Tennis Memorabilia For Sale

Written by: Staff on 21st June 2010

Tennis Memorabilia For Sale |

Fellow members of Tennis Collectors of America,

After collecting tennis memorabilia for some 27 years, I have decided to sell substantial parts of my collection. If you are interested in an item, you may contact me by e-mail at dnadon@comcast.net, or by phone at 404-315-7782 or 404-323-4551, or by mail at Don J. Brenner 2292 Fair Oaks Rd., Decatur, GA 30033. Shipping is extra. Most items will be shipped by priority mail. If the value exceeds $100, insurance is required. Payment by check drawn on a U.S. bank or by PayPal (add 5%). Satisfaction is guaranteed–items can be returned within 14 days for a full refund (except for shipping). Everything is subject to prior sale.

MUSEUM QUALITY TROPHIES

1. Bill Tilden’s 1927 U.S. Championship Men’s Singles runner-up trophy. He lost to Lacoste 11-9 6-3 11-9 $11,000

2. Bill Johnston’s 1916 U.S. National Lawn Tennis Association Men’s Singles Championship runner-up trophy. He lost to R. Norris Williams 4-6 6-4 0-6 6-2 6-4. There are very few Johnston items available $11,000

3. The Lawn Tennis Association of Australia Anthony Wilding Memorial Trophy awarded for the Australian Men’s Singles Championship won by Fred Perry in 1934. Perry beat the defending champion, Jack Crawford in 3 sets. The trophy was named after Anthony Wilding who won 2 Australian Championships and 4 Wimbledon Championships. He was killed during the 1st World War. It is engraved: “The Lawn Tennis Association of Aralia Anthony Wilding Memorial Trophy, Australian Singles Championship 1934 Won by (Perry’s name was not added).” It was on exhibition at the Wimbledon Museum for a number of years before Perry’s death, after which it was sold at auction by his family $9500

4. 1896 Wimbledon Men’s Singles winner Harold Segerson Mahoney large salver (silver plate). He beat Wilfred Baddeley 6-2 6-8 5-7 8-8 6-3. The Wimbledon Museum has seen it and stated that he possibly purchased the salver with his 20 pound prize or that it could be from another tournament $7000

5. 1883 Lenox Club Tennis Tournament doubles game trophy won by Dr. James Dwight & G.W. Beals. The tournament began on September 4, 1883, just 2 years after the first U.S. Championships. The tournament is written us in the October 1883 issue of the American Cricketeer Magazine. In the final they beat Alexander Van Rensseleer & A.E. Newbold 6-4 4-6 6-2 7-5. One of the earliest tournaments with one of the true pioneers of tennis in the U.S. The trophy is an almost circular bottle-shape with rackets on each side $3500

6. 1988 Mixed Doubles Championship trophy won by Zena Garrison & Sherwood Stewart (it was Garrison’s) $2000

19TH & EARLY 20TH CENTURY TROPHIES

1. 1891 N.H.S.T.A. (New Hampshire State Tennis Association?) trophy, 1st Prize Ladies Singles, won by Miss Ella Nickerson. Shape of a Greek goblet $125

2. December 1881 Calcutta Lawn Tennis Handicap tournament, won by R.H. Adams. This trophy is from the earliest days of tournaments, 4 years after the first Wimbledon and the same year as the first U.S. Championships. It is a 4 3/8 x 8 goblet with elaborate floral designs throughout. $400

3. 1896 Elmwood Tennis Club Championship won by Raymond A. Bidwell who also won in 1895. 2-handled, 11 inch vase-shaped with engraved scene of a men’s singles match $150

4. 1883 F&N L.T.C. (Far & Near) Tennis Tournament of Picked Men 2nd prize won by A. Van Rensselaer score 65 games out of a possible 72, very early trophy, just 2 years after the first U.S. Championships, extremely ornate covered, heavy, black metal bowl with monster-like animals and decoratiive relief $400

5. 3 Germantown Cricket Club trophies from the 1905 Philadelphia Tennis Championship ladies doubles: both 1st prize trophies, one awarded to Phyllis Green and one to Marjorie C. Green. They are identical except that the names are reversed. Also included is the runners-up trophy won by Mira Herbert Rastell & Anna Elizabeth Wallace $325

6. 1910 Beau Site Hotel, Cannes, France Championship Singles won by Marshall M. Howe, early Sterling Silver trophy from the French Riviera $250

7. 2 Merion Cricket Club trophies: 1912 Men’s Doubles Championship won by Albert E. Kennedy & K.C. Kennedy; 1899 Merion Cricket Club Junior Tennis Tournament, a 6 inch elaborately florally embossed tankard, 2nd prize won by H.G. Pearce $225

8. 3 East Coast trophies: 1910 Bar Harbor Handicap Singles won by Albert Gould Jennings Jr.; 1917 Berkshire Country Club Berks County Tennis Championships won by Dwight R. Meigs & Randoph Stauffner; 1912 Connecticut State Litchfield Lawn Club runner-up Vanderbilt B. Ward $175

9. 2 older trophies: Unusual 1910 Linares Lawn Tennis Tournament (2 silver brushes in a leather case–case is damaged); 1916 Miami County Tennis Association singles championship won by John W. Landrep $100

10. 3 95 year old trophies: 1914 Haileybury Tennis Tournament Ladies Singles runner-up Gladys G.Young; 1913 Hollis Field Club doubles won by W.F. Williams & F. Tilney; 1914 Homestead Tennis Tournament Mixed Doubles won by Marjorie T. Beard & Hunt T. Dickinson $200

11. 3 doubles trophies: 1911 South Jersey Men’s Doubles won by Fred K. Gillinder & Dean Johnston; 1914 Southern Maine SIAA Tennibs Championship Men’s Doubles won by W. Edwin Porter & S.F. Rockford; 1913 Queens Club Tennis Tournament Men’s Doubles 2nd prize believed to be won by W.F. Williams & W.F. Tilney $175

12. 3 New England trophies: 1918 New Jersey State Junior Championship at Engleside Tennis Club, Beach Haven, NJ won by Duane Morris; 1910 Oldtown Country Club Doubles runners-up Samuel F. Rockwell & Philip G. Carlton (belonged to Rockwell who was from Andover, MA); 1911 Pelham Heights Tennis Club Married Couples Doubles, Columbus Day Tournament won by Isabel M. Deuscher & Theodore I. Deuscher, Jr. $150

13. 2 100 year old trophies: 1910 Tedesco Country Club (10 inch high tankard with tilt top) Men’s Doubles won by H.W. Forbes & W.F. Spalding; 1910 Triangular Tennis Tournament won (3 handled urn) by Samual F. Rockwell (who was from Andover, MA) $150

14. Y.M.C.A. Open Tennis 1916 won by C.F. Leighton, a former captain of the U.S. Davis Cup team and 1910 University Club Handicap Singles runner-up (winner not given) $75

15. 2 100 year old + trophies:1906 Tennis Club of Astoria Men’s Singles runner-up M.E. Mueller; 1904 Big & Little Tennis Casino Tennis Club Championship Cup Men’s Doubles champions Walter J. Currie & David E. Green, Jr. $150

16. 2 100 year old + trophies: 1908 Dans-Kammer Mixed Doubles won by Nancy Harris & Gray Bryan; 1902 Wilmingham Country Club Championship Tennis Tournament Men’s Singles 1st prize Peter T. Wright $175

17. 2 100 + year old trophies: 1909 Wentworth Hall Tennis Tournament Mixed Doubles winners Aimee Erstein & Edwin H. Schifer; 1906 Woodbury Country Club Tennis Championships Ladies Singles–the Batten Rowland Cup–engraved with the 1905 winner Margaret N. Thorpe & the 1906 winner Edith Stokes Trask $150

8. 4 100 + year old trophies: 1904 M.A.R.A. Senior Singles won by F.R. Peterson; 1909 Maidstone Club (30handled tankard with glass bottom) Men’s Scratch Singles won by H. Behr, Jr.; 1905 Matianuck Tennis Club Championship Women’s Singles won by Miss H.M. Gallagher (she also won in 1903 & 1904); 1906 Championship of Newburyport (New England) Men’s Singles runner-up Samuel F. Rockwell $335

19. 4 105 + year old doubles trophies: 1904 Pennsylvania Lawn Tennis Championship Men’s Consolation Doubles won by Howard Biddle & N.P. Stauffer; 1905 Shalluck Tennis Tournament Doubles winners L.W. Thomson & T.E. Musselman; 1905 S.I.C. & T. Doubles won by J.D. Ogilby & C.A. Blyth, Jr.; 1901 Swampscott Tennis Club Bowood Tennis Tournament Mixed Doubles won by Louise T. Harding & Charles G. Mixter $375

20. 2 105 + trophies: 1901 Terminal Tennis Club Men’s Singles won by Leslie Gay; 1903 U.S. National Lawn Tennis Association Excelsior Tennis Club Men’s Doubles won by F.R. Tucker & W.J. Duffy, Jr. $225

