾” x 7” engraved Print of the 1888 Boston Baseball Club. The Hasting studio, along with G. Walden Smith were Boston's two famous baseball photographers. This magnificent photographic engraving shows a game in progress with Boston in the field. The features are so distinct that actual players can actually be identified. John Clarkson is clearly on the mound and Capt. John Morill is at first base. It appears to be Mike Kelly in centerfield. The print is in excellent + condition and the back has some light age spots on an otherwise blank back.    ………$1,000.00  SOLD

75. R326 Goudey Blueprint (actually Brown) Press Proof of the box that contained Goudey Flip Movies. Measuring 17 1/2” x 21” shows the entire layout of the box, top, sides and bottom. Approval is initialed in the lower right corner in pen and dated 4/8/38. Next to it is written “Press Proof Big League Action Box 1938”. Remarkable Goudey associated item. Excellent with normal folds a small 2” separation reinforced with archival tape. ……  $400.00

*76. V353 World Wide Gum. 21-Phil Collins (nr mt)   …………  $100.00

*77. V353 World Wide Gum. 34-Bob O’Farrell (nr mt)   …………  $100.00

Graded Baseball Cards

78. R327 Diamond Star #77 Gehringer PSA 5      $150.00

81. 1951 Bowman  #26 Phil Rizzuto  PSA 6         $100.00

83. 1952 Bowman #8 Peewee Reese PSA 5.5   ….  $125.00

84. 1954 Red Heart Mickey Mantle PSA 8           $900.00  SOLD

*85. 1954 Red Heart Mickey Mantle PSA 9           $2,500.00  SOLD

87. 1956 Topps #150 Duke Snider PSA 6.5          $100.00

88. 1956 Topps #166 Brooklyn Dodgers PSA 6      $125.00

89. 1956 Topps Cklst 2/4 PSA 5      ….                    $75.00

90. 1957 Topps #20 Aaron PSA 7    …..              $300.00

91. 1957 Topps #10 Mays PSA 6    …..              $175.00

92. 1957 Topps  #1 Williams PSA 5     …..        $250.00

96. 1960 Topps #200 Mays PSA 7     ……   $175.00

97. 1965 Topps #477 Carlton PSA 5     ……    $75.00

98. 2006 Topps #297 Alex Gordon PSA 9         $250.00

99. R320 1934 Goudey #12 Hubbell PSA 3         $100.00

Celluloid Pins

*1001. 1930 Chicago American White Sox Chalmer Cissell (nr mt)  $125.00 

*1002. 1930 Chicago American White Sox Red Faber (nr mt)……………$250.00

*1003. 1930 Chicago American White Sox Bill Hunnefield (nr mt) $125.00   

*1004. 1930 Chicago American White Sox Smead Jolley (nr mt) …$150.00 

*1005. 1930 Chicago American White Sox Willie Kamm (nr mt) …$125.00

*1006. 1930 Chicago American White Sox James Moore (vg)  .......  $50.00 

*1007. 1930 Chicago American White Sox Carl Reynolds (nr mt  …$125.00

*1008. 1930 Chicago American White Sox Art Shires (nr mt)   ……$125.00 

*1009. 1930’s Babe Ruth Quaker Oats scorer. From 1934 to 1935 the Quaker Oats Company offered Babe Ruth items through redemption of box tops from their cereal. This scorer made by the Parisian Novelty Company is one of the items that were available. The top piece has been clipped but the balance is in great condition and all the dials on the rear still function perfectly…... …  $75.00

Baseball Postcards

100. The “Bleachers”, Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pa. Incredibly rare tri-fold card showing fans in the bleachers at Shibe Park in Philadelphia. When Open, card is 8” x 6”. The back shows a postmark of August 10, 1911 with a detailed note. There are a couple of small pieces of archival tape on the back for support.      …….. $1,000.00

101. 1907 Boston Rustlers Fold Out postcard. The only example I’ve ever seen. The card features President George Dover on the cover and a clean "Base Ball Mail Card" address portion. When opened, the post card shows a 1907 National League Schedule followed by a fold out with 5 panels, printed on both sides with 14 players (mostly 2 to a panel) and two panels left with a scorecard. The Players shown on full panels are Sect J.S.C. Dovey and Fred Tenney. The following players are two to a panel and include Young (not Cy), Dorner, Lindaman, Pfeffer, S. Brown, Flaherty, Needham, Howard, Ritchey, Beaumont, Brain and Bridwell. The card is remarkably in excellent condition.    …….. $1,500.00    

102. Fairchild Aerial View postcard very highly graded SGC 84 NM 7. Very rare aerial photographic post card, unlisted in Crabtree showing transport plane in flight with Polo Grounds below. Unbelievable grade for a post card in near mint condition.    ….    $500.00 

103. Panoramic View of Forbes Field, World’s Greatest Baseball Park, Pittsburgh, PA. Tri fold postcard. Left third is loose, center and right are attached by thin strip of masking tape. Otherwise unused in excellent condition with someone’s name written on address portion.      …. $200.00

104. Ca 1930’s Haberman’s 224 Front View of Yankee Stadium, unused near mint    …. $20.00

105. Hall of Fame golf plaque of Joe DiMaggio. Signed on rear “Best Wishes Joe DiMaggio”    …. $100.00

*105a. Four early chromes of the Leatherstocking Golf Course at Cooperstown, N.Y.  Three are aerial views (2 very similar) including one with a piece of tape at the top. All unused and in excellent condition.   ….. $10.00

106.  Rare postcard showing a crowd watching The Philadelphia Record Electric Score-board. Unrelated note on back.  Excellent.    ….. $50.00 

*107. “Baseball Fans, New York” showing fans in the stands on a 1910 postcard. Postally used in 1910   ……..  $75.00

108. 1913 Advertising card for United Bottling showing woman at ball game. Rear shows complete AL and NL schedules for 1913.  Very good. Excellent. ……… $250.00

*109. 1916 Postcard of Red Sox Mgr. Bill Carrigan after the World Series. Caption reads “Bill Carrigan and his auto presented by his friends after the World Series”. A couple of small wrinkles, unused, vg-ex.        ……..  $100.00

110. “Babe Ruth with the “Medicine Man” of the Seminole Indians as written in pencil on the address side of the cards. There is also some pencil writing describing the dress of the men and women indians. By Houston Williams Photo Service, St Petersburg Florida.   ……… $750.00

*111. 1910 A.G. Spalding card from a very rare set of 3 featuring the Polo Grounds, Wrigley Field and League Park. The card of the Polo Grounds here has some writing on the bottom of the front and had been mailed.       ……….  $75.00  SOLD

112. 1914 PC-Unc Lawrence Semon Frank Chance. Rare variety with red inscription "Sketched from Life by Lawrence Semon Cartoonist of THE EVENING SUN" and other red markings by Chance’s face. Most of the cards known in the very rare postcard set do not have the "Sketched From Life...." notation, which is the only evidence that the cards were produced by the Evening Sun. The additional red marks on Chance’s face, at first glance looks like they were added on by a pen, but they are actually pre-printed on the card. The card is excellent front and back except for a "1915" date written on the address side.   ……. $400.00 SOLD

113. 1907 N.Y. Giants Metamorphic folding postcard with McGraw & Mathewson. Front cover shows fans all over the Grounds in New York and a clean "Base Ball Mail Card" address portion. When opened, the post card shows a 1907 National League Schedule followed by a fold out with 6 panels, printed on both sides with 19 players (mostly 2 to a panel). There is also a blank scoredcard on two panels. The only "player" shown on a full panel is Manager McGraw, the other players represented include Mathewson, a batting pose of McGraw, McGinnity, "Dummy" Taylor, Bresnahan, Dahlen, Wiltse, Ames and 10 others. The card has a couple of minor creases on the cover but is 100% intact.     …. $1,500.00 SOLD

114. 1907 N.Y. Yankees  Metamorphic folding Mail Card. Card shows a 1907 American League schedule on inside front cover and a metamorphic foldout showing five leaves, each with two players on both sides. A total of 20 players are illustrated. The players include A. Mahon (Sec’y), Clark Griffith (Mgr.), Chesbro, Orth, Clarkson, Hogg, Brockett, Doyle, Keefe, McGuire, Kleinow, Thomas, Chase, Williams, Elberfeld, LaPorte, Keeler & Kleinow, Hoffman, Conroy and Moriarity. Baseball related note to addressee on inside back cover. Postally used in 1907. Very good-excellent.     ….. $1,500.00 SOLD

*115. 1909 Forbes Fold Double fold by R.W. Johnston in color showing a game in progress on June 30, 1909. The card was mailed in 1911 and is in very good condition.        $200.00

*116. Unused color card from League Park in Cleveland and is in excellent condition. .....  $60.00  SOLD

*117. Horizontal PC of a game in progress, probably the Milwaukee Brewers, produced by The EVENING WISCONSIN. Excellent +    ………….  $75.00

*118. A vintage real photo postcard of a White Sox game in progress. Unidentified White Sox batter. “Velox” in stamp area. Vertical crease, great photo. Good.      $40.00  SOLD

119. 1932 Charles  Denby Cigar advertising postcard of Billy Herman. Extremely rare and postally used in 1932, the year of issue. Very good condition with some very light surface wrinkles caused by the gloss of the card. The back shows a Chicago postmark and the stamp has been partially torn away.    ….. $400.00

120. 4 Detroit pre-linen Black and White postcards. Three are W. L. Oden real photo cards, #’s 1805, 1817 and 1827.  Two are unused and one has some scribbing on the back. All are in ex-mt condition. The 4^th appears to be unknown and is a view from center field with the number 116 written in white in the lower right. Very rare.    …….. $150.00

121. 15 Detroit Linen post cards of Briggs Stadium. Two have been mailed and most are in ex-mt or better condition.   …..  $75.00

*122. A set of 10 6 ½’ x 5 ½” photos taken at Royal Gorge in Colorado with one showing the entire White Sox team on hanging Bridge. In the original packet. Excellent.  ……… $100.00

*123. 1932 N. Y. Giant Schedule card of Carl Hubbell. This is the easier Hubbell card that was used for promotional purposes (ex).        ….. $50.00

*124. 1908 Detroit Free Press Postcard of George Mullin. Minimal wear and a clean back on this excellent + card from a rare 18 card set of Detroit Tiger players.        ….. $400.00 

*124a. 1931 RPPC Reyes Post Card of Ki Ki Cuyler. From a very rare set of real photo post cards of Chicago Cubs taken at Spring Training at Catalina Island west of Los Angeles. I know of only 4 different cards, all Cubs, with no duplicates. The card shows Cuyler posing in uniform holding a ball. Is in excellent condition and the back is clean.  $400.00  SOLD.

*124b. Group of 13 Washington Senators players  in Spring Training in 1907 trimmed postcards. All of the photos were real photo postcards, taken in 1907 at Spring Training in 1907 in Galveston Texas which have been cut down and pasted in an album. I believe the pictures were owned by Jerry Edinger who was the team trainer. They were originally from Buck Barker's estate with his player post cards. The first picture shows (r-l) Edinger, Lave Cross, Cantillio, Chas Jones (who I assume was an umpire) as indicated on the back. The others, except the A's team, are identified on the postcard or the black construction paper they were glued. The postcard back is visible on 7 of them. Photos of all cards are on our web site. ...... $750.00.

Baseball Books and Publications

*125. 1884 and 1885 Spalding Guides. Both have been rebound in brown covers. The 1884 guide has had “reprint” covers neatly put in. The 1885 guide has the original front cover but the back cover is a reprint. Otherwise in excellent condition.   ……. $225.00

*125a. 1887 “Sketches of the NEW YORK BASE BALL CLUB”. Extremely rare 6 5/8” x 5” 52 page (plus covers) paperbound book featuring full page portraits and biographies of 20 Giant players, a fairly extensive 11 page history of baseball, schedules and ads. The cover features manager Jim Mutrie and his full page biography is followed by pages for the Giants six Hall of Famers �" Roger Connor, James O’Rourke, Buck Ewing, Mickey Welch, Tim Keefe and John Ward. In excellent condition, the volume is supported by a handmade leatherette holder, which the guide can be slipped into it. The spine of the holder has “1887 N.Y.B.B.C. YEARBOOK” inscribed in gold leaf. A similar book, in much lesser condition and without the slipcase realized $1,771 in our last auction.    ……. $1,000.00   SOLD

*125b. 1915 Spalding Guide. Has both covers. There is some slight damage at the upper left, but otherwise intact and very good condition.    ……… $50.00  SOLD

*125c. 2 very Rare Famous Sluggers yearbooks. All the Famous Slugger yearbooks before 1930 are very rare. Offered here are the extremely rare 1921 issue and the 1927 book “Famous Sluggers of 1926”. The 1921 book has a color cover and in near excellent condition. The 1927 book sepia tone throughout with many photos and in in ex-mt condition. ........  $400.00   SOLD

*126. A complete run of Baseball Magazine’s Baseball Bat Bag. . Four issues from 1922-1925. The books measure 4 ¾ x 6 ½” and are filled with about 100 pages of statistical informationIn various conditions. The first 1922 issue with Harry Heilman on the cover is good; the 1923 issue has Babe Adams on the cover (vg), the 1924 issue (gd) and the !925 issue (near mint) have unnamed players. The first 3 issues have tape to the spine.   ……  $150.00

127. America’s National Game by Albert Spalding. 1911, The classic book by Spalding 542 pages, heavily illustrated. . Good condition and missing the last 40 pages.    …. $50.00

*127a. 1976  11 ½” x 8 ¾” hardcover book “The First Season  1876” by John Tattersall. Limited edition 150 page scrapbook covers all 260 games with accounts and box scores of the entire 1876 season from the newspapers. Included is Tattersall’s sales letter and an interesting letter from famous Chicago sports writer Arthur Ahrens. The book is rare and is in near mint condition.    …..  $200.00

*128. 1937 New York Giants New York Mirror Guide. The New York Daily Mirror put out Guides for each of the New York Baseball teams in 1937. The booklets measured by 3 ½” x 6 ½”and were 40 pages most of which showed as picture of a player, a brief bio and his lifetime stats. All are very rare. The Giant book is in very good condition.    …. $200.00

*128a. 1937 Yanks, Giants and Dodger New York Mirror Guide. The New York Daily Mirror also put out a combined Guide all three New York Baseball teams in 1937. The booklet also measured by 3 ½” x 6 ½” but was 120 pages most of which showed a picture of a player, a brief bio and his lifetime stats. The combined book is rarer than the individual books. The book is in near mint condition.    …. $500.00

*129. A rare and ornate 1919 Brooklyn Dodgers Peace Souvenir. The inside shows on four pages, 24 Dodgers in military or civilian attire and outlining their contribution to the war. The fold out back cover shows a team picture and the cover is bound by a red, white and blue ribbon. The back cover shows some black remnants of a scrapbook. ……….$250  

130. 1914 Balldom by George Moreland. 304 page hardcover. Vg-ex condition.    ….. $20.00

131. Science of Baseball by Byrd Douglas. 194 page 5” x 7” hardcover.Excellent.  …. $15.00

132. Baseball A Comprehensive Bibliography by Myron Smith and the 1985-2992 Supplement 1; Two McFarland hardbacks, near mint. ….. $50.00

133. Blackguards and Red Stockings A History of Baseball’s National Association, 1871-1875 by William Ryczek; McFarland Hardback, Near mint.   … $30.00

134. The 1922 St. Louis Browns by Roger A. Godin;. A McFarland Hardback.  Near mint.  … $50.00

135. Misfits: The Cleveland Spiders in 1899 by J. Thomas Hetrick;  A McFarland hardback. Near mint.     $50.00

136. Baseball Pioneers Ratings of 19th Century Players by Charles Faber;  SABR paperback. Near mint.  $20.00

137. Ballparks of North America by Michael Benson; A Comprehesive Historical Reference to Baseball Grounds, Yard and Stadiums, 1845 to Present. McFarland hardback. Near mint.   … $50.00

138. Encyclopedia of Major League Baseball Team Histories National League by Peter Bjarkman; Meckler hardback. Near mint.   …. $25.00

139. Diamond Classics Essays on 100 of the Best Baseball Books Ever Published by Mike Shannon; McFarland hardback. Near mint.    …$35.00

140. The New York Giants Baseball Club 1870 to 1900 by James Hardy Jr.;  McFarland hardback. Near mint.   .. $40.00

141. Major Leagues by David Pietrusza. McFarland Hardback, subtitled The Formation, Sometimes Absorption and mostly inevitable Demise of 18 Professional Baseball Organizations, 1871 to Present. near mint;  ..$30.00

142. Nineteenth Century Baseball by Marshall Wright; Year to year statistics for the major league teams, 1871-1900. McFarland hardback.    …. $35.00

143. Forgotten Championships Postseason Baseball, 1882-1981 by Jerry Lansche.  McFarland hardback. Near mint.       $25.00

144. Charles Segar’s historic “Official History of the National League”. Well illustrated history with dust jacket. Excellent.   …… $35.00

145. The Celebrant by Eric Role Greenberg. The Celebrant has become a cult classic of baseball writing. It focuses on a fictional immigrant family's life at the turn of the century interwoven with the real life exploits of Christy Mathewson, who graces the cover. Excellent first edition.      $400.00

146. Sights and Scenes Around the World with the Baseball Boys by Harry Clay Palmer.  The condensed (baseball only) and rare version of Athletic Sports in America. Published in 1892. 288 pages with many illustrations. Slight discoloration on front cover.     ……. $250.00 SOLD

149. 2 rare Sporting Life Guides. 1. 1907 How the “Cubs” Won the Championship for 1908. In remarkable ex+-mt condition and 2. “1909 A Brief History of Baseball”. Minor tape mark in lower left corner of front & back and a couple on minor corner imperfections on the cover.    ….. $300.00

*150a. 1937 Boston Eleventh annual Batter Up. 64 page book with rosters of all 16 major league clubs and all kinds of data and anecdotes. Excellent.     …….. $100.00

*150b. 1934 Cincinnati Reds Handbook. Rare 32 page booklet showing Reds historical info and most player bios and photos, 2 to a page. Excellent.  ...  $250.00   SOLD

*150c. Detroit Tigers in Pictures 1934. Twenty four page booklet with 20 of the pages devoted to individual players and bios in green tint. Some minor wear but overall excellent.

*150d. 4 Cub books between 1934 and 1942. 1. 1934 4” x 6” “Play Ball” booklet meant to be mailed with basic information on the Cubs and Wrigley; 2. A 1937 4 ½” x 6” Autograph book with a portrait of a Cub on each page; 3. 1941 6” x 9” booklet Players History and Record Book. A 32 page yearbook style book; 1942 6” x 9” booklet Players History and Record Book. As 1941 but expanded to 40 pages; …. $250.00

*150e. Iffy’s Jungle Jingle Scrap Book was the name of  series of 27 cartoons (6” x 4 ¾”), one for each letter of the alphabet and a “title” cartoon. Each cartoon has been pasted to a hand drawn page with orange and black striping. The colorful cover is a wonderful piece of folk art with a hand drawn tiger and the title “Tiger Tails” on a yellow background.    …… $150.00

*150f. 1944 St.Louis Browns World Series book. Unusual die cut pennant shape book. Issued as a souvenir of the only pennant won by the first (and only) pennant won by the St. Louis Browns. 24 pages with photos and bios of all the Browns and other information. Vertical crease, otherwise excellent.    ……. $300.00

Football and Other Sports

151. 1935 National Chicle 23-Beattie Feathers (fair)     …. $25.00

*151A. ca. 1888 Die cut Spalding Football Player. From a set of five die cut advertising cards featuring a baseball player, a football player, a golfer and a tennis player. (others are elsewhere). Each has a description of the game on the back. The football player is in near mint description except for a tiny piece of paper adhering to the bottom of the back.    ….. $150.00

152. Two cards of 1951 Topps Magic 69-Burwitz (fair)     ….. $10.00

153. 1954 Bowman #40-Otto Graham. Near mint card with gum stain on rear.  …. $50.00

154. 1956 Topps 17-EmlenTunnell (nr mt)     ….. $15.00

155. 1957 Topps #57  Bill Sherman error. Card missing team name on front. (ex+-mt)  …. $200.00  SOLD

*155A. 1931 Autograph album page (6” x 4 1/2”) signed by five famous collegiate football players, four with Yale university connections. The group includes 3 Hall of Famers ( Albie Booth of Yale, his Coach Dr. Mal Stevens, and Adam Walsh of Notre Dame’s 4 Horseman team). The other two were Yale player and coach Ducky Pond (formerly Stevens assistant  and Charlie Comerford (also of Yale). The excellent condition sheet is from the John Smith Collection and was dated 1931. All 5 players are deceased.     ….. $150.00  SOLD

156. Bernie Flowers autographed sheet. 8” x 10” sheet from his insurance company showing photo of Flowers winning award. He signed “To John J. Smith Best wishes Bernie Flowers”. Normal folds.    ……   $15.00

157.  Hamilton Fish signature on a sheet of 8” x 4 ¾” stationery from the “Harvard Club”. Dated Jan 10^th 1959. Note is to Bill Johnson “With Best Wishes”.  Fish was a1909 All America Tackle Hamilton Fish of Harvard. He was elected to the College Hall of Fame in 1954. He also served in the US House of Representatives, from 1920 to 1945. In 1920, he introduced legislation that eventually led to the creation of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.  …..  $50.00

158. 1889 N29 Allen & Ginter 2^nd Series Johnny Murphy, Pugilist (near mint) …….. $200.00

159. 1928 Men of America boxed set of 50 8 page pamphlets. Includes a small brochure, 50 numbered pamphlets including Bobby Jones, Mountain Landis, Walter Camp and 47 of the leading including Entertainers, Industrialists, Inventors, politicians, of the era (Charles Lindbergh, Orville Wright, Douglas Fairbanks, Henry Ford, Frank Woolworth, George Eastman, Calvin Coolidge, Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas Edison, Genl Pershing, etc. There is also a small brochure and 19 different duplicates with color variations. Excellent.   ….. $250.00

160. F273-27 Kellogs Pep Sports Stamp #7 Panel of 4. Includes Luke Appling (baseball), Gene Tunney (boxing), Gallant Fox (horse racing) and Dick Merrill. Excellent    $125.00

161. F273-27 Kellogs Pep Sports Stamp #16 Panel of 4. Includes Red Grange (football), Rick Ferrell (baseball), Leo Diegel (golf) and Barney Ross (boxing). Excellent.    $200.00

162. W590 Jack Dempsey "(boxing) " excellent  …… $100.00

163. W590 Walter Koppisch (football ) " good - $50.00

164. W590 2 tennis players  in an uncut pair" Lenglen & Mollory  (ex-mt) …..  $60.00

165. Champions of American Sport. Rare 8” x 11” Booklet issued by the National Portrait Gallery in Washington and sponsored by Phillip Morris. Featured are 2 pages, each with 9 perforated cards of Sports Champions including Sandy Koufax, Jack Nicklaus, Johnny Unitas, Joe Louis, Arthur Ashe, Willie Mays, Bill Russell, Muhammed Ali, Joe Namath, Knute Rockne, ete.  …. $500.

