The Arthur Ashe Estate Auction Ending February 6th

Arthur Ashe birth certificate on microfilm. Bears the Virginia vital statistics seal to the far right. Measures 7.5'' x 4.25''. Crea...

Arthur Ashe's silver plate from Missouri newspaper ''The St. Louis Argus.'' Ashe transferred to Sumner High in St. Louis for gre...

Silver trophy won by Arthur Ashe in men's singles as a promising high school tennis player in 1960. Ashe was already on the fast track to succes...

Arthur Ashe N.E.T.A. Open Men's Singles Championship 1960 trophy. Won by the burgeoning tennis player at the young age of 17. Trophy is engraved...

Arthur Ashe plate from a 1960 singles tennis win in a junior class. The tennis star was just a high school student when he won this trophy. Plate is e

Arthur Ashe personal photo of a former love, dated 1961, when Ashe was 19-years-old. Black-and-white matte photo depicts a young woman with '...

Arthur Ashe's American Tennis Association 1962 trophy. Impressive silver trophy was awarded to young Ashe as the winner of the men's single...

Arthur Ashe personally owned and worn Junior Davis Cup jacket from 1962. Navy blue jacket has a patch sewn over the left breast with crossed tennis ra

Silver plate trophy awarded to tennis legend Arthur Ashe in 1963. Ashe received this trophy during the earlier part of his rise to international tenni

Sterling silver trophy awarded to Arthur Ashe as the Men's Singles Winner in 1963 during the L.B.T.C. (Long Beach Tennis Center, in New York) to...

Silver award plate presented to tennis legend Arthur Ashe in 1964. Plate is engraved, ''William M. Johnson / Sportsmanship Award / Presented...

Stunning silver trophy won by Arthur Ashe during the spring of his success in 1964. Engraving to the front of the bowl reads: ''Winner / 22n...

Arthur Ashe 1964 Eastern Grass Court Championship trophy. Held in South Orange, New Jersey, the tournament parlayed Ashe into the limelight as a playe

Arthur Ashe 1965 trophy. The year he won this plate, Ashe also won the men's singles competition at the NCAA tournament. An F.B. Rogers Silver C...

Arthur Ashe's men's doubles runner-up trophy from the Thunderbird Invitational Tennis Tournament in 1965. An F.B. Rogers Silver Co. maker...

Tennis superstar Arthur Ashe 1965 trophy from the 66th annual Ojai Valley Tennis Tournament held in 1965, while Ashe was studying at UCLA on a tennis

Western Indoor Invitational Trophy plate awarded to Arthur Ashe in 1965, while Ashe was studying at UCLA on a tennis scholarship. The same year this t

''East End'' Civic League citizenship award given to Arthur Ashe in 1966 when the rising tennis star was still a student at UCLA. Af...

Arthur Ashe's Forest City Tennis Club Award from 1966. Plaque reads in full: ''To / ARTHUR ASHE, JR. / From / Forest City Tennis Club / ...

Arthur Ashe's Schmidt's Sports Award from 1966. Shield-shaped plaque is engraved, ''The / Schmidt's / Sports Award / Is Presente...

Arthur Ashe's trophy from the 1966 Thunderbird Tennis Invitational. Here, Ashe takes first place in men's singles at the 14th Annual such to...

1966 Dallas Tennis Invitational sterling silver runners-up trophy awarded to legend Arthur Ashe. Trophy was awarded for a doubles match played while A

Arthur Ashe's personal West Point robe, as he was assigned to West Point after joining the military in 1966. Blue wool robe has ''Arthur...

Award presented to Arthur Ashe in 1967 as a lieutenant in the U.S. Army. Beneath a patriotic eagle, the scroll-style plate is engraved: ''LT...

Arthur Ashe 1967 Ebel U.S. Pro Indoor Championship tennis award. Glass award is geometrically carved in an octagonal shape with top of award engraved:

Arthur Ashe wallet-sized color photo. Handwritten in black ink to verso: ''1967 Pan-Am Games Winnipeg w/ Jame Albert''. Photo has &#...

Arthur Ashe's Armed Forces Interservice Award from 1968. The tennis great was presented with this award the year he won his first Grand Slam tit...

Trophy awarded to tennis great Arthur Ashe in 1968 at the Fidelity Bankers Life Invitational tournament. It was this year that Ashe made history as th

Award presented to tennis legend Arthur Ashe in 1968, during his service in the U.S. Army. As a member of the ROTC at UCLA, Ashe was subsequently comm

Arthur Ashe's 1968 Bank of America personal check ledger, with each page of the ledger neatly filled out in Ashe's hand. Measures 3''...

Arthur Ashe's personally owned copy of the 15 April 1968 issue of ''Newsweek'' covering Martin Luther King's death. Magazine...

Here, the city of Richmond, Arthur Ashe's hometown, commemorates the budding tennis legend with this city-drawn ''resolution'' t...

