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You are here: Home / Sports Card News / Vintage Sports Card News / DiMaggio’s Cards Popular…But What to Collect?

DiMaggio’s Cards Popular…But What to Collect?

November 20, 2013 By Rich Mueller

Any list of the best Joe DiMaggio baseball cards begins on the west coast, where he first showed up on regional issues while in the minor leagues. His career ended before the arrival of Topps so his ‘card history’ is as interesting as his career.

DiMaggio was a bit of a risk. One of the most talented young players in the Pacific Coast League in 1934, he tore ligaments going to his sister’s house for dinner one night and big league scouts who’d been drooling over him weren’t sure what the future held.

Yankees’ sc1937 OPC DiMaggioout Bill Essick persisted and after DiMaggio passed a physical test of his knee, the Yankees bought his services from his hometown San Francisco Seals on November 21, 1934. The price? $25,000 and five players. Safe to say, it was a dandy investment.

The deal allowed DiMaggio to stay in San Francisco for the 1935 season and he didn’t disappoint, winning the PCL MVP award. He joined the Yankees in May of 1936 at age 21 and stayed in the big leagues until the early 1950’s.

Joe DiMaggio Zeenuts PCL card
DiMaggio’s name misspelled on his Zeenuts PCL card

DiMaggio baseball cards begin with the rare Zeenuts cards issued in California during his time with the Seals (his name misspelled “DeMaggio”). One has him in a throwing motion while the other shows him taking a swing. The cards were originally issued with coupons on the bottom and those that still have it carry a premium.

In 1936, he was also on the World Wide Gum set, issued in Canada. In ’37, Canadian collectors would find him on O-Pee-Chee and he appeared on the backs of Wheaties boxes in the US.

The 1938 Goudey, with its “heads atop cartoon bodies” is another early DiMaggio issue.

Joe DiMaggio 1939 Play BallThe Play Ball sets of 1939,’40 and ’41 probably offer the best examples of DiMaggio cardboard. The ’39 is black and white but has a nice image of a smiling Joe D while the 1941 brings gorgeous color to the table and is one of DiMaggio’s best looking cards.

Memorabilia and cut signature cards issued in recent years aren’t lost on collectors either, often selling for impressive sums.

His potential was hard to fathom when he first arrived. No one could have imagined fans saying “Ruth, Gehrig…and DiMaggio” in the same sentence. And it’s hard not to imagine what he must have felt when he put his name on that Yankees contract back in November of 1934.

Below is a real-time list of the 25 most watched Joe DiMaggio baseball card auctions on eBay right now.