21. 2 105 + year old trophies: Circa 1900 Wachusett Valley Tennis League Doubles winners Vinal & Hill; 1903 Winchester Country Club (small tankard with glass bottom) Men’s Singles won by Harol C. McCall (1st or 2nd year) $200

22. 2 105 + year old trophies: 1901 Mohawk Golf Club Tennis Handicap Men’s Singles won by John Stevens Conover; 1902 Quadequina Company Mattapoisett Mixed Doubles winner (name not given) $200

23. 3 95+ year old trophies: 1915 M.G. C. Tennis Tournament Mixed Doubles (no names given); Sagamore On Lake George Tennis 1910 (no other information); 1910 University Club Handicap Singles runner-up (no other information) $50

OTHER TROPHIES

1. 1949 U.S. Lawn Tennis Association Men’s Veterans doubles–this is part of the U.S. National Championships–runners-up Martin Tressel & W.R. Unger $100

2. Godo Cup (Japanese) singles championship trophy won by Zena Garrison. A georgious cloisinet trophy in a beautiful lined case $500

3. Intercity Rackets 1916 (New York vs Philadelphia) held at the Philadelphia Racquet Club. Won by Joseph W. Ware & George H. Brooke $100

4. 2 Afghanistan trophies: 1968 International Club Kabul Handicap Tennis Tournament Men’s Singles runner-up (name not given); 1968 International Club Kabul Tennis Tournament mixed doubles runner-up (name not given) $75

5. 1929 Philmont Cup, Philadelphia & District Clay Court Championship won and retired by Cecilia Riegel $75

6. 1940 Tarrantine Club (Maine) Men’s Doubles champions Winthrop W.Aldrich (President of Bank of America) and Bernon S. Prentice (Captain U.S. Davis Cup Team in the early 1930s) $70

7. 3 International Team trophies: 1988 Wightman Cup engraved plate given by USTA to Andrew Jarrott (British Captain); 1994 Junior Davis Cup Doubles finalist (name not shown); 1976 Federation Cup Preview Tournament winner (name not shown) $115

8. 5 trophies won by Earl Cochell, the first bad boy of tennis: 1947 Buffalo Tennis & Squash Club Invitation Tennis Tournament Men’s Doubles winner (names not given); 1951 Pennsylvania State Clay Court Championship Men’s Doubles winner (names not given); 1948 Sea Bright Lawn Tennis & Cricket Club Men’s Singles winner; 1939 Southern California Junior Tennis Championships Boy’s Doubles runner-up with Charles Hutchison (names not shown); 1950 Valley Hunt Club Men’s Doubles winner (partner’s name not given) $550

9. 2 New Jersey State Championship trophies: 1923 New Jersey State Championship Ladies Doubles won by Lillian Scharman (ranked #4 nationally) and Cedres Baker (ranked #18) names not on trophy; 1928 Westfield Tennis Club New Jersey State Championship Mixed Doubles champions J. Gilbert (it was his) and Clara Greenspan $150

10. 3 foreign trophies: 1933 Belleville Tennis Trophy (beautiful figural player mounted on a cigarette box) Men’s Doubles won by George Anderten & Walter Moss; 1935 Country Club of Bogata Copa Marconi Mixed Doubles won by Mechthild. Schluback & R.A. McWilliams; 1923 D.B.C. (probably British Columbia) Men’s Singles won by M.H. Finlayson $175

11. 3 trophies including Kooyong: 1937 Kooyong B&D Winter Competition C5 Grade Midweek winner Miss Coulter (a nice trophy from the former home of the Australian Open);1935 Lyndhurst Tennis Club (Australia) Gents Singles won by Geoff W. Brown; 1930 New York State Women’s Doubles Clay Court Championship (Jackson Heights Tennis Club) runners-up Gwendolyn Burt & Ruth McCabe $250

12. 4 trophies won by former U.S. Davis Cup Captain C.F. (Cap) Leighton: 1926 Plymouth County Doubles (2 plates with the same inscription in slightly different arrangement) won by Leighton and R.W. Allen; 1926 Plymouth County Enterprise Trophy Men’s Singles won by Leighton; 1953 National Public Parks (Minneapolis, MN) Doubles runner-up $100

13. 5 Merion Cricket Club trophies: 1949 Merion Cricket Club Clay Court Championship Doubles runners-up William J. Clothier 2nd & William Vogt (belonged to Clothier); 1957 & 1958 (2 different trophies) Merion Cricket Club Clay Court Men’s Doubles runners-up R. C. Bond & R.C. Sorlien for both years; 1958 Merion Cricket Club Clay Court Men’s Doubles won by William J. Clothier 2nd & Straight Clark (it was Clothier’s); 1948 Merion Cricket Club Pennsylvania & Eastern States Tennis Championships Mixed Doubles runners-up Magda Rurac & Fred Kovaleski $500

14. 2 South Atlantic States Tournament trophies held at the Country Club of Augusta: 1914 Men’s Doubles runner-up G. Wingate Waring (partner not given); 1925 (Sterling Silver bowl) Women’s Singles runner-up (name not shown) $100

15. 3 trophies: 1953 Inter City Tennis N.Y. vs Phila. won by W.L. Van Alen & W.F. Lingelbach, Jr; 1965 Cambridge Tennis Club Spring Ladies
Doubles winner (names not shown); 1925 Mass(achusetts) State Tournament, held at the Longwood Cricket Club, Junior Girls Singles runner-up Muriel McClelland $100

16. 1933 Longwood Doubles runners-up Malcolm L. Hill & Samuel A. Fitch $50

TRIM POST TENNIS CARDS:

1. Miss I. Adamoff #H55–border has been trimmed, otherwise excellent $5

2. H.W. Austin #S47–residue of black photo corners in corners, otherwise excellent $10

3. H.W. Austin #W74–near excellent $15

4. J. Borotra #R126–residue of black photo corners in corners, otherwise excellent $10

5. J. Borotra #R126–excellent $25

6. J. Brugnon #R32–residue of black photo corners in corners, otherwise excellent $10

7. J.H. Crawford #R135–excellent $25

8. J.H. Crawford #S26–residue of black photo corners in corners, otherwise excellent $10

9. N. Farquharson #R10–excellent $20

10. J. Fujikura #S91–excellent $20

11. D.M. Greig no number–hands on hips, by brick and wood wall, excellent $20

12. Miss M. Heeley #R12–excellent $20

13. Miss H. Jacobs #S1–residue of black photo corners in corners, otherwise excellent $10

14. Miss H. Krahwinkel #R84–excellent $20

15. Mlle. S. Lenglen no number–scarce Chaplin Jones issue, excellent $60

16. Mrs. R. Mathieu #R41–excellent $20

17. Miss D. Metaxa #H4–excellent $20

18. Miss D. Metaxa #M23–trimmed border, otherwise excellent $7

19. Miss J. Nicoll no number–scarce City Press issue, postally used, slight corner crease $20

20. R. Nunoi #R98–excellent $20

21. Miss S. Palfrey #S23–excellent $20

22. F.J. Perry #S113–residue of black photo corners in corners, otherwise excellent $10

23. F.J. Perry #H183–slight staining and small crease not affecting image $15

24. F.L. Riseley No. 23–scarce older series, excellent $40

25. M.T.G. Ritchie No. T 9.–scarce older series, excellent $40

26. Miss D.E. Round #R13–excellent $20

27. Miss D.E. Round #S10–residue of black photo corners in corners, otherwise excellent $10

28. Miss D.E. Round #S10–similar to above, $10

29. Miss Ryan #W114–excellent $25

30. Miss Sandison #W9–excellent $20

31. J. Satoh #M61–excellent $20

32. Mrs. I. Schomburok #W65–excellent $20

33. Miss F.K. Scott #H36–excellent $20

34. Miss D.A. Shaw #A112–excellent $20

35. M.X. Shields #M56–excellent $20

36. M.X. Shields #H13–excellent $20

37. S.H. Smith No. 17–scarce older series, near excellent $35

38. Miss K.E. Stammers #M19, erasure on bottom border, otherwise excellent $15

39. L.F. Stoefen #S86–residue of black photo corners in corners, otherwise excellent $10

40. L.F. Stoefen #R109–excellent $20

41. W.T. Tilden #A90–excellent $30

42. W.T. Tilden no number–erasure on bottom border, white jacket & pants, holding several rackets, near excellent $20

43. J. Van Ryn #E11–excellent $20

44. J. Van Ryn #W63–excellent $20

45. G. Von Cramm #V35–excellent $25

46. G. Von Cramm #R37–excellent $25

47. Mrs. Helen Wills-Moody #W138–excellent $30

48. Mrs. Wills Moody #M9–excellent $30

WIMBLEDON PLAYER POSTCARDS 1946 THRU EARLY 1960’S

1. Miss B. Baker–elbow on net, 2 rkts, paper residue from glue on back, otherwise excellent $5

2. L. Bergelin–hand holding balls on net–paper residue from glue on back, some scuffing on front $4

3. Miss N. Chaffee–racket in each hand, at net, top border trimmed, paper residue from glue on back $3

4. Miss M. Connolly–at singles stake of net, rkt both hands, excellent $10

5. J. Drobny–2 rkts in clasped hands, paper residue from glue on back, otherwise excellent $6

6. J. Drobny–at net post, woman in background, balls in right hand, excellent $8

7. Mrs. B. Fleitz–smiling, rkt in right hand, spectators in background, excellent $7

8. Miss D. Hart–outside doubles stripe, at net, rkt in clasped hands, paper residue from glue on back, otherwise excellent $6

