Doug, that middle one is amazing. Love a Ruth Pitching pose.

While I have several Ruth cards, I am partial to the German Abdullah issue. Will try to post a scan later but am always drawn to the sepia toning and the Babe leaning in a louche pose on his bat.

bought today.....decent price...
https://dyn1.heritagestatic.com/lf?s...oduct.chain%5D

I'm sure it has been covered here in past but--what is the story with this card? Super rare (e.g. this is the only SGC graded) but allegedly a great mystery. Would love to know. I never even saw it until today....

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Greg,
That's actually a 1929 Universal Toy Ruth - flip is incorrect from 'ol SGC

My only Ruth

Great looking cards and great variety

Keep them coming

Look carefully at the three cards even though you cannot see them in this post.

I'll give you a couple of minutes to find them before asking my question.

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Ready?

They look like the same image. Correct?

My question is "Did Babe Ruth ever play Right Field, Left Field and Pitch in the same game?"

Haven't seen one of these come to market in a while:

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From an entertainment set.

The drawing looks more like Jimmie Foxx to me instead of Babe Ruth. And I don't remember seeing this Ruth card before.

Brian

Most of the 1933 Goudy cards in the set on fire including all 4 Ruth cards-!

Still not sure what it was used for.....

Guess I’m on the 144 team but these cards you guys are posting are incredible. I guess the 1921 Exhibits would be my bucket list Ruth.

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Trade ya!

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Babe Ruth
 

The 21 Exhibit is my favorite by far. Great shot of Ruth and a very underrated issue.
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Ha - love that card! If cards could only talk and tell where all they've been. That one has a lot of character and in some ways is more appealing than a higher graded example. I often think about all the tobacco, candy and gum cards that were carried around in billfolds, used as bookmarks tossed in a junk drawer or night stand and it's kind of amazing that any of them made it. One day I am going to buy a used book from an estate sale or antique shop and it's going to have a T206 Cobb right in the middle of it...I just know it!

My cards of the Goat

I love them Jim. I’m glad you didn’t include the one you’ll soon be sending me 😎🤷🏻*♂️

My only and best Ruth. Sadly, my photography skills do not do it justice.

If I suffer sever gambling losses it will be packed and shipped pronto. :)

Great cards everyone.

An 8" x 10" photo (circa early 1940's) which brightens my office......


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TED Z

T206 Reference
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It's magnificent, mate. One of my favorite cards in the hobby.

+1 Agree and Great eye appeal on your card

Great seeing all these cards and stories of “The Babe” he’s my pc and I never get enough of seeing his cards and memorabilia.

The Ruth I want is the 1921 exhibit. And it'll have to be in low grade like Exhibitman's example. I have the 1921 Cobb and Speaker already. I'd probably have to trade for the Ruth, centered around my Cobb red. Wouldn't that be a beautiful display? And if I got the horizontal pitching 1921 WaJo....wow!

The only Ruth I own, and thus my favorite, is the 34 Butterfinger.

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Imperial Chocolates postcard from Cuba.

same pic but as a premium...

Awesome Leon thanks for sharing!

Selling that one was not one of my better moves, Leon. Glad to see you still enjoy it.

1951 Connie Mack All-Star

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T206 Reference
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Poor Rogers got air brushed.

did you bend that one out yourself Ted?

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My favorite is the Goudey #144. The first prewar card I ever bought, and the first ever non ebay auction pickup I ever made. I remember seeing a picture of one as a kid, and to this day I still believe it's one of the best looking cards in the hobby.

Pictured with my other Ruths and Goudey Gehrigs, all together today for the first time.

Jesse those are incredible. I particularly love the e210 and e121. Great collection as
usual!

Thanks Josh, those two certainly are more rare. The e121 is worth quite a bit more, and I really have no idea what the e210 is worth today, they don't come up often. But that 144 pose has just always been a personal favorite of mine. It would be the last one I'd ever sell, and I probably never will.

1920 Babe Ruth Headin' Home Lobby Card
 

This thread is a "Ruthian" fest.....

I’m loving the continuation as well!

Ruth
 

My favorite Ruth is this guy

Forgot all about this one:

https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...ick%20Ruth.jpg

Not a 1948 HOF. It is actually one of the glossy 'slicks' that were used to make the machine headers for ESCO machine displays.

https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...header%206.JPG

The slicks are rare.

Ruth York
 

Both E210 Types and Both a lot of fun at parties...

