Lot 20. Arnold Palmer 8”x10” B&W Photo with a Beautiful, Vintage-Inscribed Autograph. The original owner dated it “2-11-72” on the verso. This is the earliest Palmer signed photo we have encountered. It’s outstanding, inscribed to “Michael and Son,” and gem mint 10! Authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Winning Bid $92
Lot 475. Yale Mixture Circa 1900 Tobacco Point-of-Purchase Original Display Advertisement. Yale Mixture was an American Tobacco Co. brand. This original 14” x 22” ad, with an 11.5” x 20.5” image area, has been matted to 15.5” x 25”. The matting obscures some stains in the border. A stain does show in the upper left corner, where there also is a small hole. In a somewhat larger format, this ad has been reproduced as an “art print.” This is an original ad that used golf to promote the American Tobacco product.
Winning Bid $204
Lot 476. “To the Society of Coffers at Blackheath” Print from Arnold Palmer’s Latrobe Country Club. From a painting by portrait artist Lemuel Abbott, “Coffers,” in 1790, became the first golf print ever produced. It depicts Capt. William Innes, an English merchant, and his caddy at the Blackheath Golf Club, the oldest in England. This print, from the 1920s, once hung in the Latrobe County Club, where young Arnold Palmer began to hone his considerable golfing skills. The lithograph is about 16” x 22” with an image area of approximately 10.75” x 14.75”. Framed to 18” x 24”, it has a water stain in the lower right corner.
Winning Bid $83
Lot 477. 20 High-Quality Photos Signed by Golf Greats – Littler, Miller, Larry Nelson, Etc. All of the photos are different. The signatures are predominantly mint 9s and gem mint 10s. The collection includes three Hall of Fame members: Gene Littler (2 photos), Johnny Miller and Larry Nelson (7). The other signers are Justin Leonard (2), Shaun Micheel, Mark O’Meara (2), Jesper Parkevik, Craig Parry (2) and Carl Pettersson (2). All but Parkevik, Parry and Pettersson have captured at least one of the four major championships. A fabulous group of Hall of Famers and other legends authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Winning Bid $75
