1933 R319 Goudey #144 Babe Ruth PSA GOOD+ 2.5

Sold For:

$10,200

Year:

1933

Auction:

2024 October

Lot #:

12

Category:

Prewar Baseball - 1930s and 1940s Cards

Graded GOOD+ 2.5 by PSA. Pleasing example of a classic Babe Ruth card featuring him in his classic follow-through batting pose. Goudey must have also realized this was a classic pose, because of all the cards in the set, this is the one it chose to double print when replacing the missing #106 during production. This continues to be one of Ruth's most popular and recognizable baseball cards. Because of being double-printed by Goudey (there were exactly twice as many Ruth #144s printed as any other card in the same series), this card also represents the best value among the four Babe Ruth cards in the 1933 Goudey set. The offered card displays bright colors, a crisp image, and slightly rounded corners. Creasing in the upper-right contributes to the assigned grade. Opening Bid $10.