Arthur Ashe's U.S. Open badge, commemorating his 1968 singles championship against rival Tom Okker. In 1968, Ashe won both the U.S. Amateur Cham...

Arthur Ashe 1968 U.S. Open doubles trophy plate. Silver plate was awarded to Ashe and Andres Gimeno as runners-up in the men's doubles category....

Arthur Ashe's army discharge document. Ashe was honorably discharged from the U.S. Army as a Lieutenant. According to the form Ashe received the...

Wallet issued specially for the 1969 Davis Cup, owned and used by Arthur Ashe. Black leather wallet opens to a flap bearing gilt lettering, '...

Arthur Ashe's personal check ledger. Ledger has ''Arthur Ashe / 888 17th St. N.W. / Washington D.C.'' address filled out in blue...

Tennis superstar Arthur Ashe trophy from the 1969 Balboa Beach Club invitational held on 22 February 1969. Ashe's career was taking off like wil...

Arthur Ashe ''U.S. National Indoor / 1970 / Doubles Winner'' award. The same year Ashe won this award, he officially went pro, signi...

Arthur Ashe silver trophy plate from 1970. This was the year Ashe made history as the first African American player to win men's singles at the ...

Arthur Ashe's personal U.S. passport, which expired on 8 March 1975. Passport includes his original black-and-white passport photo with his '...

Arthur Ashe ''Skandia Cup'' commemorative trophy awarded to the star in 1971. As a professional player at this point in his career, ...

Arthur Ashe's World Championship of Tennis finalist medal from 1971. Large medal features slightly concave faces with designs in relief. Obverse...

Arthur Ashe's Wimbledon medal from 1971. Medal honors Ashe's 2nd place finish with R.D. Ralston in Men's Doubles. Lettering around the o...

Arthur Ashe's ATP award. Crystal vase-style award is etched in frost: ''ARTHUR R. ASHE, JR.'' and bears the ATP logo. Ashe was i...

Arthur Ashe's 1972 day planner. Journal was consistently used by Ashe all year to remember appointments and record the important events in his b...

Beautiful trophy won by tennis legend Arthur Ashe at the 1972 World Championship Tennis Circuit. As part of the WTC events, Ashe competed at the Kempe

Arthur Ashe desk keepsake from the 1972 RFK Memorial Tennis Tournament. The celebrity tournament was held on 26 August of that year at Forest Hills St

Sterling silver trophy awarded to Arthur Ashe in 1972 for the 1st National Tennis Classic. Small 3'' x 4'' trophy cup is engraved:&#...

Plate awarded to Arthur Ashe at the 1972 U.S. Professional Tennis Doubles Championship. Ashe is widely considered to be one of the most skilled player

Arthur Ashe's World Championship of Tennis finalist medal from 1972. Large medal features slightly concave faces with designs in relief. Obverse...

Arthur Ashe's 1973 day planner. Journal was consistently used by Ashe all year to remember appointments at the height of his awe-inspiring caree...

Arthur Ashe's award plaque bestowed on him in 1973 by his fraternity Kappa Alpha Psi, which he joined while at UCLA. Award was presented to him ...

Framed Arthur Ashe black-and-white photograph circa 1973, the year he finally gained admittance to the South African Open tennis tournament, which he

United Bank Tennis Classic runner-up award presented to Arthur Ashe. Silver chalice is engraved on the front, ''United Bank / Tennis Classic...

United Bank Tennis Classic runner-up award presented to Arthur Ashe. Silver chalice is engraved on the front, ''United Bank / Tennis Classic...

Arthur Ashe trophy from 1973. Pewter cup is engraved: ''Junior League of Durham / Professional Tennis Exhibition / November 30, 1973'...

Arthur Ashe 1973 Kemper International Tennis Tournament Champion trophy. Sterling silver trophy is shaped like a bowl with ''Champion / Kemp...

Arthur Ashe's personalized silver platter from the 1974 Aetna World Cup. Platter is monogrammed with an elegant letter ''A'' at ...

Arthur Ashe award plate from a 1974 tennis win in Bologna. The following year, the tennis great would win the singles title at Wimbledon, the first ti

Arthur Ashe's 1974 day planner. Journal was consistently used by Ashe all year to remember appointments at the height of his awe-inspiring caree...

Arthur Ashe's signed Republic of Kenya vaccination booklet. With ''Arthur Ashe, Jr.'' written in red in on the cover, most likel...

Runner-up award presented to Arthur Ashe from a match in Torino, Italy. Silver plate is engraved, ''Targhe Lancia / Torino, Febbraio 1974 / ...

Arthur Ashe ''Skandia Cup'' commemorative trophy awarded to the star in 1974. Ashe would win Wimbledon as the first African American...

World Championship of Tennis finalist medal presented to Arthur Ashe. Medal features two tennis players on the front and is engraved ''World...

Arthur Ashe's 1975 day planner, the year he became the first black tennis player to win the hallowed Wimbledon Championship. On the 23 June page...