 166. A very rare accordian onion skin Supplement from Illustrated Sporting News dated 1905 featuring ten athletics from 9 sports including Nap Lajoie and Jack Chesbro.Each of the attached panels measure 4 3/18 x 7 ¼”and include Hildebrand (jockey), John Flanagan (Field), Holcombe Ward (tennis), H.L. Hillman (track), Lajoie (baseball, C.M. Daniels (swimming), Captain Hogan "Yale (football), Chesbro (baseball), H. Chandler Egan (golf) and Marcus Hurley (bicycling).  There are some minor defects as might be expected in a piece as fragile as this, but overall excellent condition. Possibly one of a kind.      …… $600.]

167. Manhattan Shirts Broadside with John Montgomery Ward. Circa 1890, full color litho of seven well known athletes of the period, several of which are in the first Allen & Ginter Champion series. The athletes are identified at the bottom including Ward who is on the left. Ward is holding a baseball bat and wearing a cap. The top of the broadside reads in script “The Manhattan Shirts are the Best in the World” advertising on the sail of the boat in the background. The piece measures 13” x 27” and is framed and matted (16 1/2” x 30”). There are some minor creases and surface wear. There are two natural folds, allowing the piece to be folded in thirds and distributed to retail outlets. The lower left corner shows a small piece missing. Very good-Excellent striking display.    …… $1,250.00   SOLD

168. 1925 Champions Exhibit Advertising Display. The 27” x 12 1/2’ advertising display is the only one I’ve ever seen and is a must for the Exhibit card collector. The 1925 Champions exhibit set was the first issued featuring athletes other than baseball players. Called the “World’s Champions”, the set featured Babe Ruth but mostly consisted of Olympic athletes from around the world. There are twenty of the 32 cards displayed, each of which has been slightly trimmed to fit the exhibit. Included are Dempsey (lower left), a hockey player, and among the better known names, Johnny Weismuller, Ed “Stranger” Lewis, Gar Wood, Charles Paddock and Charles Jewtraw. A 1 3/4” strip has been pasted across the bottom four cards indicating “1c “ on each side with instructions in the middle. The display is professionally framed to 29” x 14 1/2”.  …. $1,000.00

169. 1948 Exhibit Co. Set of 32 Sports Champions in black and white. The original set issued in 1948 with 32 black and white cards. The set included 14 cards which would not be repeated in the 1949 set and are somewhat more desirable. Set includes 10 football, 3 basketball, 2 Hockey, 2 Boxing and 15 other sports. Highlights: Mikan (ex+), Baugh (vg), Bentleys (nr mt), Cook (ex+), Dempsey (ex), Durnan (ex+-mt), Graham (ex), Harder (ex-mt), Louis (ex-mt), Luckman (ex+), Lujack (ex-mt), Turner (ex-mt), Van Buren (ex-mt). Balance: 4 cards near mint, 13 cards excellent or ex-mt, 1 cards very good 1 card good.      $1,250.

More Baseball Cards

*170. Two 4-in-1’s from the very difficult 1931-2 series. Cincinnati with Durocher and Chi. AL with Smead Jolley (fair-good). ……….  $75.00

*171. 39 1939-1946 Salutation Exhibits. Includes some stars and minor rarities. Mostly vg-ex-, 6 have some minor writing on the rear and two have it on the front.   ……. $175.00

172.  1939-1946 Salutation Exhibits, Adolf Camilli, ex+-mt.     ………. $25.00

173.  1939-1946 Salutation Exhibits, Sincerely Dizzy Dean, excellent.     ………. $70.00

174.  1939-1946 Salutation Exhibits, Your truly Paul Derringer, excellent +.     ………. $10.00

175.  1939-1946 Salutation Exhibits, Cordially your Bill Dickey, LR, pencil mark in upper right otherwise excellent. .     ………. $20.00

176.  1939-1946 Salutation Exhibits, Cordially Joe DiMaggio, near mint.     ………. $100.00

177.  1939-1946 Salutation Exhibits, Best Wishes Bob Feller, Ex+-mt.     ………. $100.00

178.  1939-1946 Salutation Exhibits Yours truly, Bob Feller, nr mt.     ………. $50.00

179.  1939-1946 Salutation Exhibits Sincerely Jimmy Foxx, nr mt.     ………. $75.00

180.  1939-1946 Salutation Exhibits yours truly Charlie Gehringer, vg-ex     ……. $75.00

181.  1939-1946 Salutation Exhibits Sincerely Vernon Gomez, vg-ex.     ………. $100.00

183.  1939-1946 Salutation Exhibits  Very truly yours Henry Greenberg, ex-mt     ………. $80.00

184.  1939-1946 Salutation Exhibits Cordially Yours Robert Grove, ex-mt, but “1941” written in pen on rear    ………. $20.00

186.  1939-1946 Salutation Exhibits Best wishes Carl Hubbell, USA in LL, near mint    ………. $40.00

187.  1939-1946 Salutation Exhibits Yours truly Bob Johnson, ex-mt but pencil mark in UR    ………$20.00

188.  1939-1946 Salutation Exhibits Sincerely Ken Keltner, nr mt    ………. $25.00

189. 1939-1946 Salutation Exhibits Very best wishes Joe Medwick, ex but small rubber stamp mark on rear  ………. $20.00

190. 1939-1946 Salutation Exhibits Sincerely yours Mel Ott USA in LL ex-mt   ………. $30.00

191. 1939-1946 Salutation Exhibits Sincerely yours Mel Ott USA in LR ex-mt but small pen mark on rear    ………. $20.00

192. 1939-1946 Salutation Exhibits Yours truly Andy Pafko (no “C” on cap), nr mt, but writing on back   ………. $15.00

193. 1939-1946 Salutation Exhibits truly yours Pete Reiser USA LR, excellent ………. $20.00

194. 1939-1946 Salutation Exhibits Sincerely, Glenn Russel, ex-mt, but “1941” written in pen on rear. ………. $30.00

195. 1939-1946 Salutation Exhibits Cordially yours Johnny Vander Meer, ex-mt but paste stains on rear ………. $30.00

196. 1939-1946 Salutation Exhibits Your truly Fred “Dixie” Walker blacked out “D” on cap, ex+mt ………. $50.00

197. 1939-1946 Salutation Exhibits Ted Williams #9, ex-mt ………. $500.00

198. 1939-1946 Salutation Exhibits Ted Williams #9, fair, tape in 4 corners  ……….$100.00

199. 1939-1946 Salutation Exhibits Ted Williams, ex-mt    ……..$40.00

Golf Books

201. The Golfers Alphabet by W.G. Van T Sutphen. A first edition 1898 book. Illustrated with plates from drawings by A. B. Frost. The pages portray a thought for each letter of the alphabet. A Library copy with book plate with several minor faults (some minor scratches, light soiling, a couple of rubber stamps and penciled codes and a slight weakening of the binding. The 9" x 8 3/4 black cloth backed is an original first edition by Harper & Bros, 1898 and is still a very good copy. …. $350.

202. George Beldam The Worlds Champion Golfers: Their Art disclosed by the Ultra Rapid Camera. A group of 10 volumes from an 11 volume set. Each 8 1/4" x 4 3/4" book includes a 24" folding plate with 36 sequential photos (as a flicker book) showing the golfers swing in motion and 16 pages of descriptive material of what’s inside. The volumes include The important Key book, 2 of Walter Hagan, Art Mitchell, 2 of Gene Sarazen, 2 different of Roger Wethered and 2 of Joyce Wethered. excellent  and better condition.    $500.00

203. Pebble Beach Golf Links The Official History by Neal Hotelling, 1999, dust jacket; Mint.   …. $20.00

204. Songs of the Links by Robert Risk, Duckworth & Co., 1919, 80 pages, some spine separation, very good; … $100.00

205. Golf at Gleneagles A 1921 history of the famous golf course, with detailed descriptions of each course and hole, plus a detailed fold-out color map.144pages plus a few dozen advertising pages in the rear. Many illustrations with tinted photographs. The spine has been work off.    …….. $400.00

206. Golf Course Common Sense by G.A. Farley, Farley Libraries, 1931, 256 pages, minor spine separation.  $100.00

207. GOLF The Badminton Library by Horace Hutchison, 5 1/4" x 7 1/2" Longmans, Green & Co., 1895, 380 pps, excellent condition;

209. The Book of Golf and Golfers by Horace Hutchison,, red cover with gold logo, 6" x 9 1/4" cover. Longmans Green & Co., 1899, 316 pps, excellent;

210. The New Book of Golf by Horace Hutchison,, Gray 1/2" x 8"cover with picture, . Longmans Green & Co., 1912, 361 pps, very good with frontispiece loose;   

211. Down The Fairway by Robert Jones & O.B. Keeler, 1931 Fifth edition. Excellent condition.   …. $25.00

212. "The Life of Tom Morris" by W.W. Tulloch. Mint condition in specially made slipcase. The famous Tulloch book is a facsimile of the famous 1908 book which was reproduced by the USGA in 1992. ……$125.00

213. The Story of Augusta National Golf Club by Clifford Roberts. The book by Roberts relates the entire history of Augusta National and the Masters and there is no shortage of Bobby Jones. Special edition in specially made slipcases. Signed by Roberts.      ....$250.00

214. Prestwick St. Nicholas Golf Club 1851-1951 by William Galbraith, 1950; Excellent +.    …. $400.00

215. My Partner Ben Hogan by Jimmy Demaret. With dust jacket, 1954, Near mint.    …. $25.00   SOLD

216. Lytham & St. Annes 1955 Official Guide. Issued in conjunction with the British Open in 1955. Includes 116 pages and a street map tipped in on the back cover. Also 2 Schedule of Events for Golf Week Sept. 12-16, 1955. Very good condition.    …. $50.00

217. A Short History of Pine Valley by John ArthurBrown in original slipcase, 1963, 1^st edition; Inscribed.  

218. Baltusrol 90 Years by Mahon, 1985 and Baltusrol 100 Years by Robert Trebus & Richard Wolffe Jr., 1995, both dust jackets.     …… both $100.00

219. The Riviera Country Club, A Definitive History by Geoff Shackelford, 1995, dj. Includes 9 5 x 7 photos taken at Riviera by Alex Morrison during a tournament;      $75.00

220. The Maidstone Links by David Goddard, 1997, dust jacket; Mint.   ….. $125.00

222. East Lake Country Club History by Charles Elliott, 1984, dust jacket;    …. $50.00

224. The Pasatiempo Story, paperback by Margaret Kock, 1990;     ….. $25.00

225. Alistairs McKenzie’s Cypress Point Club by Geoff Shackelford, 1990;   ….. $30.00

226. The Spirit of Pinehurst by Lee Pace, 2004, dj; Mint.   …. $15.00

227. Two Winged Foot Story by Douglas Larue Smith, one 1984 and the other revised in 1994 signed by author, both with dust jackets;. Like new.   …. Both $30.00

Misc Golf Tickets and Badges

240. August 24, 1932 large ticket (3 ¾” square) from an Exhibition match at Brae Burn Country Club between Gene Sarazen and Francis Ouimet. Very good condition.  …. $350.00

241. 1938, 1940-1942 Bing Crosby Pro-Am. Contestants Badges from 4 of the first 5 years of the Crosby. Held at Rancho Sante Fe before it was moved to Pebble Beach after the war.  Anything from the tournaments from Rancho Sante Fe is exceedingl rare. Includes the 1938, 1940, 1941 and 1942 Badges. Missing only 1939. Ex-mt.   … $2,000.00

243. 1963 Sam Snead ticket for exhibition held at the Oglebay Golf Club. Excellent with original string.      $100.00

244. 1996 Set of Presidents Cup Tickets. Matched set of 7 (Mon-Sun) tickets, Mint   ….. $100.00

*245. USGA Press Badge, circa 1960’s assigned to Brian Bell. Number 87 is engraved on rear. Excellent.   ………..  $25.00  SOLD

Ryder Cup

*250. Only known 1933 Ryder Cup Menu. From the 4^th Ryder Cup at the Southport & Ainsdale Golf Club, when the  British team narrowly defeated the Americans 6 1/2-5 1/2.  The American team was led by Walter Hagan, Gene Sarazen and Craig Wood while the British team was led by Abe Mitchell, Percy Allis and their coach J.H. Taylor. I have been told the menu of the 4^th Ryder Cup is so rare that the host Club at Southport has never even seen one. The 4 1/2” x 7”menu shows a page of toasts on the inside cover and has an ad for the caterers on the back cover and a 4 page insert showing a Wine List, Menu and the Tariff. Condition is excellent to mint. ……..$1,750.00

251. 1933 Ryder Cup ticket. For Tuesday June 27^th at the matches at Southport & Royal Ainsdale. Ticket has no string and some creasing. In fair-good condition.   …. $750.00

252. Very rare 1937 Ryder Cup Menu. From the 6^th Ryder Cup tournament at the Southport & Ainsdale Golf Club when the U.S. Team defeated the British 8-4. The 4 1/2" x 7" attractive 4 page menu in red, white and blue is a very rare collectible. The American team was led by Gene Sarazen, Denny Shute, Sam Snead, Byron Nelson, Horton Smith and their Coach Water Hagan who was not a participant for the first time. .... $1,500.

253. 1947 Ryder Cup Menu from the Portland Golf Club in Oregon. 8 page yellow cord bound 8 1/2” x 11” menu in near mint condition.     ….. $1,000.00

255. 1949 "Ryder Cup Star Studies". Spiral bound photograph album with 31 real photographs on the fronts and backs of 8 thick black photo pages. The book is 10 1/4" x 8" and was apparently owned by British golfer Dick Burton who signed the overleaf of the front cover. Produced by Hoffmans of Halifax, Yorkshire, mostly pertaining to the recently concluded 1949 Ryder Cup. Hoffman’s apparently specialized in prestigious historic car sales. The book was apparently made for players and VIP's and is very rare. The photographs are accompanied by the neatly done descriptions in white pen. The photos start with a photo of the Ryder Cup, include one of Captain Ben Hogan meeting the Chairman of Hoffmans, Jimmy Demaret, the U.S. team aboard the "Queen Elizabeth", Sam Snead and the book concludes with full page team pictures with the U.S. team having Ben Hogan holding the cup. Ex+-mt.     $600.

256. 4 Ryder Cup Programs all with some minor damage.  Includes 1957 at Lindrick with 4 punch holes at spine,  1961 at Royal Lytham with some damage on right side of cover, 1971 at Old Warson CC with mailing label attached and 3 hole punched and 1973 at Muirfield, 3 hole punched. Also Draw sheets from 1969 and 1971.     $175.00

*257. 9 Ryders Cup Spectator Guide and One Presidents Cup. 1985 at the Belfry, 1987 at Muirfield Village, 1995 at Oak Hill, 1997 at Valderrama (x2 diff.), 1999 at Brookline, 2002 at The Belfry (3 diff.); The President’s Cup Guide is from 1996. ………..  $75.00

258. 1971 Ryder Cup Menu from the matches at Old Warson Country Club in St. Louis. 8 page red, white blue cord bound 7” x 12” menu in near mint condition.    …. $200.00

259. 1949 "Ryder Cup Star Studies". Autographed by 15 Ryder Cuppers. A very unusual 16 page Marketing Booklet produced by Hoffmans of Halifax, Yorkshire after the 1949 Ryder Cup. Hoffman’s apparently specialized in prestigious historic car sales and some are illustrated in the booklet along with a list of the available cars. Golfers autographed the book near their pictures and include Jimmy Demaret, Dutch Harrison, Chick Harbert, Dick Burton, Ed Dudley and Max Faulkner on the cover. The centerfold shows 8 Ryder Cuppers, 4 each from the U.S. and G.B. teams. All signed by their photo and include Clayton Heafner, Fred Daly, Bob Hamilton, James Adams, Charles Ward, Johnny Palmer, “Skip” Alexander and Max Faulkner. Chick Harbert (again) and Bob Hamilton signed by their photos later in the book. The pamphlet has a fold in the center, otherwise excellent. A rare book enhanced by 16 autographs.    ........  $500.

260. 1961 Ryder Cup Flyer. Thin 7” x 10” flyer used to publicize the Ryder Cup at Royal Lytham and St. Annes Golf Club. Has a horizontal crease and a piece of white tape on the rear. Excellent appearance.   …… $400.00

261. 1971 Ryder Cup Program. For the matches at Old Warson Country Club in St. Louis. The U.S. won 18 1/2 to 13 1/2.  There is a small piece out of the cover at the very top, otherwise the program is in very good condition.

Walker Cup Programs, tickets and badges

*262. 25 Walker Cup Programs from 1949//2003. Includes all from 1949 to 1995 and 1999 and 2003. The 1959 and 1961 matches included Jack Nicklaus and the 1995 matches included Tiger Woods. All are excellent or better except for the 1955 which has some creases on the cover and the 1963 which has a damaged cover which is loose. The 1955, 1959 and 1967 have pairing sheets.       …….. $4,000.00

*263. 1936 Walker Cup ticket and scorecard. Both for the matches at famous Pine Valley in New Jersey. The ticket is for September 3, 1936 has the original string. The scorecard is unscored and lists the British and American teams. The latter included Francis Oiumet and both are in near mint condition. I’ve never seen either offered before.      $1,250.00

*264a. 1959 Walker Friday ticket for the matches at Muirfield. The U.S. Team, which included Jack Nicklaus, defeated the British team 9-3. He ticket has some creasing and shows some wear.   ……. $100.00

*264b. 1959 Saturday ticket for the matches at Muirfield. The U.S. Team, which included Jack Nicklaus, defeated the British team 9-3. He ticket has a crease and shows some wear.   ……. $100.00

*264c. 1971 Season’s Badge for the Walker Cup matches at St. Andrews. In mint condition, the 50^th anniversary badge marked only the second time the British-Irish team won (13-11). Notables on the U.S. team were Tom Kite and Lanny Wadkins. ……… $125.00

*264d. 1975 Season’s Badge for the Walker Cup at St. Andrews. In mint condition,the Americans won easily, 15 ½ - 8 ½. The American team was highlighted by Jay Haas, Curtis Strange, Crig Stadler and Jerry Pate.  ………….  $125.00

*264e. 1977 Walker Cup Official Badge. The red celluloid badge measures 3” x 2” and is in near mint condition.  The American team won 16-8 and featured Jay Sigel and Scott Simpson. …… $60.00  SOLD

*264f. 1979 Guest Badge from the Walker Cup matches at Muirfield. The U.S. team, which won 15 ½ - 8 1/2 , featured Scott Hoch, Jay Sigel and Hal Sutton. The ticket has the original string and shows some wear. ………..  $50.00

*264g. 1981 Walkers Cup Badge from the Cypress Point Club. The U.S. team won the matches 15-9 and was highlighted by Jay Sigel, Hal Sutton and Corey Pavin. The badges is in mint condition. …….. $75.00

*264h. 1983 Walkers Cup Guest Badge from Hoylake with original string and in mint condition. The U.S. won 13 1/2 - 10 1/2 and featured Jay Sigel, Brad Faxon and Nathaniel Crosby. ……….. $100.00

*264i. 1989 Walkers Cup Members Badge from the Peachtree Golf Club. Very attractive horizontal badge (2 ¾ x1 ½”) from the matches won by Great Britian and Ireland. The U.S. team features Phil Mikkelson, Robert Gamaz and Jay Sigel.  ………  $150.00

*264j. 2005 Envelope with three mint Trophy Club tickets for the Walker Cup. Held at the Chicago Golf Club in Wheaton Ill. The U.S. won a tough match 12 ½ to 11 ½.  ……… $75.00

Masters

265. 1940 Masters Members Badge. Extremely rare dated  badge from 1940. Ribbon shows some tearing. Not often see from this era.   …… $1,000.00

266. Two First Day Covers commemorating the Opening of the Masters on January 13, 1933 with different colors. Excellent.      …..$175.00

267. 1935 Masters Commemorative Opening Day Cover. Issued and postmarked April 4, 1935 the first day of the second Masters.

268. Group of 7 early postcards from Augusta National, Six are Linen, one is an early chrome, 2 are postally used, one unused is creased and the others are ex-mt or better.    …… $150.00

269. Members Badge for the Augusta National Golf Club. Yellow and Black with original pin on back. $300.00

271. 1952//1965. 7 4 page Masters Bookets with information on the Masters. 1952, 1955, 1960, 1962-5 …. $500.00

272. 1954 Masters Invitation. An invitation to the 1954 Masters with the original mailing envelope. Went to Lt. Col. In England. Invitation was once glued in scrapbook with glue remains on blank back.

