Babe Ruth’s Personal 1933 Goudey Cards Fetch Big Money at Auction
Goudey cards owned by Babe Ruth were part of Hunt’s recent auction
Read moreTag Archives: 1933 Goudey
A Great Chase: Can Babe Ruth’s 1935 Goudey Card ‘Catch up’ with his 1933 Goudey Issues?
Ruth’s 1935 Goudey card remains a major bargain … especially compared to his 1933 Goudey issues
Read moreA history of the popular Goudey and World Wide Gum cards
Goudey and World Wide Gum dominated the 1930s baseball card scene
Read moreHeritage to Auction PSA’s Highest-Graded 1933 Goudey Set
An incredible 1933 Goudey set is up for auction
Read moreForged Goudey Cards Begin to Surface Following T206 Scandal
Fake autographs on Goudey cards have been discovered
Read moreWho Rules in Pre-War Card Collecting — Babe Ruth or Ty Cobb?
Which Legendary Player is Collected More? Two of the most popular baseball players in the history of the sport arguably lead the way when it comes to pre-war baseball cards — Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth. Plenty others are abundantly popular. Hurlers Christy Mathewson, Cy Young, and Walter Johnson are all heavily collected. Shoeless Joe Jackson is a cult hero,
Read moreDid Goudey’s Sport Kings Set Prevent a Truly Special Ty Cobb Card?
Ty Cobb’s inclusion in the set could have cost collectors the opportunity at a really special card In 1933, one of the most popular baseball card sets of all time was created with the 1933 Goudey issue. But the company also created a secondary issue that was legendary in its own right with the 1933 Goudey Sport Kings set. That
Read moreJimmy Dykes Error Card Overlooked in Popular 1933 Goudey Set
One of the most collectable sets in baseball card history has a solitary corrected error … and no one seems to care The 1933 Goudey baseball card set is one of the most iconic releases of all time. It’s got basically anything you could want in a set. A boatload of stars, including four Babe Ruth cards. A U.S. spy.
Read moreWhat if the Nap Lajoie 1933 Goudey Card Wasn’t Shortprinted?
A regular release of the famous card would have had several impacts on the set A while back, I looked at the intriguing thought of what life would be like if Honus Wagner’s iconic T206 card had not been shortprinted. While it would still be a nice card, it obviously would not hold its prominent place in the hobby if
Read moreGoldin Auctions’ PSA 9 Babe Ruth 1933 Goudey Card Sells for Record $319,150
Highest price on record for a 1933 Babe Ruth Card (#181) A while back, I mentioned that Goldin Auctions would be offering a pretty rare Babe Ruth 1933 Goudey card. Now, the card itself isn’t rare. What is unique, though, is its high grade. It is one of only a handful of PSA 9s and, to date, only one PSA
Read moreOdd 1938 Goudey Card Numbering Remains a Mystery
Goudey’s card numbers from the 1938 set still don’t make sense The 1938 Goudey set is one of the company’s more interesting issues. Collectors are divided on it with some that enjoy the look of real players’ heads plastered onto cartoon bodies and others not as excited by them. But whatever side you’re on there’s no denying that it’s one
Read morePop Reports Suggest One of Two Lou Gehrig Cards in 1933 Goudey Set is Undervalued
A Tale of Two Gehrigs The 1933 Goudey set is famous for a lot of things. There’s the shortprinted Nap Lajoie card that wasn’t supplied until 1934. Then, of course, there are the four Babe Ruth cards. One of the odd things in the set is that a few cards are repeated. Same pictures, same players, just different card numbers.
Read more