Pre-War Cards: The Year in Review
A look back at the crazy year of news for pre-war sports cards Let me be pretty clear here. I don’t typically like year-end things. When I see a hokey one on [...]
Babe Ruth
Hunt Auctions to Offer Items from Babe Ruth’s Personal Collection
The auction will be live and hosted in June 2019 Hunt Auctions recently made a pretty important announcement surrounding the sale of several pieces of Babe Ruth memorabilia. [...]
Babe Ruth Card No. 100 in Topps’ Living Set
The Bambino featured in Topps’ Living Set as the hundredth card Most readers of this site know that there aren’t many post-war cards that I collect. And in the [...]
Is the Babe Ruth Rookie Card Undervalued?
The Bambino’s rookie card is pricey, but should it be even more valuable? Most collectors consider Babe Ruth’s cards in the M101-4/5 Sporting News/Mendelsohn [...]
Who 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 [...]
Six Items Top $100,000 in REA Fall Auction
An autographed Babe Ruth baseball leads the way, selling for $144,000 REA’s fall auction ended Sunday night with lots of high-dollar items. These auctions are the type [...]
Autographed 4-in-1 Exhibit Card Signed by Ruth, Gehrig Sells for $38,400
A sale of a rare autographed postcard will raise some eyebrows I had watched with great interest as a 1934 Exhibit card was being auctioned this month. Typically, autographs [...]
What 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 [...]
Goldin 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 [...]
Incredible Near Set of Rare 1916 M101-4 Indianapolis Brewing Cards Discovered
Find of a Lifetime Increases Population of a Rare Pre-War Set In 1916, you could buy a complete set of M101-4 Indianapolis Brewing cards for a quarter. Today, things have [...]
Rare 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth PSA 9 to be Offered in Goldin’s Summer Auction
There are plenty of Babe Ruth 1933 Goudey cards among us but few are in such high grade as one that will be offered in Goldin’s upcoming Summer Auction. The Card A [...]
Ten Rules of the Babe Ruth Home Run Candy Club
A long time ago, Babe Ruth wasn’t only hitting baseballs. The Hall of Fame legend was also a celebrity off the field, appearing in movies and sponsoring all sorts of [...]
