Dubai World Championship (2010) ball markers

Last year, my wife and I went to what was apparently the 2nd Dubai World Championship (Race to Dubai) which was held at Jumeirah Golf Estates.  I was able to purchase the five different ball markers shown above: those in the first two rows had gold- and silver-rimmed varieties; the last one came with a golf glove.  I also purchased a leather-bound, magnetic money clip which has what appears to be a larger ball marker that is permanently affixed.  (I didn't have the heart to destroy the leather casing to see if it does contain a ball marker.)

I have some free General Admission tickets to the championship this year, and I hope to go either on 9 or 10 December. I'll be disappointed if there are no new ball marker designs.

Dubai Golf & Racing Club ball marker

Nad Al Sheba Golf Club (formerly known as Dubai Golf & Racing Club) should be re-opened soon as the Medyan Golf Course.  The above stem-type markers have been in my collection for some time.

Briefe der Nationen: Thailand

The other type of coin covers I collect has a strip of flags in the reverse side of the envelope, and they are apparently issued by Geophila.  So far, I have encountered three different varieties with differing stamps on the front of the envelope and differing designs on the reverse:

1. The first one has, on the front of the envelope, a 2-baht stamp featuring the Thailand Cultural Centre, and it contains a 1990 1-baht coin commemorating the Queen Mother's Birthday (y232); the reverse of the envelope has no country description and no additional stamp.

2. The second one has, on the front of the envelope, a 1.25-baht stamp commemorating the 1983 International Stamp Exhibition in Bangkok, and it contains a 1983 1-baht coin (y159.1); the reverse of the envelope has a description of the country and a printed flag of Thailand in lieu of another stamp.

 

3. The third one has, on the front of the envelope, a 1.25-baht stamp depicting "Buddha Image - Chiang Saen Style", and it contains a 1983 1-baht coin (y159.1); the reverse of the envelope has a description of the country and a 20-cent United Nations stamp depicting Thailand's flag.

Dubai Creek ball marker

Since I have some free time for now, I thought I'd share about my other ball markers from Dubai Creek.  I have owned the above stemmed marker for a while.

The three markers above have also been in my collection for a while.  The white and blue markers have magnets, and the word AURIGA is etched on their reverse sides.

My wife and I went to Dubai Creek yesterday to buy a new putter for her and to also look for ball markers.  The three markers above came together with golf gloves.  The gray one was included in my purchases yesterday, while the two slightly different red ones have been in my collection for a while. My wife was not able to decide on a putter in Dubai Creek's shops, but she eventually bought a pink Odyssey Divine mini T from the Golf House outlet in Dubai Mall.

The markers on the first row of the image above came from my purchases yesterday; the rest have been in my collection for a while. The newer red marker depicts thicker sails and boat hull compared to those found in the older red marker below it...The markers on the last row have differing shades of red--moreover, in the marker on the left, the ship's hull are colored black and green; on the right, red similar to that of the sails.

Dubai Creek ball marker

I also won this ball marker from eBay, and I likewise received it 2 weeks ago.  It is the stemmed type, and one thing special about it is that the face has a transluscent surface.

Dubai Desert Classic ball marker

I won this 1992 Dubai Desert Classic ball marker from eBay, and I received it 2 weeks ago. The championship was apparently held at Emirates Golf Club and co-sponsored by Dubal (Dubai Aluminum)....I would consider this ball marker one of my best finds as it was issued during an event that was held way before I arrived in the UAE.

Thailand Münz-Briefe

Eid break! We have a 9-day hiatus from work, so this should help me catch up on things....

One type of coin covers I collect is issued by Philswiss, and they come with information cards written in German.  In the beginning, I concentrated on countries found in both the Arabian Peninsula and Southeast Asia.  Since I am collecting Dutch coins, I also recently decided to collect coin covers from Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, and Suriname.

The image above shows the third kind of stamp for Thailand, and so far I have only encountered one type of mint mark.