273. 1955 Masters Dated Cover with Eisenhower. Cover commemorates the President’s visit to Augusta on April 17, 19556. Excellent  $40.00

283. Complete run through 2005 of the 29 hardbound Masters Annuals which started in 1978 plus the difficult "First Forty Years" book. The run includes all volumes from 1978 through 2005 and the very tough introductory book covering the preceding tournaments. These books used to be sold by the Masters shortly after each tournament and they were available until sold out. The asking price in the 1990's was $40 a book. The earlier books, which were printed in smaller suppies are much more difficult to get. All books are in near mint and better condition   ........ $1,500.00

284. Extremely rare group of 16 Masters Tournament employee Pins (1989-2003 and 2005). Not to be confused with the common souvenirs pins sold at every Masters for a few dollars, these pins were given exclusively to employees at the tournament to be worn for identification. They have become very sought after and very scarce collectibles and generally sell for over $200 each. This group includes 16 pins from the years 1989-2003 and 2005. ... $2,000.00

285. Complete Run of 17 Masters Journals from 1990-2006 and 4 Players Guides. All the Masters books since the inception of the yearbook in 1990 through 2007. The 4 Players Guides, which are rarely seen, are from 1995-1997 and 2001. All guides are in near mint condition.     …. $200.00

*286. Two TV Guides for the 1985 and 1989 Masters. Each has a foldout map in the centerfold. Excellent.   ………… $25.00

287. 1997 Masters Committee 3 ring Binder issued to journalists covering Masters. Book is divided into 20 sections with numbered separators. Sections includes schedules, Rules Committee instructions, Communication procedures, a sample scorecard, rules, player instructions, emergencies including evacuation, etc.  Fascinating, never seen book.     …$100.00

288. 1990’s Augusta National Member’s badge.  Green and black on a gold background. ….. $250.00

*289. 1946 Masters third round ticket with string in near perfect condition. From the 1^st post World War Two Masters won by Herman Keiser.    …….. $2,500.00

*290. 1947 Masters first round ticket with string. Near perfect condition from the Masters won by Jimmy Demaret, the second of his three wins.  ……… $1,750.00  SOLD

*291. 1949 Masters second round ticket from the tournament won by Sam Snead, the first of his three wins. No string. Excellent condition. ………..  $1,250.00

*292. 1951 Masters first round ticket with string. Ben Hogan’s first Masters win. Near mint first round ticket. With original string.   ………..  $1,750.00

*293. 1952 Masters second round ticket. Excellent condition for the ticket representing Sam Snead’s second Masters win. ……………  $1,000.00

*294. 1952 Masters third round ticket with original string. Excellent condition except for ¼” spot of paper loss on front. It was 2^nd win for Sam Snead.   …….  $1,000.00

*295. 1953 Masters third round ticket with partial string. Second win for Ben Hogan. Ticket is slightly soiled and has two pin holes.  ………  $1,500.00

*296. 1955 Masters second round ticket.  Excellent condition ticket with original string from the Masters won by Cary Middlecoff. …………  $800.00

*297. 1956 Masters third round ticket. Near excellent ticket with original string for the open won by Jack Burke Jr.  ……….  $600.00

*298. 1957 Masters third round ticket. Ticket with original string for the Masters won by Doug Ford. Has a horizontal crease. ……… $500.00

*299. 1958 Masters first round ticket.  Arnold Palmers first Masters victory. Ticket with original string and some creasing.    ……….. $800.00

*300. 1959 Masters third round ticket. Saturday ticket from Art Wall’s Masters victory. Original string and near excellent with light crease.  ………. $500.00

*301. 1960 Masters first round ticket. Multiple creases and a punch hole on the ticket from Palmer’s second Masters victory. With original string.  ……… $350.00

*302. Seven 1962-1967 Masters single round tickets. After the Masters went celluloid season passes in 1962, they issued round paper tickets for individual rounds from 1961 on. These tickets are comparatively scarce. Included in this group is one ticket each from 1961-5 and 1967 and two for 1966. All are en excellent condition with original string.  Included are 4 tickets from Nicklaus wins, two from Palmer wins and a Player.  ……… $1,250.00

 

United States Open - tickets and badges

*305. 1930 U.S. Open ticket from Interlachen in Minnesota. Bobby Jones winning the third leg of the grand slam. An excellent conditon ticket with original string that has been stamped “COMPLIMENTARY TO THE PRESS”……   $2,500.00

306. 1932 U.S. Open Contestants Badge for the Open won by Gene Sarazen at Fresh Meadow Country Cub in N.Y.  Near mint condition.   …. $1,500.00

*307. 1933 U.S. Open June 9^th ticket. Ticket with original string for Open won by John Goodman at North Shore. Some light creasing.      ……… $900.00

*308. 1951 U.S. Open June 15^th ticket in excellent condition. Ben Hogan won his first Open at Oakland Hills.     …….  $1,000.00

*316. 1955 U.S. Open June 19^th final round ticket for memorable Open won by Jack Fleck. Blue ticket from Olympic has original string and a vertical crease.       …………$400.00

317. 1955 U.S. Open won by jack Fleck in a playoff over Ben Hogan. Fleck autographed 3rd Round red ticket in  black sharpie. Mint condition.  $400.00  SOLD

318. 1956 U.S. Open certificate for tickets at Oak Hill. This extremely rare and unusual item was apparently sold at Christmas time and would entitle the owner to a set of ticket for the U.S. Open when issued.    …. $200.00

*319. 1956 U.S. Open practice round ticket from Oak Hill. Original string and some stains. Open was won by Cary Middlecoff.      ..…$150.00 
SOLD

*320. 1956 U.S. Open ticket Season Grounds Oak Hills celluloid ticket. Near mint condition. Open was won by Cary Middlecoff.    ……….$300.00 

*321. 1957 U.S. Open Friday, June 14^th ticket for the Open at Inverness. Original string but heavily stained ticket for the Open won by Dick Mayer.    ………$100.00

*321A. 1957 U.S. Open Thursday, June 13^th ticket for the Open at Inverness. Original string with some creasing for the Open won by Dick Mayer.    ……….$175.00

322. 1958 U.S. Open Press Members Season Grounds for the Open won by Tommy Bolt at Southern Hills. Ex+-mt.     …. $200.00

*323. 1958 U.S. Open Saturday June 14^th ticket for the Open at Southern Hills. Excellent condition large ticket for the Open won by Tommy Bolt.    …….$300.00 
SOLD

*324. 1959 U.S. Open Thursday June 11^th ticket for the Open at Winged Foot. Circular ticket with original string in excellent condition despite a couple of minor pencil marks on the front and reside on the back. Billy Casper won the Open. … $175.00 SOLD

324A. 1962 U.S. Open Marshalls Badge for the Open won by Jack Nicklaus at Oakmont. Near Mint.     … $250.00

324B. 1962 U.S. Open Member Badge for the Open won by Jack Nicklaus at Oakmont. Near Mint.     … $300.00

*325. 1961 U.S. Open June 16^th Saturday ticket at Oakland Hills. No string but otherwise excellent ticket in excellent condition. Gene Littler won the Open.   ……. $125.00    SOLD

326. 1981 U.S. Open Member Staff Badge for the Open won by David Graham at Merion. Excellent.    …. $30.00  SOLD

327. 1988 U.S. Open Member Committee Badge for the Open won by Curtis Strange at The Country Club. Mint.    …. $25.00

328. Ten commemorative badges issued by the USGA for the 1996-2004 and 2006 Opens. The 2004 pin was withdrawn and the twin Towers on the pin were removed and reissued. All mint in an attractive display case.     ……..$250.00

*326a. 1963 U.S. Open ticket set. Six tickets for June 17^th to June 22^nd. All with original string and some have light creasing. The Open was won by Julius Boros.   …….. $500.00 

*326b. 1964 U.S. Open ticket for the 3^rd Practice Round in near perfect condition. The Open was won by Ken Venturi at Congressional.    ……… $75.00

*326c. 1964 First Round ticket U.S. Open ticket in near perfect condition with original string. The Open was won by Ken Venturi at Congressional.    ……… $125.00

*326d. 1965 First Round ticket U.S. Open ticket with original string The Open was won by Gary Player at Bellerive.    ……… $125.00

*329. 1966 First Round ticket U.S. Open ticket at the Olympic Club with original string. The Open was won by Billy Caspar at The Olympic Club.    ……… $125.00

*330. Complete set of 1966 U.,S. Open tickets as issued for the Olympic Club. 8 tickets stapled together with a cover. Includes the 3 practice rounds, the 4 tournament rounds and highlighted by a possible Monday Playoff.  The Open was made memorable by a playoff between Arnold Palmer and Billy Casper, won by Caspar by 4 strokes an making the seldom used Playoff ticket very valuable. Near mint condition.  ……….. $750.00   SOLD

*331. Set of 1968 U.S. Open tickets in Original envelope for the Open won by Lee Trevino at Oak Hill. Group of 8 tickets including 3 Practice rounds the 4 tournament rounds and a possible playoff. All tickets have the same number and two have a crease……..   $400.00  SOLD

*332. Set of 1971 U.S. Open tickets in Original envelope. For the Open won by Lee Trevino in a playoff with Jack Nicklaus at Merion.  Group of 8 tickets including the 3 Practice rounds, the 4 tournament rounds and an especially valuable playoff where Trevino topped Nicklaus by 3 strokes.  …….. $750.00  SOLD

*333. Set of 1972 U.S. Open tickets in Original envelope for the Open won by Jack Nicklaus. Group of 8 tickets including the 3 Practice rounds, the 4 tournament rounds and a possible playoff plus the program voucher.  All in near mint condition  ……… $500.00

*334. Set of 1975 U.S. Open tickets in Original envelope for Open won by Lou Graham at Medinah in a playoff with John Mahaffey. Group of 7 tickets. The tickets were sponsored by Texaco  and are shaped like a star and the die cut portion on all the tickets is intact.  ………  $350.00

*335. Set of 1979 U.S. Open tickets in Original envelope for Open won by Hale Irwin at the Inverness Club. Group of 8 tickets including a possible playoff. The numbers do not all match.  It appears two of the tickets were actually used (the stubs have been removed), the 3^rd Practice day and the final round. The tickets are, otherwise all in near mint condition.   $300.00

*336. Set of 1988 U.S. Open tickets in Original envelope for Open won by Curtis Strange in a playoff with Nick Faldo at the Country Club . Group of 7 tickets (the Sunday ticket is missing) including a possible playoff. The tickets are all in mint condition however the numbers do not all match. The very rare playoff ticket is signed by Nick Faldo.     …….$400.00

*337. Fifteeen year run of U.S. Open Tickets in their original envelope. From 1993 thru 2007. Includes all three Tiger Wins and each packet should include a program voucher and a Playoff ticket. Mint condition. ………  $400.00  SOLD

U.S. Open programs and other U.S. Open items

343. 1932 U.S. Open Program at Fresh Meadow Country Club in NYC. Gene Sarazen won the Open by 3 strokes just a few miles from the site of the 1964 World’s Fair. The 48 page program, which is the rarest of the 1930’s, has some minor chipping on the cover with the contents being near mint      ..... $1,500.00

344A. 1953 U. S. Open Program. Ben Hogan won his 3^rd and final Open at Oakmont. One of the experimental small Open programs (5 1/2” x 7 1/2”). Excellent condition ……. $800.00

346. 1970 U.S. Open Programs at  Hazeltime won by Tony Jacklin. excellent…… $15.00

348. 1972 U.S. Open Programs at Pebble Beach  won by Jack Nicklaus. Excellent    …… $25.00

349. 1974 U.S. Open Programs at Winged Foot won by Hale Irwin. Excellent-mint …… $20.00

350. 1975 U.S. Open Programs at  Medinah won by Lou Graham. Excellent …… $15.00

351. 1976 U.S. Open Programs at Atlanta AC won by Jerry Pate. Excellent …… $15.00

352. 1977 U.S. Open Programs at  Southern Hills won by Hubert Green. Very good …… $10.00

353. 1978 U.S. Open Programs at  Cherry Hills won by Andy North, excellent …… $15.00

354. 1979 U.S. Open Programs at  Inverness won by Hale Irwin. Excellent …… $15.00

355. 1989 U.S. Open Programs at Oak Hill won by Curtis Strange , near mint …… $20.00

356. 1995 U.S. Open Programs at Shinnecock won by Corey Pavin, near mint …… $20.00

357. 1995 Rolex U.S. Open Official Annual. annual. Hardcover, beautifully done. Ex+-mt.       $25.00

*358. 28 US Open Spectator and TV Guides from 1962//2006  including 2 Nicklaus wins, 2 Woods, etc. 1962 at Oakmont, 1979 at Inverness, 1980 at Baltusrol (2 diff.), 1982 at Pebble, 1983 at Oakmont, 1984 at Winged Foot, 1985 at Oakland Hills, 1986 at Shinnecock, 1987 at Olympic, 1988 at Brookline, 1990 Medinah, 1991 at Hazeltine, 1992 at Pebble Beach, 1993 at Baltusrol, 1994 at Oakmont (2 diff.), 1995 at Shinnecock, 1996 at Oakland Hills, 1996 at Oakland Hills, 1997, Congessional, 1999 at Pinehurst, 2000 at Pebble Beach (2 diff.), 2002 at Bethpage, 2004 at Shinnecock, 2005 at Pinehurst and 2006 at Pinehurst. Excellent and better. ……….$195.00

British Open Programs, tickets and badges

(all tickets/badges have original string unless noted)

359. 1935 British Open Program        $1,750.00

360. 1946-2004   Complete run of British Open Programs. The very rare 1946 (first post war, won by Snead) is autographed by Snead on a slip of paper which has been taped to the inside front cover. The 1951, 1953-6, 1960, 1962-5, 1967-72 and 1974-6 are all signed on the front by someone named Stan Lincoln, who apparently was a member of the press and was the original owner of the collection . Otherwise everything is excellent and better.  Five photos are available on request showing 8 early programs. …..   $15,000.00

361. 1955 Wednesday July 6^th Ticket  at St. Andrews, won by Peter Thomson       ….. $150.00

*361a. 1956 British Open ticket. Open tickets before 1960 are almost never seen. The offered ticket is for the Thursday, July 5^th Open at  Hoylake won by Peter Thomson, his third win a row . It’s is in very good plus condition. ……  $200.00

*361b. 1957 British Open ticket. Open tickets before 1960 are almost never seen. This circular Complimentary ticket is for the Open at St. Andrews won by  Bobby Locke and is in excellent condition with original string. ……  $225.00

*361c. 1961 Open ticket admitted the owner to  Royal Birkdale on Wednesday July 12. Arnold Palmer won his first British Open. The ticket has the original string and has a couple of light creases. ……  $300.00

*361d. 1962 Open ticket admitted the owner to  Royal Troon on Thursday July 12. Arnold Palmer won his second and last British Open. The ticket has a couple of light creases. ……  $300.00

362. 1967 Saturday July 15th ticket at Hoylake, won by Roberto di Vicenzo      ….. $50.00

363. 1968 Friday July 12^th Juvenile ticket at Carnoustie, won by Gary Player      ….. $50.00

*363a. 1968 Set of Open Tickets for a Juvenile. Six tickets (Monday to Saturday), all with original string, some minor creasing. The Open was won by Gary Player.    ……  $300.00

364. 1970 Sat July 11^th ticket at St. Andrews, won by Jack Nicklaus      ….. $100.00

365. 1971 Friday July 9^th  Daily ticket at St. Andrews, won by Lee Trevino      ….. $60.00

366. 1972  R & A Member at Muirfield, won by Lee Trevino      ….. $60.00

367. 1973 R & A Guest at Troon, won by Tom Weiskopf      ….. $100.00

368. 1974 Monday, July 8^th Caddie at Royal Lytham, won by Gary Player      ….. $50.00

369. 1975 Press at Carnoustie, won by Tom Watson      ….. $125.00

370. 1976 Press at Royal Birkdale, was Ben Wright’s badge, writing, won by Johnny Miller      ….. $95.00

371. 1977 Guest R & A Member  at Turnberry, won by Tom Watson      ….. $150.00

372. 1978 Reserved Stand at St. Andrews, won by won by Jack Nicklaus      ….. $125.00

373. 1979 Press at Royal Lytham, was Ben Wright’s badge, won by Seve Ballesterous      ….. $95.00

374. 1980 Guest at Muirfield, won by Tom Watson      ….. $75.00

375. 1980- Reserved Stand at Muirfield, won by Tom Watson      ….. $75.00

376. 1981 R & A Member at Royal St. Georges, won by Bill Rogers     ….. $60.00

377. 1982 Press at Royal Troon, won by Tom Watson      ….. $75.00

378. 1983- R & A Guest at Royal Birkdale, won by Tom Watson      ….. $75.00

379. 1984 Photographer at St. Andrews, won by Seve Ballesterous      ….. $75.00

380. 1985 - R & A Guest at Royal St. Georges, won by Sandy Lyle      ….. $60.00

381. 1987 Club Tent at Muirfield, won by Nick Faldo      ….. $30.00

382. 1990 R & A member at St. Andrews, won by Nick Faldo      ….. $50.00

383. 1991 Season at Royal Birkdale, won by Ian Baker Finch     ….. $50.00

384. 1992 R & A member’s Guest at Muirfield, won by Nick Faldo      ….. $40.00

385. 1993 R & A member’s Guest at Royal St. Georges, won by Greg Norman      ….. $40.00

386. 1993 Thursday ticket at Royal St. Georges, won by Greg Norman      ….. $30.00

387. 1995 Monday Hospitality guest at St. Andrews, won by John Daly      ….. $25.00

388. 1996 Thursday Senior Citizen at Royal Lytham, won by Tom Lehman      ….. $20.00

*388a. 1996 Set of matching Open tickets. Seven tickets (Sunday to Sunday) for the Open at Royal Lytham and St. Annes. All in mint condition for the Open won by Tom Lehman.        ……  $175.00

389. 1999 Sunday ticket at Carnoustie, won by Paul Laurie      ….. $25.00

390. 2000 Press at St. Andrews (no string), won by Tiger Woods      ….. $100.00

391. 2001 Club Tent at Royal Lytham, won by David Duval      ….. $25.00

*391a. 2001 Set of Open tickets. Eight tickets (Sunday to Sunday) for the Open at Royal Lytham and St. Annes. All in mint condition for the Open won by David Duval. ……  $200.00

392. 2001 Competitor at Royal Lytham, won by David Duval      ….. $200.00

393. 2002 Competitor at Royal Lytham, won by       ….. $200.00

*393a. 2003 Set of Open tickets for a Juvenile. Eight tickets (Sunday to Sunday) for the Open at Royal St. George’s. All in mint condition for the Open won by Ben Curtis. ……  $175.00

P.G.A. Badges, tickets, progams etc.

P.G.A. Badges, tickets, progams etc.

*402. 1942 ticket for the PGA at  Seaview in Atlantic City won by Sam Snead. Rare May 30^th war ticket in very good condition.    ……… $400.00

403. 1944 PGA Championship Program by Bob Hamilton at the Manito Golf Club in Spokane. An unusual program in that the Championship was played in a war year and for its size (8" x 9") which has never been seen in any U.S. major championship. Hamilton won the match play event 1-up over Gene Sarazen. The program is in excellent condition but for a hard to see light crease on the front cover.....    $600. 

404. 1945 PGA Contestants Badge won by Byron Nelson at Morraine CC. Near mint.    …. $1,000.00

*404A. 1945 ticket for the PGA at Morraine CC won by Byron Nelson. Semi-Final ticket with tab detached. ……..$300.00405. 1951 PGA Contestants Badge won Sam Snead at Oakmont. Near Mint.   ….. $750.00

*406. 1952 ticket for the PGA at Big Spring CC won by Jim Turnesa. Monday ticket with original string in near mint condition with tab intact. ……..$300.00

*407.  1954 ticket for the PGA at Keller CC won by Chick Harbert. Wednesday ticket . ……..$200.00

*408.  1958 ticket for the PGA at Llanerach won by Dow Finsterwald. Complimentary season ticket. ……..$125.,00

*408A. 1965 ticket for the PGA at Laurel Valley CC won by Dave Marr. August 13^th Friday ticket with original string. Light crease. ……..$75.00

*408B. 1966 ticket for the PGA at Firestone won by Al Geiberger. July 21^st Thursday ticket. ……..$75.00

409. 1969 PGA Saturday ticket for the matches at the NCR Country Cub at Dayton.  Won by Ray Floyd.  …. $35.00

*409A. 1970 Saturday ticket for the PGA at Southern Hills won by Dave Stockton. With original string.     ……..$60.00

410. 1991 Working Media Badge for the 73^rd PGA at Crooked Stick. Won by John Daly. Ex-mt.     $40.00

411. 1992 Working Media Badge for the 74th PGA at Bellerive. Won by Nick Price. Ex-mt.

412. 1997 Member Volunteer Badge for the 79^th PGA at Winged Foot. Won by Davis Love.

414. 1963 PGA Program at the Dallas Athletic Club. One of, if not  the rarest post WW II PGA programs. The 1963 PGA is noted for being Jack Nicklaus’ first (of 5) PGA titles. Nicklaus came from 3 strokes back of the leader Bruce Crampton on the final day and won by 2 strokes over Dave Ragan. It is also known for being the site of the most difficult post World War II program from any major. The 200 page program is in near mint condition except for a light vertical crease near the spine.    ..... $400.

415. 1959 PGA Contestants Badge. From the tournament at the Minnapolis Golf Club won by Bob Rosburg.  Excellent condition.   ……  $600.00

416. 1997 PGA Member Volunteer Badge for the tournament at Winged Foot.    …..  $25.00

*417. 14 PGA Spectator and TV Guides from 1981//2004. Includes 1981 at Atlanta AC, 1985 at Cherry Hills, 1986 at Inverness, 1988 at Oak Tree, 1990 at Shoal Creek, 1991 at Crooked Stick (2 diff), 1993 at Inverness, 1994 at Southern Hills, 1996 at Valhalla, 1998 at Sahalee, 2001  at Atlanta AC, 2003 at Oak Hill, 2004 at Whistling Straits. Excellent & better.  …………$125.00

U.S. Amateur Tickets, Badges

U.S. Amateur Programs, Tickets, Badges

*426. 1924 US Amateur Contestants Badge for the Open won by Bobby Jones at Merion. In excellent condition with clasp on rear. …………..$3,500.00

*427. 1926 U.S. Amateur ticket from Baltusrol.  A 3^rd round ticket in which Bobby Jones defeated Chick Evans but would lose in the final round to George Von Elm. The ticket has original string and has an excellent appearance. The rear has an ad for U.S. Royal with some album remnants. …$2,500.00

*428. 1928 US Amateur ticket for the Amateur Tuesday at Brae Burn won by Bobby Jones. Ad for Walter Hagen Sporting Goods on the rear. Excellent condition.   …………  $2,750.00

*429. 1929 US Amateur ticket for the Amateur at Del Monte at Pebble Beach won by Harrison Johnston. The ticket is for Monday September 2^nd, which is the only round Bobby Jones played as he was defeated by John Goodman.  Has several light creases.………..  $1,250.00

*430. 1930 US Amateur ticket for the Amateur at Merion with which Bobby Jones won the Grand Slam. Ticket appears to be for the semi-final round (Sept. 25^th).   ………..  $3,000.00

*431. 1932 US Amateur ticket for the Amateur at the Baltimore CC won by C Ross Sommerville. The ticket has a crease and a stain on the rear and also appears to be signed on the rear Robt Jones. The signature at best appears to be traced and is not considered in the price. ……….   $800.00

*432. 1948 US Amateur ticket for Clubhouse Privileges at the Memphis Country Club for the Amateur won by Bill Turnesa. …….. $125.00

*433. 1949 US Amateur ticket with original string for the Amateur won by Charles Coe at Oak Hill   ……………..  $100.00

*434. 1955 US Amateur ticket for the Amateur at the CC of Virginia won by Harvey Ward Jr.  …………..  $75.00

*435. 1957 US Amateur ticket for the Amateur at The Country Club won by Hillman Robbins. Tough ticket.  ………..    $100.00

*436. 1961 US Amateur ticket for the Amateur at Del Monte CC in Pebble beach won by Jack Nicklaus (his 2^nd Amateur win). Excellent ticket with original sting.  …………. $500.00

*437. 1962 US Amateur ticket for the Amateur at Pinehurst won by Labron Harris ……………  $75.00

*438. 1968 US Amateur ticket with original string for the Amateur at Scioto won by Bruce Fleischer at Scioto CC   ………….  $50.00

*439. 1974 US Amateur ticket with original string for the Amateur won by Jerry Pate at Ridgewood CC    ……….  $40.00

*440. 1977 US Amateur ticket with original string for the Amateur at Aronomink won by John Fought    ……….   $40.00

*441. 1978 US Amateur ticket for the Amateur at Plainfield CC won by John Cook    ……….   $40.00

*442. 1983 US Amateur ticket for the Amateur at North Shore won by Jay Sigel   ……….   $35.00

*443. 1984 US Amateur ticket with original string for the Amateur at Oak Tree won by Scott Verplank  ……….  $35.00

*444. 1987 US Amateur ticket with original string for the Amateur at Jupiter Hills won by Billy Mayfair  ……………..  $30.00

*445. 1988 US Amateur ticket with original string for the Amateur at the Cascades Course at the Homestead won by Eric Meaks ……….  $30.00

*446. 1989 US Amateur ticket pack for the Amateur at Merion won by Chris Patton. The pack has Tues-Sunday tickets and a program voucher.

