Pre-War cards set several records in Robert Edward Auctions’ recent March Encore sale. Leading the way was a 1933 V353 World Wide Gum Canadian Goudey #80 Babe Ruth PSA EX-NM 6 that sold for $32,400.
Two other notable results included a pair of Ty Cobb cards: a 1911 E94 George Close Candy Ty Cobb SGC POOR 1 that sold for $28,000 and a 1909-1911 T206 White Border Ty Cobb Bat Off Shoulder PSA EX 5 with a Tolstoi Back that sold for $27,600, both new records for their respective grades.
The event included more than 3,300 lots and generated in excess of $1.3 million in sales across nearly 66,000 bids.
Some of the other top sellers included:
- 1976 Topps #500 Reggie Jackson PSA GEM MINT 10 – $30,000
- 1980-1981 Topps Basketball Larry Bird/Magic Johnson Rookie PSA MINT 9 – $25,200 (nearly double recent sales results and the highest price in two years)
- 1948-1949 Leaf #79 Jackie Robinson Rookie PSA VG+ 3.5 – $23,400
- 1911 M110 Sporting Life Cabinet Honus Wagner PSA GOOD 2 (MK) – $14,400
- 1951 Bowman #253 Mickey Mantle Rookie SGC GOOD+ 2.5 – $14,400
- Extremely Rare and Possibly Unique 1921 Schapira Bros. Candy Babe Ruth Waiting For A High One and Portrait Partial Box SGC Authentic – $10,800
- 1888 N28 Allen & Ginter John Clarkson PSA EX-MT 6 – $8,100 (new record for the grade)
- Billy Southworth Single-Signed Baseball – $8,100
- 1909-1911 T206 White Border Cy Young Portrait PSA POOR 1 (Brown Hindu Back) – $7,500 (new record for the grade)
- 1934 R320 Goudey #37 Lou Gehrig SGC GOOD+ 2.5 – $5,280 (new record for the grade)
“Our March Auction substantiated how strong the vintage market continues to be, with multiple records set and a significant number of bids placed across hundreds of vintage items,” remarked Brian Dwyer, President of REA. “This was a great result for us and our consignors. It’s a great setup for our Spring Catalog Auction, which includes some incredible new-to-the-hobby cards and memorabilia items that we’re excited to share more about in the days ahead.”
Complete results can be found here.
REA’s Spring Catalog Auction, with several thousand lots offered, will run April 5-21.
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