For the most part, the 1930s gum cards are known for their virtually square shape and thicker cardboard. That was a drastic change from the early candy/caramel cards which were often smaller and/or printed on thinner stock. But the 1930s included all sorts of different designs and here's a look at some of the more unique issues. 1934 Al Demaree Die Cuts (R304) These die-cuts … [Read more...]
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Understanding the Differences Between Goudey and World Wide Gum Cards
Owned by U.S. company Goudey in the 1930s, the Canadian-based World Wide Gum Company issued baseball card sets that often had the same look as the cards produced by their American counterpart. The cards are so similar, in fact, they often confuse collectors. But while the cards are alike, there are several differences over the years between the two types of cards. 1933 … [Read more...]
1937 Goudey Wide Pen Premiums Featured Both Major, Minor Leaguers
In 1936 and 1937, Goudey produced its famous 'wide pen' premiums. The two sets are dubbed the wide pen releases because of the replica autographs on them where a thicker type of pen was used. These were distributed as in-store premiums to promote Goudey's gum products. Here's a closer look at the 1937 set, which featured both major league and minor league players. 1937 … [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...]
Hottest Babe Ruth Cards for Sale on eBay
Babe Ruth's big league debut on July 11, 1914 came just after what is now the rarest, perhaps most sought after baseball card ever made: the 1914 Baltimore News Ruth promo card, which pictures him in the final days of his minor league career. You won't find it among the hottest Babe Ruth cards for sale on eBay. Most of the time, on the rare occasions … [Read more...]
5 Underrated Baseball Rookie Cards of the 1930s
After the tobacco card boom of the 1910s, baseball card collectors ran into some lean times during the 1920s, as most years during that Roaring decade featured very few major issues. Starting in 1933, though, Goudey came to the rescue of Depression-era kids with several colorful sets that featured some of the most iconic first-year cards the hobby has ever seen. Of course, … [Read more...]
Vintage Set Break of the Month: 1934 Goudey
The first Vintage Set Break of the Month for 2015 will take collectors back eight decades for a chance to land one of two Lou Gehrig cards and numerous other stars in the 1934 Goudey set. A low to mid-grade set is being broken by Burls Sports. The 1934 Goudey set also includes Jimmy Foxx, Hank Greenberg, Charlie Gehringer, Leo Durocher, Frankie Frisch, Lefty Grove, Carl … [Read more...]
1940 Play Ball is a Slice of Baseball History
Talk to dealers and collectors and the one word that keeps surfacing about the 1940 Play Ball Baseball set is ‘underrated’. Our Vintage Set of the Week is a 240-card whopper, overflowing with stars of the day and stars of the past. Play Ball made its debut with the 1939 set, another black and white issue that used what were for the time, clear photos of contemporary … [Read more...]
Babe the Brave: 1935 Goudey Card an Affordable Farewell
We always think about him as the first big star of the New York Yankees, which he was for the majority of his career. However, at the conclusion of the 1934 season, the strains between the Yankees management and Babe Ruth led to his return to Boston where he would play the outfield (not exceptionally well) and have an nebulous assignment to be both a front-office executive and … [Read more...]
Love of the Game Turns One as New Auction Opens
A rare T206 error card, a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle and hundreds of pre-War baseball cards are among the highlights as Love of the Game Auctions opens its Fall 2013 event for bidding this week. The auction closing date is Saturday, November 16. The sale features sports cards and memorabilia from the late 19th Century to the present, highlighted by a rare and valuable T206 … [Read more...]