*447. 1992 US Amateur tickets (4) for the amateur at Muirfield Village for Thursday through Sunday with original string won by Justin Leonard………..  $100.00

*448. 1994 US Amateur Final Round ticket with original string for the Amateur at TPC Sawgrass won by Tiger Woods ……………..  $125.00

*449. 1996 US Amateur Ticket with original string from the Tiger Woods Championship at Pumpkin  Ridge. Mint.       $25.00 

*449A 1998  455. 1998 US Amateur Complete ticket set in original Envelope from the championship at Oak Hill, mint. Won by Hank Kuehne. 8 tickets from Monday to Monday. …. $75.00

*450. 2001 US Amateur ticket with original string for the Amateur at East Lake appropriately enough showing Bobby Jones. The Amateur was won by Ben Dickerson. ……….  $20.00

*451. 2005 US Amateur ticket with original string for the Amateur at Merion with a picture of Jones from 1930. Edoardo Molinari won the Open. …………..  $15.00

*452. 2006 US Amateur  ticket with original string for the Amateur at Hazeltine won by Richie Ramsey. …………..  $15.00

455. 1998 US Amateur Complete ticket set in original Envelope from the championship at Oak Hill, mint. Won by Hank Kuehne. 8 tickets from Monday to Monday. …. $75.00

Badges from Jack Nicklaus won tournaments

477. 1963 Palm Springs Contestant Badge (not necessarily Jack’s), Jan 30-Feb 3, 1963.     …..   $75.00

478. 1965 Philly Classic at Whitemarsh, Aug. 2-8, Guest badge, Mint.     …..   $40.00

480. 1967 Western Open at Beverly CC, July 31-Aug. 6, Official’s badge, some minor stains.     …..   $20.00

481. 1967 Western Open at Beverly CC, July 31-Aug. 6, Press Guest, ex-mt.     …..   $30.00

482. 1968 Western Open at Olympia Fields, July 29-Aug 4^th, Patron, nr mt.     …..   $30.00

483. 1969 Kaiser Int’l at Silverado, Napa Valley. Official’s Badge. Oct 27-Nov. 2, 1969. .     …..   $30.00

489. 1972 US Open at Pebble Beach, June 12-18, 1972, Sponsors Badge, nr mint .     …..   $100.00

490. 1973 Liggett & Myers Open, Tournament Players Match Play Championship at CC of North Carolina, Media badge. .     …..   $35.00

491. 1974 Tournament Players (1^st year) at Atlanta Country Club, Gold Sponsor. .     …..   $35.00

492. 1975 Doral Eastern Open, Official Guest, nr mint .     …..   $30.00

494. 1976 Jackie Gleason Inverarry Classic, Tournament Players Championship. Season Grounds & Clubhouse. .     …..   $35.00

495. 1976 World Series of Golf, Firestone, Sept. 2-5, PGA Official.     …..   $40.00

496. 1977 Jackie Gleason Inverrary classic, Season Guest, ex-mt .     …..   $35.00

497. 1978 Jackie Gleason Inverrrary classic, Season Guest, very good .     …..   $35.00

498. 1978 Tournament Players Championship, Clubhouse Guest, mint .     …..   $35.00

Golf Cards

506. 1897 J. Baines circular cards " Sandwich. Very rare! 2 3/4” diameter cards with golfing scenes and names of golf course below. The card of Sandwich is excellent.  …..   $300.00

507. 1897 J. Baines circular cards " Coombs. Very rare! Very rare! 2 3/4” diameter cards with golfing scenes and names of golf course below. The card of Coombs is excellent..    …. $300 .00

508. 1900 Huntley & Palmer golf trade card.  Huntley & Palmer, an English  biscuit maker were famous for their beautiful trade cards with gold leaf borders issuing a set with various sports.   $150.00

509. 1900 Clarke & Co. Golf Terms “A Bulger”. Rare turn of the century card from a set of 12. Very similar to Faulkner’s but much rarer. Card is very good.        $75.00

*509a.  Clarke & Co. Golf Terms “A Scratch Golfer”. PSA Graded NM 7. …….. $600.00  SOLD

*509b. 1900 Clarkes Golf Terms partial set of 9 (of 12). Even rarer set than the similar Faulkner set. Comic cards with golf terms entirely different than used in the Faukner set, all with Clark’s Turkish Cigarettes blue and white ad on the back. The 3 missing cards are “All Square”,  “A Scratch Player” and “An uneven Match”.  One of the cards has an even rarer variation on the back for “Seddon” patent cork mouthpieces.  The raw cards are all good-very good with clean undamaged backs......... $500.00 SOLD

510. 1901 Faulkner Grenadier "Fore 1" SGC 1.5      ………. $75.00

511. 1901 Faulkner Grenadier "pressed from behind" SGC 1.5       ………. $75.00

512. 1901 Faulkner Grenadier A Nasty Lie PSA 4      ………. $175.00

513. 1901 Faulkner Grenadier A Tee Caddy SGC 4        ………. $175.00

514. 1901 Faulkner Grenadier Agriculture SGC 1.5      ………. $75.00

515. 1901 Faulkner Grenadier Giving it Socks PSA 3      ………. $125.00

516. 1901 Faulkner Grenadier Two Up and One PSA 3    ………. $125.00

517. 1901 Ogden’s Guinea Gold A.J. Balfour, SGC 6. High grade card of the political figure who was very involved in the English golf scene.  …. $75.00

518. 1901 Ogden’s Guinea Gold Series "2 cards. Chas. Hutchins (gd-vg, chipping on sides) and Peter Paxton (ex+)…..    $75.00  SOLD

519. 1902 Ogdens Harold Hilton, excellent card however has writing

   on back… $75.00 SOLD

520. 4 1902 Ogden's General Interest Series Plain backs, J. Ball (ex), Miss Armstrong (ex), Vardon v. Braid (vg-ex), H. Vardon (fair-gd).  … $150.00 SOLD

521. 1902 Ogdens F Series 241 Braid, SGC 5.5  …. $125.00    SOLD

522. 1902 Ogdens F Series 242 Harry Vardon SGC 5.5   ….. $300.00 SOLD

523. 1902 Ogdens F Series F353 Lt. Tait SGC A, 3 pencil written numerals caused low grade …  $75.00

524. 1902 Ogdens F Series F341 Harry Vardon, tiny ¼” piece of paper resulting in low grade SGC 1.5    $150.00       SOLD

525. 1902 Ogdens F Series 244 T.T. Gray SGC A, has some removable paper remains on rear causing low grade …. $75.00

526. 1902 Ogdens F Series F355 Harold Hilton, SGC 5   ….. $150.00  SOLD

527. 1902 Ogdens F Series 243 Ryder Richardson SGC 6    …. $150.00     SOLD

528. 1903 T7 Hamilton King Golf girl, excellent  …. $200.00

529. 1910 T114 Up to Date Comics Fore N Aft. “I am some golfer” Very rare early tobacco card. Good.  ….. $100.00

530. The partial set of 5 1912 Gallaher Sports Series, featured ten rare numbered cards with poses of James Braid. Included here are #’s 6-10. Cards are in

   very good condition   $150.00  SOLD

531. 1913 Stollwerck Sport IV Golf ll 2 (vg-ex)    ….. $300.00

532. 1914 Marsuma Instrutional cards. 25-J. H. Taylor and 47-James Braid (both very good).   ….. $50.00  SOLD

533. 3 1920 T218 Mecca Cigarettes Golfers " Douglas, Hobens and Herreshoff, excellent       $75.00

534. ca 1920 Dah Tung Chinese Girl (ex-mt)........     $100.00

535. W551 Strip Card of Gene Sarazen, Excellent-mint  ….. $25.00

*536. A partial set of 31 1937 John Cotton Ltd cards showing 2 partial thum movies from the more difficult C/D series.  The missing are C1, C3-6, 12-14, 18-20, 22, 26-29, 46-47, 50. The “C”movie shows a high lob and the ”D” movie shows a “Scotch run up”.  The cards are ex-mt. .......... $250.00  SOLD

537. 1923 Cope Golf Strokes of 32 cards. Instructional cards showing golf stances and swing positions posed by Harry Vardon (9 cards), Abe Mitchell (7 cards), George Duncan (5 cards), J.H. Taylor (7 cards) and Edward Ray (4 cards). Excellent and better.   …. $300.00  SOLD

538. 1923 Morris & Sons Golf Strokes set of 25 cards. Arthur Havers instructional cards showing golf stances and swing positions. Excellent and better.    ….$225.00

539. 1923-1935 3 Complete Gallaher Ltd complete. First is the Gallahers 1923 British Champions including 4 golfers. The other two Gallahers Champions sets were 48 cards each and were issued in 1934 and 1935, the 1934 set featured 3 golfers and the 1935 featured 2. Almost all the complete sets were ex-mt.     $300.00

540.  1923 Nicholas Sarony Origin of Games 4-Golf 18^th Century (small) ex-mt    ….. $30.00

541.  1923 Gallahers Champions set of 75. Includes 4 golfers. Excellent +.     …..  $100.00

542.  1934 Churchman Can you beat Bogey….set of 56+.  Includes two of the four rare Jokers and rare instruction sheet. Cards are almost all ex+-mt.     ….. $1,250.

543. 1924 Wills Golfing set of 25.  Ex-mt set      …. $400.00

544. 1924 Mitchell Humorous Drawings, #13 (ex-mt) and #34 (vg)    …. $40.00

545. 1925 Alexander Boguslavsky Ltd. Sports Records �" 2 cards #11 and #15, ex-mt  …..  $20.00

546. 1925 Churchman “Frisky”, card #51-Sammy Weasel, ex    ….. $25.00

547. 1925 Imperial Tobacco Co. How to Play Golf set of 50, Instructions set featuring 3 golfers, Arthur Havers, Abe Mitchell & George Duncan, vg-ex …. $300.00

548. 1925 F & J Smith Holiday Resorts - #18 St. Andrews  # 18 (ex+)….. 75.00

549. 1925-27 Carreras 1925 Happy Family Mrs. Lucky (small) and 1927 2 small Nose game cards (2 & 10), excellent   …. $25.00

550. Who’s Who in Sport Bobby Jones, near mint ….. $

551. 1926 Lambert & Butler Who’s Who in Sport set of 50 with 5 golfers including Bobby Jones (ex+-mt), balance mostly near mint+ …. $500.

552. 1927 Clay & Bock (Cuba) Album Universal Card 210, Golf    …. $75.00

553. 1928 Lambert & Butler World of Sport. All 4 golf cards ex-mt   …. $100.00

554. 1928 Major Drapkin The Game of Sporting Snap - #27 �" Golf Bunkered (vg-ex)    …. $25.00

555. 1928 Men of America Booklet of Bobby Jones, small 8 page booklet that was part of 50 booklet boxed set. Excellent (Rogers Hornsby is on the backcover).    ….. $75.00

556. 1929 United Tobacco Humour in Sport, 4 golf cards ex-mt  ….. $100.00

557. 1925 Exhibit Co of America Champions exhibit of Gene Sarazen. One of the rarest cards known from the Exhibit Company’s set of Athletic Champions. The set featured champions from all over the world and included Babe Ruth. Although this Sarazen card is the only one I’ve ever seen, I’ve seen writings mentioning a couple of others. In 1925 Sarazen was the rising star in Professional Golf, with Walter Hagan well established and Bobby Jones, though an amateur, just becoming known. Unfortunately, the card is not in the best of condition. It is trimmed, was glued in an album and shows some back damage and has 3 thumb tack holes in the upper left corner. The card presents well and is a striking pose of Sarazen. ......... $500.00*

557A 1928 Churchman Men of the Moment in Sport set of 50 including 10 golfers with Bobby Jones high grade. Set of 50 includes #27-Bobby Jones (SGC 80 EX/NM 6). Other golfers include Walter Hagen, Gene Sarazen and Abe Mitchell. Other Athletes include Jack Dempsey and Gene Tunney. All the other cards average ex-mt.   ……….  $600.00

*557B. 1928 Churchman Men of the Moment in Sport Set (Large) of 12 including Bobby Jones. The Jones card which certainly looks minimally like an ex-mt card has been graded SGC 40 VG 3. The other golfer in the set is Abe Mitchell is ex-mt as is Boxer Gene Tunney. The remaining cards are all excellent or ex-mt.     $350.00  SOLD  

558. 1930 Major Drapkin, 3 Sporting Celebrities, Bobby Jones (ex-mt), Walter Hagen (nr mt) and Archie Compston (nr mt)  …. $500.00

559. 1930 Major Drapkin Sporting Celebrities Bobby Jones (ex+-mt)  ….. $300.00

560. 1931 Churchman set of 50 Sporting Celebrities with 7 golf including Hagen (nr mt), excellent-mint….. $200.00

561. 1931 J.A. Pattreiouex subset of 4 golf trophies, one card vg-ex, 3 ex-mt ….. $150.00

562. 1932 Bulgaria Sports Photos subset of 4 golf including Hagan, ex-mt …..  $400.00

563.1932 Sanella Margarine card (Type A) of Peter Alliss, ex-mt    …. $50.00

564.1933 BVD Who’s Who in Australian Sports, 2 M.J. Ryan w. diff backs and L Nettlefold, good  ….. $30.00

565. 1934 Churchman Can you Beat Bogey at St. Andrews near set of 54, missing #55 the Joker (excellent to near mint) …. $300.

566. 1935 Ardath Tobacco Sport Champions set of 50 inluding 3 golf. Almost all ex-mt or better.  …. $150.00        

567. 1935 Ardath Tobacco complete set of 50 Cricket, Tennis & Golf with 8 golfers, nr mint …. $100.00

568. 1935 Godfrey Phillips Ltd. In The Public Eye set of 54 with 5 golfers, almost all ex-mt or near mint ….. $75.00

569. 1935 Ogdens The Story of Sand - #48 (ex-mt)    …. $20.00

570. 1935 J.A. Pattreiouex Sporting Events & Stars set of 96 with 4 golf including Bobby Jones. The Jones is nr mt  …. $350.00 

571. 1935-7 J Wix & sons Four  Henry cards, from Series of 25 including 1 golf, excellent …. $125.00

572. 1937 J Wix Lucky Strike Bridge Favors �"Eddie Buzzell (ex-mt). From a set of 4.  …… $100.00

573. 1937 Wills British Sports Personalities set of 48 with 3 golfers, excellent-mint and better with a few lesser  …..  $50.00

574. 1938-9 Ardath Tobacco Photo Cards, 5 golf cards. Cotton, Barton, Padgham, King, Pastimes of our King, all near mint  ….   $60.00

575. 1939 Mars Confections Famous Film Stars W.C. Fields plying GOLF (ex)   …. $25.00

576. 1939 R & J Hill �" 2 golf Cotton and Whitcombe (ex+-mt)   … $30.00

577. 1939 African Tobacco World of Sport subset of 5 golf cards, Little, Cotton, Barton, Locke & Whitcombe , ex-mt  …. $175.00

578. 1947 Kelloggs Pep sub set of 3 golf, Ferrier, Mangrum and Snead, all ex-mt ….  $400.00

579. 1959 TPK Hannah Top Flight set of 25 w. 3 golf including Hogan, Thompson and Cotton. Near mint. …. $250.00

580. 1953 Topps Scoops Ben Hogan, near mint but no bottom border …. $50.00

581. 1959 Fleer #67-Ted Williams nd Sammy Snead, nr mt …. $25.00

582. 1967 A.C. W. Francis Sports of The Countries �" South Africa (nr mt)   …. $20.00

583. 1968 American Oil Co Winner Circle, 2 cards, Gay Brewer & Julius Boros, both cards excellent+…. $50

584. 1977-79 Sportscaster cards. Set of 94 includes some unlisted variations. Includes all the better ones, e.g. Jones’ Grand Slam, Sarazen Hole-in-one, Ben Crenshaw, Isao Aoki, Walter Hagen, etc. Ex-mt or near mint.    ….. $400.

585. 1992 Richie & Co. Ryder Cup Fairway Favorites set of 25, near mint ….. $95.00

586. Sports Illustrated For Kids. 34 cards, all but 5 issued in the first 4 years of the publication. Includes 2 different Tiger Woods cards including  the first Tiger, Nicklaus, Daly, Faldo, Zaharias, Sorenstam ( diff), Bobby Jones, etc. All ex-mt or nr mt.   ….. $150.00

587. 1998 Champions of Golf �" The Masters Colletion. Near mint-mint set of 65 cards, one for each Masters from 1934 to 1998    …. $50.00

588. 1959 TPK Hannah Top Flight 3 golfers Hogan, Thompson and Cotton. All nr mint, however Hogan has tiny dirt particle on rear.     ….. $100.00

589. 1949 Carreras Sport Series set of 50 including 8 golfers. Excellent +     ….. $100.00

*590. W560 red and Black Bobby Jones. 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 was the dominant golfer of the era, Bobby Jones. The Jones is in fair to good condition.        $300.00

Golf Post Cards Golfers and Personalities

601. Group of 3 postcards showing the International Golf Match at St. Andrews on August 23, 1905. The 3 cards are captioned “Putting at the 18^th Hole”, “The Finish” and  no title. The first two were mailed, one on August 23^rd and the other twice on August 25^th and 26^th (?). All 3 cards are in excellent condition.    …… $600.00

602. 2 Cards from the Vardon-Braid Match at Murrayfield, 30^th July 1904. The 2 cards are captioned “The Rush to the 12th Hole” and :The Stymie at “The Wood”. The match was a historic one. The former card is unused and in vg-ex condition and the later is gd-vg.    ………  $750.00

603. the 1905 Yale football team postcard by Boston Post-Card Company. The card is in the golf section because one of the members of that team, Robert Morse would gain much notoriety for his role in the establishment of Pebble Beach. The card is unsued and excellent despite small pencil mark on the back.     ……$100.00

604. Vardon and Taylor Exhibition Match at Opening of Alnmouth Golf course. Postmarked 1905. Otherwise excellent condition.     …. $150.00

605. Early color PC of two time U.S. Open (1906 & 1910) winner Alex Smith. Card shows White, who was Scottish, when he was the Club Pro in Florida.    ….. $75.00

607. Tuck card showing painting of Mary Queen of Scots playing golf. The card is unused and in excellent condition.   …. $50.00

608. Ca 1911 Postcard showing Caricature of A.J. Balfour. The card from the Pearl series, is postally used and in good condition.     …. $60.00

609. Mercurial Photo Co. RPPC of James Braid teeing off at Hoylake on May 14, 1912. Great photo. Unused and excellent.   …..    $150.00

610. Black and white postcard showing James Braid putting at his tournament. The card was postmarked 1916 with a lengthy note. Good-very good condition.   …. $100.00

611. Oversize (4” x 6 ¼”) postcard showing a photo of J.H. Taylor putting at Hoylake in 1913. Taylor would win his 5^th Open Championship. The back has a lengthy non golf related note, dated 1955, which is signed “Uncle Harry” and it could be assumed that “Uncle Harry” is Taylor. A previous owner has noted “J.H.” next to Uncle Harry and the handwriting is Taylor’s.  ….. $500.00

612. Color postcard “On the Links, Elie showing James Braid in the center, used in 1905, very good  ….. $95.00

613. Golfing “The Swing” from a small and rare set of postcards showing prominent golfers.  This one shows French golfer Arnaud Massy. Message starts on front of card and continues on rear. Otherwise excellent.       $175.00

614. Tuck postcard showing The Price of Wales Plays himself in as Captain of the Royal and Ancient Club, St. Andrews. Very light crease otherwise excellent, unused.    …… $75.00

615. ca 1921 RPPC with “Jock Hutchinson after winning the British Open in 1921 at St. Andrews” written on the rear. A note “Jock " The Champion! is added in pencil on the rear as well. Excellent.      ….$150.00

616. Pasadena on the Gulf 1924 Promotional Booklet with Walter Hagan. Featured are shots of a new golf Community containing the Bear Creek Golf and CC and a full length view of Hagan in a pose. Excellent condition but a couple of tiny pieces of tape reinforce the spine.………..  $75.00

617. Albertype postcard of the Opening of the Golf Club at Chautauqua N.Y. with Horton Smith and Walter Hagen in view. Excellent with a couple of tiny stains.     …… $100.00

618. 1926 Walter Hagan-Bobby Jones historic golf match at Pasadena on the gulf, St. Petersburg in 1926. Called the "Match of the Century" 36 holes winding up at Hagan's home course in St. Petersburg. Unused and excellent.      …..$400.00

 619. “The Big Six” at the 1925 Opening of Holly Hill Country Club, Davenport Florida. The big 6 are enumerated on the back of the unused postcard and include U.S. Open winner Cyril Walker. Ex-mt.    $75.00