Sterling Silver Dewar's Cup awarded to tennis legend Arthur Ashe in 1975 in London, England. Ashe was on fire this year, winning Wimbledon as th...

Gerald Ford Presidential typed letter signed. Letter dated 23 July 1975 on White House stationery reads in part, ''...Thank you most sincere...

Arthur Ashe's tennis trophy from 1975. Petite trophy cup is engraved ''Open Jean Becker / Coubertin 1975''. Double-handled troph...

Arthur Ashe's medallion from his win at the 1975 Pacific Southwest Tennis Championships. This same year Ashe made history as the first black win...

Arthur Ashe's U.S. passport, which expired on 9 March 1980, the same year the legendary tennis player retired. Passport pages are filled to the ...

Arthur Ashe's World Championship of Tennis finalist medal from 1975. Ashe's victory over opposing finalist Bjorn Borg won him the WTC champi...

Arthur Ashe trophy as 1976 Aetna World Cup MVP. By 1976 Ashe had become an icon of tennis and civil rights, having won the U.S. Open, Australian Open

Arthur Ashe Day certificate signed by Tom Bradley as Mayor of the City of Los Angeles. Certificate is dated 22 April 1976, LA's first ever offic...

Arthur Ashe's personally owned Davis Cup rules booklet from 1976. Runs 53pp. Measures 5'' x 8''. Ink notation to the upper right...

Arthur Ashe's 1976 day planner. Journal was consistently used by Ashe all year to keep track of his busy life in the first year following his hi...

Arthur Ashe's award bestowed on him by the Richmond, Virginia (his hometown) chapter of his college fraternity, Kappa Alpha Psi. Engraving reads...

White House Christmas card from Gerald Ford as President to Arthur Ashe. Printed card from 1976 measures 7.25'' x 5.5''. Fine. With ...

Robert F. Kennedy pro-celebrity award cup presented to Arthur Ashe. Brass cup is shaped similar to a bucket and contains a movable handle. Front is en

Arthur Ashe's National Park And Recreation award. Certificate inlaid in wood recognizes Ashe's term on the Board of Trustees, ending in 1976...

Arthur Ashe's World Championship of Tennis finalist medal from 1976. Large medal features slightly concave faces with designs in relief. Obverse...

Tennis ace Arthur Ashe 1977 commemorative plaque awarded to the star by the Petersburg, Virginia alumni chapter of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity. By

Arthur Ashe's 1977 day planner. Journal was consistently used by Ashe all year to remember appointments and record the important events in his b...

Arthur Ashe commemorative trophy awarded during the 1977 Robert Kennedy Pro-Celebrity tournament held at the West Side Tennis Club at Forest Hills as

Arthur Ashe's silver bowl from the 3rd annual United Negro College Fund's tennis benefit. 1977 event featured a pro-celebrity tennis tournam...

Arthur Ashe's Wimbledon memento. Officially issued shallow bowl celebrates the centennial of Wimbledon, the world's oldest tennis championsh...

Arthur Ashe's personally owned pen commemorating the 1977 Wimbledon tennis tournament. Ashe forever changed Wimbledon history in 1975 when he de...

Arthur Ashe's 1978 day planner. Journal was consistently used by Ashe all year to remember appointments and record the important events in his l...

Arthur Ashe award plate won in 1978 at the Palmas Del Mar Tennis Tournament. Tennis legend Ashe was winner of the Doubles competition at the Puerto Ri

Arthur Ashe's 10th Anniversary World Championship of Tennis award, presumably from 1978 as the organization was founded in 1968. Large award tha...

Arthur Ashe tennis trophy from 1979, the year he suffered the heart attack that ended his phenomenal career. Silver trophy bowl is engraved: '&#...

Arthur Ashe's Davis Cup award from the U.S. victory in 1979. The prestigious worldwide tournament is the most important event in men's tenni...

Arthur Ashe's 1979 day planner. Journal was consistently used by Ashe all year to remember appointments and record the important events in his b...

Arthur Ashe worn Jacksonville Memorial Hospital ID band. Plastic encasement reads: ''Memorial Hospital of Jacksonville'' with printe...

Arthur Ashe's trophy from the 1979 U.S. Indoor Championship. This was the year Ashe suffered a heart attack that resulted in the conclusion of h...

Virginia Hall of Fame Induction Award to tennis superstar Arthur Ashe. Ornate silver plaque is engraved: ''Arthur Ashe / By his outstanding ...

Arthur Ashe's 1980 day planner, with all notations written in his hand. Journal was consistently used by Ashe all year to remember appointments ...

Honorary degree from Dartmouth College presented to Arthur Ashe. Degree in Latin presents Ashe with a Master of Liberal Arts. Accompanied by a biograp

Arthur Ashe's U.S. passport, which expired on 26 February 1985. Nearly every passport page is filled to the brim with stamps from countries arou...

Arthur Ashe silver award, bestowed upon the tennis legend in 1980 by ''The French.'' Circular silver platter is engraved: ''...