In 1933, the World Wide Gum Company partnered with Goudey Gum to bring baseball bubble gum cards to Canada. The 1933 issue was similar, but slightly different from its American cousin. That trend continued in 1934 but with a few more differences than in the previous year. The 1934 World Wide Gum baseball card set wouldn't be their last set but would be their last … [Read more...]
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Vintage Set Break of the Week: 1933 Goudey
It was the first mainstream baseball card set packaged with bubble gum, pioneering what would eventually become an American obsession. The 1933 Goudey set utilized dramatic color to present baseball as it was 83 years ago. Even if you can't afford a complete set, Burls Sports is offering collectors the chance to take home one of the dozens of Hall of Famers--including Babe … [Read more...]
1933 Goudey R309-1 Premium Set an Historic Gem
In their day, the 1933-34 Goudey R309-1 Premiums were the equivalent of a high dollar redemption card. Printed on heavy cardboard with an ornate gold border resembling a picture frame and measuring 5 ½’ wide by 8 3/16” high, they were a reward to Goudey’s most avid young customers. A fold-out easel on the back meant any youngster could proudly display his treasure on a … [Read more...]
FDR Baseball, Babe Ruth Items Featured In Mile High Auction
Mile High Card Company officials are feeling sky high about the items the Colorado-based business is offering in its August Catalog Auction. The biggest highlights: a baseball signed by Babe Ruth, and a ball inscribed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to Washington Senators owner Clark Griffith in 1937. In addition, a graded 1952 Topps set rated No. 10 on the PSA registry … [Read more...]
Notes: 1933 Goudey Other Cards Soar at Auction
A quartet of 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth cards sold late last week for over $500,000. They were part of the fifth best set on PSA’s Set Registry, which was broken up and offered card-by-card at auction. In all, the cards in the set netted over $1.17 million. Goudey's 240-card set featured four different Ruth cards and the collection sold by Heritage Auctions included all four … [Read more...]
Vintage Set Break of the Month: 1933 Goudey
It may have been the depression era, but kids somehow scrounged up enough pennies to buy plenty of Goudey gum in 1933. While only a small number of youngsters from that era are still with us, the first baseball cards produced by the company that were stars of “Big League Gum” are among the most popular ever made. The set includes four Babe Ruth cards. Our Vintage Set … [Read more...]
Prison Time, Restitution Ordered for PA Man Who Ripped Off eBay Buyers
A Pennsylvania man is headed to federal prison and both he and his brother will pay thousands in restitution for selling fake vintage baseball cards. As we reported last winter, Steven Norris, 39, of Milton, Penn., and his brother Scott, were indicted on mail fraud charges for offering historic vintage baseball cards to bidders on eBay, then either not delivering the … [Read more...]
Pre-War Rarities Top Goodwin Auction
It was a case of "the older the better" early Saturday morning as Goodwin & Company's latest Masterpieces and Uncommon Common auction came to a close. Numerous cards dating back 100 years or more brought the biggest prices including a rare 19th century cabinet card and a possibly one-of-a-kind version of a 1910 Ty Cobb issue. At the top of the bidding for the St. … [Read more...]
Panini Golden Age Pack Reveals Original Babe Ruth Card
We all dream of hopping in the DeLorean and going back in time to when today’s most valuable cards were there for the picking in wax packs. Doug Felber didn’t need to time travel, though. This was reality—and it came to him on Christmas Eve. Felber grabbed a pack of 2012 Panini Golden Age Baseball at Sports Center Cards & Collectibles in Omaha, NE and inside was an … [Read more...]
