What's believed to be the oldest golf scorecard in the world is coming to public auction. The European-based auction house Bonhams is selling the card in an auction set to open May 1. The card, which has been framed and mounted, dates from December 2, 1820. It shows that a "Mr. Cundell" played the five holes within the Musselburgh Race Track twice, a total of ten … [Read more...] about Notes: World’s Oldest Golf Scorecard; Big $ for Trout and Rare O’Rourke; Bruins Helmet Auction
1887 Kalamazoo Bats
Rare Cards, Black Sox Era Joe Jackson News Photo Headline LOTG Auction
A Type 1 Joe Jackson photo dating to the Black Sox scandal headlines the new Love of the Game Auctions Spring catalog, which is slated to run through April 13. Taken in 1919, the 5x7 photo shows unmistakable signs of having been used in newspaper coverage of the indictments of the players the following season. The indictments were handed down on September 28, 1920 and … [Read more...] about Rare Cards, Black Sox Era Joe Jackson News Photo Headline LOTG Auction
Huggins & Scott Auctioning Off Newly Discovered Kalamazoo Bats Card
Sometimes those hours spent at estate sales, flea markets and rummage sales can pay off. A newly uncovered 19th century team card coming to Huggins & Scott Auctions is proof of that. A person attending a Massachusetts flea market not long ago made an extraordinary discovery — tucked inside the pages of a late 19th century scrapbook was a picture of a Pittsburgh … [Read more...] about Huggins & Scott Auctioning Off Newly Discovered Kalamazoo Bats Card