9. R. Krishnan–wearing jacket, hand with rkt on net, balls in left hand, excellent $8

10. A. Larsen–2 rkts held in both hands, stadium in background, paper residue from glue on back, otherwise excellent $6

11. K. McGregor–right hand on net, rkt in left hand, person in background, paper residue from glue on back, otherwise excellent $6

12. Mrs. M. Menzies–at net post, rkt in left hand, light creasing $5

13. A.J. Mottram–at singles stake at net, date written on bottom border, otherwise excellent $5

14. G. Mulloy–right hand with rkt on net, ball in left hand, paper residue from glue on back, otherwise very good $4

15. K. Nielsen–sweater, left hand on net, racket in right hand, autographed on back, near exellent $12

16. K. Nielsen–same as above, sweater, left hand on net, rkt in right hand, autogra[phed on back, excellent $15

17. K. Nielsen–same as above, sweater, left hand on net, rkt in right hand, thumbtack holes top & bottom $3

18. B. Patty–umpires stand in background, paper residue from glue on back, scotch tape on bottom $3

19. B. Patty–at net, 2 rkts in right hand, 2 balls in left hand, excellent $7

20. N. Pietrangeli–3 rkts in right hand, by low fences, photo corner residue on back, otherwise near excellent $5

21. Miss S.B. Reynolds–screen in background, rkt in both hands, thumbtack holes top & bottom border $4

22. M.G. Rose–right hand with rkt on net, left hand on hip, autographed on back $15

23. K. Rosewall–left elbow on net, postally used, very good $6

24. K.R. Rosewall–rkt in right hand, ball girl and spectators in background, large bottom border only newer variety, stained $3

25. F.A. Sedgman–rkt cradled in both hands part of umpire chair in background, paper residue from glue on back, otherwise excellent $6

26. V. Seixas–rkt held diagonally in both hands, at net, excellent $7

27. W. Sidwell–rkt clasped in folded arms, stadium in background, excellent $6

28. O. Sirola, rkt in right hand, 2 balls in left hand, postally used, $6

29. Miss M. Smith–jacket, 2 spalding rkts in clasped hands, man at right, excellent $10

30. F.S. Stolle–at netpost, Spalding rkt, woman in right background, newer type with larger bottom border, excellent $7

31. Miss J.A.M. Tegart–at net, rkt in right hand, balls in left hand, newer type with larger bottom border, excellent $6

32. Mrs. P. Todd–rkt in right hand, left hand behind back, excellent $6

33. T. Ulrich–left hand on hip, right hand with rkt on net, autographed on back, excellent $15

34. Lot containing color Le-Roye Wimbledon postcards of Tanner (#504), John Lloyd (#503), and Gottfried (# 506), plus 2 post-war Wimbledon court views and a postally used 1908 postcard of the Newport Casino, most in excellent condition $15

1970’s-1980’s LE-ROYE PRODUCTIONS COLOR WIMBLEDON PLAYER POSTCARDS

All are in excellent minus to excellent plus condition and are $5 each.

1. Tracy Austin #631

2. Bjorn Borg #606

3. Evonne Cawley #515

4. Jimmy Connors #644

5. Chrissie Evert Lloyd #627

6. Chrissie Evert Lloyd #643

6a. Chris Evert Lloyd #7757

7. Vitas Gerulaitis #7045

8. Brian Gottfried #506

9. Carina Karlsson (this one was published by Peter Robertson and has no number)

10. Billie Jean King #511

11. Ivan Lendl #7754

12. John Lloyd #503

13. Gene Mayer #630

14. John McEnroe #645

15. Peter McNamara #640

16. Peter McNamara #635

17. Ilie Nastase #513

18. Martina Navratilova #624

19. Adriano Panatta #623

20. Pam Shriver #535

21. Dick Stockton #525

22. Roscoe Tanner #504

23. Mats Wilander (no number)

24. Mats Wilander #7036

NEWER WIMBLEDON COLOR POSTCARDS

All are in excellent minus to excellent plus condition and are $2 each.

1. Andre Agassi–close-up head shot

2. Boris Becker–running for forehand

3. Jim Courier–backhand follow-thru

4. Jim Courier–off court, short-sleeved sweater, cap

5. Stephen Edberg–holding trophy over his head

6. Steffi Graf–forehand follow-thru

7. Lleyton Hewitt–holding trophy over head

8. Goran Ivanisevic–backhand, wearing a bandana

9. Goran Ivanisevic–close-up backhand, no bandana

10. Ivan Lendl–close-up head shot

11. Martina Navratilova–holding trophy over her head

12. Mark Philippoussis– preparation for backhand

13. Mark Philippoussis–running towards backhand

14. Patrick Rafter–pumping fist

15. Patrick Rafter–close-up head shot

16. Gabriela Sabatini–preparation for backhand

17. Pete Sampras–backhand volley

18. Pete Sampras–backhand

19. Arantxa Sanchez–backhand

20. Monica Seles–backhand, ball at lower left

U.S. OPEN POSTCARDS FROM 2001 AND 2002

All are in excellent or better condition and are $1 each.

1. Andre Agassi 2001, backhand, 2 are available

2. Jennifer Capriati 2001, awaiting serve, 4 are available

3. Jennifer Capriati 2002, backhand

4. Lindsay Davenport 2001, leaning on racket, 7 are available

5. Lindsay Davenport 2002

6. Martina Hingis 2001, forehand 7 are available

7. Anna Kournikova 2001, backhand follow-thru, 4 are available

8. Gustavo Kuerten 2001, preparing to serve, 2 are available

9. Patrick Rafter 2001, awaiting serve, 2 are available

10. Andy Roddick 2001, serving, 2 are available

11. Marat Safin 2001, lunging forehand, 5 are available

12. Pete Sampras 2001, pumping fist, 5 are available

13. Monica Seles 2001, awaiting serve, 6 are available

14. Serena Williams 2001, backhand, 3 are available

15. Serena Williams 2002, forehand follow-thru

16. Venus Williams 2002, lunging forehand, 10 are available

MISCELLANEOUS TENNIS POSTCARDS

1. Early 1900’s Tennis at Newport, RI, color, 2 courts shown, very good, and 1912 Stockholm Olympics card of Kitson who was runner-up in men’s singles, good $5

2. 4 beautiful women playing tennis postcards, 3 are color drawings from the early 1900’s and 1 is a photo of the actress Marie Studholme playing tennis, excellent $10

PRESS PHOTOS

1. Lot of 12 press photos–Don Budge (2), Boris Becker (2), Stephan Edberg (2), Ivan Lendl (3), Steffi Graf, John McEnroe, John Newcombe $6

TICKETS

1. 2007 Hall of Fame Championships (3 diff) Sampras & Arantxa Sanchez Vicario were inducted; Australian Open 2009 (2 diff) and 1978 Fed Cup; plus admission ticket to the International Tennis Hall of Fame Museum $7

2. 1967 Wimbledon World Professional Lawn Tennis Championship–the tournament that brought ligitimacy to the pro game and led to Open tennis in 1968 $7

3. Wimbledon 1936 (corner missing), Wimbledon 1972 (heavily creased), Wimbledon 1982 $10

4. Lot of 12 pro tickets–Pacific Southwest 1975 (2 diff); Delray Beach 2008, 2010 (2 diff), Memphis Indoor 2007 (2 diff); McEnroe vs Connors Challenge; Virginia Slims of Detroit 1973, 1974; Los Angeles Strings vs Phoenix Racquets 1977; Los Angeles Strings vs San Diego Friars $7

5. 16 Sony Ericsson Open tickets–2005 (5 diff), 2008 (3 diff), 2009 (2 diff), 2010 (6 diff) $9

6. 19 U.S. Open–undated from 1930’s, undated probably 1960’s, 1960 (2 diff), 1966, 1991, 1993, 2003, 2004, 2005 (2 diff), 2006 (3 diff), 2007 (5 diff) $30

7. Gigantic collection of NCAA Men’s Tennis Championship (later both men and women)–undoubtedly the largest collection ever offered–

1984, 1985 (3 diff), 1988 season ticket for all 9 sessions, 1999 season ticket for all 10 sessions, 1990 (7 different), 1991 season ticket for all 10 sessions, 1992 season ticket for all 10 sessions, 1993 season ticket for all 10 sessions, 1994 (5 diff), 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999 (3 diff), 2000 (3 diff), 2001 (4 diff), 2002 (5 diff), 2003 (6 diff), 2004 (5 diff), 2005, 2006 (11 diff), 2007 (9 diff), 2008 (12 diff), 2009 (8 diff) $75

