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Another High-End 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth Coming from Memory Lane (Many Ruth, Gehrig, Mantle)

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Memory Lane Inc. set a record for a 1933 Goudey this summer with the sale of 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth (#53) fetching $4.2 million at auction. While that card was graded PSA 9 ((MINT) from the Dr. Thomas Newman Collection, the coming Fall 2021 auction is featuring another high-end 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth coming from Memory Lane. This new example is graded by SGC as 8.5 (NM/MT+).

By the look and appearance of this card, this is one of the finest 1933 Goudey cards we have seen come to auction outside of that $4.2 million sale in the summer of 2021. The starting bid is set for $200,000 and it will obviously sell for multiples higher than that price.

We couldn’t help but notice that the online catalog for this major auction mentioned the term “investing” or “investment” more than 15 times. As for the Ruth feature, the catalog said:

Clearly, the premier and rarest sports cards are now viewed as not only collectables, but as bona fide investment commodities, with hobbyists yearnings to capture the next remarkable cardboard keepsake.

Also, there is a reason we have said that Babe Ruth collectors owe all of their card thanks to the 1933 Goudey set. Without this set, our view is that Babe Ruth cards would be unattainable.

1933 Goudey Babe Ruth #53

Memory Lane noted that there are 1,750 high-end lots up for sale in the Fall 2021 auction. Here are some of the other top vintage card sale items up for grabs, with the opening bids that will quickly be much higher:

  • 1933 Goudey #92 Lou Gehrig PSA 8 NM-MT; Opening Bid $30,000.
  • 1934 Goudey #37 Autographed Lou Gehrig Subject (PSA NM-MT 8 Autograph), listed as “Fresh to the Hobby” and just 1 of 5 PSA Authenticated #37 Goudey Signed Gehrig examples; Opening Bid: $30,000.
  • 1921 E121 George Ruth “Series of 80” Subject PSA 7 NM (PD) Listed as the finest example and only example with this grade on the combined PSA and SGC population reports. Opening bid of $25,000.
  • 1951 Bowman #253 Mickey Mantle Rookie Card PSA 8 NM-MT; Opening Bid: $75,000.
  • 1952 Topps #311 Mickey Mantle Rookie SGC 7 NM; Opening Bid: $50,000
  • 1955 Bowman #202 Mickey Mantle 2018 National Break PSA 9 MINT; Opening Bid: $25,000.
  • Single Signed Babe Ruth “Home Run Special” Baseball PSA/DNA LOA Auto Grade 8 NM-MT
  • 1934 (circa) Babe Ruth signed Tour of Japan Batting PSA Type 1 encapsulated souvenir postcard-sized photo (3-3/8” x 5-1/2”) PSA 8 NM-MT auto grade & full PSA Type 1 Photo LOA; Opening Bid: $7,500.
  • 1933 Goudey #53 autographed Babe Ruth (PSA 8 NM/MT Autograph), listed as just 1 of 6 PSA Authentic signed #53 Goudey examples; Opening Bid: $25,000.
  • 1933 Goudey #92 autographed Lou Gehrig Subject (PSA Authentic autograph), listed as 1 of only 10 PSA Authentic signed #92 Goudey examples; Opening Bid: $7,500.
  • 1934 Goudey #61 Lou Gehrig PSA 8 NM-MT; Opening bid: $17,500.

 

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