Love these hoping to add one to the collection, thanks for sharing.

My one and only Ruth

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one of his last playing day cards...i love it!

Yes, Great, Great illustration of George Herman Ruth

That one presents really well.

This one is a little tainted now that Pete? brought up the wet kiss part....but Ruth was Ruth, he loved children in a good way...

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Lol good point Leon! Still a cool Ruth and great little set.

Babe Magnet Ruth
 

This thread is epic.

From the 1932 movie short "Fancy Curves". It's all of 8-1/2 minutes and worth a look for the babes and cornball.
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Babe Ruth and his sister (snipe on the back gives her name, date etc; if I can find the photo I will update)

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Not new to this thread, but just added this one to my collection today and I needed to share it.

Amazing card as we discussed Sean! Congrats.

Beautiful card!

Here is my personal collection touch on the thread. Looks like it maybe a little while until I add again.

Josh, Nice collection! I like them all especially the 1921 American Caramel Ruth.

Thanks a million, slowly but surely working to add more as budget permits!

While the '33 Goudey Ruths are definitely iconic (and rightfully so), you don't see too many of this card. Kind of a fun, quirky pose and from such a recognizable - albeit scarce - set.

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Seeing them all together like that is really interesting, Josh. I still like the 1933 G #181 best. Speaking of which, heckuvacard, Sean.

Thanks Adam. I'm partial to the #181 as well :D

Babe Ruth
 

Great book on Babe Ruth by famous sports writer Dan Daniel (Copyright 1930)....signed with an old-fashioned fountain pen.


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T206 Reference
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Wish the very rough copy my father gave me was signed as well, Ted.
I looked for this book a few years ago trying to find comps and I was surprised how cheap it was.
Some real nice photos within.

Hi Irv

This Babe Ruth book is currently listed on ebay. It looks pretty good. Check it out.....

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Wow Josh! That is a really impressive Ruth collection. I love the caramels and Goudeys!

I'm also in the camp of the 1933 Goudey #181 (green Ruth) being the best, but I would be thrilled to add any of those to my collection. Great stuff.

Thanks for the kind words. I minimized my collection the past year and have focused on Ruth only, a challenging but fun project and I never get the same feeling from cards of another player as I do “The Babe”

I know what you mean. My VERY humble Ruth collection (consisting of the rough condition w517 and 1935 Goudey that I posted at the very beginning of this thread) are probably the two cards in my collection that I take out and look at most often. There's just something special about a playing days Ruth card.

So true. Whenever I think about next moves, Ruth is always in the mix.

New pickup, just arrived today.

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Congratulations, great card

Really cool congrats.

I haven't seen too many "1"s of 4 in 1s.....

I picked this up on the BST 5 yrs ago (I was about to say a few years ago until I checked). Damn, I am getting old....
Anyway, it was in my first collection and boomeranged back to me....I paid 200 for it the first time and 275 the second time. Those were the days. If we had only known...
I like miscuts and other anomalies...

https://luckeycards.com/pr321goudeyruth.jpg

Yeah, that little guy fills a hole from the 4-in-1 I sold last year and couldn't really justify spending to replace. Feels like a wholesome mini-card, even the cut edges probably have 80 years of wear on them. Reminded me of the insurance commercial, "only pay for what you need". Happy to have it.

at one time I was considering an andy warholesque montage of quaker ruth photos. I settled on 5.

I used to be intolerant of pieces of cards...now I embrace them!

Great stuff Pete, wow on the Quakers Oats!

Some people think that the Universal Surprise Box quad is meant to be cut up like a strip card. I personally wouldn't cut one but I am agnostic on the question. I wonder if the cuts would get a numerical grade?

i have an email into csg to see if they'll grade it...I only expect an A. I do not believe any other companies will grade it.

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SGC's scramble of a pop report has them listed under:


C.1920S UNIVERSAL TOY in baseball and another one for the boxers
C.1920S UNIVERSAL TOY & NOVELTY

They have singles and partials.

Bam! I forgot yes I have seen those graded but never the other variety cut?

My favorite Ruth
 

1927 Honey Boy Ruth from Winnipeg, Canada

Best I can do, Pete:

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SEARCHED AUTH CODE: 1352690-001
SET: C.1920 Universal Toy
SUBJECT: Ruth/Johnson
GRADED ON: July 2013
GRADE: A

Across all the different set names SGC has 71 total cards slabbed from the issue. Vast majority appear to be the portrait types.