620. Two ca 1925 postcards from the Opening of Holly Hill CC in Florida featuring Cyril Walker.  One is unused and in nr mt condition and was mailed in 1925  with a pre-printed message and is excellent.   $100.00

621. 1950 Advertising tinted photo card of Bobby Locke for Stamina Trousers. Issued during Locke’s 1950 Australian card the card give a history of Locke on the rear while touting the advertiser. Excellent.    …$75.00

622. RPPC of Kathryn Hepburn playing golf. Unused. Pencil mark on back.    ……$35.00

623. RPPC showing Audrey Hepburn in Paramount Studios promotional card. Printed in Germany and is unused and in ex-mt condition.    ……. 35.00

624. Arnold Palmer with handicapped child on Promotional postcard for the March of Dimes. Unused and address portion has lengthy message from Palmer with facsimile signature.  …… $30.00

625. Color Postcard shows Arnold Palmer addressing a class at the Arnold Palmer Golf Academy in Stratton Mountain, Vermont. Unused and ex-mt.    …… $35.00

626. Two postcards from a match at the Seacroft Links between Armond Massey and JW Taylor in 1907. The postcards show the start and finish of the match. One is postally used. Very good-excellent.       $400.00

627. A color postcard showing a match between Alex Smith and Harry Vardon at the Atlantic City Country Club. Pencil writing on the otherwise blank back indicates Harry Vardon vs. Alex Smith 1921. Card is unused and otherwise excellent.   ….. $100.00

628. Real Photo PC of Lloyd Mangrum and his wife apparently returning from Mexico.    …. $50.00

630.  Raphael Tuck postcard showing two scenes at St. Andrews. One shows Tom Morris hitting in front of the Hotel and Clubhouse.  The other shows the Castle. Card is in good condition.  …….  $150.00

631. The Royal and Ancient Golf Course” titled in red. Shows Tom Morris standing in front of the clubhouse with many behind him. Mailed in 1906. Excellent. …….. $250.00

632. Golf Club House & Grand Hotel. Same pose with Tom Morris as in Tuck card in 630 above except in color. Unused and in excellent + condition.  ……..  $200.00

*633. RPPC entitled “GOLF” from the Boots Cash Chemists “Real Photograph” Series. Pre-printed on the back “Braid and Massey at Deal”. Postmrked 1909.      ………. $100.00

*634. “On the Golf Links, Lelant. James Braid putting from the Argall Series. Postmarked 1907.  Excellent.   ………  $75.00

*635. James Braid Putting at Dunbar. Split Color card shows two scenes. Top shows Lovers Walk, bottom shows the Golf Tournament at Dunbar. Braid who part of a renovation team and when the renovation was complete he participated in a tournament at Dunbar. Postmarked.  …….  $75.00    SOLD

*636. RPPC of Charlie Chaplain apparently with 5 professional golfers. The very old Velox postcard has “The big leaguers are but boys �" they enjoy Charlie also”. Excellent.    ………….. $150.00

*637. Henry Cotton at 1953 Dunlap. Unusual RPPC card shows aerial view of 3 holes of the Dunlap Tournament in 1953.  ……… $75.00

*638. John Dunn, Bunkered at Hardelot. French post card, unused in excellent condition.  ……..  $75.00

*639. Lawson Little teeing off at the 1934 British Amateur in the 4^th round at Prestwick on this 1945 postmarked card.  ……. $75.00

*640.  2 cards from the British Amateur in 1934 at Prestwick Golf Course. One shows eventual winner Lawson Little teeing off (ex+) and other shows the crowd on the course. Last was postmarked 1945.   ……..  $125.00

*641. Beagles Real Photocard of the Price of Wales with club sitting on the grass. Unused excellent-mint card. …………..  $30.00

*642. Final Round "Dispatch Golf Tournament 1908" R.W. Orr studying his putt at 2^nd Hole.  Rare J. Patrick photo. Excellent. Maker is Durie Brown who advertizes 500,000 post cards on the rear. Excellent. …… $50.00  SOLD

*643.  Striking London & North Western Railway color advertising card featuring the likeness of Harry Vardon. Northern Ireland card was postally used in 1906 and has two small hole punches.  ……  $150.00

*644. RPPC CA Whitcombe, British Professional at Crews Hill GC. Unused card. …….. $50.00

*645. Julius Boros on a RPPC advertising his book “How to Play Par Golf”. Addressed and mailed in 1955. Excellent. ……… $50.00

*646.  Arnold Palmer at his Ironwood Country Course. Unused Crocker color postcard.    ……… $20.00

*647. Jimmy Demaret at the Concord Hotel. An unused color card  shows Demaret on the course he helped design. Excellent.    ………. $20.00

*648. Lew Worsham at Tam O’Shanter Country Club. Unused linen card shows Worsham holing out a wedge for an Eagle to win the Tam O’Shanter in 1953.  Excellent +……….  $20.00

Golf Scorecards

750. 1930 Official Scorecard from the 34th U.S. Open at Interlachen won by Bobby Jones    …  $1,000.00

751. 1930 Tournament Scorecard from the 34th U.S. Open at Interlachen won by Bobby Jones        $400.00

752. 1931 U.S. Open Scorecard from Inverness. Unused near mint scorecard from the first Open after Bobby Jones. Won by Billy Burke over George Von Elm. Near mint    $400.00

753. 1947 Official Scorecard from the 47th U.S. Amateur at Del Monte Golf and CC    ……  $50.00

754. 1948 Official Scorecard from the 48th U.S. Amateur at Memphis Country Club CC    ……  $50.00

755. 17 Scorecards from Pebble Beach dating back to’40’s or the ‘50’s. Two very early scorecards without a picture indicate greens fees were $2. Five other early color cards include Billy Caspers card for the 1963 Crosby, signed by Crosby and shows his scores for the 3^rd and 4^th rounds, a card from the 1972 Open at Pebble with scores written in for Boros & Nevil. The remaining cards are from 1985. 1987, 1990-1, 1994, 1996-7, 1999 (U.S. Amateur), 2000-1 and a card from the Peter Hay. All are in ext to nr mint condition.    ….. $100.00

761. 1988 Official Scorecard from the 88th U.S. Open at The Country Club (creased) CC    ……  $20.00

762. 4 early Cypress Point scorecards. Probably 40’s-50’s with one later.    …… $50.00

Golf Autographs

*774. Craig Wood autograph on a 1944 Phoenix Open ticket.  3 ¼” square orange ticket for the tournment at the Phoenix Country club. Wood signed neatly in pencil. ……..$750.00

775. Harry Vardon autograph on an 8" x 7" piece of his business stationary. Dated April 23, 1904 (or 1909?) and a short request by Vardon is signed “Yours truly Harry Vardon” on a very ornate piece of stationary showing various golf championship medals. Near mint condition and as nice as could be found.   .. $2,000.

776. 1913 George Duncan hand written note on his ornate 8" x 10" letterhead. Written to a Richard Simpson, whose grandson sold the note/letter with a fascinating associative note on Duncan and Simpson’s grandfather (“Robert Simpson of Carnoustie”).  Duncan was a Professional Golfer, a clubmaker, an architect and won several European Opens and captained the Ryder Cup in 1929. The letter is accompanied by the mailing envelope along with the previously written note of the grandson.  $400.

777. Alex Herd ALS on 5" x 8" sheet from Moor Park Golf Club. Dated Dec, 22 1932 on stationary from his home club in an interesting note regarding the life of a golf pro. Herd died in 1944 at the age of 68. Excellent condition and signature.   ... $400.

778. Incredible 1933 Autographed Ryder Cup Program at Southport, England. An amazing program signed by 11 participants from the fourth Ryder Cup including the very tough signatures of Captain Walter Hagan, Horton Smith and Craig Wood. Other American signatures are Ed Dudley, Olin Dutra, Gene Sarazen, Leo Diegel, Paul Runyan, Denny Shute. British team signatures Are A.H. Padgham and W. H. Davies. All signatures are near perfect in ink except Runyan which is in pencil. The 64 page program is filled with photos of all players, previous teams and layouts of the holes. The centerfold is loose and the front cover has a vertical crease and light light writing in the upper right corner. Very good. Mike Guiterrez COA.... $2,500.

779. Jerome Travers signed 1935 check. Very tough signature of the 1915 U.S. Open Champion and four  time U.S. Open winner. Check is dated April 30, 1935.   Travers died in 1951 at the age of 64.    $500.

780. JW Taylor twice autographed letter card. Measures 4 3/4” x 6 1/2” when open. Message portion reveals a lengthy note dated Dec. 19^th 1960 and signed JH Taylor. The reverse shows an address and Taylor’s own address with a signature, all in his own hand. Excellent. ... $400.

781. 1949 Ryder Cup Star Studies. Autographed by 15 Ryder Cuppers. A very unusual 16 page Marketing Booklet produced by Hoffmans of Halifax, Yorkshire after the 1949 Ryder Cup. Hoffman’s apparently specialized in prestigious historic car sales and some are illustrated in the booklet along with a list of the available cars. Golfers autographed the book near their pictures and include Jimmy Demaret, Dutch Harrison, Chick Harbert, Dick Burton, Ed Dudley and Max Faulkner on the cover. The centerfold shows 8 Ryder Cuppers, 4 each from the U.S. and G.B. teams. All signed by their photo and include Clayton Heafner, Fred Daly, Bob Hamilton, James Adams, Charles Ward, Johnny Palmer, “Skip” Alexander and Max Faulkner. Chick Harbert (again) and Bob Hamilton signed by their photos later in the book. The pamphlet has a fold in the center, otherwise excellent. A rare book enhanced by 16 autographs.   $400.

782. 1964 ticket to the Final Round of the Phoenix Open.  The rare ticket was signed by Arnold Palmer (who won the prvious 3 Phoenix Opens) and Tony Lema, who would die in a plane crash two  years later). His autograph is very difficult. Both signatures are on the rear of the ticket. Jack Nicklaus won the 1964 Phoneix Open.  …..  $500.

783. Ben Hogan TLS to a collector on his own stationary. Perfect. $200.

784. “A Round of Golf with Tommy Armour”.  Hardbound 1959 book is inscribed “To Mary and Nate Sharpe I hope your invasion of Scotland (The land of the Brave) will be very enjoyable. Regards Tommy Armour”. Book has original dust jacket and is accompanied by a Mike Guiterrez COA.   …..$200.

785. Jan Stephenson signed her picture on the cover of the May 1977 issue of SPORT Magazine. Excellent condition and the signature is perfect.   …. $50.

786. Gary Player signed an 8” x 10” photo in an 11” x 14” inscribed matte showing an amusing photo of a golfer being dangled over the Hell Bunker at St. Andrews. Player signed his name in black sharpie on the photo.  … $50.

*787. Jock Hutchinson signed “Golfingly Yours Jock Hutchinson”. 8” x 10” Chicago Studio photo.   ……… $ 300.00

*788. Bob Hamilton signing a scorecard. “Bob Hamilton” is on the photo. … $150.00

*789. 1944 PGA Championship scorecard at Manito Golf and Country Club signed by Byron Nelson. Historic scorecard that appears to be the 2^nd 18 hole quarter final match between Nelson and Willie Goggin. The scorecard is signed “Byron Nelson” and dated Aug. 18, 1944. Nelson won 4 and 3 and went to the finals but lost there to Bob Hamilton.   ………. $125.00

Golf Photos

798. 9” x 7” sepia photograph of James Braid teeing off with J. H. Taylor off to the side. Mounted, the photograph measure 12” x 10” and has the photographer J. Pottie of Wimborne embossed in the lower right. Magnificent photo in excellent condition.     ….. $500.00

*799. Collection of 14 Original Wirephotos from the Pebble Beach courses mostly taken during the Crosby.  Pictures date from the 1920’s to the 1970’s. Seven have the actual newspaper photos  the photos provided taped to the backs.  Shots include the peninsula’s most famous holes. Very nice collection in excellent+ condition.     ………$400.00

*800. Incredible Collection of 506 different Golf Photos. Almost different and about 25 duplicates. All photos are in individual plastic sleeves in 4 thick three ring binders.  Includes multiples of Walter Hagen (8). Ben Hogan (46), Bobby Jones (20), Jack Nicklaus (29), Francis Ouimet (5), Arnold Palmer (18), Harry Varden (4), Gene Sarazen (8), Sam Snead (24) and Babe Didriksen Zaharias (28). The shipping weight will be about 50 pounds. A detailed list of all the photos is available on request. …………………$6,500.00

*801. 1923 Golf Champions including Bobby Jones. This 8” x 6” wirephoto features Jones, Edith Cummings, Max Marston and Glenna Collett, all 1923 Champions. Includes wire caption and photo is in excellent condition.   …….   $400.00

*802. 1923 US Open with Bobby Jones & Gene Sarazen at Inwood CC, signed by Sarazen. Important and historic ACME photo shows Jones & Sarazen crossing the bridge at the 18^th hole in what would be Jones’ first victory. ACME 8” x 10” wire photo has full caption on the rear and dated July17, 1923 and is in excellent condition. MGA certificate for Sarazen autograph.   ………. $600.00

*803. 1926 US Amateur photo of Bobby Jones & Francis Ouimet #1. 8” x 6” photo with full caption. shows Jones and Ouimet side by side after their matching the Nationl Amateur semi-final. Jones defeated Ouimet 5 and 4. The upper right corner has been cut off but doesn’t affect the photo area.      ……..  $500.00

*804. 1926 US Am Jones & Ouimet #2. Same photo as above. Caption is handwritten and there are three small chips in the top border and left side, staple holes in the lower border and a ¾” tear at the right side.   …….  $500.00

*805. Bobby Jones after winning 1925 U.S. Amateur and shaking hands with his good friend Watts Gunn, who he defeated in the final. Pacific  and Atlantic caption included. Excellent + condition.   ……… $500.00

*806. 1928 National Amateur with Bobby Jones shaking hands with final opponent Phil Perkins at Brae Burn CC. Jones won easily 10 and 9. 8” x 6” photo with International Newsreel  photo with full caption attached. Near mint. ……………  $500.00

*807. Bobby Jones at 1928 US Amateur at Brae Burn after the second round. 6” x 8” Herbert wire photo showing Jones with his putter. Excellent condition with full caption attached. Jones wound win Amateur.     ……….. $400.00

*808. Oyster Harbor Club photo pack of 18 photos including two with Walter Hagen and one with Horton Smith. A very upscale club, which was a gate guarded island, which dates back to 1925. A very rare promotional booklet (7 ½” x 5”) in black contained photos promoting the club. Each photo had pre-printed script on the back describing the photo. Excellent to near mint condition. Very rare!   ……….. $600.00

*809. 1929 Ryder Cup photo includes Walter Hagan, M.S. Ryder and British Captain George Duncan at the luncheon prior to the matches. 8” x 10” wirephoto (L/R corner clipped) has original caption and AP stamp.   ……….  $400.00

*811. 1929 US Open wire photo of Bobby Jones putting at Winged Foot.  Jones would win 3^rd (of 4) U.S. Opens. The 9” x 6 ½” photo has the newspaper photo and caption attached to the back. Excellent.    ……..   $500.00

*812. 1930 Bobby Jones at Hoylake Golf Club in what would be the 2nd victory of the Grand Slam. The 8” x 10” photo has the actual newspaper photo attached to the rear. Excellent.

*813. 1930 U.S. Amateur with Bobby Jones at Merion Golf Club. Culver photo from the last leg of the Grand Slam shows Jones coming to the course.  8” x 10” photo with a couple of minor defects in the borders. ……. $300.00

*814. 1930 U.S. Amateur with Bobby Jones at Merion Golf Club. Same photo as above except for several spots of damage in border.   …….. $150.00

*815. 1930 AP Photo of Bobby Jones and writer O.B. Keeler and the 5 1930 Trophies Jones won (the 4 majors and the Walker Cup). The 8 1/2” x 6 ¼” photo has a full caption on the rear. In  excellent condition ……… $500.00

*816. 1928 Walker Cup photo of Bobby Jones shaking hands with Dr. Wiliam Tweddell of the British team at the Chicago Golf Club before the matches. The U.S. won easily. The International Newsreel photo caption is on the rear. Excellent-mint 10” x 8” photo.     ……. $600.00

*817. 1930 AP photo of Bobby Jones winning British Open. Picture shows Jones being awarded the Cup. The 8 ½” x 7” photo has the full caption on the rear. Excellent. ……  $500.00

*818. 1930 pre-grand slam AP photo of Bobby Jones putting with Calamity Jane in February of 1930.  The 8 ½” x 5” photo has a full caption on the rear. Excellent.    ……… $400.00

*819. 1930 US Amateur at Merion Golf Club NEA wire photo of Gene Homan hitting out of trap. Bobby Jones is in background during final round. 10” x 8” excellent photo.   ……… $175.00

*820. 1930 US Amateur at Merion Golf Club photo shows Jones sinking putt on 9^th hole in what would be the final victory of the Grand Slam. The Acme 8” x 10 excellent condition wire photo has the caption attached.  ……….  $400.00

*821. 1930 US Amateur competitors Bobby Jones, Max Marston, Harrison Johnston and Jesse Sweetser pose at Merion before the Amateur Championship, the last leg on the Grand Slam. The International News photo is 8” x 10” and has full caption on the rear.    ….   $500.00

*822. 1930 Walker Cup Team photo (9” x 7 ¼”) w. Jones & Ouimet at Sandwich, UK. The team, who would win 10-2, includes the 8 members, Bobby Jones, Francis Ouimet, Harrison Johnston, OF Willing, George Von Elm, Roland McKenzie, Donald Moe and George Voigt. The actual newspaper photo is attached to the rear.    ……… $500.00

*823.  1931 U.S. Amateur trophy with winner Francis Ouimet. 8” x 10” International Newsreel wirephoto with full caption in excellent condition.   ……. $300.00

*824. 1931 Ryder Cup team AP picture with Walter Hagan and Gene Sarazen (Capt.). The third Ryder Cup team included Sarazen, Hagan, Diegel, Espinosa, Burke, Smith, Wood, Shute, Farrell & Cox. This 3^rd Ryder Cup was won by the U.S. The 20” x 8” photo has full caption on the rear.     ………… $600.00

*825. 1930’s Commercial photographer advertising blotter with fabulous photo attached showing the scene at Interlachen in 1930. The blotter measures 9” x 4” with the photo measuring 6” 1 ¾” showing Jones putting at the 9^th green…….  $600.00  SOLD

*826. Team pictures of the 1^st Post WW II Walker cup with Captain Francis Ouimet seated in the middle. Excellent wirephoto with description attached. Light corner crease in upper left.  ……. $300.00

*827. A group of 15 previous British Open winners pose at a July 1978 dinner at the Open at St. Andrews. The group includes Nicklaus, Palmer, Watson, Player, Cotton, etc. A keyed listing of all the players is provided. The 6 ½” x 8 ½ photo was taken by H.W. Neale of Surrey.

Golf Miscellaneous

850. ca 1930 original Helen Hicks Wilson advisory display advertising piece. Measures 10” high and 7 1/2” wide and has original stand on rear. In mint condition.   ……  $300.00

851. Flip A Books (Flickers) Thumb movie set of 3 in a box. Three decent sized books (4 1/2” x 3”), each showing the swing of Billy Casper, Gary Player, Sam Snead, Jack Nicklaus, Julius Boros and Doug Ford. In very good condition in a slip case. The pages are loose in one book.   ....... $275.00

852. 1935 Atlantic Richfield Oil “Goofy Golf” Puzzles, 2 different from set of 6. Comes in original envelopes ( 7 1/2” x  9 1/2”) with a golf instructional by Alex Morrison on one side and information on the puzzles on the other. The Puzzles are near mint and the envelopes are excellent.   ….. $300.00

853. A group of 10 Byron Nelson Golf Instructional Booklets from1951. Each booklet carries advertising for John Brooks Motors in Richmond, California and opens to a 15 1/2” x 9” poster.   …..    $200.00

854. Group of 5 circa 1922 14“ x 17“ ads for the United States Rubber Company with Golf photos. Each is in excellent condition and is in a clear bag with a backing. The ads I nclude photos of Willie Ogg, Miss Cecil Leitch, Miss Marion Hollins, Mrs. F.C. Letts, Jr, Jospeh Ford, Ira Couch, Charles W Hall and the Palm Beach Golf Course. Excellent condition.   …. $125.00

855. Collection of 121 ball markers mostly from major clubs and resorts including     . A detailed list is available on request. Price is for loose markers, if display is wanted add an additional $10 will be added to cover the extra shipping. ……. $225.00

856. Collection of 50 logo golf balls mostly from major clubs and resorts including ….. All are unused and there are 7 Titlelists. A detailed list is available on request. Price is for loose balls, if display case  is wanted add an additional $10 to cover the extra shipping. ……. $225.00

*857. 20 Martini Course Charts. Martini & Rossi produced a set of 50 eight page booklets, each of a different golf course in the United Kingdom. The pages would show a drawing of the layout for each hole, a few photos and a layout of the course of the back cover. The group includes 20 booklets including both At. Andrews courses, Troon, Princes, Royal Liverpool, Prestwick, Walton Heath, Royal St. Georges, Royal Portrush, etc. Most are in excellent and better condition.    ……. $175.00

*858. 1930 Currier & Ives color Print showing the last putt in the 1930 British Open, the second leg of the Grand Slam. The print was one of a limited edition of 999 by Currier & Ives. It measures 21” x 14” in a 22” x 16 ½’ matte and is in near mint condition.    ….. $200.00

*859. Burr McIntosh pages from the magazine featuring scenes from the 1903 Amateur at Nassau Country Club.  There are 3 pages, each measuring 11 ¼” x 5 ¼”.  Each page has photo on each side relevant to golf in 1903. The photos are 1. Walter Travis, great Amateur and later golf architect, 2. Newport Country Club, 3. Opening Day, 3. National Golf Tournament at Nassau CC (which was the U.S. Amateur won by Travis), 4. Country Club, Manchester, Vermont. 5. Champion Travis driving (at Manchester), 6. The third green at Richmond County Golf Club, Staten Island.     ….. $50.00  SOLD

*860. Amateur Spalding’s Athletic Library Golf Guide and How to Play Golf by James Braid. Circa 1910  book published in England. Book contains many chapters of instruction by Braid. The Guide has tape on the spine  with at least a dozen different photos of Braid in action. The back cover is missing.    …..  $25.00

*861. Fascinating Scrapbook from 1928-1930. Measuring 12” x 9 ½” There are 18 group of 18 sequential photographs (9 each on opposing pages) by famous golfers demonstrating various shots. The golfers are Walter Hagan, Tommy Armour, Denny Shute, Horton Smith (2), Chick Evans, Willie MacFarlane, McDonald Smith, Leo Diegel, Archie Compston, George Duncan, Bill Melhorn, Aubrey Boomer, Phillips Finlay, Joe Kirkwood, Harrison Johnston, Tom Creavy and Billie Burke. Also 13 pages of Bobby Jones photos. A great old scrapbook in excellent condition.       ….$300.00

*862. A complete set of 8 magazines produced for the program Shell's Wonderful World of Golf. The program was a televised series of golf matches began in the 1960s and ended in 1970. The program was sponsored by Shell Oil. The magazines are in excellent condition and featured the best golfers of the time. ……… $150.00

*863. ca. 1888 Die cut Spalding Golfer and Tennis Player. From a set of five die cut advertising cards featuring a baseball player, a football player, a golfer and a tennis player. (others are elsewhere). Each has a description of the game on the back. The golfer and the tennis player both have a near excellent appearance. Both have the affects of being glued to an album on the back..    ….. $125.00

*864. USGA Gold colored Press Badge with the Seal of the United States. Issued to Brian Bell, whose name is inscribed at the bottom. The number 87 is engraved on the back …$50.00

*865. 5 U.S. Royal (golf balls) advertising posters with golf themes. Each measures 14" x 17" and is in a plastic bag with backing. The five posters are 1. Willie Egg, Joseph Ford-Ira Couch, Charles W Hall, and Miss Cecil Leith, Miss Marion Hollins & Mrs. F.C. Letts Jr and The Palm Beach Golf Course (nor showing). Three are in excellent condition and two have minor edge damage at the top. ................ $40.00

*866. Police Gazette Supplement of Francis Ouimet.

