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Saturday, 10 April, 2021

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 Unique Privately Produced Book 'THE TROPHIES' All five major golf trophies that Lee Brandenburg had made for his musuem in 2002 - This book was never sold publically the few he had made were gifted to his friends. Mint unused copy

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All the trophies depicted are actual in size

Lot 1 Unique Privately Produced Book 'THE TROPHIES' All five major golf trophies that Lee Brandenburg had made for his musuem in 2002 - This book was never sold publically the few he had made were gifted to his friends. Mint unused copy

Lot 2 Unique Hardback Book Deluxe Edition. 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 (& Jones). This is copy number 2 of only 50 - Mint unused - Hardback Covers

Lot 3 The Colorado Springs Golf Club Book from 1910 - 111 Years old in excellent condition. 34 numbered pages. Rare early American golf book

Lot 4 25 Years History of the 'Scottish Ladies Golfing Association from 1903 to 1928' Hardback with 62 pages: A rare book

Lot 5 Rare Unlisted 1920s French Book 'Golf de Dieppe' A book of 20 unused sepia postcards. Postcard views of the course and clubhouse

Lot 6 Unique Unlisted Golf Club Handbook. Robert H.K. Browning the SONNING Golf Club dated 1939. Never distributed due to WW11. 23 pages, a real golf find!

Lot 7 Scarce golf catalogue 'FORGAN GOLF CLUBS' dated 1952 + two trade price lists & their infomation slip. All in excellent condition

Lot 8 Rare unlisted golf catalogue 'St. Andrew Golf Club Limited' Dunfirmline Scotland dated 1953. In excellent condition

Lot 9 Unlisted golf catalogue 'Ben Sayers Golf Clubs' dated 1952. In excellent condition, has 15 pages

Lot 10 Unlisted 1963 Golf Club Handbook. Tom Scott Dinas Powis Golf Club

Lot 11 'Cynicus' Unlisted booklet. Golf Scoring Book produced by John Robertson of Dundee (J.R.D.) Illustrated by noted artist Cynicus. Undated circa 1915. In excellent condition

Lot 12 Unlisted Argentinian Club History CORDOBA GOLF CLUB from 1922 to 1972

Lot 13 The (UK) Professional Golfers Assoication Year Book for 1931 - 32 Season. 109 pages. A mine of information of golf professionals and their golf clubs. Plus PGA golf tournaments

Lot 14 Unlisted Centenary History Fairfield Golf & Sailing Club. 1892 to 1992

Lot 15 Stunning Four Hundred Years History Booklet. 'The Blackheath Goffer'. (Royal Blackheath Golf Club) 1608 to 2008. Mint Unused

Lot 16 Unlisted History of Betchwood Park Golf Club 1911 to 1991. Mint unused wirh 60 pages

Lot 17 Tom Burnham. The Life and Times of Earlston Golf Club from 1906 to 2006. Centenary History which has 464 page. Near mint unused

Lot 18 Stunning Full Leather Bound Copy with Slipcase. A History of Sunningdale Golf Club 1900 - 2000 by John Whitfield. Sumptuous Copy

Lot 19 (Cult Classic) H Lord & P Pugh. Masters of Design: Great courses of Colt, Mackenzie, Allison & Morrison. 2009 mint unused condition. 445 Pages of great architecture and photography

Lot 20 Peter Ryde. Royal And Ancient Championship Records 1860 - 1980 Supplement 1981 - 1983 - rare booklet in unused condition

Lot 21 Stunning Leather Bound Copy. Ben Hogan. Power Golf, 1957 edition. Privately Bound in brown leather & gilt lettering

Lot 22 A. B. Adamson. Allan Robertson, Golfer - His Life And Times Dated 1985 1st limited edition No. 711 of 1055 in its slipcase signed by John Behrent the Captain of the R & A

Lot 23 Two 100 years old Scottish postcards (1) First Tee Machrianish Golf Course (2) Ranfurley Castle Golf Clubhouse dated 1903

Lot 24 Attractive 1903 Postcard. 'Windmill & Golf House Putney Heath London'

Lot 25 Colourful 1920s Trade Postcard ' A RIFKIN & Co' USA I deal to display

Lot 26 Unusual 1905 Postcard of a Bramble Ball Titled 'The Line' Rare card in VG Condition