UMPIRES ASSIGNMENT SHEETS & SCORECARDS–THESE ARE ALMOST NEVER SEEN

1. Official score card, tournament not specified, 1960’s? Ann Hayden Jones & Francois Durr beat Kristy Pigeon & Denise Carter 6-3 6-3 $5

2. Xerox of the official score sheet for the Borg/McEnroe 1980 Wimbledon final with the famous tie-breaker. The umpire was P. Harffey $15

3. Wimbledon Umpire assignment sheets for P. Harffey, one of the best Wimbledon umpires who did the 1980 Borg/McEnroe final

a. 1979, 2 unspecified matches on Court 4 $10

b. 1979, Center Court, Amaya vs. Pfister; Center Court, Mottram & Nastase vs Gonzales & Frajoux $25

c. 1980, Center Court, Gerulaitis vs Fibak; Center Court Navratilova vs King; Center Court unspecified $30

d. 1980, Court 2, Navratilova vs Harford; Court 2, Lendl vs Dibley; Court 2, Frawley & Masters vs Lewis & Lloyd $25

e. 1980, Center Court, Mandlikova vs Cawley; Center Court, Gerulaitis vs Fibak; Center Court unspecified $20

TRADE & TOBACCO CARDS, DECALS, & PATCHES

1. 4 Panini (Italy) scarce series cards in excellent plus condition– Supersport series Boris Becker #148; Sport Vedettes series Rod Laver #211, Stan Smith #212, John Newcombe #210 $7

2. Three complete never opened boxes of NetPro Legends tennis cards. Each box contains 320 cards–usually 6 complete 49 card sets and some extras. Included are many of the all time greats. Should be 18 sets $25

3. 30 unopened sets of NetPro Legends tennis cards $45

4. 12 Grolier tennis cards in excellent plus condition–Don Budge, Lindsay Davenport wins 1998 U.S. tennis Open, The Early Days of Tennis, Althea Gibson, Billy Jean King, John McEnoe, Martina Navatilova, Bill Tilden, The 1997 U.S. Tennis Open, The 1999 U.S. Tennis Open, Venus Williams’ Triumphant Year, Helen Wills Moody $10

5. Lot of 9 German, French & Swedish 1930’s cards in excellent condition–Cloetta Chocolates #101 Raymond; Chocolat Favarger Sports et Vues series 6 #2 Gerbault and #5 Destremeau; Die Welt in Bildern Tennissport series, Lenglen, von Kehrling, Aussem, Dr. Landmann, Frau Friedleben, Froitzheim & Kreutzer $15

6. 14 Pete Sampras cards in mint condition from the 1991 NetPro ATP Tourstar series (#7 in the series) $7

7. 32 John McEnroe cards in mint condition from the 1991 NetPro ATP Tourstar series (#9 in the series) $15

8. 48 Roger Federer cards in near mint to mint condition from the 2003 NetPro series (#11 in the series) $12

9. 50 Roger Federer cards in near mint to mint condition from the 2003 NetPro series (#90 in the series) $12

10. 47 Pete Sampras cards in near mint to mint condition from the 2003 NetPro series (#14 in the series) $12

11. 50 Pete Sampras cards in near mint to mint condition from the 2003 NetPro series (#87 in the series) $12

12. 44 Andre Agassi cards in near mint to mint condition from the 2003 NetPro series (#15 in the series) $11

13. 53 Andre Agassi cards in near mint to mint condition from the 2003 NetPro series (#86 in the series) $12

14. 52 Rafael Nadal cards in near mint to mint condition from the 2003 NetPro series (#70 in the series) his rookie card $15

15. 50 Andy Roddick cards in near mint to mint condition from the 2003 NetPro series (#4 in the series) $10

15. 15 Andy Roddick scarcer high number cards in near mint to mint condition in the 2003 NetPro series (#97 in the series) $5

16. 48 Anna Kournikova cards in near mint to mint condition from the 2003 NetPro series (#10 in the series) $5

17. 13 Anna Kournikova scarcer high number cards in near mint to mint condition in the 2003 NetPro series (#91 in the series) $4

18. 27 Pete Sampras cards in mint condition from the 2003 Glossy NetPro series–only 5000 sets made (#G14 in the series) $15

19. 27 Roger Federer cards in mint condition from the 2003 Glossy NetPro series–only 5000 sets made (#G11 in the series) $15

20. 27 Andre Agassi cards in mint condition from the 2003 Glossy NetPro series–only 5000 sets made (#G15 in the series) $15

21. 27 Andy Roddick cards in mint condition from the 2003 Glossy NetPro series–only 5000 sets made (#G4 in the series) $12

22. 27 Anna Kournikova cards in mint condition from the 2003 Glossy NetPro series–only 5000 sets made (#G10 in the series) $10

23. Rafael Nadal cards in mint condition from the 2003 Glossy NetPro series–only 5000 sets made (#G70 in the series) $20

24. 1996 Australian Intrepid ATP Tour cards never offered in lots of star cards:

a. 16 Boris Becker (#92 in the series) cards excellent plus to mint $8

b. 19 Boris Becker (#84 in the series) cards excellent plus to mint $9

c. 23 Boris Becker (#67 in the series) cards excellent plus to mint $11

d. 20 Boris Becker (#31 in the series) cards excellent plus to mint $10

e.18 Boris Becker (#39 in the series) cards excellent plus to mint $9

f. 16 Andre Agassi (#89 in the series) cards excellent plus to mint $8

g. 17 Andre Agassi (#1 in the series) cards excellent plus to mint $8

h. 19 Andre Agassi (#90 in the series) cards excellent plus to mint $9

i. 24 Andre Agassi (#28 in the series) cards excellent plus to mint $12

j. 20 Andre Agassi (#96 in the series) cards excellent plus to mint $10

k. 18 Andre Agassi (#64 in the series) cards excellent plus to mint $9

l. 19 Pete Sampras (#38 in the series) cards excellent plus to mint $9

m.13 Pete Sampras (#29 in the series) cards excellent plus to mint $12

n. 20 Pete Sampras (#2 in the series) cards excellent plus to mint $10

o. 17 Pete Sampras (#79 in the series) cards excellent plus to mint $8

p. 21 Pete Sampras (#88 in the series) cards excellent plus to mint $10

q.18 Pete Sampras (#91 in the series) cards excellent plus to mint $9

r. 7 scarcer Victory series inserts excellent plus to mint–2 Becker (#V3), 3 Becker (#V14), 2Becker (V#18) $6

s. 5 Andre Agassi very scarce see-thru acetate “Rated” inserts (#R1 in the series) excellent plus to mint $25

t. 5 Pete Sampras very scarce see-thru acetate “Rated” inserts (R2 in the series) excellent plus to mint $25

u. 4 Jim Courier very scarce see-thru acetate “Rated” inserts (#R3 in the series) excellent plus to mint $20

v. 2 Boris Becker very scarce see-thru acetate “Rated” inserts (#R4 in the series) excellent plus to mint $10

w.7 Stefan Edberg very scarce see-thru acetate “Rated” inserts (R5 in the series) excellent plus to mint $30

x. 4 extremely scarce “Exchange cards” that you sent in to receive an autographed card–Agassi, Sampras, Philippoussis (2 of them) $75

25. 1997 Australian Intrepid ATP Tour cards rarely offered in lots of star cards:

a.13 Pete Sampras (#85 in the series) cards excellent plus to mint $7

b. 6 Pete Sampras (#74 in the series) cards excellent plus to mint $4

c. 5 Pete Sampras (#31 in the series) cards excellent plus to mint $3

d. 11 Pete Sampras (#1 in the series) cards excellent plus to mint $6

e. 4 Pete Sampras (#72 in the series) cards excellent plus to mint $3

f. 13 Pete Sampras (#43 in the series) cards excellent plus to mint $7

26. 4 scarce Goosen Strings decals: Connors, Connors caricature, Noah caricature, Evert caricature $6

27. Complete set of 4 1985 French Open tatoos $10

28. Lot of 11 decals: Israel Tennis Center; 2,1987 Cedok Open (Czechoslovakia); Swiss Tennis; International Tennis Hall of Fame; Nike (swish); Atlanta Professional Tennis Association; Wimbledon the Championships; 1998 I’ve Queued at Wimbledon; 1998 I’ve Queued at Wimbledon in the Rain ; 1990 Swedish Open Bastad $12

29. Lot of 3 cloth patches: WTA Tour, Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Jimmy Connors; and a U.S. Pro Tennis Association ribbon $4

LETTERS AND ENVELOPES

1. 1930 letter on American Lawn Tennis letterhead signed by E.W. Merrihew, the long-time editor of this iconic tennis magazine $10

2. 1930 letter on Merion Cricket Club letterhead regarding entries for the intercollegiate tournament entrys, signed by R.W. Wigten, chairman of the Intercollegiate Tournament Committee and 1961 letter on USLTA letterhead regarding National Play Tennis Week $10

