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Goudey Sport Kings Ruth and Wagner Classics Top REA June Auction

PJ Kinsella — June 23 2025

Chester, NJ - June 23, 2025 - REA concluded its June Monthly Auction Sunday night and the top results were a 1933 R338 Sport Kings #2 Babe Ruth PSA NM 7 that sold for $48,000, along with a 1910 E90-2 American Caramel Honus Wagner PSA POOR 1 and a 1911 M110 Sporting Life Cabinet Honus Wagner PSA GOOD 2 that sold for $30,000 and $26,400, respectively, the former of which set a record for the card in this PSA grade.

The auction included a few exciting football card sales, notably a 2020 Panini Prizm Football #343 Jalen Hurts Rookie Gold Vinyl #1/5 PSA MINT 9 that sold for $12,600 and a 1977 Topps Football unopened wax box that sold for $5,160.

The event included more than 3,100 lots across sport and non-sport cards and collectibles. Other notable sales from the event included:

1953 Topps #244 Willie Mays PSA NM 7 - $24,000

1954 Topps #128 Hank Aaron Rookie PSA NM 7 - $16,800

1951 Bowman #253 Mickey Mantle Rookie SGC Authentic - $9,300

1910 E103 Williams Caramel Ty Cobb PSA FAIR 1.5 - $9,000

1934 R320 Goudey #37 Lou Gehrig PSA VG-EX+ 4.5 - $8,400

1909-1911 T206 White Border Shag Shaughnessy Southern Leaguer PSA EX-MT 6 (Old Mill Back) - $8,100

1887 N365 Lone Jack "Inventors and Inventions" Collection (14) Including Thomas Edison and Benjamin Franklin - $7,800

1922 E121 American Caramel (Series of 120) Ty Cobb Batting PSA VG 3 - $6,300

1950 Bowman Football #45 Otto Graham Rookie SGC NM/MT 8 - $4,560

Signed 1954-1955 Topps Hockey #8 Gordie Howe PSA VG 3 with GEM MINT 10 Signature - $4,560

“This event had some very exciting results in several areas of the hobby and it set the tone for our much-anticipated Summer Catalog Auction next month,” said REA President Brian Dwyer. “We’re going to have a fantastic line-up of cards and collectibles in that event and we’re excited to show it off, along with a great selection of items from our Marketplace, during The National.”

REA’s blockbuster Summer Catalog Auction kicks off on July 29 and runs through August 17. If you’re interested in receiving one of REA’s award-winning catalogs, you can request a copy via the company's website. REA will be set up at booths 2310 and 812 during The National in Rosemont that opens on July 30.

You can also check out a great selection of items that are available for immediate purchase in the REA Marketplace.

 

About REA

REA is one of the leading auction houses in the US specializing in sports and non-sports cards and memorabilia. Through its signature approach to collectibles, REA has established a reputation as the industry benchmark through its unparalleled and unwavering commitment to integrity, knowledge and trust. For more than 30 years, REA has brokered some of the most lucrative sales and handled some of the most coveted pieces of sports memorabilia in the hobby’s history, including the historic sales of the 1914 Baltimore News Babe Ruth rookie card for $7.2 million in December 2023 and the T206 Honus Wagner card for $6.6 million in August 2021, a record-setting price at the time. In July 2023, the Company acquired Huggins & Scott Auctions. The company recently launched its Fixed Price Marketplace that currently features 900+ items available in a “buy now” model. For more information, visit https://collectrea.com/ and follow REA on Instagram, TikTok, X, Facebook and YouTube. You can also contact us and request our auction catalog by emailing [email protected]


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