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Enquiries@oldsportsauction.com- Tuesday, 29 September, 2020
Old Sports Auctions Ltd is the Company which has evolved as the primary internet auction site for handling the sale and purchase of sporting memorabilia especially golf memorabilia. The success of internet trading has created the demand for a high quality, knowledgeable supplier to satisfy the needs of the discerning collector, and the Company created by Graham Rowley is perfectly designed to satisfy that need.
Graham Rowley is a member of the Golf Collectors Society in both Britain and America, and is a regular attendee at meetings and fairs designed to promote the collecting of sporting artefacts and literature. So successful has this been that he is now acknowledged as one of the few who has expertise extending to virtually all areas of golf collecting, a skill that has extended into the general sports arena. His reputation for helping and encouraging new collectors is well founded, matching the desires of new devotees with advice on how to acquire the best from their individual collections, at the most advantageous cost, and without wasting time on futile expeditions with little reward.
His knowledge of the auction scene throughout Great Britain and the USA has enabled him to unearth some unique items of memorabilia for release to the collecting world. In addition he has acted on commission to acquire single items and collections for the most serious collectors around the world. He has dealt with collectors from over thirty five countries, enjoying their confidence because of the extensive knowledge and contacts that he has developed within the collecting fraternity, where trust is a vital element in the dealing.
Old Sports Auctions Ltd will continue to offer this very individual and rewarding facet of the business, and will be happy to receive enquiries from individuals seeking to enhance their collections in a selective manner. In an environment where the value of individual items can vary from a few pounds to hundreds of thousands for the rarest pieces, particularly where there is provenance available to endorse them, expert knowledge is critical in assessing true value, a skill and an art that has been exhibited by Graham Rowley on numerous occasions. Graham's thirty five years in the collecting arena have given him a unique knowledge and awareness of the marketplace, a knowledge that will benefit all the clients using either the web auctions or the personal acquisition commissioning. He has created the ideal supply and demand vehicle in a very selective environment, one that will serve clients on each and every transaction.
Lot 1 IN FINE CONDITION. A OSMONDS PATENT THE AUTOMATON CADDI? CIRCA 1890s. Complete with a wooden frame, two wooden legs and a perfect lower canvas and leather club holder, still with its original Thornhill Works brass plate. In all original condition
Time Left
-45 days -16 hours -39 mins -43 secs
Starting Price
£350.00
£350.00
Lot 2 (Unique) Superb Wrought (cast) Iron golf club stand circa 1900 with 2 cast iron drip trays - only the second time ever this object has been sold at auction! 34 inches tall & 21 wide
Time Left
-45 days -16 hours -38 mins -43 secs
Starting Price
£250.00
£500.00
Lot 3 Carnoustie Commentary 'Carnoustie and its Golf Courses' 1937 - Special Open Championship book - rare collectable golf book in VG Condition
Time Left
-45 days -16 hours -37 mins -43 secs
Starting Price
£120.00
£120.00
Lot 4 (RARE BOOK) Carnoustie Commentary 'Carnoustie and its Golf Courses' 1937 - Privately Produced by the Club. Rare unlisted golf book which contains the early history of this great club, in VG Condition (Green Covers)
Time Left
-45 days -16 hours -36 mins -43 secs
Starting Price
£120.00
£120.00
