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Thursday, 14 November, 2019

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 151 Unique. 1938 Oxford University Versus Cambridge University Match Program signed by all the payers plus exta notables including Henry Cotton. signed by over 50 people. Played at Royal North Devon Golf Club

Time Left

-61 days -17 hours -15 mins -39 secs

Starting Price

Ł25.00

The first University Golf Match was played on 6 March 1878 at Wimbledon Common, courtesy of London Scottish Golf Club, which hosted the fixture for 19 years until it moved to Royal St George's Golf Club in 1897. The match was contested by four singles matches, and used the holes up method of scoring. Oxford, led by Horace Hutchinson, won by a margin of 24 holes. Up to and including 2013, 124 University Golf Matches have been played. In 1898 the Oxford and Cambridge Golfing Society (OCGS) was fo...

Lot 151 Unique. 1938 Oxford University Versus Cambridge University Match Program signed by all the payers plus exta notables including Henry Cotton. signed by over 50 people. Played at Royal North Devon Golf Club

Lot 152 Unlisted Booklet. Golf Courses In New York State. Dated 1968 Unused in near mint condition

Lot 153 Unlisted Booklet. Golf In Scandinavia. Undated c1960 Unused in near mint condition

Lot 154 Unlisted Booklet. Golf In Virginia (USA) . Undated c1970 Unused in near mint condition

Lot 155 Unlisted Canadian Tourist Booklet. Province de Quebec. 'Terrains De Golf Courses' 1966 Unused in near mint concition. 16 Pages

Lot 156 Two 1970 West Indies Tourist Golf Booklets (unlisted) both in VG condition, Jamaica & Bahama

Lot 157 Unlisted Japanese Golf Booklet c1980 VG Condition

Lot 158 Three American Golf Tourist Booklets. All different all in VG Condition

Lot 159 Two Golf Tourist Booklets. Canadian & American. Both in VG Condition.

Lot 160 Complete Year 1939 of the 'The Golfing' magazine, beautifully bound into book form. All in excellent condition. Last pre-war editions

Lot 162 Very Rare Bernard Darwin Book. Still in its Original Slipcase Box. '50 years of Country Life' in its paper dust jacket. Dated 1947 - The box is in outstanding condition the book is mint usued condition - A rare combination

Lot 163 Stunning Copy. E.R. Furber. A Course For Heroes - a History of Royal St. Georges Golf Club 1996 in its dust jacket

Lot 164 Frank Reynolds. The Frank Reynolds Golf Book 1932 1st edition (Introduction by Bernard Darwin) - book of Reynolds golf illustrations comes with dust jacket

Lot 165 Scarce 75 years history of Widnes Golf Club by P.H. Hurst. From 1924 to 1999. VG Condition

Lot 166 Scarce History. 'Celebrating Twenty Years: Saujarna Golf & Country Club Malaysia 1986 to 2006. Unused in its Dust Jacket. 131 pages

Lot 167 Scarce Book. 'Sheridan of Denham' Privately Published in 1996. 145 pages all in fine condition. (I have never seen or sold this book before)

Lot 168 The 25th, 1983 Ryder Cup Programme played at the PGA National USA - very scarce programme in very good condition

Lot 169 A rare. Smooth gutty golf ball in stunning condition with outstanding patina. Retains some of its 165 years old surface paint. This ball dates from the 1850s

Lot 170 (ball 1) Previously Unlisted Gutty Golf Ball 'The Excelsior' Unused Golf Ball c1900 - A perfect ball to display

Lot 171 (Ball 2) A rare. Smooth gutty golf ball in stunning condition with outstanding patina. Retains some of its 165 years old white surface paint. This ball dates from the 1850s.his ball dates from the 1850s (The second ball from this amazing collection)

Lot 172 (Ball 2) Previously Unlisted Gutty Golf Ball 'The Excelsior' Unused Golf Ball c1900 - A perfect ball to display

Lot 173 Three Paper Wrapped Pin-Hi Golf in their original Box. Box of Three North British Rubber Co Ltd. 'Pin-Hi' Unused Golf Balls c1930 - Christmas Box with gift message card. Makes a perfect display

Lot 174 Mixed collection of golf balls from 1900 to 1930. Classed as well used. A square mesh pattern called PINEHURST