3. 1955 letter and 1955 press release on P.O.C. World Championship letterhead $5

4. 1930 letter on USLTA letterhead regarding intercollegiate entry fees (states that all entry fees totaled $543) signed by E.B. Moss, Executive Secretary of the USLTA and 1965 letter on USLTA letterhead $10

5. Armour String Krafters letter on scarce “Step Ahead with Tilden Jr strings letterhead–top is damaged $10

6. 1959 letter from Gladys Heldman (signed Gladys) on World Tennis letterhead to Laurence Helffrich regarding having Jaroslav Drobny at the National Indoor Tournament $10

7. 1880’s letter from Horace Partridge & Co Manufacturers of Fine Athletic Goods (located in Boston) on their marvelous letterhead featuring crossed rackets $45

8. 4 centennial cacheted envelopes: 100th anniversary of lawn tennis in the U.S. first day cover 1974; Davis Cup centennial at Longwood Cricket Club 1999; 100th anniversary of ladies at Wimbledon; 100th anniversary of the Australian Open first day cover autographed by Geoff Pollard who was the head of the Australian Tennis federation $20

9. Bobby Riggs personal envelope cacheted with his name and a tennis net $5

10. Tennis centennial first day cover cacheted envelope autographed by Jim Courier $10

11. Tennis centennial first day cover cacheted envelope autographed by Don Budge $10

12. Tennis centennial first day cover cacheted envelope autographed by Chris Evert $15

13. Tennis centennial first day cover cacheted envelope autographed by Monica Seles (signed Monica S) $15

14. Tennis centennial first day cover cacheted envelope autographed by Billie Jean King $10

15. Tennis centennial first day cover cacheted envelope autographed by Steffi Graf $20

16. Tennis centennial first day cover cacheted envelope and another envelope BOTH autographed by Ivan Lendl $20

17. 1997 cacheted postcard and 1999 cacheted envelope from the postoffice at the USTA National Tennis Center $10

18. 1992 Barcelona Olympics cacheted cover of Capriati who won $5

19. 1993 Black History Station remembers Arthur Ashe cacheted cover $5

20. 1924 postcard telling player of court assignment in the West of Scotland Lawn Tennis Tournament $15

21. 1902 letterhead envelope from Newport Casino $12

22. 4 WCT finals and Colgate Masters cacheted envelopes: 1979 Colgate Grand Prix Masters cachet of McEnroe; 1986 Jarryd cacheted Buick WCT Finals envelope; 1987 Buick WCT Finals cacheted envelope; 1987 Buick WCT Finals Mecir cacheted envelope autographed by Mecir $25

23. 4-page announcement in vg condition for the 1925 Indoor Tennis Championships of the U.S. for Women at Longwood $10

24, 1985 Testimonial Dinner invitation for Pancho Segura upon his induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame $15

25. 1937 Eastern Yacht Club Annual Invitation Tennis Tournament announcement and application form $5

26. 1988 Kal Cup (Korea Open), Dinner party invitation from the Korean Tennis Federation, Schedule, Parking passes, letterhead envelope $5

27. Announcement and entry form for the 30th Pacific Southwest International Championship 1956 $10

AUTOGRAPHS–most are on 3×5 cards, or else indicated

1. $5 EACH: Tracy Austin, Sue Barker, Pauline Betz, Tom Brown, Butch Buchholz, Rosemary Casals, Diedre Catt, Joan Curry, Cliff Drysdbale (cut), Margaret Osborne DuPont, Roy Emerson, Allen Fox, Neale Fraser, Shirley Fry, Darlene Hard, Charles E. Hare (cut), Doris Hart, G.P. (Pat) Hughes, Kathy Jordan, Billie Jean King, Laura Lou Jahn Kunnen, Art Larsen, Lorne Main, Angela Mortimer, Gardnar Mulloy, John Newcombe, Dennis Ralston, Ham Richardson, Marty Riessen, Bobby Riggs, Ted Schroeder, Vic Seixas, Stan Smith, Bill Talbert, Pat Todd, Tony Trabert, Virginia Wade, George Worthlington

2. $10 EACH: Wilmer Allison, Don Budge, Margaret Court, Sven Davidson, Jaroslav Drobny (cut), Chris Evert, Pancho Gonzales, Freda James (cut),

Jack Kramer, Rod Laver, Gene Mako, Alice Marble, Frank Parker, Vincent Richards (cut), Adrian Quist (cut), Ken Rosewall (cut), Frank Sedgman (cut), Pancho Segura, Kay Stammers, Ellsworth Vines

3. Jean Borotra $25

4. John Bromwich $20

5. Henri Cochet (cut) $20

6. Rene Lacoste $25

7. Suzanne Lenglen (cut, pencil) $175

8. Betty Nuthall (cut) $15

9. Fred Perry signed check (signed twice back and front) $30

10. Dorothy Round (cut, pencil) $15

11. Bill Tilden (cut) $45

12. Helen Wills Moody 1931 $45

13. Totally unique collection of 24 Hall of Fame or future Hall of Fame players who have traced their handprint and autographed the page. The autographs alone are worth much more than the price of this lot. Players are: John Bromwich, Jen Capriati, Ashley Cooper, Cliff Drysdale, Margaret Osborne DuPont, Bob Falkenberg, Shirley Fry, Doris Hart, Gladys Heldman, Jan Kodes, Art Larsen, Gene Mako, Frew McMillan (both hands, 2 autographs), Gardnar Mulloy (both hands, 4 autographs), John Newcombe, Alex Olmedo, Ken Rosewall, Dick Savitt, Vic Seixas, Pam Shriver, Stan Smith, Fred Stolle, Tony Trabert, John Van Ryn $95

14. Billy Jean Moffitt (King) 1960 junior year yearbook from Long Beach Polytechnic High School in Long Beach, CA, autographed $50

15. Jean Borotra calling card–NOT AUTOGRAPHED $5

16. Autographed actual player signs used in the matches at Manchester & Beckenham in 1990. The signs are thick cardboard 8 by almost 30 inches.

a. Jeremy Bates $15

b. Pat Cash $40

c. Stephan Edberg $50

d. Brad Gilbert $25

e. Goran Ivanisevic $40

f. Ivan Lendl $50

g. David Wheaton (two of them) $20 for both

h. Pete Sampras $75

i. John McEnroe (has a string attached that was from McEnroe’s racket) $100

USTA GUIDES

1. 1963 vg condition $15

2. 1962 binding damage $12

3. 1961 near ex condition $15

4. 1955 vg+ condition $15

5. 1953 ex condition $20

6. 1942 near ex condition $25

SPALDING GUIDES

1. 1908 good condition $30

2. 1915 vg condition $40

MISCELLANEOUS GUIDES

1. Wimbledon Compendium $10 EACH: 2000, 2001, 2002 all in excellent plus condition

2. U.S. Open all in excellent plus condition $10 EACH: 1985 Media Guide, 1990 Media Guide, 1990 Record book

3. ATP Senior Tour Guides in excellent condition $7 EACH: 1993, 1994, 2000

4. 1996 Fed Cup Guide in excellent plus condition $5

5. Davis Cup Guides in excellent or better condition $10 EACH: 1996, 2004

6. 17 ITA (Intercollegiate Tennis Association) Yearbooks in ex plus condition from 1981 to 2001 that contain all the college players and stats $60

7. Lot of 12 International Tennis Hall of Fame Annual Reports all in excellent condition: 1988 through 1999 $25

8. The Championships Wimbledon (Official Wimbledon Annuals) in excellent plus condition, crammed with information and marvelous color photos $20 EACH: 1987, 1989, 1995

9. U.S. Open Nabisco Grand Prix Player Results all in excellent plus condition $15 EACH: they have all results for all men players from January to August 20: 1986, 1988, 1989

10. Gigantic collection of more than 1150 men’s College Tennis Media Guides, perhaps the largest available collection from the 1970’s to about 2000. About 188 schools are represented, including all of the major tennis powers in the SEC, Pac-10, Southwestern, Big Ten, Ivy League conferences $700

WIMBLEDON PROGRAMS

1. 1928 vertical fold, slight cover chipping and detached, scored in pencil $35

2. 1932 second Saturday, final day neatly scored in pen $40

3. 1934 heavy vertical fold, unscored $35

4. 1935 horizontal fold, unscored $40

5. 1936 vertical fold, scored in pen $30

6. 1936 final day, finals lightly scored in pencil $40

7. 1936 4th round, scored in pencil $35

8. 1937 light vertical fold, 4th round, heavily scored in pen $30

9. 1938 men’s final completed, all other fi4nals, vg + unscored $40

10. 1939 4th round, cover discoloration, partial spine separation, vertical fold, unscored $25

11. 1939 semi-finals day, vertical fold, light pencil scoring $30

12. 1948 3rd day, Destremeau on cover,near ex, unscored $20

13. 1948 7th day, Pat Todd on cover, cover scruffing & partial spine separation, unscored $12