Lot 5 (rare) British Open Golf Championship July 1937 - Plan of Carnoustie Folder produced for this event by the Dundee Courior in fine condition
Time Left
-45 days -16 hours -35 mins -43 secs
Starting Price
£100.00
£100.00
Lot 6 Scarce club history. B.J. DeLacey 'Historic Golf Glories of Musselburgh' 1999 1st Edition - Copy number 134 of only 200 published, Signed ny the author. Mint unused copy
Time Left
-45 days -16 hours -34 mins -43 secs
Starting Price
£20.00
£51.00
Lot 7 David Joy. The Scrapbook of Old Tom Morris 2001 1st edition (signed by the author) - wonderful historical on the life of Tom Morris . Mint unused condition
Time Left
-45 days -16 hours -33 mins -43 secs
Starting Price
£20.00
£32.00
Lot 8 K. W. McGimpsey. The Story of The Golf Ball 2005 mint copy in its dust jacket, signed by the author. The most comprehensive book on vintage golf balls
Time Left
-45 days -16 hours -32 mins -43 secs
Starting Price
£20.00
£30.00
Lot 9 Ultra Scarce. Bernard Darwin. 'A Friendly Round' 1922 1st edition - one of Darwin's most illusive golf titles to obtain. Invery good condition
Time Left
-45 days -16 hours -31 mins -43 secs
Starting Price
£50.00
£100.00
Lot 10 Edward Ray. Inland Golf 1914 1st edition - rare first edition - contains great articles on golf course architecture - Vastly underrated book
Time Left
-45 days -16 hours -30 mins -43 secs
Starting Price
£20.00
£40.00
Lot 11 Unique Book Copy Number 21 of 100 Alister Mackenzie Augusta Greens - In Collaboration with Mr Robert Jones, Jr - Dated 1933. A stunning insight in how the original 18 greens were designed & laid out by Mackenzie - Mint unused
Time Left
-45 days -16 hours -29 mins -43 secs
Starting Price
£50.00
£290.00
Lot 12 Unique Ryder Cup Style Gold & Enamel (Players) Badge. Great Britain Union Jack Flag & USA Star & Strips Badge - See Archie Compston in his 1927 Ryder Cup Sweater & See full description & history.
Time Left
-45 days -16 hours -28 mins -43 secs
Starting Price
£100.00
£340.00
Lot 13 Thomas Webster (1800 to 1886) Pencil Sketch titled 'The Caddies Tournament' 13.5 by 9.5 inches mounted. Webster was a noted artist
Time Left
-45 days -16 hours -27 mins -43 secs
Starting Price
£40.00
£40.00
Lot 14 Rare Players Badge from the 1984 'The St Andrews Trophy'. Used by GB & I team member John Hawksworth. Only 8 exist - a very rare enameled badge in excellent condition. Payed at Saunton Golf Club, England s played biennially between Great Britain and Ireland and the Continent of Europe. It was first played in 1956 over the West Course at Wentworth when the European Golf Association accepted an invitation from The R&A to put forward a team. Comes with a signed letter of authentication from Hawksworth
Time Left
-45 days -16 hours -26 mins -43 secs
Starting Price
£80.00
£179.00
Lot 15 1984 Open Championship Players Badge used by tour player John Hawksworth - (Blue Enamelled and Silvered) The event was won by the late great Seve Ballesteros at St. Andrews (remember his fist pumping celebrations!) It comes with a signed letter of authentication
Time Left
-45 days -16 hours -25 mins -43 secs
Starting Price
£150.00
£400.00
Lot 16 1982 Open Championship Players Badge used by tour player John Hawksworth - (Blue Enamelled and Silvered) With it comes with a signed letter of authentication from Hawksworth
Time Left
-45 days -16 hours -24 mins -43 secs
Starting Price
£150.00
Lot 17 Two Ryder Cup Programs 1989 & 1991 both in good condition
Time Left
-45 days -16 hours -23 mins -43 secs
Starting Price
£15.00
£15.00
Lot 18 1995 Open Championship Players Badge used by tour player John Hawksworth - (Blue Enamelled and Silvered) With it comes with a signed letter of authentication
Time Left
-45 days -16 hours -22 mins -43 secs
Starting Price
£150.00
£236.00
Lot 19 Team Player John Hawksworth's Rare 1985 Walker Cup players badge ? played at Pine Valley Golf Club New Jesey USA. Only 10 exist and no others are available to purchase!