Lot 175 Rare Unlisted Darwin Book. Bernard Darwin. Langley Park Golf Club Ltd, Official Handbook, 1938/39. 26 pages, illustrated, fold out plan of course,. Previously an unlisted title, vg+ condition

Lot 176 Rare Unlisted Version. Bernard Darwin. The Sunridge Park Golf Club, Official Handbook, 1936. 28 pages, illustrated, fold out plan of course,. Previously an unlisted version a 1946 has need listed, vg+ condition

Lot 177 Rare Handbook. Bernard Darwin. The West Sussex Golf Club, Official Handbook 1938. 30 pages, illustrated, fold out plan of course, vg+ condition

Lot 178 Team Player Max Faulkners personal copy of the 1951 Ryder Cup Programme (A special VIPs & Players Copy) Played at Pinehurst NC USA. Program is basically mint unused. Comes with letter of provenance

Lot 179 (Rare Unlisted) Robert H.K. Browning South Herts Golf Club Official Handbook, 1937, card cover, fold out course map, illustrated, 24 pages, vg condition

Lot 180 (Rare Unlisted) Robert H.K. Browning. Moortown Golf Club Official Handbook, 1938, card cover, fold out course map, illustrated, 24 pages, vg condition

Lot 181 (Rare Unlisted) Robert H.K. Browning. Old Fold Golf Club Official Handbook, 1939, card cover, fold out course map, illustrated, 20 pages, very good condition - Possibly never distributed because of WW2

Lot 182 (Full Unused Set) 2008 Ryder Cup EntranceTickets (Valhalla Golf Club, Louisville Ky.) Tuesday Sept. 16th thru to Sat. Sept. 20th, 2008, all in near mint condition

Lot 183 1999 The 33rd Ryder Cup Program Played at The Country Club, Brookline MA. Complete American program in near mint condition

Lot 185 Rare Period 1930 Photo (5? x 4?) black & white Photograph of NY Yankee Star Babe Ruth with Golfing stars Gene Sarazen & Johnny Farrell at Belleview 1930 in Baltimore MD, in excellent condition

Lot 186 Jim Barnes Original Photograph ? 1921 US Open Champion, an original (5? x 7?) black & white press photo of Jim Barnes, vg condition

Lot 187 Wood framed, triple matted, 1906 black and white, three dimensional raised (7? x 5?) photograph of a young girl holding a leather golf bag with 3 ? clubs, nice decorating piece, in vg condition 113 years old

Lot 188 Henry Longhurst - Turnberry Hotel and its Golf Courses. Circa 1960 official handbook with a brief history dated with pull-out map, all in excellent condition

Lot 189 1993 Open Golf Championship Program played Royal St. George's Golf Club, July 15th ? 18th, soft cover 152 pages many that has been hand signedby 9 players. See listings

Lot 191 Two Autographed (8 x 10? inch) photographs hand signed by (3) Masters Champions. Tommy Aaron 1973 Champion in black sharpie pen. Gay Brewer 1967 Champion presenting the Green Jacket to the 1968 Champion Bob Goalby hand signed by both in black sharpie pen, both are in excellent condition

Lot 193 Ten 1987 Open Championship, Muirfield Scotland Associated Sports Press Photos, all are stamped on the back of the photos?. Nick Faldo with the Open Trophy (July 19, 1987) See Listings

Lot 194 Three mint unused Masters Drawsheets for (Sunday Final Round Pairing & Starting Time Sheets) 1999 Jose Maria Olazabal Champion. 2000 Vijay Singh Champion. 2001 Tiger Woods Champion all perfect to display

Lot 195 Excellent set of all 6 Dana Gibson (Gibson Girls) Postcards c1900 - by James Henderson, (London), (5) are unused vg to fine condition. Ideal to display

Lot 196 Attractive Arnold Palmer & Ben Hogan Hologram Golf Cards both mint condition ? 1991 Pro Set Award Collectible Hologram card, Near Mint unused cards. Ben Hogan ? 1992 Pro Set Hologram card showing Ben Hogan at impact

Lot 198 Collection of seven US Open Press & Media (metal) Badges all different years, all in excellent condition see full listings.

Lot 199 Collection of Six US Womens Open. Press & Media (metal) Badges all different years, all in excellent condition see full listings

Lot 200 Ten US PGA Championship Media & Press Badges , all in excellent condition. Ideal to display ? See full listings