Comparing Low Number and High Number 1938 Goudey Cards
There are two different types of 1938 Goudey cards — but which is rarer?
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A Look at the Rarity of Goudey’s Baseball Card Sets
Let’s take a look at the rarity of all of Goudey’s baseball card sets
Read moreA Closer Look at Ernie Lombardi’s Four 1938 Goudey Variations
The Hall of Fame catcher has twice as many cards as he should in the odd 1938 Goudey set The 1938 Goudey set has 48 basic cards but is only really credited with 24 different fronts. The first 24 cards in the set are merely repeated with cartoon sketches to create a ‘high-number’ series. But while other players in the
Read moreRanking Goudey’s Sets from Worst to First
Goudey produced several baseball card sets and here’s my not-so-definitive ranking of them
Read moreA history of the popular Goudey and World Wide Gum cards
Goudey and World Wide Gum dominated the 1930s baseball card scene
Read more1938 Goudey Set Design Draws Mixed Reviews Among Collectors
Goudey gum cards ruled the 1930s in terms of baseball cards. Sure, other sets made waves that decade. Both the 1932 U.S. Caramel set and the 1939 Play Ball set, for example, are popular among pre-war collectors. But no company made the impact on the card collecting industry in the 1930s like Goudey did. The early 1933 Goudey and 1934
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 more1938 Goudey Heads Up Set (R323)
‘It’s In The Details’ Title R323 Goudey Heads Up Year 1938 Size 2 3/8″ x 2 7/8″ Images Color Type Candy/Gum Number in Set 48 1938 Goudey Heads Up Overview The 1938 Goudey set is often referred to as the “Heads Up” set because of its design. Player images on the fronts have cartoon bodies but oversized real heads. The look
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