2014 Spring Golf Memorabilia Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/10/2014
F. Stranahan's 1949 Masters Contestants Gift/Souvenir-Bronze Medal with Ribbon
Offered in this lot is the seldom seen, if ever, 1949 Masters Contestant's Gift as presented by the Augusta National as a souvenir to participants in that years Masters Tournament. With less then 100 invited players it is easy to see why these items like early contestants badges are very rare, and highly collectable. This was the fourth gift in the series which the Augusta National started gifting to players when they resumed the Masters Tournament following a three year interruption by World War II. This bronze medal measuring 1 3/8" diameter with it's original 3 3/8" ribbon (slight discoloration to ribbon)comes from the Frank Stranahan collection. The Toledo, Ohio amateur would finish 19th overall in the 1949 Masters. This medal remains in its original state, and presents with an aged patina look of untouched bronze. The front of this treasured memento presents with raised relief of the classic Masters logo and verbage "Augusta National Golf Club". The verso side also is fashioned in raised relief wording, "Masters Tournament 1949" with the National directly adding below this area engraving of the contestants name, in this case "Frank Stranahan". This Masters collectable, similar to the run of tournament badges but decidedly harder to locate, is a must have for the advanced collector. As outlined earlier at most 100 of these complete sets could ever be assembled, and we known in reality that number is far, far less! A portion of the Frank Stranahan collection proceeds will be donated to The First Tee of Lake Erie.
In order to bid in extended bidding you must place a bid on the lot before 9pm on auction closing day. The Golf Auction's Spring Auction will end in two sessions on April 10th and April 13th, 2014. Session 1 (Lots 1-400) will end on April 10th, 2014 at 9:00pm EST with extended bidding to follow. Session 2 (Lots 401+) will end on April 13th, 2014 at 9:00pm EST with extended bidding to follow. Get your bids in before the session ends.
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