Other Golf Publications

876. 1923 Apawamis Dinner men from 1923. Apawamis, located in Rye, NY is one of the oldest clubs in the country and date to the 19^th Century. The 4 ¼” x 6 1/2 colorful menu is in excellent condition and has hand drawn table layouts and name of attendees on a piece of Apawamis stationery.     …… $200.00

877. Sept. 22, 1930 Time Magazine with Bobby Jones on Cover. Issued when Jones had won the first 3 legs of the Grand Slam. Has 2 1/2 page article on Jones. Was in bound album, thus roughness at spine. Light vertical crease.    $700.00

878. Ca 1930 Medinah Country Club. 16 page marketing brochure with 2 pages indicates what the Club has to offer and 12 pages of photos. The bruchure is not dated but it does indicate Tommy Armour was the club pro which dates it at 1933-1944.    ….  $200.00

879. 1937 Carnoustie Commentary, Very rare 52 page book issued to supplement the 1937 Britsh Open at Carnoustie. Includes a color layout of the coursetipped in,  another map timmpr in of Britain and Ireland showing where the courses are about a dozen photos of Carnoustie.    ….. $500.

880. 1942 pairing sheet from the 5^th Crosby Pro-Am at Rancho Sante Fe. After the war the tornament would move to Monterey Peninsula and Pebble Beach and become nationally famous. The very rare pairing sheet (a program is unknown) has a crease but is otherwise excellent.    …..$250.00

881. January 10, 1949 Time Magazine with Ben Hogan  on Cover. Published after Hogan's U.S. Open victory at Riviera Country Club. Excellent.         $125.00

882. How to Play the Old Course. 44 page booklet on St. Andrews, with map tipped in at the front. 16^th Edition by J & G Innes.       $30.00

883. 1968 Colorful booklet issued for the 1968 British Open at Carnoustie. 12 pages with colorful map in centerfold and Nicklaus on cover.   …. $30.00

884. Four early President’s Cup Programs from 1998, 2000, 2003 and 2005. 1998 is the Official TV Guide, 2000 is the Official Magazine, 2003 is the Official Journal and 2005 is the Official Program. All near mint.     …. $60.00

885. 1925 Time magazine with Bobby Jones on cover. Black and white sketch of Jones. The second golf cover ever for TIME . The magazine was in a bound volume and removed.       …… $500.00

886. 1932 Golf Review featuring Bobby Jones on the cover. 80 page 8 ½ x 11 ½ magazine in excellent condition.    ……… $150.00

887. March 31, 1934 issue of Newsweek with Bobby Jones featured on the cover.  Inside interesting story on Jones playing without “Calamity Jane”, his putter.       ……. $100.00

888. 1932 Time Magazine with Ellsworth Vines Jr. An article features Vines, who was an excellent golfer, in an article on his Davis Cup tennis match. There is a small piece of tape on cover.   …. $50.00

889. 1938 Time Magazine with Johnny Goodman on cover. Story inside anticipates America’s entry in the coming Walker Cup.  Excellent.     ….. $25.00

890. July 19, 1971 Newsweek with Lee Trevino on cover.  Story inside on “Golf’s Biggest money winner”. Excellent.   …. $25.00

*891. 30 Phoenix Open Programs from 1949//1999 and the 1984 hardback “50 year History”. Programs include 1949, 1952-1962, 1965, 1967-8, 1970-1972, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1985-1987, 1989-1990, 1996-1999. Almost all are in excellent and better condition.     ………..$600.00

*892. 1948 U.S. Womens Amateur Open at Del Monte G&CC at Pebble Beach. Tournament held September 13-18 and won by Grace Lenczyk. Excellent   $200.00

*893. M128 Police Gazette Supplement of Francis Ouimet.Issued on November 22, 1913 after Ouimet won the U.S.Open at Brookline as a 20 year old Amateur. Supplement measures 16' 11" and is in excellent condition. .......  $75.00

*894. 5 U.S. Royal (golf balls) advertising posters with golf themes. Each measures 14" x 17" and is in a plastic bag with backing. The five posters are 1. Willie Egg, Joseph Ford-Ira Couch, Charles W Hall, and Miss Cecil Leith, Miss Marion Hollins & Mrs. F.C. Letts Jr and The Palm Beavh Golf Course (nor showing). Three are in excellent condition and two have minor edge damage at the top. ................$40.00

Golf Scorecards - American

*901. 1945 Atlanta Athletic Club East Lake course #1. Interesting card, neatly scored in pencil  by an advanced foursome on April 11, 1945. …..  $40.00

*902. 5 Augusta National including one 1938 stymie card used by talented foursome (71-70-67-70) with familiar names as Chuck Koscis, Sam Byrd, etc.  some tape at the bottom. Others are all excellent and vintage and show different yardages. . …..  $75.00

*903. Baltusrol Golf Club Lower course stymie card with four intact stubs   . …..  $35.00

*904. 2 attractive Banff Springs Golf Course scorecards. One 6” x 2 ¾” unused stymie card and a very attractive tri-fold neatly scored by a twosome with color renditions of all 18 holes. . …..  $35.00

*905. Bethpage State Park Black course stymie card, scored in pencil by threesome, 2 of which should not have been on the course. Excellent. . …..  $30.00

*906. 3 scorecards from Brae Burn Country Club, one is the Mens course which is an early 4 ½” x 3” stymie card. The other two are for the Ladies course, one is a small Stymie card (opens to 6”) which was scored by a member and the other is larger and unused. . …..  $40.00

*907. Burning Tree Club in Bethesda, MD. Unused stymie card. Pencil notation of front reads “ Met Pres Eisenhower Here, 1955”. . …..  $40.00

*908. 2 from The Country Club in Brookline, MA. One older 4 ½” x 3” stymie card (unused), scored in pencil, creased. The other, 5” x 3”, unused. …..  $35.00

*909. French Lick Spring Hotel Golf Course. 3 ¾ x 4 ¼” stymie scorecard. Scored in pencil. Fair condition. …..  $15.00

*910. 4 scorecards from the Greenbrier Golf Club. Includes an older stymie card from the Greenbrier course, and three cards from The Old White Course, the Lake Course and one from the Greenbrier course. All are like new. …..  $30.00

*911. Hazeltine National Golf Club. 4 section 3 ¼” x 4”scorecard which opens to 13” x4. Color rendition of each hole. Excellent condition. …..  $20.00

*912. Interlachen Country Club stymie card with all four tabs intact at bottom. …..  $25.00

*913. Latrobe Country Card stymie card with all 4 tabs intact at the top. Deke Palmer is Professional…..  $40.00

*914. 1939 Matowac Golf Club (Westbury N.Y.) stymie scorecard. Club was a venue for the U.S. Open qualification. Card has a four picture instruction by Horton Smith on the rear which has some album remains on the bottom of the rear. Excellent condition    …..  $100.00  SOLD

*915. Medina Country Club scorecards for the No. 1 Course and No. 2 Course in excellent condition. …..  $30.00

*916. Medinah Country Club stymie scorecard. Unused 3” x 2 ¾” card. …..  $30.00

*917. Merion Cricket Club stymie card. Unused in excellent condition. …..  $30.00

*918. 1939 Moon Brook Country Club (Jamestown N.Y.) stymie scorecard. Card has a four picture instruction by Paul Runyon on the rear which has some album remains on the bottom of the rear. …..  $75.00

*919. 1939 Moon Brook Country Club (Jamestown N.Y.) stymie scorecard. Card has a four picture instruction by Byron Nelson on the rear which has some album remains on the bottom of the rear. …..  $75.00

*920. Oakmont Country Club stymie scorecard that was made for the 1951 PGA. The card scored the 36 hole semi Final match between Sam Snead and Charles Bassler. The card indicates it was attested by Will Grimsley and singed by Grinsley on the front. Some other smaller notation. .          ….. $35.00

*921. Oakmont Country Club stymie scorecard. Scored in pencil (84) and dated Aug 30, 1945. Perfect condition . .          ….. $30 .00

*922. 3 Oakmont Country Club scorecards from the 1950’s on. All excellent. .          ….. $35.00

*923. two Olympia Fields scorecards. From Course #1 and No. 4 North Course. Unscored in near mint condition. .          ….. $20.00

*924. two Onwentsia Club scorecards. An early women’s stymie card and a later Men’s card. Both unused and excellent. .          ….. $25.00

*925. 11 scorecards from the Montery Peninsula courses. 1 older from Pacific Grove with some album remains on the rear, 6 cards from both courses at the Monterey Peninsula CC, 2 have some album remains. One 1986 from Del Monte and 1987, 1992 and an updated.   ……. $40.00

*926. 7 different score cards from PGA National in Dunedin, Fl, none recent. All excellent except one which is soiled at the front. .          ….. $25.00

*927. Pine Valley Golf Club. 4” x 3” scorecard with 6” Stymie gauge in perfect condition. .          ….. $30.00

*928. 2 old Pine Valley, New Jersey  scorecards one with 6” stymie and the other somewhat later. Both excellent. .          ….. $40.00

*929. 4 vintage Pinehurst scorecards from Courses 1-4, all unused and excellent.

*930. 6 different Pinehurst Country Club from various courses. One from Course No. 1, 2 from famous Course No. 2, two from No. 3 and 1 from No. 4. One course No. 2  and the No. 3 were scored in pencil and the other No. 2 was signed by the teaching pro, Richard McLeod.

*931. Tam O Shanter scorecard, unused with a pencil notation “1959” .          ….. $35.00

*932. stymie scorecard from Shinnecock Hills Golf Club. 4” x 3” in very good condition.

*933. 8 scorecards from Spyglass Hill. Includes 1995, 1990, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2002 and two much earlier. All are mint exceptone which has some album remains on the rear.   …. $50.00

*934. Two matching scorecards from the Virginia Hot Springs Golf Club. One of the Cascades course and one of the Homestead course. Measure 3 ¼” x 3 ½”..          ….. $25.00

*935. Wanamoisett Country Club (host of 1931 PGA) unscored stymie scorecard. Excellent.

*936. 2 Winged Foot Golf Club scorecards, both from the East course. One is a stymie card (creased) and the other is a later card.          ….. $35.00

*937. 2 Winged Foot Golf Club scorecards, one from the East course and one from the West in perfect condition.     ……. $20.00

Golf Scorecards - United Kingdom

*960. Two Royal Birkdale Golf Club similar scorecards. One for the white tees and one for the yellow tees (in yellow). Both excellent.   …. $30.00

*961. 3 Carnoustie scorecards. One Championship Course scorecard and a Carnoustie Mercantile Club scorecard. All excellent.  …. $35.00

*962. 3 matched Gleneagles Golf Course scorecards. One for the “Kings” course and another for the “Queens” course. Both are stymie cards. Also a card for the “Wee” course. All are scored in pencil.  …. $50.00

*963. Royal Liverpool Golf Club. Unused 4 ½” x 3” scorecard.  …. $20.00

*964. 2 different scorecards from the Nairn Golf Club. From the 1960’s, scorecard is scored and the other is partially.  …. $25.00

*965. old Ben Sayers Stymie scorecard for The Links North Berwick. Scored for 3 players, has chars and ad.   …. $30.00

*966. 2 Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club scorecards. One is a stymie card from the 1930’s scored in pencil. The other is an unused later card.   …. $30.00

*967. Elaborate old stymie scorecard for St Andrews. Ad on cover for Forgan golf clubs. Inside cover has scorecards for all 3 course. Also 2 charts and back cover has map of all 3 courses.   …. $50.00

*968. Southport & Ainsdale Golf Club. Early stymie card. Local rules on cover. Scored in pencil, chart on back cover.  …. $25.00

*969. 2 scorecards from the Sunningdale Golf Club. Both are older, one is scored in pencil.   …. $30.00

*970. Older Troon Golf Club scorecard. Unused. Local Rules on back.   …. $20.00

*971. 1923 Troon Golf Club Plan of Old Course. Folding 3 page card which opens to plan of the Troon. Also has page that shows names, yardages, strokes for all holes.  …. $40.00

*972. 1931 Turnberry Stymie scorecard for the Arran course. Lightly scored in pencil.   …. $25.00

*973. 2 similar Turnberry Golf Course stymie cards. One is white one is orange. Rear has yardage chart and handicapping chart.   …. $30.00

Autographed and unautographed Exhibition tickets





Autographed Exhibition tickets (all from the collection of noted golf autograph authorityMark Emerson)

Autographed Exhibition Tickets (all from the collection of noted golf autograph authority Mark Emerson)

 

*1250. A scorecard from the Moon Park Club which featured an International Challenge Match between Walter Hagan and Archie Compston. The card measures 10” x 5” and is signed by “A Compston” and is folded.      …… $125.00

*1251. 2 ¼” square ticket for Sept. 8th 1928 match between Walter Hagan and Johnny Farrell. Match was at the Philmont Country Club and was especially interesting in the match paired the U.S. Open Champion and the British Open Champ. Farrell had won the U.S. Open just 3 months prior. Signed on the front clearly in pencil by both Hagan and Farrell . Excellent.  ….  $700.00

*1252. Bright red 4 ½” x 2 ½” ticket featuring Walter Hagan at his famous home course Oak Hill CC in Rochester NY. The July 21, 1929 match paired Hagan and Horton Smith against Charles McKenna and Chick Evans. It is signed on the back in pencil “Walter Hagan”. Excellent. No string. …. $500.00

*1253.  4” square Exhibition Golf Match between Johnny Farrell, Joe Turnesa, Tommy Devine and George Morris. At the West Shore Country Club in Camp Hill, Pa, Aug. 15, 1929. Spalding ad on rear. Signed by Johnny Farrell and Joe Turnesa.  ….. $125.00

*1254.  A 5 ½” x 2 ½” orange ticket for an August 3, 1939 exhibition featuring Byron Nelson and Horton Smith vs. Bill Souter and Earl Amidon, The club is not specified on the ticket. The well worn ticket is signed by Horton Smith and Byron Nelson on the back in pencil. ….. $400.00

*1255. A nearly identical ticket to the above except superior condition and signed by all four participants. (Nelson, Smith, Souter and Amidon). Also accompanied by a PSA/DNA LOA.     …. $600.00

*1256. Golf Exhibition 3” x 4” ticket from the Tulsa Country Club on May 8^th. The near mint condition ticket with original string featured a match with Byron Nelson, Sammy Snead and Jug McSpaden. It is signed on the rear by Snead. Circa 1940’s.   ….. $150.00

*1257. Large exhibition match ticket for Snead, Guldahl + 2 from May 2, 1940. Large 4 ½” creased square ticket from Peninsula Golf Club in Oregon. Snead and Ralph Guldahl played Ted Longworth and Joe Mozel. Snead and Guldahl (whose signature is very rare) signed in pencil signed on the rear in pencil.    …. $500.00

*1258. Exhibition Match ticket for a match between Tony Manero & Jim Fogerty vs. Harold McSpaden and Denny Shute. The 6” x 3 “ ticket was for a match at the Salem Country Club. The string is missing and the tickjet is in very good condition and is signed beautifully in pencil on the rear by Tony Manero.     …… $300.00

*1259. A 4” x 3” ticket for an Exhibition match at Llanerach Country Club on May 21, 1943. The match featured Bing Crosby, Ed Dudley, Bob Hope and Jug McSpadden and included Joe Kirkwood. The ticker is missing the string and is otherwise in excellent condition. It is signed on the back by Crosby, Hope, Jerry Colonia and 2 others.  …… $150.00

*1260. Autographed Sam Snead +3 exhibition ticket for a match at the Golf Club at Manchester Iowa on July 29. 1946. The golfers were Sam Snead & Jimmy Hines vs  Jacobs and Hodge. The ticket is 2 ½” square and was singed in pencil on the rear by Snead and Hines. Original string    …. $125.00

*1261. Exhibition ticket featuring Babe Didriksen Zaharais at the Tuscaloosa Country Club May 25^th 1948. The 5 ¼” ticket with original string is in excellent condition. It was signed “Babe D Zaharias” on the rear in pencil …. $500.00.

*1262. Arnold Palmer Exhibition ticket from October 1, 1960. A 3” x 5 ½” ticket from the Madison Golf and CC from Madison Ohio. Signed on the rear Arnold Palmer and dated with original string. Ex-mt.  ……. $150.00

*1263. A 4 ½” x 3” ticket for a Jack Nicklaus Exhibition on August 30, 1976. Neatly signed at the top and in excellent + condition. Missing the string.         ……. $125.00

*1264. Lee Trevino Autographed Exhibition Ticket from July 1, 1978. A 3” x 5 ¾” ticket from the Miracle Hill Golf Course in Omaha, NE. Some soiling on ticket but clear ink signature on rear.    …. $35.00

Unautographed Exhibition tickets





Unsigned Exhibition tickets (to 1945)

*1265. 1907 Armaud Massy and J.H. Taylor. August 24, 1907 match between the current Br. Open Champ and a previous one. A 4 ½ x 3 ½ ticket with green print. Possibly one of a kind. Near mint.    ……. $1,250.00

*1266. 1917 Francis Ouimet-Jesse Guilford v. Jerome Travers-Kirby. Beautiful circular 2 ½” ticket for a match at Baltusrol. Has a red cross and a red, white amd blue ribbon attached.  Ex-mt.  ….. $750.00

*1267. 1918 Chick Evans Jr. , Frank Adams, Stewart Gardner, Jack Croke match. Beautiful circular 3” ticket for a match at the South Bend Country Club for a Red Cross Exhibition Match on July 23, 1918. There is a red cross on the face of the ticket. Original string attached. Competitors names on the back. …… $600.00

*1268. 1923 Walter Hagan-Joe Kirkwood Match. 2 1/2 “ square ticket for a match at the Wildwood Golf Cub in Pennsylvania on July 21^st, 1923. Some album remains and writing on rear. Excellent appearance.  ……. $400.00

*1269. 1923 Exhibition ticket for a match featuring 3 golf greats Francis Ouimet, Walter Hagan and Gene Sarazen  The 2” circular paper ticket with a metallic border featured a match between Walter Hagan, Gene Sarazen, Francis Ouimet and Joe Kirkwood at the Charles River Country Club just west of Boston. Joe Kirkwood completed the foursome. Ouimet was a member there. The rear of the ticket has a number in red and indicates GUEST CHARLES RIVER COUNTRY CLUB. Near mint condition.  ….. $600.00

*1270. 1925 Walter Hagan 3” x 4” Exhibition Match ticket. Yellow ticket with original string for an Exhibition at the Chautauqua Golf Club in New York on August 7, 1925. Near mint appearance with album remains on the rear.  ………… $300.00

*1271. 1927 Four player Exhibition match including Tommy Armour.  4” square red ticket for a match with Armour and Cyril Hughes matched against Bobby Cruickshank and John Long. The match was at the Lancaster Country Club in Pennsylvania. The ticket has creases and minor damage where the string was.  ……… $250.00

*1272. 1928 4-Ball Exhibition ticket featuring Gene Sarazen and Johnny Farrell.  Farrell & Sarazen were teamed with Tommy Armour and Harry Cooper. The match on July 22, 1928 at the Meadowbrook Golf & Country Club was held a month after Farrell won the U.S. Open. Very good condition.    ……… $400.00

*1273. 1928 4” Triangular ticket for a match between Johnny Farrell and Gene Sarazen. The match paired the U.S. Open winner 2 months later against Sarazen who finished 6^th. On August 16^th at the Galen Hall Golf Club in Pennsylvania. The green ticket has some creases at the points is very good otherwise with original string. …….. $400.00

*1274.  (1928) 4 ½” square Olympic Fund Benefit Golf Match. The match, at the Grosse Point, Michigan, feature Walter Hagan & Hancock vs. George Von Elm and Jesse Sweetser. The green ticket has a small piece of tape by the string. “Late Summer 1928” is written in pencil on the front. ………   $350.00

*1275 (1929) 4” x 3 ¼” orange ticket for a match with Gene Sarazen. August 9^th at the Galen Hall Golf Club in Pennsylvania. The ticket is in near mint condition. The year “1929” is written in pencil on the rear.  …….. $

*1276.  1929 Exhibition including Bobby Jones at the Los Angeles Country Club. The pairings of Jones and Jack Neville vs. George Von Elm and Chick Evans is superimposed over a green colored portrait of Jones. The $5 ticket was to Benefit thee Children’s Hospital. The ticket is in good condition. ……… $1.500.