1948 LEAF #1 JOE DI MAGGIO YANKEES HOF SP PSA 2.5 Centered 1948 LEAF #1 JOE DI MAGGIO YANKEES HOF SP PSA 2.5 Centered
39 bids - Price: $1,184.00 - Watchers: 70
1940 Play Ball Set-Break #  1 Joe DiMaggio SGC 3 VG 1940 Play Ball Set-Break # 1 Joe DiMaggio SGC 3 VG
18 bids - Price: $685.00 - Watchers: 47
2022 LEAF IN THE GAME-USED MEMORABILIA 12 WAY RELIC /8 BABE RUTH MANTLE SS4 2022 LEAF IN THE GAME-USED MEMORABILIA 12 WAY RELIC /8 BABE RUTH MANTLE SS4
21 bids - Price: $162.50 - Watchers: 34
1936 Goudey Wide Pen R314 Joe DiMaggio RC Rookie HOF SGC 60 EX 5 1936 Goudey Wide Pen R314 Joe DiMaggio RC Rookie HOF SGC 60 EX 5
12 bids - Price: $605.00 - Watchers: 31
MICKEY MANTLE 2007 TOPPS TRIPLE THREADS JERSEY CLEMENTE WILLIAMS JOE DIMAGGIO MICKEY MANTLE 2007 TOPPS TRIPLE THREADS JERSEY CLEMENTE WILLIAMS JOE DIMAGGIO
21 bids - Price: $192.00 - Watchers: 25
2018 Leaf 10 Relics 2/3 DiMaggio Bryant Brady Jordan Montana Ali Lee Tyson Mays 2018 Leaf 10 Relics 2/3 DiMaggio Bryant Brady Jordan Montana Ali Lee Tyson Mays
16 bids - Price: $108.00 - Watchers: 19
1944 Gum Inc. Joe DiMaggio Auto New York New York Yankees #17 1944 Gum Inc. Joe DiMaggio Auto New York New York Yankees #17
2 bids - Price: $11.50 - Watchers: 12
2003 Upper Deck Play Ball Joe DiMaggio Game Used Jersey Relic #043/150 2003 Upper Deck Play Ball Joe DiMaggio Game Used Jersey Relic #043/150
14 bids - Price: $22.00 - Watchers: 12
1980 TCMA Superstars #36 Joe DiMaggio Autograph Auto PSA 9 1980 TCMA Superstars #36 Joe DiMaggio Autograph Auto PSA 9
0 bids - Price: $199.99 - Watchers: 10
1961 GOLDEN PRESS #9 JOE DiMAGGIO YANKEES HOF PSA 5 1961 GOLDEN PRESS #9 JOE DiMAGGIO YANKEES HOF PSA 5
5 bids - Price: $22.50 - Watchers: 10
1961 Nu-Card Scoops Set Break Joe DiMaggio Comes Thru #467 Low Grade 1961 Nu-Card Scoops Set Break Joe DiMaggio Comes Thru #467 Low Grade
0 bids - Price: $0.99 - Watchers: 9
1936 WORLD WIDE GUM JOE DIMAGGIO OFFICIAL ROOKIE CARD NEW YORK YANKEES PSA 1.5 1936 WORLD WIDE GUM JOE DIMAGGIO OFFICIAL ROOKIE CARD NEW YORK YANKEES PSA 1.5
0 bids - Price: $45,000.00 - Watchers: 8
1939 Play Ball Baseball #92 Ted Williams Rookie Card RC PSA 4 VG-EX Red Sox 1939 Play Ball Baseball #92 Ted Williams Rookie Card RC PSA 4 VG-EX Red Sox
0 bids - Price: $8,999.73 - Watchers: 7
2023 Leaf Superlative Goats Quad Patch Rainbow 9/9 DiMaggio Marino Erving Howe 2023 Leaf Superlative Goats Quad Patch Rainbow 9/9 DiMaggio Marino Erving Howe
8 bids - Price: $32.00 - Watchers: 7
SPORTING LIFE CHEWING GUM 4 #198 Joe DiMaggio, New York Yankees HOF Legend! SPORTING LIFE CHEWING GUM 4 #198 Joe DiMaggio, New York Yankees HOF Legend!
1 bids - Price: $5.99 - Watchers: 6
2001 SP GAME BAT PIECE OF THE GAME #JoD JOE DiMAGGIO YANKEES HOF POP 2 PSA 7 2001 SP GAME BAT PIECE OF THE GAME #JoD JOE DiMAGGIO YANKEES HOF POP 2 PSA 7
3 bids - Price: $9.00 - Watchers: 6
1939 PLAY BALL JOE DIMAGGIO RC #26 PSA 3 CENTERED HOT ICONIC YANKEES HOF ROOKIE 1939 PLAY BALL JOE DIMAGGIO RC #26 PSA 3 CENTERED HOT ICONIC YANKEES HOF ROOKIE
0 bids - Price: $2,798.00 - Watchers: 5
Joe DiMaggio Jersey Fusion Card Joe DiMaggio Jersey Fusion Card
0 bids - Price: $80.00 - Watchers: 4
1979 TCMA Joe DiMaggio # 1 PSA 9 MINT MLB & NY Yankee HOF Great! 1979 TCMA Joe DiMaggio # 1 PSA 9 MINT MLB & NY Yankee HOF Great!
0 bids - Price: $10.00 - Watchers: 4
1939 PLAY BALL JOE DIMAGGIO RC #26 PSA 2 FRESHLY GRADED SHARP YANKEES HOF ROOKIE 1939 PLAY BALL JOE DIMAGGIO RC #26 PSA 2 FRESHLY GRADED SHARP YANKEES HOF ROOKIE
0 bids - Price: $1,888.00 - Watchers: 3
Joe Dimaggio Auto 097/250 : 2008 Playoff Prime Cuts Joe Dimaggio Auto 097/250 : 2008 Playoff Prime Cuts
0 bids - Price: $430.95 - Watchers: 2
1985 TCMA HOME RUN CHAMPIONS BASEBALL CARD SET OF 10 Aaron, DiMaggio, Williams 1985 TCMA HOME RUN CHAMPIONS BASEBALL CARD SET OF 10 Aaron, DiMaggio, Williams
0 bids - Price: $4.00 - Watchers: 2
1933 GOUDEY #149 BABE RUTH SGC 20 FR 1.5 1933 GOUDEY #149 BABE RUTH SGC 20 FR 1.5
0 bids - Price: $9,500.00 - Watchers: 2
1939 GOUDEY PREMIUMS R303-B JOE DIMAGGIO PSA 5 CENTERED HI END RARE LOW POP HOF 1939 GOUDEY PREMIUMS R303-B JOE DIMAGGIO PSA 5 CENTERED HI END RARE LOW POP HOF
0 bids - Price: $2,555.00 - Watchers: 2
1940 PLAY BALL JOE DIMAGGIO #1 PSA 4 CENTERED ICONIC BEAUTY THE YANKEES CLIPPER 1940 PLAY BALL JOE DIMAGGIO #1 PSA 4 CENTERED ICONIC BEAUTY THE YANKEES CLIPPER
0 bids - Price: $2,966.00 - Watchers: 2
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Rich is the editor and founder of Sports Collectors Daily. A broadcaster and writer for over 40 years and a collector for even longer than that, he's usually typing something somewhere. Type him back at [email protected].

Filed Under: Vintage Sports Card News Tagged With: 1930s baseball cards, 1940s baseball cards, 1941 Play Ball set, Joe DiMaggio, Joe DiMaggio baseball cards, Zeenuts

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