14. Excellent or better $15 EACH: 1956 1st day (Brough cover); 1956 7th day (Rosewall cover); 1963 11th day (neatly scored, W. Renshaw cover); 1964 12th day (Aerial view of Wimbledon cover); 1964 Final Program (Aerial view of Wimbledon cover, inscribed to umpire P. Harffey); 1965 3rd day (Mike Sangster cover, some neat scoring); 1966 6th day (Billie Jean Moffitt cover); 1966 Final program (General view of the grounds and spectators cover, presented to umpire P. Harffey); 1967 10th day (Louise Brough cover); 1967 Final Program (Centre Court cover, presented to umpire P. Harffey); 1968 3rd day (Roger Taylor cover); 1968 6th day (Margaret Court cover); 1968 8th day (Maria Bueno cover); 1968 12th day (Centre Court cover); 1968 Final Program (Centre Court cover, presented to umpire P. Harffey); 1969 1st day (Princess giving trophy to Billie Jean King cover); 1969 6th day (Duke & Duchess of Kent cover); 1969 7th day (John Newcombe cover); 1969 Final Program presented to umpire P. Harffey (Centre Court cover); 1970 12th day (Maureen Connolly cover); 1971 6th day (Princess Margaret giving trophy to Margaret Court cover); 1971 9th day (Christine Truman cover); 1971 Final Program presented to umpire P. Harffey (Jack Crawford cover); 1972 9th day (American Wightman Cup Team cover); 1972 12th day (Frank Sedgman cover); 1973 Final Program presented to P. Harffey (Tilden & Johnston cover); 1974 8th day (Laver cover); 1975 3rd day (Margaret Court cover); 1975 4th day (Rosewall cover); 1975 5th day (Borg cover); 1975 8th day (Nastase cover); 1975 9th day (Goolagong cover); 1976 1st day (Arthur Ashe cover)

15. VG $10 EACH: 1956 10th day (partial spine separation); 1956 11th day (Herman David cover); 1957 6th day (Sven Davidson cover); 1958 12th day (Wimbledon grounds cover); 1959 11th day (Budge Patty cover); 1963 Final program presented to P. Harvey one of the Umpires (Outer Courts cover; 1964 1st day (Chuck McKinley cover); 1964 3rd day (Mike Sangster cover, neatly scored); 1964 5th day (Stolle cover); 1964 5th day (Stolle cover); 1965 10th day (Sedgman & McGregor cover); 1966 1st day (Emerson & Stolle cover); 1966 6th day (Billie Jean Moffitt cover); 1966 10th day (American Wightman Cup team cover); 196612th day (General view of the grounds and spectators cover); 1967 1st day (Manuel Santana cover); 1967 1st day (Manuel Santana cover); 1967 3rd day (Roger Taylor cover); 1967 12th day (Centre Court cover); 1968 1st day (Mark Cox cover); 1968 6th day (Margaret Court cover); 1968 8th day (Maria Bueno cover); 1968 9th day (John Newcombe cover); 1968 10th day (Britain’s Wightman Cup team cover); 1969 3rd day (Mark Cox cover); 1969 6th day (Duke & Duchess of Kent cover); 1969 10th day (Virginia Wade cover); 1970 1st day (Ann Jones cover); 1970 5th day (Tony Roche cover); 1970 10th day (America’s Wightman Cup team); 1971 1st day (Roger Taylor cover); 1971 8th day (Cliff Richey cover); 1973 2nd day (Duke of Kent giving trophy to Stan Smith cover); 1973 5th day (Alex Metreveli cover); 1973 10th day (Lenglen & Lacoste cover); 1974 9th day (Goolagong cover); 1975 1st day (Connors cover); 1975 1975 2nd day (Evert cover); 1975 4th day (Rosewall cover); 1975 5th day (Borg cover); 1975 6th day (Billie Jean King cover); 1975 8th day (Nastase cover); 1975 10th day (Amritraj cover); 1975 11th day (Lenglen & Wills cover); 1975 Final Program (Virginia Wade cover); 1976 4th day (Billie Jean King cover); 1976 9th day (Mark Edmondson cover)

16. Good $6 EACH: 1952 5th day (Sedgman cover); 1956 10th day (Mary Halford cover); 1963 4th day (Ann Haydon Jones cover); 1965 6th day(Margaret Smith cover); 1966 1st day (Emerson & Stolle cover); 1966 2nd day (Smith :& Bueno cover); 1966 9th day (Ralston cover); 1967 2nd day (Margaret Smith cover); 1967 7th day (Owen Davidson); 1968 1st day (Mark Cox cover); 1968 4th day (Virginia Wade cover); 1968 11th day (Mrs. Janes–Christine Truman cover); 1969 1st day (Princess giving trophy to Billie Jean King cover); 1969 3rd day (Mark Cox cover); 1969 3rd day (Mark Cox cover); 1970 1st day (Ann Jones cover); 1971 4th day (Winnie Shaw cover); 1971 5th day (Ken Rosewall cover); 1973 4th day (Virginia Wade cover)

17. Fair $3 EACH: 1964 1st day (Chuck McKinley cover); 1964 6th day (Billie Jean Moffitt cover); 1966 1st day (Emerson & Stolle cover); 1970 3rd day (Graham Stillwell cover)

18. Newer Wimbledon programs in excellent or better condition $7 EACH: 1987 Final program; 1988 10th day; 1988 Final program; 1989 10th day; 1989 11th day; 1991 10th day

19. 1974 7th day (Borotra cover) in excellent condition AUTOGRAPHED BY BJORN BORG on p. 22 $20

20. Very scarce 1959 10th day draw sheet. This was the only time that the draw sheet was separate from the program, due to a printers strike $20

21. Wimbledon World Professional Lawn Tennis Championships 1967 in vg condition. This was the first time professionals were allowed on the hallowed grounds of Wimbledon and paved the way for Open Tennis in 1968 $20

AUSTRALIAN OPEN PROGRAMS

1. 1971 Draw Sheet (has a fold) $7

2. 1975 in vg condition $12

3. $15 EACH in excellent or better condition unless noted: 1980 (women), 1981 (women) vg, 1981(men), 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988 (hard cover), 1989, 1990 (hard cover), 1991, 1992, 1992, 1993 (President’s Reserve–scarce, equivalent to Wimbledon Royal Box), 1995 (President’s Reserve)

4. $10 EACH in excellent of better condition unless noted: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005 (Presidential Lounge–scarce, equivalent to Wimbledon Royal Box)

FRENCH OPEN PROGRAMS

1. 1933 draw sheet $15

2. 1956 program $30

3. $25 EACH: programs from 1967, 1973

4. $20 EACH: programs from 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990

5. $15 EACH: programs from 1993, 1997, 2000

U.S. OPEN PROGRAMS

1. $55 EACH in vg or better condition: 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938

2. 1939 has back cover damage, signed by Bromwich $40

3. $45 EACH in vg condition: 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945

4. $40 EACH: 1946 slight cover damage at margins; 1947 has cover crease

5. 1970 ex $30

6. 1971 cover damage $15

7. $30 EACH in vg or better condition: 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979

8. $25 EACH in vg or better condition: 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985 (Ken Flach autograph on cover)

9. $15 EACH in excellent condition or better: 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996

PROGRAMS

1. Extremely rare 1 page program for the Nice Lawn Tennis Club Tournoi International, Saturday, March 13, 1926. Players include Wills, Lambert Chambers, Vlasto, Cochet. Has folds and creases $100

2. Wightman Cup programs

a. 1933 $20

b. $10 EACH 1936 Wightman Cup programs for both days in excellent condition

c. 1937 in vg plus condition $20

d. 1973 in vg condition $10

3. $7 EACH in excellent condition or better unless noted: 1947/1948 World’s Championship Tennis Tour with Kramer, Riggs, Pails & Segura (vg)

4. 1992 ATP Tour World Championship, Frankfurt excellent condition $7

5. $3 EACH in excellent condition or better unless noted: 2009 NCAA Championships; 1973 Virginia Slims of Birmingham; 1974 Virginia Slims of Detroit; 1992 Newsweek Champions Cup (Indian Wells); 1993 Newsweek Champions Cup (Indian Wells); 1994 Newsweek Champions Cup (Indian Wells); 1995 Newsweek Champions Cup (Indian Wells); 1979 Washington Star International (vg); 1983 D.C. National Bank Tennis Classic; 1984 D.C. National Bank Classic; 1985 D.C. National Bank Tennis Classic; 1976 Dispatch Charities WCT