Time Left
-45 days -16 hours -21 mins -44 secs
Starting Price
£120.00
£146.00
Lot 20 John Hawksworth's Rare 1985 US Amateur Championships players badge ? played at Montclair Golf Club - In excellent condition
Time Left
-45 days -16 hours -20 mins -44 secs
Starting Price
£50.00
Lot 21 Genuine 1985 Walker Cup Flag signed by both teams USA & GB & Ire, owned by team member John Hawkswork - Comes with a signed letter of authentication
Time Left
-45 days -16 hours -19 mins -44 secs
Starting Price
£50.00
£180.00
Lot 22 1996 European Golf Professional John Hawksorth's Tour Members Members Badge - Engraved
Time Left
-45 days -16 hours -18 mins -44 secs
Starting Price
£25.00
£25.00
Lot 23 1998 European Golf Professional John Hawksorth's Tour Members Members Badge - Engraved
Time Left
-45 days -16 hours -17 mins -44 secs
Starting Price
£25.00
Lot 24 Unique Tom Morris SIGNED POSTCARD. Unused James Patrick card circa 1900 - Perfect to display. A golfing rarity
Time Left
-45 days -16 hours -16 mins -44 secs
Starting Price
£280.00
£1725.00
Lot 25 Unique Alex Herd signed postcard dated 1902. The Former owner collector Reg Bray posted it to Herd requested it to be signed & returned he wrote the address A Herd - Champion Golf - Huddersfield - Very few if andy exist! Herd is with other notable golfers. Wrench series Card
Time Left
-45 days -16 hours -15 mins -44 secs
Starting Price
£80.00
£125.00
Lot 26 Unique J.E. Laidlay signed postcard dated 1904. The Former owner postcard collector Reg Bray posted it to Laidlay requested it to be signed & returned. Very few if andy exist! Herd is with other notable golfers. Wrench series Card
Time Left
-45 days -16 hours -14 mins -44 secs
Starting Price
£70.00
£140.00
Lot 27 Unique Tom Morris SIGNED POSTCARD. Unused Valentines card circa 1902 titled 'Latest Portrait of Tom Morris - Perfect to display. A golfing rarity. I once sold a lesser signed card for £1760 - Signed in black ink
Time Left
-45 days -16 hours -13 mins -44 secs
Starting Price
£220.00
£1775.00
Lot 28 Very Rare Postcard '1905 open Championship at St. Andrews' Publisher James Patrick Depicts Tom Morris 3 times + Braid & Taylor. Dated 1905
Time Left
-45 days -16 hours -12 mins -44 secs
Starting Price
£40.00
£200.00
Lot 29 Unusual & Rare RAF Golf Team (Royal Air Force) postcard from 1924 - Posing for the camera (in their Army uniforms) Unused in excellent condition
Time Left
-45 days -16 hours -11 mins -44 secs
Starting Price
£20.00
£20.00
Lot 30 Very Rare Unused 1920s Postcard of professional golfer C. (Charles) A. Whitcombe - Perfect to display
Time Left
-45 days -16 hours -10 mins -44 secs
Starting Price
£20.00
£20.00
Lot 31 Unique 1920s Unused postcard of golf professional W.A. Twine at the now defunct club. Bromley and Bickley Golf Club, Kent. Ideal to display
Time Left
-45 days -16 hours -9 mins -44 secs
Starting Price
£20.00
£20.00
Lot 32 Horace G Hutchinson & Tom Morris postcard dated c1900 at St. Andrews - Unused card in VG Condition
Time Left
-45 days -16 hours -8 mins -44 secs
Starting Price
£70.00
£160.00
Lot 33 CULT CLASSIC POSTCARD. Millar & Lang coloured illustration postcard of BRAID - TAYLOR - VARDON & HERD. Posing for the camera c1910 - This image was used for my book on postcards - Rare and hard to obtain + A signed copy of my book on postcards
Time Left
-45 days -16 hours -7 mins -44 secs
Starting Price
£80.00
£125.00
Lot 34 Very Rare 1923 Open Championship Program played at Troon Golf Club - In VG Condition
Time Left
-45 days -16 hours -6 mins -44 secs
Starting Price
£200.00
£1050.00
Lot 35 Rare 1923 Official Open Championships Draw Sheets - 4 x 4a size drawsheet pages seperate to the program - Played at Troon Golf Club
