Her life was cut short, but an Iowa woman left her descendants a valuable gift--something she could never have imagined when she placed it into a book about 100 years ago. The 1917 Collins-McCarthy baseball card of Babe Ruth was an innocent gift from Walter Stivers to Lillian Glenn. On Wednesday afternoon, that little token of a courtship between teenagers sold … [Read more...] about Babe Ruth Card From High School Memories Book Sells for $235,000
Lillian Glenn Stivers
1917 Babe Ruth Card Found In Memory Book Heads To Hunt Auctions Sale
A cherished memory from nearly a century ago could be memorable for a Nebraska businessman. A 1917 Collins-McCarthy (E135) card of Babe Ruth was lovingly mounted in an Iowa woman’s memory book, a reminder of a date with a man who would eventually become her husband. The Ruth card, graded 2.5 by PSA, will be part of Hunt Auctions’ Fall Premier sale. While collectors … [Read more...] about 1917 Babe Ruth Card Found In Memory Book Heads To Hunt Auctions Sale