Babe Ruth card Dupont Cavalcade of America...

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Posted By: <b>Erick Lewin</b><p>I just won this card on ebay, and admittedly really know nothing about it other than what I saw on oldcardboard site. <br /><br /><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=110287476134&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=001" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=110287476134&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=001</a><br /><br />The seller shows it as a 1937 issue and Old CB shows it as a 1947 issue, i'm guessing it's 1947. I guess it was an NBC radio premium. <br /><br />Wondering if anyone else knew about this card, and the relative scarcity, etc... thanks

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Posted By: <b>Kyle</b><p>Thanks for outbidding me Erick. I've been the underbidder on auctions 5 of the last 5 I've seriously bid on.<br /><br />I did the same research as you did. The SCD Catalog lists it as 1937 though.<br /><br />REA sold one as a 1947 piece in 2007:<br /><a href="http://www.robertedwardauctions.com/auction/2007/384.html" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://www.robertedwardauctions.com/auction/2007/384.html</a><br /><br />

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Posted By: <b>Rhett Yeakley</b><p>Just quickly checked dates and "MOnday, September 29th" (as stated on back of the card) occurred in 1941 and 1947. In 1937 Sept, 29th was a Wednesday. Thus, the 1947 date is probably the correct one.<br />-Rhett

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Posted By: <b>davidcycleback</b><p>Maybe the date on the card is a typo <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14>

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Posted By: <b>Erick Lewin</b><p>Sorry about that Kyle. I guess it sounds like it's a 1947 issue. Thanks for responses...<br /><br />Anyone know if SGC or anyone will grade it? scarcity?

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Posted By: <b>Kyle</b><p>No worries, Erick. I was only joking. Congrats on your purchase.<br /><br />Due to its size, I believe Beckett is the only company that can grade it.<br /><br />

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Posted By: <b>Mark Anderson</b><p>Actually, I just about bought one of these at the National, but I too thought it had to be from the 1940's or later, and prefer pre-1940 Ruth and Gehrig cards, so I passed.<br /><br />Yes, we (Beckett) can grade them, but would list them under the 1947 date.

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Posted By: <b>Erick Lewin</b><p>Thanks Mark, good to know. I'm in no big rush yet to get it graded no plans to sell anytime soon, but i may eventually get it graded . I like to have them graded mostly because i like how they look and feel they're more protected. <br /><br />thanks for responses.

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Posted By: <b>Bob Lemke</b><p>Just Googled the program and found listings for all of Sept., 1937's show, and no Ruth. They doin't have a complete "roster" for 1947, but as pointed out Sept. 29 was a Monday in 1947.<br /><br />I'll let the guys at the Big Book know they should change the date.

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Posted By: <b>Lyman</b><p>Hi Guys. I just returned from a short vacation or would have responded sooner. I did considerable research on this card several years ago and it was definitely issued to promote an NBC broadcast on Monday, September 29, 1947. <br /><br />We published an article about the premium card in Issue #6 of <i>Old Cardboard</i> magazine (Winter 2006, p. 40) and did a condensed version of the article in Issue #21 of the <i>Old Cardboard</i> eNewsletter (see <a href="http://www.oldcardboard.com/eNews/eNews21/eNews21.htm#5" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://www.oldcardboard.com/eNews/eNews21/eNews21.htm#5</a>). <br /><br />The card is also profiled on the <i>Old Cardboard</i> website (under the "All Others" section; see <a href="http://www.oldcardboard.com/o/nbc/nbc.asp?cardsetID=1100" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://www.oldcardboard.com/o/nbc/nbc.asp?cardsetID=1100</a>). From the website profile, there is a direct link to an audio of the entire 1947 Cavalcade of America broadcast that the card was used to promote.<br /><br />The broadcast (now in MP3 format) is entitled "The Story of Babe Ruth" and is an interesting dramatization (complete with 1947 commercials) of Ruth's life.<br /><br />Hope you enjoy the audio. I did. <br /><br />Lyman<br /><br />

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Posted By: <b>Erick Lewin</b><p>I guess it's definatley a 47' issue. Thanks to all who responded. I'm gonna check out the audio on it!

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Posted By: <b>Josh Evans</b><p>I was on the original Gordon Reid field at Brimfield in July of 1984 and picker extraordinaire Kenny Chapman pointed in the direction of a sports “collection” that was on an adjoining field and I ran in the general direction like a chicken looking for a great sports collection. I got there to see a table literally stuffed with sports treasures from an Albany sportswriter(Ruth signed ball and photo, hundreds of felt pennants, ton of books and pubs, and a lot more which literally filled the bottom of his van). I negotiated to buy the whole thing for $2500 and got the second load (half a van full) for $1500 a couple of days later. I took it all to the National in Los Angeles and I think I got a princely $750 for the Ruth signed stuff. I will never forget Don Steinbach and Pat Quinn monitoring my table like tag team wrestlers with at least one of them there at all times while I set up. <br /><br />In this morass of stuff was a stack of about 150 of these very DuPont Cavalcade cards. Gosh, I sold those things for years for anywhere from $10-25 each. And yes I always assumed they were circa 1948 because of all the memorabilia that came out on Ruth during that time (his death) combined with DuPont being a TV station. Besides they look 1940s. <br />

[John V]

I just listened to the radio broadcast from 1947, complete with commercials.
Good stuff from the days before TV.

Here's the link:
http://www.oldcardboard.com/ref/audio/cavalcade/big-boy.mp3

[Leon]

This is some good archived info right there. :)

Posted By: <b>Josh Evans</b><p>I was on the original Gordon Reid field at Brimfield in July of 1984 and picker extraordinaire Kenny Chapman pointed in the direction of a sports “collection” that was on an adjoining field and I ran in the general direction like a chicken looking for a great sports collection. I got there to see a table literally stuffed with sports treasures from an Albany sportswriter(Ruth signed ball and photo, hundreds of felt pennants, ton of books and pubs, and a lot more which literally filled the bottom of his van). I negotiated to buy the whole thing for $2500 and got the second load (half a van full) for $1500 a couple of days later. I took it all to the National in Los Angeles and I think I got a princely $750 for the Ruth signed stuff. I will never forget Don Steinbach and Pat Quinn monitoring my table like tag team wrestlers with at least one of them there at all times while I set up. <br /><br />In this morass of stuff was a stack of about 150 of these very DuPont Cavalcade cards. Gosh, I sold those things for years for anywhere from $10-25 each. And yes I always assumed they were circa 1948 because of all the memorabilia that came out on Ruth during that time (his death) combined with DuPont being a TV station. Besides they look 1940s. <br />

[EvilKing00]

great info in this thread - just wanted to add this image i found of a graded one with a 1937 year though. Would like to see what BVG has to say, did they make a mistake?

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