6. 1994 Wellington N.Z. Challenger program in excellent condition $1

7. More than 800 tennis programs (no duplicates!) including most major tournaments other than the Grand Slams: includes 1937 American Tennis Association (African American) Championship; 1992 Connors/Navratilova Battle of Champions; Scottsdale, King’s Island, ATP and WCT World Championships; World Doubles Championships; Beckenham/Kent; Canadian Open; Hamburg; Eastbourne; Philadelphia; Estoril; Fed Cup; Hopman Cup; Indian Wells; Indianapolis; Italian, Kremlin Cup; Memphis; Merion; Monte Carlo; Sony Ericsson (NasDaq, Lipton); New Haven; Pacific Southwest; Paris Indoor; Queens Club; South African; Stockholm; Basal; Madrid; Volvo/Colgate/Nabisco Masters; WTA Championships; U.S. Indoor. The programs go back to the 1920s, with the majority from the 1980s and 1990s. They are in alphabetical order and individually packaged in plastic sleeves. They are in filing cabinets that are available at extra cost $1900

MAGAZINES

1. The Racquet Magazine–succeeded American Lawn Tennis and preceeded World Tennis, published from late 1949 through August 1953. All in excellent condition $7 EACH: February 1952, March 1952, April 1952, May 1952, July 1952, October 1952, November 1952, Janluary 1953, March 1953, April 1953, May 1953, June 1953, August 1953

2. $8 Lot of 3 The Racquet Magazine in vg to ex condition: November 1952, May 1953, June 1953

3. More than 440 issues of Tennis magazine. There are 66 isues missing from the start of publication in 1965 through 2008. Condition is generally excellent with each issue in a plastic bag and in chronological order $750

DAVIS CUP PINS–all in excellent condition

1. 1970 Davis Cup Finals press pin (U.S. beat Germany) $15

2. 1975 Davis Cup Box Holder pin (U.S. vs Czechoslovakia) $10

3. 1981 Davis Cup pins U.S. vs Czechoslovakia $15 EACH: Press pin, Committee pin, Player pin, Player Guest pin, ESPN Identification pin

4. 1981 Davis Cup pin U.S. vs Australia $15

5. 100th Anniversary of the Davis Cup Medal (in box) issued at the Mexico/Paraguay Davis Cup tie $15

6. 100th Anniversary of the Davis Cup Medal issued by the Ecuadorian Tennis Federation and 1998 ITF South American Symposium issued by the Ecuadorian Tennis Federation $15

DAVIS CUP & TENNIS FEDERATION BANNERS–these are almost impossible to find

1. Dominican Federation of Tennis Davis Cup badge, leather badge on leather chain $10

2. 1952 Chile vs Austria Davis Cup hanging triangular banner about 13 inches long, small tear, fringed cotton-like fabric $30

3. 1955 Chile vs Belgium Davis Cup hanging triangular banner about 15 inches long, fringed, silk-like fabric $30

4. Undated Romanian Tennis Federation hanging triangular banner about 19 inches long, probably for Davis Cup, satin-like fabric plus an undated Romanian Ministry of Sports hanging triangular banner about 15 inches long, satin-like fabric, plus an undated Bucharest Romania Sports Club hanging triangular banner about 16 inches long, satin-like fabric; all three for $35

5. 1977 U.S. at Argentina Davis Cup hanging triangular banner about 20 inches long, fringed, satin-like fabric with felt applique (some damage to the felt) $35

6. 1977 Australia at Argentina David Cup hanging triangular banner about 20 inches long, fringed, satin-like fabric with felt applique (slight damage, mostly to felt) $35

7. 2004 Czech Republic vs Paraguay Davis Cup hanging semi-oval banner about 12 inches long, plastic front, padded back, plus Swiss Tennis Federation 5-sided hanging banner about 10 inches long, thin vinyl fabric $20

8. 2004 Czech Republic vs Paraguay (Czech Team) Davis Cup hanging 5-sided banner about 13 inches long, fringed, vinyl fabric $20

9. 1994 Mexico at Cuba Davis Cup hanging rectangular banner about 13×11 inches, fringed, silk-like fabric $25

10. 1989 Bahamas at Chile Davis Cup hanging semi-oval banner about 12 inches long, satin-like fabric, slight damage $20

11. 1990 Barbados at Columbia Davis Cup 5-sided hanging banner about 12 inches long, fringed, satin-like fabric $15

12. 2002 Netherlands Antilles at Paraguay Davis Cup 5-sided hanging banner about 12 inches long, silk-like fabric, autographed by the Paraguayan teem, but the autographs are smudged $10

10. Undated Brazilian Tennis Federation hanging semi-oval banner about 10 inches long, fringed, satin-like fabric, probably for Davis Cup $15

BADGES & MEMBERSHIP CARDS

1. 8 Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club (former home of the Australian Open) plastic (credit card like) membership cards: 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 $15

2. Australian Open Credentials (large plastic photo ID) 2002, 2003: $10 EACH

3. Geoff Brown’s Member’s tickets (he is listed as and was a competitor) to the New South Wales Tennis Tournament: 1940, 1941, 1942, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952 $10 each

4. Geoff Brown’s Competitor’s tickets to the New South Wales Tennis Tournament: 1944, 1945, 1947, 1948,1949, 1951 $10 EACH

5. Geoff Brown’s other honorary membership player credentials: 1948 South Australian; 1947 Commercial Travelers Club Melbourne; Reforma Athletic Club 1948 $10 EACH

6. 4, plastic, credit card size International Tennis Hall of Fame membership cards. Each has photos of current inductees and a list of them on the back: 2006 (Rafter & Sabatini), 2007 (two of them, Sampras and Sanchez Vicario), 2010 (the Woodies) $5

7. 1986 WCT Atlanta Championships Player pin $2

MEDALS & PINS

1. Lot of 5 tennis medals: Russian Tennis Federation International Meeting 1970’s? tennis medal almost 2 inches in diameter, might be bronze–quite heavy; 1 1/2 inch diameter medal with Lenglen-like image on front: “Verbandsturner 1932 Halle A, S, G. D, KL. B II” on back; Octagonal shaped medal 1 1/2 inches across with woman serving on front and “I. Pr. D. D. Club Tur. Stolp 1934″ on back; Octagonal shaped medal 1 1/2 inches across with racket and flowers on front and “A.T.C. 1930 D.E.H.” on back; Octagonal shaped medal 1 inch across with racket and flowers on front and “A.T.C. 1930 H.E.B III” on back $25

2. Fred Perry medal commemorating his 3 straight Wimbledon Championships, in original box $20

3. South Australia Lawn Tennis Association metal membership pins $10 EACH: 1925, 1926/27, 1928/29, 1929/30, 1932/33, 1933/34

4. Marrickville Hardcourt Tennis Club (Australia) metal membership pin 1971 $3

5. Werris Creek Bowling & Tennis Club (Australia) metal membership pins: $3 EACH: 1978/79, 1979/80

6. Tamworth Tennis Club (Australia) metal membership pins $3 EACH: 1972, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1991

7. Lawn Tennis Association of Australia metal membership pins: $5 EACH: 1972 (2 different), 1973 (3 different), 1974 (2 different), 1975, 1976, 1977 (2 different), 1978, 1979 (2 different), 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1988

8. 1925 metal tag for L.C.C. Parks Dept, L.T. Grass Courts $5

COLLEGE TROPHIES & MEDALS

1. 1917 Ohio State University Ladies Singles Runner-up medal awarded to Thelma L. Lyons. Gold color 1 1/4 inch diameter, beautiful crossed rackets and net $20

2. 1891 Fall Tournament Illinois College Athletic Association Tennis Champion medal awarded to C.E. Fairbank. I believe it is gold. $75

3. Eastern Collegiate Tennis Association 1 1/4 inch medal with man on front and “Champions 1942 Princeton R.J.B. Team Member $20

4. Small medal Yale tennis pin male player on front with “Yale 1945″ and E.A.S. JR.” on back $25

5. Small square sterling silver medal with crossed rackets and “Yale” on the front and “H.L. Up John ’47” on the back $25

6. Small square 10 karat gold medal with crossed rackets and “Yale” on the front and “H.L. Up John ’50” on the back $35

7. 5 small participation medals from the Kalamazoo National Junior Tournament (believe they are all sterling) won by H.L. Up John before he matriculated to Yale: 1940 Midget Doubles; 1944 Junior Singles; 1944 Junior Doubles; 1944 Men’s Doubles; 1944 Mixed Doubles $75

8. 1925 Ohio State University Championship Women’s Singles trophy plate won by Marion F. Leighton $ 35

9. 1903-1904 University of Pennsylvania Tennis Championship doubles won by M.B. Colket (partner not shown). This is an ornate, “Geni”-shaped container with University crest, it is not perfectly straight from base to top, but highly collectible $90

10. 1940 NCAA Tennis Championship Singles trophy won by hall-of-famer W. Donald McNeill $350

11. 1881 Corpus Christi College Lawn Tennis Ties won by I.C. Owen & P. Petit. I believe it is English, perhaps Cambridge University. Held in Nov., 1881, this is the oldest trophy in the collection–just a couple of months after the first U.S. Championships & 4 years after the first Wimbledon $450

SOUVENIRS

1. 1920’s or 1930’s adjustable childrens ring with “Wimbledon,” crossed rackets and a ball on the face $20