*1277.  1930 Exhibition match ticket featuring Horton Smith. Circular 3 ¼” blue ticket for the June 29, 1930 match at the Pine Brook Valley Country Club in Massachusetts. The match featured SAmith and Leo Digel against Fred Wright and Jesse Guilford. The ticket with original string has a Spalding ad on the rear. …….   $

*1278-1932 Gene Sarzen-Francis Ouimet Exhibition match at the Winchester Country Club in the first day of a two day match. The 3 ¼” square ticket was for August 23^rd 1932.The ticket has some creasing at the top where the original string is. An ad for Spalding is on the rear. ..    $250.00

*1279.  1932 Gene Sarazen-Francis Ouimet Exhibition match at the Brae Burn Country Club in the second day of a two day match. The 3 ¼” square ticket was for August 24th 1932.The ticket is in near mint condition and has  the original string is. An ad for Spalding is on the rear. ..    $300.00

*1280.  1932 Exhibition match feturing Gene Sarazen. Sarazen was paired with Benny Weichman vs. Denny Shute and Jack Curley. The 3 1/2 “ square ticket was for the match Sept. 18, 1932 at Guyan Country Club in Huntington W Wa. An ad for Wilson is on the rear. Ex-mt condition.    …… $200.00

*1281.  A small British  Exhibition ticket shaped like a shield about 2” x 2”. At the Great Lever & Farnworth Golf Club in Manchester, UK. The match featured A.H. Padgham, R Cox, J Bird and J Scott Jr. on June 7, 1936. The badge is blue and has a safety pin clip at the top. Excellent.    …… $125.00

*1282.  A 1937 3” square Exhibition match from Saucon Valley CC in Pennsylvanis. The matched featured Lawson Little and Ralph Hutchison vs. Jimmy Thomson and Harry Cooper on June 27, 1937. ………  $125.00

*1283.  A 4 ¾” x 3” ticket for an exhibition match at the Belmont Country Club in Massachusetts. The teams featured Horton Smith & Harry Cooper vs. Jimmy Thomson and Lawson Little on August 28, 1938, Minor writing at the top and piece of wax tape at the bottom. ……. $100.00

*1284.  An Exhibition ticket for the exhibition between Denny Shute and Ralph Guldahl. Mission Hills Country Club was the site on August 2, 1939. The ticket is 3 ½” x 2 3/3”. …….. $100.00

*1285.  Red Cross Charity Golf Match at Lakeside Golf Club of Hollywood. The June 30, 1940 match featured Ralph Guldahl and Olin Dutra vs. Bing Crosby and Dick Arlen. The 6” x 2” ticket is in ex-mt condition. ……… $100.00

*1286. Benefit Golf Exhibition ticket featuring Crosby, Hope, Lawson Little and Ed Dudley. 3” x  2 ½” ticket for War Relief. The exhibition was at the Oklahoma City & Country Club on Sept. 19, 1942. Ticket has original string and is in very good condition.  …… $125.00

*1287.  3” square ticket for Victory Tournament for the benefit of the USO. Dated Aug. 30, 1942 Spring Lake Golf and Country Club. Participants are not named but “C. Wood”, “Vic Ghezzi” and Shaddrock” are written on ink on the ticket. Original string.   …..  $75.00

*1288.  5 ½” x 2” Golf Exhibition ticket for War Relief featured Bing Crosby, Lawson Little and Ed Dudley. At the Swope Park Golf Course (KC) on Sept. 16, 1942. The ticket is in excellent condition gut has some album remains on the rear.    ….. $100.00

*1289.  Charity Golf Tournament ticket at the Lakeside Golf Club featuring Hope and Crosby. The ticket is 5” x 2 ½” and has some soiling on the back and is in good condition. ….. $75.00

*1290.  Ticket from Seventh War Loan Goal match featuring Bob Hope and Bing Crosby. 3 ¾” x 2 ¼” ticket for exhibition at the Montecito Country Club on May 6, 1945. Excellent. ……… $50.00

*1291-Exhibition ticket for a match between-Bob Hope & Jimmy Hines vs. Bing Crosby and Chick Evans. The 4 ½” x  2 1/2” ticket was for May 26, 45 at the Tam O’Shanter Country Club in Chicago. Ticket has original string but has some creasing. ……  $100.00

*1292.  Bing Crosby Bob Hope golf match at the Speedway Golf Course.  Trianagular shaped 4” x 3” ticket for event that took place May 30, 1945.     …… $50.00

*1293.  P.G.A. Golf Exhibition for benefit of Veterans Rehabilitation. Match paired Bing Crosby and Eddie McElligott vs. Bob Hope and Bob Williamson at the Omaha Field Club. The 6” x 3” red ticket has the original string.   …. $75.00

Unsigned Exhibition tickets (from 1945 on)

*1294.  May 27, 1945 Hope-Crosby Exhibition Match. The 4” ticket was from the Acacia Country Club and is in excellent condition.  …….. $50.00

*1295.  June 12, 1945 Exhibition Golf Club with Byron Nelson-Lt. Patty Berg-Dot Germaine-Henry Williams, Jr.  At the Reading CC, th 4” square ticket is small piece out where the string was.    ….. $60.00

*1296.  June 22-24, 1945  Exhibition ticket at Plum Hollow in Detroit.  5” x 2 ½” ticket with original string in excellent condition.      ……. $25.00

*1297.  May 5, 1946 World Championship Four Ball Match with Hogan-Demaret vs. Nelson and Snead. The 6” x 2” ticket has creases and writing on the entire back, The match was in Corpus Christi Texas.   …… $50.00

*1298.  February 22, 1947 36 Hole Match Play between Ben Hogan and Dai Rees to benefit the Cancer Society.  4 ½” x 2 ¼” ticket. Excellent.     …….. $75.00

*1299.  June 8, 1947 Exhibition Golf Match and Clinic featuring Ben Hogan-Jimmy Demaret-Byron Nelson-Toney Penna.  The 5 ¼” x 3 ¼” ticket with original string was held at the Moraine Country Club.  There is some creasing.      $75.00

*1300.  July 29, 1947 Driving Exhibition featuring Ben Hogan-Sam Snead-Jimmy Demaret-Lew Worsham.  4 ½” x  4 ¼” ticket with original string is in mint condition.  …… $100.00

*1301. August 20, 1947 Exhibition Match with Locke and Thompson vs. Poe and Weitzel. At the Reading Country Club, the 3” square ticket is missing a small piece where the  string was.   ……  $50.00

*1302.  September 10, 1947 Exhibition Golf Match Bobby Locke-Stan Leonard. 4 ¼” x 2” ticket for match at Vancouver’s Marine Drive Golf Club in excellent condition with original string.

*1303.  July 20, 1947 Exhibition Match at South Hills Country Club. The 3” square with original string is in mint condition.   ….   $35.00

*1304.  April 25, 1948 Exhibition Golf Match with Byron Nelson-Bobby Locke-Jimmy Demaret-Lloyd Mangrum.  The 5 ¼” x 2 ½” ticket is from the Heritage Country Club in Virginia and is on excellent condition. Canada Dry ad on rear.    …….. $75.00

*1305. July 8, 1951 Clinic and Exhibition by Ben Hogan. Near mint ticket 5 ¼” x 2 ½’ with original string from the Chatanooga Country Club.  Coke ad on rear  …….. $100.00

*1306. July 21, 1951 (written in pencil) Ben Hogan Golf Exhibition at Crestview Country Club. Match featured Higan and Dave Truffelli vs. Tex Consolver and Mike Murra. 4” square ticket with some creases.    ………   $100.00

*1307. Sept. 26, 1952 Challenge Match at Walton Heath Golf Club. 2” square ticket with original string. Creased. ……… $50.00

*1308. May 13, 1952 Exhibition Match with Sam Snead, Jack Burke, Frank Souchak. Near mint circular ticket, with original string, 3 ¼” in diameter, from the Pittsburgh Field Club.  ……..  $125.00

*1309.  September 21, 1952 Golf Match between Ted Ray-Hope and Crosby-Donald Peers. Circular 2” badge with original string from Temple Golf Club in Great Britain. ….. $100.00

*1310. July 5, 1952 Golf Exhibition with Ben Hogan-Bob Hope-Perry Como-Ed Sullivan-Jimmy Demaret. To benefit Muscular Dystrophy. Badge type ticket with original string at the Whitemarsh Valley CC. Near mint.    ………. $125.00

*1311. May 31, 1953 Challenge Golf Match – Ben Hogan and Sam Snead vs. Jimmy Demaret and Jack Burke Jr..  6” x 3” ticket with original string from the Salem Country Club. Excellent.   ……… $125.00

*1312. March 20, 1954 Sam Snead Golf Clinic and 18 Hole Exhibition. 4 inch square ticket from Meredian Hills CC near Indianapolis. Mint ticket. ………. $100.00

1313. July 24, 1955 Golf Exhibition featuring Arnold Palmer. Also Gene Littler and Russ Sherba vs. George Bauer and Palmer.  3 ½” square ticket with original string. Interesting ticket as it was year after Palmer won U.S. Amateur and shortly after turning pro. Minor creases in two tips of ticket. ………  $150.00

*1314. June 12, 1960 Exhibition Golf Match Clinic by Snead and match with Snead-Jim Fogerty vs. Jimmy Jackson and Dick Kohlmann.  5 ¼” x 2 ½ ticket with original string for match at the Sunset Country Club.  ………..  $100.00

*1315.  July 31, 1960 Golf Clinic with Arnold Palmer and Art Wall.  4 inch square ticket for the match at Bethlehem Municipal Golf Course.  …….. $100.00

*1316.  April 2, 1961 Masters Preview Golf Exhibition with Arnold Palmer-Deane Beman v. Jay Hebert-Gene Dahlbender.  4 ½” x 2 ½” ticket for East Lake Country Club match the week before the Masters. ……… $125.00

*1317.  May 26, 1963 Sam Snead Golf Exhibition.  3 ¼” square ticket with original string for the exhibition at Oglebay Park in West Virginia. Some album remains on rear of ticket.  ……….  $60.00

*1318.  August 10, 1963 Match between Arnold Palmer-Gary Player. 4 ¼” x 2” ticket for the match at Allentown Golf Course at Allentown PA.   ……..  $100.00

*1319.  November 1^st, 1964 Exhibition match with Arnold Palmer at new course in Hong Kong. Palmer matched against Lu Liang-huan and defeated 68-70. The numbered ticket is near mint with string and is very rare.    ……….. $200.00

*1320. July 28, 1966 Haverhill Rotary Club Exhibition Golf Match Gary Player vs Mason Rudolph. Ticket is in the form of a 6” x 2” ribbon. The match was at Chrystal Springs Golf Club, Haverhill MA.  ………..  $75.00

*1321.  May 19, 1968 Charity Golf Exhibition featuring Arnold Palmer. 5” x 2 ½” at Waynesborough Country Club in Paoli, PA. Local advertising on the back. Excellent.  ………  $60.00

*1322.  August 4, 1970 Golf Exhibition Jack Nicklaus and Bob Charles. 5” x 3” ticket with original string for the match at Chardon Lake GC in Ohio. The ticket is stained.  ….   $75.00

*1323.  May 17, 1971 Arnold Palmer Exhibition with John Brodie Rod Funseth and Pat Welch.  5” square ticket with image of Palmer at Spokane Country Club.  ……. $75.00

*1324.  June 10, 1975 Golf Exhibition Gary Player.  4 ¾” square ticket for an exhibition at Sewickley Heights Golf Club.  Advertising on rear for Taylor Milk Co.  ……. $50.00

*1325.  September 25, 1978 Golf Exhibition featuring Arnold Palmer. 5” x 2 ½” ticket for the exhibition at the Annandale Golf Club in Pasedena. A ghost photo of Palmer is the ticket which is creased.  ………… $60.00

*1326.  August 28, 2000 Battle at Bighorn (Tiger) Woods- (Sergio) Garcia. Challenge match was played over the Canyons course at Bighorn Golf Club in Indio, California on August 28, 2000 between Woods and Garcia.  Hard plastic 3 “ x 2” badge.    …. $100.00

 

Undated and Unsigned Exhibition tickets (mostly from the 1940’s on)

1330.  Numbered War Relief ticket (4”+ x 2 1/2”) for match including Bobby Jones. Other participqnts were Craig Wood, Sam Snead and Jonny Thomson. The referee was Jim Barnes. Light stain but in excellent condition.  …………$1,000.00

1331. Large exhibition match ticket (4”+ x 4” + )featuring Babe Zaharias. The foursome also including Lawson Littler, Tommy Armour and Peggy Kirk at the Hawthorne Valley CC.  Minor stains and a light crease.       $250.00

1332. Large exhibition match ticket (4”+ x 4” + ) featuring Babe Zaharias. The group included Walter Romans, Andy Gibson and Johnny Bass at Five Farms to benefit wounded Vets. .     $250.00

1333.  A 4 ¾” x 3” ticket from a match including Gene Sarazen, Jimmy Demaret, Patty Berg and Helen Dettweiler to benefit the American Red Cross. The match took place at the Quaker Hill Golf Club in New York. ………..  $75.00

1334. A 3 ½” x 2 ½” exhibition ticket for British War Relief featuring Gene Sarazen, Sam Snead, Pastty Berg and Helen Detweiler. The match was at the Pittsburgh Field Club. There are some album remains on the blank back, otherwise excellent. …………$75.00

1335. Ben Hogan and Sam Snead 4” x 4” ticket. The match was at the Wichita Golf Association and there is an ad for Hires Root Beer on the back.  ………….$100.00

*1336. A 1951 ticket featuring a match between Ben Hogan (’51 Open winner), Charles Coe (’49 US Am winner), Billy Maxwell (’51 US Am winner) and Dick Metz. A 2 ½ x 4 ½” ticket for the match at Twinn Hills G&CC in Oklahoma.  …………..$100.00

*1337. A 4 ½” square ticket for a match featuring Bob Hope, Byron Nelson, Sam Byrd and Ed Dudley. Held at the Memphis Country Club with original string in very good condition.     $65.00

*1338. Ticket for Craig Wood – Sam Snead exhibition match. About 4” square at the Berkshire Country Club ………..$60.00

*1339. International Exhibition ticket with Sam Snead and Jimmy Demaret vs. Tarakichi Nakamura and Koichi Ono. A 3 ½” square ticket with original string to benefit Bethesda Hospital.  Some light creasing.  …………..  $60.00

*1340. 4 ¼” x 2 ½” Golf Exhibition ticket for match between Byron Nelson-Jug McSpaden and Ray Billows and John Budd. The match was at the Enjoie Golf Club in Endicott NY. The score of all four participants was written in to the left of their names. There is some paper loss on the back of the ticket.  …………  $75.00

*1341. Circular 4 1/23” diameter ticket for match between Alex Morrison and Henry Picard. Held at the West Shore CC with original string and inn near mint condition.    $100.00

*1342. Exhibition best ball match featuring Bobby Locke & Olin Dutra vs. Fred Sherman & Ted Dorius. 4 ¾’ x 1 ½” ticket from Mission Valley Golf Club in San Diego. Ticket has a crease. ……. $50.00

*1343. Rare ticket for exhibition match featuring Henry Cotton and G.A. Wilde vs Richard Burton and George Jackson. Wilde and Jackson were one armed golfer. The 3” x 2 ¼” ticket was for War Relief, was plaed at Royal Lytham and St. Anne’s and has it original string. …….  $125.00

*1344.  Ticket for Exhibition match between Bobby Locke and Chuck Congdon. 3” square green ticket for the match at Broadnoor Golf Club, ……….  $50.00

*1345.  Large 4 ½” square ticket for match featuring Bob Hope, Ed Dudley,  Sam Byrd and an unnamed pro at Highland Park Golf Club. Ticket has original string and in excellent condition.           $60.00

*1346. Dated July 26, 1942, an army benefit 2” x 4” exhibition ticket between Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Ed Dudley & George Schneiter. Took place at Salt Lake Country Club. Original String with wrinkles. ……….  $50.00

*1347. Golf Match exhibition between Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Olin Dutra & Willie Hunter. 2” x 4” ticket with original string and a few wrinkles.  ….    $50.00

*1348.  Bob Hope Golf Benefit ticket. 2 ¾” X 3 ¼” ticket.  ……….   $35.00

Golf Post Card Places, comics and courses

1651.   1905 postcard from the Wrench Series #3185 showing the golf links at Hoylake. Card was mailed in 1905. Very good.             ………$25.00.

1652. Complete set of 12 circa 1900 "Chick" postcards by North American Rubber Co. with rare mailing envelope. Extremely popular advertising set with comic golf scenes in color by the artist Elcock. All cards have the North American Rubber Co. symbolic chick, to advertise the “Chick” golf ball, in one of the lower corners. All the cards are unused in excellent or better condition. Two have a minor pencil notation on the rear. The envelope is in fair condition and is postmarked 1913.

   $500.

1653. Rotograph 1906 Country Club, Brookline, Postally used in 1906. AFF written on front at bottom.   ….$15.00

1654. Pre-1910 card of the Troon Club House. Postally used in 1908,    … $20.00

1655. St.Andrews from Golf Course, Fletcher & Son, postmarked in 1906   …. $20.00

1656. Rare 18 card numbered  Fletcher series.  “9. Golfing at St. Andrews �" Fourteenth Hole (near “The Elysian Fields”), Old course. Unused, ex-mt          $250.00

1657. Rare 18 card numbered  Fletcher series. “ 5. Golfing at St. Andrews �" Third or “Cottage Hole,” Old course. Pencil mark on rear o/x near mint.      $225.00

1658. Rare 18 card numbered  Fletcher series.  “12. Golfing at St. Andrews �" “Walkingshaw Green and Cat Trap”, Old course”. vg,   $150.00

1659. Rare 18 card numbered  Fletcher series.  “17. Golfing at St. Andrews �" Eighteenth Hole. Royal and Ancient Club House. Old Course, vg mark on front……$125.00

1660- 7 North British Rubber Co. Ltd  “Chick” advertising postcards. From a set of 12 cards with colorful comic scenes. Each has the companies symbolic “chick on a golf ball in the stamp portion on the rear an d lower left or right corner on the front. Five cards have clean backs and two are addressed and have messages but were not sent through the mail. Excellent.    $150.00

*1661. The Rules of Golf - 6 card Valentine comic postcard set. Cards are in mint condition in their original envelope (some minor corner damage).     .....$100.00

1662. “Hell Bunker”, Old Course, St. Andrews Fletcher & Co. Color tint , unused, excellent   …. $35.00

1663. 5 Postcards from “Valesque” series of the Gleneagles Hotel and Golf Courses. Cards are numbered in lower right. Four cards are postally unused and all are in excellent condition.    $75.00

1664. Judges St Andrews Royal and Ancient Club House. Unused. Ex-mt.        ….. $35.00

1665. Fletcher & Son art postcard of St. Andrews Club House, used in 1911, excellent  ….. $25.00

1666. St. Andrews Mailing pack of 12 photos.  3 ½” x 3” Mailing pack with 12 photos all in near mint condition Includes golf course views.   …. $25.00

1667. 2 St. Andrews Dennis Aqua-Tone Series. One  from the West and the Clubhouse from the air, excellent +    ….  $30.00

1668.

1669. 6 View Letter Card from Ballybunion by Valentine. 2 golf course views, postally used    … $25.00

1670. Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake, photo blue by ETWDennis, unused with a couple of light pencil marks on back…. $15.00

1671. Three postcards from the Holly Hill Country Club. All are unused and one features the club pro George Christ with an invitation to the opening tournament. All excellent or better.  …. $75.00

1672. Marine Hotel and Links North Berwick. Color. Used and postmarked 1929.    ….. $20.00

1673. Monifieth Golf Club House, Wrench #9817, unused, excellent .   … $20.00

1674. Old Troon Golf Clubhouse and Marine Hotel. B6669.  Valentines. Unused.        $25.00

1675. St. Nicholas Golf Course Prestwick. Unused Black and White. Used. No year. Very good.       $20.00

1676. Southport & Ainsdale. Sepia Valentine Selectype Series, Used in 1921, Soiling on back.             $25.00

1677. St. Georges Golf Links. Sandwich. #8620. Gravure Style. Salmon Series. Couple of pencil notations on back. Excellent.                $30.00

1678. Sunningdale Golf Links from Kings Hill. Airship over golf course, Used and postmarked 1914.  …… $35.00

1679. Sunningdale Golf Club House. H. E. Ree. Used undated. Very good.     ……. $20.00

1680. Harlech The Castle Bunker. Wrench series No. 6661. Unused. Ex-mt.     .,……  $30.00

1681. Putting Green, Nairn by T.R. Ramage, 205051 J.V., sepia real photo, mailed (stamp missing) with nice note… $20.00

1682. 3 Walton Heath Golf Course cards, Real photo sepia cards of 1^st, 2^nd & 10^th Greens. Near mint……$75.00

1683. Early Inverness Club postcard by Toledo Post Card Co. Shows course and Clubhouse in background. Near mint.  ….. $25.00

1684. 10 1960-70 Monterey Peninsula postcards by H.S. Crocker. Includes Pebble Beach, Cypress and Spyglass Hill. 8 unused, 2 postally used.   ….. $30.00

1685. 3 early RPPC’a of Pebble beach. All are numbered from the same series and show the 6^th hole, the 15^th green and the last showing the 6^th, 7^th & 8^th Holes. Ex-mt.   ….. $75.00

1686. 5 postcards from Lincoln Park Golf Course in San Francisco. 1 early RPPC, 2 pre-linen and 2 linens. All unused and in e-mt condition.    ….. $60.00

1687. early Publicity multi-view postcard of Hotel Del Monte. Unused.    …. $25.00

1688. Publicity color postcard for “Golf at Del Monte” at Southern Pacific railroad. Shows a golf painting. Ex-mt.   …… $100.00

1689. Early Advertising Del Monte Golf Links. Unused and in excellent condition.    ….. $30.00

1690. 3 Postcard folders from the Monterey Peninsula area all with golf course views inside. The 3 folders are Carmel By The Sea, Monterey Peninsula and a very early Del Monte and 17 Mile Drive. Includes 5 golf views.    ……. $50.00

1691. 3 Detroit Publishing postcards of the Hotel Del Monte, 2 are from 1899 and one from 1906. All are unused and ex+-mt.     ……. $100.00

1692. Early 1900’s card of the famous Apawamis Club in Rye, New York. Unused and excellent. …..  $25.00

1693. Early postcard of the Wannamoisett Golf Club in Rhode Island, host of the 1931 PGA.  Ex-mt.   ….. $30.00

1694. Souvenir folding post card of the Colonial Country Club and Ft. Worth, Texas. ca 1960’s and in near mint condition.    ……. $50.00

1695. 3 different promotional postcards from Rusacks Marine Hotel overlooking the course at St. Andrews. One has message on front and mailed in 1903, the other 2 are unsued and excellent.     …. $75.00

