Skip the Blaster: Bucky Harris 1936 Goudey

This month’s Skip the Blaster card is from a popular gum card manufacturer and features a Hall of Famer
Read moreThis month’s Skip the Blaster card is from a popular gum card manufacturer and features a Hall of Famer
Read moreThe 1936 Goudey set is often dismissed for a lack of stars — but is that perception really true?
Read moreLet’s take a look at the rarity of all of Goudey’s baseball card sets
Read moreGoudey produced several baseball card sets and here’s my not-so-definitive ranking of them
Read moreThe two sets are often viewed as unfavorable and share several similarities
Read moreGoudey and World Wide Gum dominated the 1930s baseball card scene
Read moreA while back, I wrote about the 1936 Goudey set, which is one of the easiest ways to break into pre-war cards if you’re a set collector. If you’re new to pre-war baseball cards and looking to break in without needing thousands of dollars to get started, here are some of the easier sets. 1936 Goudey The 1936 Goudey set
Read moreOne of the more common questions I’ve gotten from collectors is where to start with regards to pre-war collecting. But despite answering it numerous times, it’s never that easy of a question, to be honest. I can’t really spin someone around in circles with a blindfold on and simply say, ‘go’. As with anything, there are plenty of considerations. What
Read more‘It’s In The Details’ Title R322 Goudey Year 1936 Size 2 3/8″ x 2 7/8″ Images Black and White Type Candy/Gum Number in Set 25 1936 Goudey (R322) Overview After producing three years of sets with colored artwork, Goudey switched to real black and white images for its 1936 set. The cards also included an italicized name on the fronts
Read more‘It’s In The Details’ Title R325 Goudey Knot Hole League Game Year 1935 Size 2 3/8″ x 2 7/8″ Images Color Type Candy/Gum Number in Set 24 R325 Goudey Knot Hole League Game Cards Overview The 1935 Goudey Knot Hole League issue was a set of cards for a baseball game. One side had a special action for the game
Read more‘It’s In The Details’ Title V355 World Wide Gum Year 1936 Size 2 3/8″ x 2 7/8″ Images Black and White Type Canadian Number in Set 135 1936 V355 World Wide Gum Overview For the third time in four years, the World Wide Gum Company mirrored the American Goudey company in the production of a baseball card set. But unlike
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