Dozens of Babe Ruth cards, some among the rarest cards of the legendary slugger, were chased down by eager bidders early Sunday as Memory Lane closed out its Summer Rarities catalog auction. The top selling item was one of only four known copies of Ruths 1917 Standard Biscuit card and the highest graded example. The SGC 6 drew 32 bids and sold for … [Read more...] about Rare and High-Grade Babe Ruth Cards Pace $9.1 Million Memory Lane Auction
1921 Asahira Sporting Goods postcard
‘Wonder of the World’: 1921 Japanese Babe Ruth Postcard Up for Auction
Babe Ruth was a revered figure in Japan, and an extremely rare postcard of the Bambino more than a century old is featured in Memory Lane’s current Summer Rarities Auction. The 1921 Asahina Sporting Goods postcard featuring Ruth, graded 1.5 by PSA, is one of two known to exist. The other one is part of a private collection that was bought more than a decade ago. The graded … [Read more...] about ‘Wonder of the World’: 1921 Japanese Babe Ruth Postcard Up for Auction