1696. 2 similar postcards of the Lighthouse and Golf Links at Cromer. Both are unused and in average excellent condition.       …… $25.00

1697. 8 different postcards of Gleneagles from the Valesque Series.  All are unused and in ex-mt condition.     ……. $75.00

1698. 3 different postcards of North Berwick from the Valesque Series.  All are unused and in ex-mt condition.     ……. $25.00

1699. 2 Hoylake RPPC’s by J. Hodgson photographer. 2 different views of the clubhouse ex-mt condition.     ….. $35.00

1701. Tuck postcard showing golf Scene at North Berwick. Marine Hotel in the background. Lengthy note on back. Fair-good condition.     ….. $15.00

1702. “Feeling Grand at St. Andrews”. Novelty Comic pc by Valentine with pull down group of 8 photos including 3 golf.    ….. $35.00

1703. 4 Valentine sepia chromes of St. Andrews from a numbered series, #3375, 3378, 3380 and 3381. Excellent +   ….    $50.00

1704. 4 Aerial views of St.Andrews, 2 recent and 2 older, 3 by Valentines and 1 Millar & Lang, all unused.Excellent     …… $35.00

1705. 4 Aerial views of St Andrews, 3 by Valentines sand one from A.Anderson, which was postmarked in 1912.vg-ex   …….. $40.00

1706. 9 Crombie  8” x 5 ¼” postcards in an original folder depicting the “Rules of Golf”. Six cards are still attached in the original folder and three others are attached but loose. All are in nr mint condition.    ….. $125.00

1707. Liphook Set of 12. Issued in two sets of 6 in envelopes marked “Series A” and “Series B”. All real photo postcards. Near mint.    ….. $100.00

1708. Barton on Sea set of 6 in specially made envelope. Six real photo cards showing holes on the course. Near mint.     ….. $50.00

1709. Golf Club Sunningdale. Unsued real photo B&W postcard of the clubhouse. Nedar Mint.   …. $20.00

1710. 3 Dennis color tinted postcard of St. Andrews All unused , one with pencil mark on rear. Shows 18^th hole at Open,  scene looking toward the 18^th 1^st Tee & 18^th Green and clubhouse. Excellent +.    …  $50.00

1711. two Grand Hotel, St. Andrews advertising cards. One horizontal, one vertical with sme photo of Hotel. One was mailed in 1907. One unused.   …. $50.00

1712. Sandwich black and white of the entranceway. Unused, excellent.    …… $20.00

1713. Sandwich entranceway. Same photo as 713 above except in color. Unused excellent.    ….. $20.00

1714. Royal St Georges, wide angle view of above two and rarer from Peacock Series. Excellent.    …… $35.00

1715. Walton Heath Golf Club. RPPCn from Firth Series. WAH.38.  Unused near mint.   ……. $25.00

1716. Golf Club Prestwick. View of Clubhouse. Postally used in 1901.    ….$30.00

1717. Nice group of 12 Bamforth comic golf cards.  Seven are unused and 5 are used in around 1930.   $100.00

1718. 1939 Advertising Postcard for the Philadelphia CC and the 1939 U.S. Open. Shows scorecard for the course on half the front. Near mint condition.  Rare!  …… $75.00

1719.  11 RPPC’s of Olympia Fields near Chicago. All are b&W and unused, though two have pre-printed notes on the rear. 3 show views of the course, the rest are interior. Photographer was Stadler Photographic.  Ex+-mt and rare.    ….. $200.00

1720. 10 RPPC’s of the Olympic Club in San Francisco.  The photos date to 1920 or before. One card shows the clubhouse, 4 show the course and 5 are interior views. All are ex-mt to near mint.         $300.00

1721. Complete set of 18 color postcards of the Canterbury Golf Club outside Cleveland. One card for each hole, produced by the William Richards Studio.         ….$300.00

1722. Two matching color postcards, circa 1920, of Scioto Country Club course. Both are unsued one shows the grounds and course and the second shows the Cub House.  Excellent +.      $75.00

1723. Three circa 1930 postcards of French Lick Golf Course. Each is a split card with a scorecard and a different view. One is excellent and unused, one has a note and the third was postally used.  Condition ranges from good to excellent.     …..,.. $75.00

1724. 7 postcards from Augusta National. Six are linens, one is a chrome. 4 linens are unused and 2 were mailed.  The chrome is mint     …… $125.00

*1724a. Nine chromes from Augusta National. 3 are early chromes (one used), circa 1960 and 6 are Continentals (all nr mt).  …..  $40.00

1725. 15 golf postcards from Hawaii. 1 is a pre-linen, (Waialea) . 13 are early chromes and one  is later. Other courses are Mauna Kea, Honolulu CC, Pali, Royal Lahaina, Kaanapali, Kauai Surf and Oahu CC,.   …$100.00

1726. 7 Linen postcards of the Pebble Beach and Cypress point courses. Circa 1950. 4 from Pebble including 2 of the 7^th hole, the Lodge, and the 18^th; 3 of Cypress including the Clubhouse, the 16^th hole and an aerial showing the 15^th and 16^th. Five are unused.     …… $50.00

*1726a.  Four Old Pebble Beach postcards. Two early 20^th century of the Old Lodge (one used), and one early 20^th century of the new lodge (unused). Also an unused linen showing a map of the Montery Peninsula. ….. $50.00

*1726b. 7 cards of golf on Santa Catalina Island. 3 are linens and 4 earlier color cards. All are unused.  …….. $25.00

1727.  A postcard folder from 1938 showing the Broadmoor and Cheyenne Mtn and  6 more recent chromes.          $20.00

*1727a. 11 Postcards from the early days of the Boulders Resort. From a set of 16 5” x 7” cards, missing are WR3-7. All in ner mint condition.   ……..  $75.00

1728. 7 Real Photo postcards by Byron Harmon and produced by the Canadian Pacific Railway. Six feature the Banff Springs Hotel and golf course views and one shows the Hotel pool. All are unused and ex-mt.    ….. $30.00

*1728a. * 4 postcards from Jasper Golf Course, 1 from Waterton and an old scorecard from Waterton.  The Jasper PC’s include 2 early real photos, one with writing on the back, the other with a stain on the back, 2 early chromes. The Waterton is a RPPC and the unusedscorecard is apparently from 1968.

*1728b. Early 1931  tri-fold postcard from Banff Springs.  Two scenic golfing views surround the mailing section and the back advertised two 1931 tournaments at Banff as well as an ad for the Hotel.   …. $25.00

*1728c. 21 postcards of golf at Banff Springs. 11 are early chromes and the rest are Black and white Real photos.  Four were mailed.   ……….  $50.00

1729. 52 postcards of the Country Club of Havana. Includes 1. Complete Booklet of 14 post cards including cover in original envelope. 2. Group of 10 postcards from booklet above 3. Group of 17 postcards, different from above, of the Country Club of Havana 4. 5 Real photo postcards of The Country Club of Havana 5. 6 color tinted postcards. All are unsued, almost all are near mint.     …….. $125.00

1730. 2 early postcards of the Baltimore Country Club.  Hosted the US Open in 1898  and the PGA in 1928 and other Championships. Also known as Five Farms. The cards, both color, are in good-very good condition and date to the 1920’s. One is unused.  …… $30.00

*1730a.  2 Illustrated Postcard Co. cards of the Garden City Golf Club. The first postmarked 1906 has writing on the front. The second is unused but with a pencil notation of a date 9-1-09 and is otherwise excellent. The course hosted 4 U.S. Amateurs and the Walker Cup. ……… $50.00

*1730b. 4 very old cards of the Maidstone Club in East Hampton, New York.  All cards were mailed (Between 1911 and 1942. One is color, 3 are black and white.  …….. $75.00

1731. 2 very early postcards from the Chicago Golf Club. One of the oldest and most prestigious clubs in the world. One card is a very old RPPC and the second is a color card of the clubhouse which was mailed in 1909.  Both cards are in excellent condition.  ……. $40.00

1732.  Two color  cards of St. Andrews with decorative colorful framing. One of the Club House by Valentines and nother from the West. Both mailed in 1912 and 1907. Very good-excellent.    ……..  $40.00

1733.

1734. 3 colorful watercolor renditions of St. Andrews. From the Links, the Clubhouse and the East Sands. Two used, all by Valentine.  …….  $50.00

1735. Three vintage postcards of famous Shinnecock Hills.  Two in color of the Clubhouse and on the 7^th Green (some album remains on back), and one in black and white of the Clubhouse. All are unused.        ……. $50.00

1736. Three sepia RPPCs of St. Andrews. All Valentines from their “Phototype Series”.  All postmarked in the early 1950’s. Shows St. Andrews from the Sands, the 1^st Tee and 18^th green and the Clubhouse and 18^th Green. Very good-excellent.        ……… $50.00

1737. Four postcards from Baltusrol. All black and white cards from the early 20^th century and all mailed. Condition is good to very good.       ……. $50.00

1738. Four postcards from Baltusrol. Two different color cards of the clubhouse from the 1902’s (one mailed). Two blck and white drom the same era, bith mailed. Condition is very good+.    …….. $60.00

1739. Four different post cards of Brae Burn. Two black and white show the Clubhouse, and one is a Rotograph postcard.  Both are in ex-mt condition. A turn of the century unused sepia card shows the 2^nd fairway and a color card of the Clubhouse is unused but has a toned address portion.        ……. $75.00

1740. Four postcards from the Homestead in Virginia. Two are B&W ral photos, one used in 1947 and one unused. Also a color card from the 1920’s of the First tee. Postmarked 1926. Finally an unused advertising card with a color drawing of the Homestead. Overall excellent.   …….. $35.00

1741. Four postcards from the Seaview Golf Club. Most interesting is a real photo card from the 1920’s showing the club on the front with a red overprint and notations on the back the construction of the structure. A mint color card showing the entrance and the clubhouse. A used aerial view of the course and clubhouse and another unused color view of the entranceway. Ex-mt.    ……… $50.00

1742. Four postcards from the Country club in Brookline, Mass. Two B&W cards showing the Clubhouse, but postmarked. Also two color cards, one postmarked and one unused from the 1920’s. Overall excellent.  ……  $50.00

1743. Three non traditional postcards of Seaview Golf Club. All are panoramic in unusual sizes. All have views showing the Clubhouse and the front lawn. First is a 7” x 3 ½” unused mint card. A second card is a 14 1/4” x 3 1/2” card showing an elongated card of the same view.Also unused but has become separated and taped at the middle. Finally, a third and more spectacular Souvenir folding card measuring 14” x 5 1/2” in four sections. In near mint condition.   ……… $150.00

*1744a- 2 early postcards of the French Lick course by the Pluto Press. Both unused and excellent.    ……… $40.00

*1744b- Three French Lick by EC Kropp. All unused views from early 20^th century. All by the same maker and in the same style . Golfer teeing off in front of Golf House. 2. Bird’s eye aerial view. 3. Number One Tee. All are excellent.    ….. $50.00

*1745. Advertising postcard for the 1937 U.S. Open at Oakland Hills Country Club in Michigan. Postmarked 1938 with lengthy note. Excellent.  ……… $25.00

*1746.  Rare old R.S. Gwinn postcard of the Myopia Hunt Club House in Hamilton, MA. The Myopia Club hosted 4 U.S. Open is between 1898 and 1908. The card is in ex+-mt condition.    …… $25.00

*1747.  Inwood Country Club. Inwood Country Club was the site of the 1921 PGA which was won by Walter Hagan well as the 1923 U.S. Open, which was the first major won by Bobby Jones. Rare card shows a view of the links. Mailed in 1947 but the postcard is much earlier. ……… $50.00

*1748.  3 early RPPC of Inverness in Toledo, host of many major championships. All three are from a set produced by F.C. Fling Photographic Post cards. Each card has what appears to be a preprinted description of the hole in blue script. Excellent. ……….  $100.00

*1748a. Very early W.L. Milner postcard of The Inverness Club. Postmarked 1907 and some writing on front. ……….  $25.00

*1749.  3 very old RPPC’s of Medinah Country Club near Chicago. One shows the Clubhouse, one shows the course and the third shows the entrance road. All have Medinah’s crest. All are unused and in at least excellent condition.  ………. $100.00

*1750. Two circa 1910 Carnoustie postcards. Interesting pair, one in b&w and one in color with the same photo. Both are used, the color in 1911 and the b&w in 1903. Very good condition.  …….  $40.00

*1751. Rare Carnoustie postcard with city crest. From the Reliable Series. “At the First Hole, Csrnoustie. Excellent and postally used in 1905.   ….. $25.00

*1752. Three Carnoustie golf postcards from the National Series in the 1900-1905 era. “Carnoustie from The Links”, “Links Parade, Carnoustie” and “Golf Houses, Carnoustie”. The first was postally used in 1908. The others are unused.  ………  $75.00

*1753. Three Carnoustie golf postcards of similar design from the Valentine Series. “Links Parade”, “At the Tee” and “On the Links”. The first two were postally used in 1903 and 11905. The lst is unused. Excellent.      …. $75.00

*1754. Carnoustie Valentines Foldout #1. Shows a Terrier hiding a foldout with ten views of Carnoustie including one of the golf course. Mailed in 1930. Excellent.   ……. $35.00

*1755. Carnoustie Valentines Foldout #2. Shows a man in full dress with bagpipes hiding a foldout with twelve views of Carnoustie including three of the golf course. Postmarked with 1950’s stamp. ……. $35.00

*1756 Carnoustie Valentines Foldout #3. Shows a Kilt hiding a foldout with twelve views of Carnoustie including two of the golf course. Mailed in 1912. Very good.   ……. $25.00

*1757 Four early postcards from Cruden Bay. Includes an ex+ real photo pc, and two in color, one postmarked 1903. Others are excellent +.    ..  $60.00  SOLD

*1758 Unused old card of “Golf Links, Dornoch. Unused and in near mint condition.   ……… $20.00

*1759 4 sepia Gleneagles postcards from the same 84xxx series. All early without a maker noted. Excellent condition.      ……  $75.00

*1760 35 golf Postcards from St. Andrews. 32 are unused, All are chromes, 8 are early chromes and 27 are Continental from 2000 and earlier.     …….. $100.00

*1761  2 McCorquodale Turnberrry Station. Both used and in excellent condition. ….. $30.00

*1762 2 Sepia RPPC Gleneagles. “The Het Girdle” (nr mt with some pencil marks on rear) and “Fllowing the Champions”, near mint.    ………….  $35.00

*1763 2 Tuck Gleneagles showing the Hotel. The color one is nr mint and unused and the tiiinted one is excellent and mailed in 1929. …………  $50.00

*1764 5 Gleneagles sepia chrome cards from the 1950’s. 4 re unused and one is used. All different from the “A89xx” series.  …….    $60.00

*1765 Davdisons RPPC of St. Andrews. Distant view looking towards the cluhouse.  Unused and excellent.  ………  $25.00

*1766 Gleneagles Dennis Mail Folder. Measures 5 ¾  4” with 6 accordian style photos of the hotel and golf course.   …….  $35.00

*1767 Gleneagles 3 ½”x 3” photo pack. Mailed to the U.S. in 1930. Includes 12 different views of the hotel and golf course with an identification of each pre-printed on the back. Ex-mt.    $50.00

*1768 St Andrews fold out “Snapshot Album” measuring 3 ¼” x 2 ¼”. Has accordian fold out with 12 3” x 2” hand colored gravures. …………  $50.00

*1769 Raphael Tuck Carnoustie in frame featuring the 1^st hole. Was used in 1911 and is creases.  …..       $25.00

*1770 Wrench card showing The Links, Carnoustie. Color card used in 1907,otherwise excellent.  ……….   $25.00

Non-Sports

1922. 1953 Dixie Lid Movie Star Sheet with 272 lids with 4 complete sets. This huge sheet, which measures 41“ x 39 1/2“ shows 16 rows down and 17+ columns cross. Part of an 18^th column can be seen at the right and it could be surmised that the entire sheet had 20 columns when printed. The 24 card Dixie Lid set consists of mostly Movie stars and entertainers, but does include 2 personalities which could be considered athletes. i.e. Esther Williams and Johnny Weismuller. More prominent personalities in the set are Bob Hope, Lucille Ball, Milton Berle, John Wayne and Debbie Reynolds. As the sheet stands now, there are 8 complete sets among the 272 lids. If there were 20 columns printed, there still would have been 8 complete sets, but 320 lids. The short prints, which are apparently unknown to current price guides are Sid Caesar, Tony Curtis, Allen Lane, Audie Murphy, Jane Russell, Forrest Tucker, John Wayne and Johnny Weismuller, which were issued in a 1:2 ration to the other cards. The sheet is basically in excellent condition. ......  $1,500.     

1923. 1953 Dixie Lid Movie Star Sheet with a complete set of 24 cards. The sheet which measures 14 ¼” x 9 7/8“ includes a complete set including the eight short prints (Tony Curtis, Forrest Tucker, Johnny Weismuller, John Wayne, Audie Murphy, Jane Russell, Sid Caesar & Imogene Coca and Rocky Lane). The sheet is overall in excellent condition with a minor stain and a tiny wrinkle. ......... $500.

1924. Better group of 91 postcards, mostly from Exhibitions. Includes Set of 10 1893 Columbia Exposition in original envelope, (excellent +); 6 from the 1901 Pam American Exposition (nr mt); 15 from 1904 St. Louis Exhibition, 14 with silver borders, most ex-mt or nr mint, 1 used; Set of 16 1909 Hudson-Fulton in original envelope, near mint; 30 1915 Panama-Pacific Exhibition (ex-mt or better), Extremely colorful lot in extremely nice condition.   ..........  $400.

 

1930 Fleer Whiz Bang cards. From the recent find of a box of these previously unknown cards. There were  83 cards from an apparent set of 16. Included in the set were 3 different baseball cards and 13 non sports cards. Offered here are six of the non sports cards. Each card has two tiny factory punched slits which it is suspected would propel the cards. Included with each card is a pack of “Whiz Bang” Gum. All cards are near mint

*1925. 5 Dockman “Star Player Candy”. from a 2009 find of 70 cards including 2 Babe Ruth. The five cards, which are all Aviation related are Co. Charles A Lindberg, Com. Richard A Byrd,Army Flyers Hop Off, Bellanca Monoplane “RoseMarie” and Fokker Army Plane.    ….  $350.00

1926. Whiz Bang Buck Jones.    …… $125.00

1927. Whiz Bang Gary Cooper .    …… $125.00

1928. Whiz Bang Jack Oakie.    …… $75.00

1930. Whiz Bang Ken Maynard.    …… $100.00

1931. Whiz Bang Wallace McDonald.    …… $75.00

1932. 1953 Bowman T.V. and Radio Stars of NBC set of 96.  (39 cards ex-mt or better, 28 cards very good-excellent, 21 cards good, 8 cards fair).    …….. $600.00

1933. 1953 Bowman Antique Autos set of 48.  (nr mt-mt),       ….. $300.00

1934. 1954 Bowman U.S. Naval Victories set of 48.  (9 excellent+ or better, 13 cards excellent, 17 cards very good, 9 cards good).          .$250.00

 

1937. 1958 Topps Zorro set of 88.  (64 cards nr mt or ex-mt, most nr mt, 20 cards excellent, 4 cards very good). …….    $400.00

*1938. Exhibit Co. of America Four in 1 Cowboys set of 32. Includes Lone Ranger, Roy Rogers, Gene Autry, JohnWayne, Hopalong Cassidy, etc. Near mint.   …… $40.00

*1939. 21 Sepia Actresses from a set of 32. Includes Jane Russell, Debra Paget, Donna Reed, Rita Moreno, etc. All ex-mt or better. ……… $25.00

*1940. 26 Mutoscope cards of Actors and actresses. Include Ozzie Nelson, Sammy Kaye, Xavier Cugat, etc. All with postcard backs as was usual with Mutoscope. Almost all ex-mt or better. ……..  $30.00

*1941. 27 Naval Comics. Near set in ex-mt to near condition.  ……   $35.00

*1942. 61 Cowboys from various sets  including Clint Walker, William Boyd, Hugh O’Brien, multiples of Roy Rogers and Gene Autry, Johnny Mack Brown, etc. Mostly ex-mt and better.   …… $75.00

*1943. 91-NBC-ABC-CBS Actors and Actresses from the 1940’s. Includes Bert Parks, Peggy Lee,  Bob Hope, Martin & Lewis, Roy Rogers & Dale Evans, Jackie Gleason, Helen Hayes, Lucille Ball & Desi Arnaz, Mario Lanza, etc. Includes some duplication. Almost all are ex+-mt to near mint.  ……..  $100.00  SOLD

*1944. 109 miscellaneous exhibits from 1950-60’s. Includes musicians, movie stars, models and about 10 boxing (green tint). Almost all ex-mt or better.     …….  $75.00  SOLD

*1945. Exhibit Co. of America partial set of 18 Davy Crockett. ….. $20.00

*1946. Exhibit Co. of America Four in 1 Cowgirls set of 32. Includes Dale Evans, Jane Russell, etc. Near mint.   ….. $40.00

*1947. 22 NBC-MBS-CBS Exhibit cards. 13 are different and 9 duplicates. Include Bing Crosby (2), Kate Smith, Groucho Marx (2), Red Skelton (2), Robert Young (2), etc. Almost all ex-mt and better.  ……..  $20.00

*1948. 1941 Exhibit Co. “Your Ideal Love Mate” near  set of 28 (of 32). Ex-mt to near mint.   ….. $35.00

*1949. 1929 “Men of America” 4 1/8” x 2 1/2” booklets complete set of 48 plus 18 booklets with color variations, specially made album and title brochure. The set featured 3 booklets with sports figures highlighted by #35-American Athletes with Bobby Jones on the front cover (and Rogers Hornsby on the back). Other Athletic booklets are #49 Judge Landis and #17 Walter Camp. Familiar names in the set are Theodore Roosevelt, George Eastman, George Washington, Thomas Edison, Charles Lindbergh, Will Rogers, Ben Franklin, etc. Virtually all are excellent or better including the three sports booklets and the album. …….. $500.

*1950. F-unc. 1937 Donut Company of America partial set of 61 from 72 card set with Album. Cards issued as package design cards on the sides of donut boxes. Set was titled “Thrilling Moments in the Lives of Famous Americans”. The offered cards were glued in the album and were removed. There is some glue residue and the cards are neatly cut. The album is in much nicer condition than is usually found with note to the glue remains. The only sports star in the set is woman’s golf champion, Glenna Collett Vare.    ……. $250.