6 Vintage Sports Matchcovers Golf Colgate Munsey Park Encanto Tennis Bowling For Sale

An interesting collection of six vintage sports-themed matchbook covers featuring golf, tennis, bowling and billiards.Highlights include Munsey-Park Golf Club in Manhasset, Long Island, and a colorful golfer design marked “Colgate Match Aristocrat” and “Diamond Quality” on the reverse.The Munsey Park club operated from 1932 to 1937, giving that cover a particularly interesting connection to early Long Island golf history.Included in this lot:• Munsey-Park Golf Club — Manhasset, Long Island, New York.• Green golfer illustration — Colgate Studios, Grand Central Terminal, New York City.• Encanto Golf Course & Cafe — Phoenix, Arizona; names manager Bryan Tidwell and golf professional Frank Madison.• Metropolitan Club — New Bern, North Carolina; advertises bowling, billiards, sodas and smokes, with “All Sporting Results” printed inside.• Racquet & Tennis Club — red-and-blue design with crossed racquets; location not printed.• “BOWL” — illustrated bowling design with red, black and gold-colored details.A distinctive group for collectors of vintage golf memorabilia, sports advertising, local history and matchcovers.CONDITION:Used vintage condition with age toning, staining, folds, creases, surface wear, mounting residue or paper loss, and edge damage. The Metropolitan Club cover has a tear and paper loss at the bottom. Several others show noticeable surface wear. Please examine all photographs for individual condition.Six empty, flattened matchbook covers only. No matches included. Multiple photographs show the same six items, including their reverse sides.You will receive the exact six covers pictured.