2. Royal South Yarra (Australia) cuff links, new in the box $10

3. International Tennis Hall of Fame key chain new in original wrapper and box $5

4. Wimbledon nail clipper in the lavender and green of Wimbledon with crossed rackets and ball $5

5. Wimbledon charm braclet with 3 silver-colored and 3 bronze-colored heart-shaped charms all engraved “Wimbledon 1924″ on the back $30

6. 4 different Australian Open key rings $5

7. 1996 Olympics 8 new, unopened cans of Olympic tennis balls with the Olympics logo $5 EACH or all for $30

8. 15 U.S. Open drink containers (large plastic, obtained at the Open) 1990 through 2004, 2006 $30

9. Large collection of cups, glasses, and bottles: set of 12, 1970’s Forest Hills player photo cups with Ashe, Casals, Goolagong, Gorman, King, Newcombe, Okker, Orantes, Smith, Solomon, Tanner & Wade; 4, 1990s different AT&T Challenge cups; 1990s Atlanta Thunder WTT cup; 1973 Clint Eastwood Invitational Celebrity Tennis Tournament Jim Beam bottle (4 small chips); 2 different, 1992 Czech Tennis Center glasses; 3 different NCAA college championship cups; 1985 WCT cup; 1985 French Open tennis ball sherbert container; 2 different International Tennis Hall of Fame mugs; Kooyong Tennis Club boxed set of coasters; 1991 Olympics Coke tennis cup; 1985 University of Georgia NCAA Championship Coke bottle; 1992 U.S. Open coffee container; 1952 U.S. singles champions glass; 1985 WCT Atlanta boxed set of metal drink coasters; Wimbledon Centennial year metal goblet; Wimbledon souvenir water container; 1994 Queens Club mug $40

10. 1998 U.S. Open pin set. Each set contains 3 metal pins in a plastic case with a small metal sign stating “Limited Edition Collectors Set and giving the number of the set out of the total of 1998 sets made. They were sold at the U.S. Open.

a. Pin set with a number over 100 $3

b. Pin set with a number between 50 and 99 $4

c. Pin set with a number between 26 and 49 $6

d. Pin set with a number between 11 and 25 $8

e. Pin set with a number between 2 and 10 $15

PLAYER CLOTHING & RACKETS

1. Greg Rusedski autographed tournament used Donnay shorts $20

2. Nicolas Kiefer autographed tournament used Adidas shirt $20

3. Autographed Yonex racket used at the 1999 LaCosta tournament by former top ten player Anka Huber. Broken strings $100

4. Auographed Wilson Pro-Staff racket used by Jim Courier in 1996 tournaments $200

TOURNAMENT SPOONS AND SOUVENIR SPOONS–these are Australian from the 1940’s to the early 1970’s

1. Extremely unusual minature sugar scoop or small show horn silver plate and enamel tennis scene at top $10

2. 13 spoons from local tournaments with enamel tops $6 EACH

3. 2 1941 spoons from local tournaments without enamel $10 EACH

4. 10 non-tournament spoons without enamel showing racket tops or a tennis scene $5 EACH

5. 23 non-tournament spoons with enamel tops of tennis rackets and balls or a tennis scene $4 EACH

GAMES

1. Champion Tennis (Henman on cover of box) by Toy Brokers LTD., has 2 decks of tennis trivia cards and a board $15

2. Set Point by XV Productions a tennis strategy board game with dice, some damage to box top $10

PRINTS & ILLUSTRATIONS

1. Illustrated Current News (quite scarce)–1920’s newsstand headline photo posters, about 12 1/2 x 19. They were attached to boards in front of the newsstand to show the latest headlines in that day’s newspaper. Each has a large, detailed tennis photo. The descriptions are taken from the photo posters.

a. Battle of Century is over–Wills versus Lenglen. General view of the Wills-Lenglen match held at Cannes, France. Miss Wills is seen in the foreground serving to Suzanne, who defeated her after Helen had done her best. Insert shows Miss Lenglen shaking hands with our own Helen Wills. These are the first photos to arrive in America. March 1, 1926. $80

b. Helen Wills scores over Miss McKane at Forest Hills. In one of the most remarkable tennis matches ever played by women Miss Helen Wills, champion of the United States defeated Miss Kathleen McKane, the outstanding player of Ireland. The contest featured the concluding matches of the international competition for the Wightman Cup. Photo shows Wills and McKane in action. August 21, 1925 $40

c. Tilden defeats Johnston for National Tennis Title. William T. Tilden of Philadelphia defeated William M. Johnston of California in a hard fought five set match for the National Singles Championship at Forest Hills. It is the sixth consecutive time that Big Bill has won the National Title. In photo is shown part of the enormous crowd that witnessed the match. September 25, 1925 $75

d. Davis Cup goes to France for the first time in its history. The Davis Cup passed from America to France when at Germantown, Pa., Henri Cochet defeated Bill Johnston in deciding and final match of the tourney. Photo shows the French Team with the Davis Cup. Left to right, Rene LaCoste (sic), Henri Cochet, Pierre Gillou, non-playing captain of the French team, Jacques Brugnon and Jean Borotra. September 16, 1927 $75

e. Tennis Champions. Wimbledon, England–The All-England Tennis Championships held here recently were attended by thousands, who thrilled to the brilliant tennis perormances. Left–Helen Wills Moody clasping the hand of Helen Jacobs whom she defeated in the final match of the Women’s Championships. Right–Fred Perry, who again won the Men’s Singles Championship, shaking hands with Baron Von Cramm whom he defeated in the final match. July 17, 1935 $40

f. Tilden defeated by Cochet in National Tennis Championship. Forest Hills, N.Y.–William T. Tilden’s ambition to win his seventh straight national tennis championship was stopped. Suffering intense pain from the knee which he injured in his match with La Coste (sic), “Big Bill” fell before Henry Cochet of France in a five set encounter. Photo shows a scene during the match. September 22, 1926 $75

g. Cochet wins Mens Singleshampionship at Wimbledon. This first photo of th final match between H. Cochet an G. (sic) Borota, both o Frnce, for he mens singles championship a Wimbledon, England, shows Cochet in stirring play. Cochet defeated Borotra 4-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 and 7-5, thereby annexing the world’s mens singles championship. July 15, 1927 $75

2. Associated News Service Latest World Events in Pictures–another company similar to Illustrated Current News. American Champions lose British trophy. Miss Helen Wills, U.S. Champion (left) and Mrs. Molla B. Mallory (right), former titleholder, lose first foreign match at Wimbledon for the Wightman Cup to Miss McKane, British Champion (in oval) and Mrs. Covell (not shown). June 23, 1924 $50

3. Early Harper’s Weekly prints

a. July 11, 1885 Lawn tennis in Prospect Park showing women playing doubles in foreground and men’s doubles in background $15

b. Sept. 11, 1887 The leading players at the Orange LawnTennis Tournament with drawings of Howard Taylor, H.W. Slocum, R.D. Sears, O.S. Campbell, James Dwight, and J.S. Clark–it is nicely matted $20

c. Volume 35, 1990-1992 Possible lawn tennis champions with drawings, of E.L. Hall, Valentine Hall, P.S. Sears, R.P. Huntington, F.,H. Hovey, R.T. Chase, O.S. Campbell & Clarence Hobart–it is nicely matted $20

d. Volume 30, mid-1880s quarter page drawings of Richard Sears, James Dwight, R. Livingston Beeckman, Howard Taylor–nicely mattd $25

4. A lot of 14 Punch magazine tennis cartoons from the 1870s! The oldest is 1874. They are 1/2 to full page. $85

5. A lot of 40 Punch magazine tennis cartoons, most 1/2 to full page: 1907, 1914, 21 from the 1920’s, 15 from the 1930’s, and 2 from the 1950’s $100

6. Georgious R. Anderson prints done for the Wimbledon Museum in the mid 1980s–they are really special and life-like

a.10 1/2 x 15 print with black & white drawings of Connors, McEnroe, Borg, Gerulaitus, Woodbridge, and I believe Gottfried $20

b.10 1/2 x 15 print with 8 black & white images of Borg $25

c. 11 x 14 print with color drawing of Borg, black & white drawing of Borg, and black & white drawing of the Wimbledon trophy $25

d. 11 x 14 print with color drawing of McEnroe (lots of hair), black & white McEnroe drawing, and black & white drawing of Wimbledon trophy $25

e. 17 x 27 print with color drawing of Jimmy Connors–just beautiful $35

f. 17 x 27 print with color drawing of Lendl $35

g. 17 x 27 print with color drawing of McEnroe $35

h. 17 x 27 print with color drawing of Becker $35

i. 17 x 27 print with color drawing of Cash $30

j. 17 x 27 print with color drawing of Leconte $25

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Joanne Lussier says:

November 12, 2010 at 5:50 pm

I have an unopened tin can of Bill Tilden tennis balls that is in great condition from the 1930’s. What do you think this can is worth? Thanks for your help.
Joanne
Vicki Helmer says:

January 23, 2011 at 12:21 am

I have a 1983 Clay Court Tennis championship, poster framed, what do you think it is worth?
Vicki