Lot 27 Rare 1904 Lady Golfer Postcard

Lot 28 Scarce Postcard of the great Bobby Jones - French card from 1980

Lot 29 Official 1985 Walker Cup 'First Day Postal Cover' From Royal Porthcawl Golf Club. Mint unused

Lot 30 2003 Golfing Memorabilia Book! - Memoirs of Mort Olman, The Grandfather of Collecting. A special deluxe edition of only 75 copies - bound in full leather - Signed by Mort Olman. Mint unused copy

Lot 31 Rare Unused Postcard c1905 the Right Honourable A.J.Balfour (Primeminister of UK & Captain of the R & A) The Pearl Series by T.M.W. Bfd - Stunning condition

Lot 32 Rare Grano series postcard showing J Laidlay versus John Ball Jr. on the 4th Hole. St. Andrews circa 1900 - Unused in VG Condition

Lot 33 The Valentine postcard company produced cards 'Famous Golfers Series' Which are of golfing importance. Dated 1903. The card shows Open Champion J.H. Taylor driving from the first tee while an attentive caped (Old) Tom Morris looks on. A fine addition to any collection

Lot 34 The Valentine Seies postcard company produced 'Famous Golfers Series' 'Amateur Championships' c1900 Which are of golfing importance. Unused postcard shows Mr. John Ball Jr & the late F.G. Tait. The card is in excellent condition

Lot 35 Attractive 1920s unused golf (art-deco) postcard advertising The Orange Court Hotel Florida. Ideal to display

Lot 36 Bernard Darwin. A History of Golf in Britain 1952 1st edition - cult classic

Lot 37 Rare Leather Bound Limited Edition. Bernard Darwin 'Hints on Golf' copy 38 of only 50 produced - Specially Hand Made Subscribers Edition - Mint condition

Lot 38 J Bruce-White. Jubilee History of Gleneagles Hotel and its Courses 1924 to 1984 - mostly golf - Hardback book with 54 pages - illusive book

Lot 39 Very Scarce Course Guide. George Nash Golfing in Northern Ireland [on cover]. Golfing in Ulster [on title page] 1955 1st edition - contains 100 pages on Irish courses - Excellent condition

Lot 40 Alastair J. Johnston & Joe Murdoch. C.B. Clapcott And His Golf Library 1988 1st 'Subscribers Limited Edition' Copy 6/300 - mint condition - inscribed by authors Johnston & Murdoch

Lot 41 Rare Book) Horace G. Hutchinson. Golf Greens and Greenkeeping 1906 1st edition - Cornerstone classic in good condition, plus chapters from Hugh Hamilton, Henry Hunter, H S Colt, Herbert Fowler, S. Mure Fergusson & Harold Hilton

Lot 42 Bobby Jones) R. T. Jones. Down the Fairway: The Golf Life and Play of Robert T. Jones, Jr. 1931 edition. Comes with a Bobby Jones trade card & postage stamp - One of the greatest ever books to read

Lot 43 Cult Classic: Golf Club Collectors Bible. Robert (Bob) Gowland. The Oldest Golf Clubs 1850 to 1850. 2011 Limited Edition 1st edition Signed by the author - Stunning book about the history of the earliest known golf clubs. Mint Unopened Condition. Large Format Book

Lot 44 Stunning Signed Portfolio Book by Roy Ullyett 'The Frank Reynolds Golf Collection' Portfolio of his (12) golf prints undated circa 1970. 14 by 11 inches

Lot 45 Unused Gutty Golf Ball c180s in unused condition with full paint status - Unknown Maker.

Lot 46 Graham Rowley. Famous Golf Postcards 2001 1st edition - signed by the author - The golf postcard collectors bible - Mint unused condition

Lot 47 Rare Copy! Francis Ouimet. A Game Of Golf: A Book Of Reminscence 1932 1st edition. A classic autobiography - Illusive first edition

Lot 48 Rare Wrench Series Unused Postcard dated 1903 'AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP' Mure Fergusson & John Laidlay at St. Andrews. Rare postcard Wrench Series number 1984

Lot 49 Rare Wrench Series Used Postcard dated 1905 Mr. John Ball Jnr & The Late Mr. F.G. Tait at St. Andrews. Rare card. Wrench Series number 1983