Time Left
-45 days -16 hours -5 mins -44 secs
Starting Price
£20.00
£1051.00
Lot 36 1929 Open Championship Draw Sheet signed by 16 players. Played at Muirfield Scotland
Time Left
-45 days -16 hours -4 mins -44 secs
Starting Price
£60.00
Lot 37 1929 Open Championship Program + Drawsheet. Played at Muirfield Scotland - All in VG Condition
Time Left
-45 days -16 hours -3 mins -44 secs
Starting Price
£200.00
£420.00
Lot 38 1931 Open Championship Program signed on the front by Johnny Farrel Played at Carnoustie Scotland - in VG Condition
Time Left
-45 days -16 hours -2 mins -44 secs
Starting Price
£100.00
£360.00
Lot 39 1932 Open Championship Program + Drawsheet. Played at Prince's Sandwich England - All in VG Condition
Time Left
-45 days -16 hours -1 mins -44 secs
Starting Price
£100.00
£400.00
Lot 40 (Cult Classic) Dr. A. Mackenzie. Golf Architecture: Economy in Course Construction and Green-Keeping 1920 1st edition - classic golf course design book in good condition
Time Left
-45 days -16 hours 0 mins -44 secs
Starting Price
£200.00
£470.00
Lot 41 Bernard Darwin. A Round Of Golf 1937 1st edition - illustrated covers in very good condition - hard to obtain
Time Left
-45 days -15 hours -59 mins -44 secs
Starting Price
£40.00
£40.00
Lot 42 (Rare Book) Horace G. Hutchinson. Golf Greens and Greenkeeping 1906 1st edition - Cornerstone classic in very good condition
Time Left
-45 days -15 hours -58 mins -44 secs
Starting Price
£120.00
£120.00
Lot 43 The Book of St. Andrews Links, Containing Plan of Golf Courses, Descriptions of the Greens, Rules of the Game, By-Laws of the Links, Regulations for Starting, Golfing Rhymes etc. 1898
Time Left
-45 days -15 hours -57 mins -44 secs
Starting Price
£50.00
£55.00
Lot 44 Signed Copy. Dia Rees. Golf Today 1962 1st edition in dust jacket - Rees was a noted player, Ryder Cup player & Team Captain
Time Left
-45 days -15 hours -56 mins -44 secs
Starting Price
£15.00
£15.00
Lot 45 Fred Hawtree. 'Colt & Co'. 1991 very rare limited first edition signed by Author Copy No 41, in it's Dust Jacket. A cult status golf book in fine condition. Biographical Study of Henry Shapland Colt 1869 -1951. Comes with its Annexe Booklet (normally missing) mint condition - Important book for Course Architect collectors
Time Left
-45 days -15 hours -55 mins -44 secs
Starting Price
£50.00
£160.00
Lot 46 Harry Vardon. 'My Golfing Life' dated 1985 Limited Full Leather Bound Edition No. 89 of only 200 copies, in slipcase - cult classic - Mint unused condition
Time Left
-45 days -15 hours -54 mins -44 secs
Starting Price
£40.00
£45.00
Lot 47 Unique Signed Bobby Jones Postcard! He is posing with Roger Wethered at the (Grand Slam) 1930 Amateur Championship at St. Andrews. I have never seen a signature of Bobby Jone on a Postcard!
Time Left
-45 days -15 hours -53 mins -44 secs
Starting Price
£300.00
£500.00
Lot 48 (Bobby Jones) Rare 1940s Golf Postcard Colonel Robert T. Jones playing golf at the Oliver General Hospital Augusta USA - Unused and perfect to display - Rare unused card in excellent condition
Time Left
-45 days -15 hours -52 mins -44 secs
Starting Price
£25.00
£25.00
Lot 49 (Bobby Jones) Rare Atlanta Athletic Club: East Lake Country Club Postcard showing The Robert T. Jones Jr Trophies - Unused card date unknown - Not a modern card. Bobby Jones was a member of this club
Time Left
-45 days -15 hours -51 mins -45 secs
Starting Price
£25.00
Lot 50 Signed Presentation Copy! (Bobby Jones) R. T. Jones. Golf is My Game circa 1960 1st edition in dust jacket inscribed & signed by Jones
Time Left
-45 days -15 hours -50 mins -45 secs
Starting Price
£200.00
£521.00