Diamond Star Lefty Grove, does the year matter?
 

I was hoping to get some thoughts on 1934-36 Diamond Star Lefty Grove. I understand that it is the #1 card in the set and very hard to find in high grade. But my questions revolve around this...


Is it harder to find a sgc/psa7 or sgc/psa8 from 1934 than it is from 1935 or 1936?
Is there a year that is more difficult?
Is there a difference in value of a psa/sgc 7 for a 1934, 1935, 1936?
Would many collectors "care" if their Grove was from a particular year or would they just be glad to own one?

Thanks for the thoughts.

Kelly

Lefty Grove Diamond Star cards only come in 1934 or 1935. There is no 1936 version. I think the cards are fairly hard to find graded as 7 or 8. I would be more concerned about the eye appeal of the card rather than the year of the card. 1934's might be a little harder to find than 1935's, but I'm not sure that there is a notable difference in value between the two years. Once again, if you like the next 7 or 8 that you see, I would recommend bidding on it. They don't come around that often.

Thank you Brad for the information.
I appreciate you taking your time to respond.

Kelly

Here's a comparison between the 1934 and 1935 backs. The 1934 back shows that Lefty won 24 games and lost 8 in 1933. The 1935 back shows that Lefty won 8 and lost 8 in 1934. Lefty experienced his first arm problems in 1934 and his record in 1934 is evidence of that. Note that both backs are Green backs. There is no Blue back.

http://www.bandkgreen.net/lefty_grov...star_backs.jpg


Here's a scan of my first Grove Diamond Star. It's hardly a 7 or 8. Perhaps it is a 0.8.

http://www.bandkgreen.net/lefty_grov...star_FIRST.jpg

Here is my Grove. Not the best picture, best I can do from an Iphone. It is a 1935. I saw a 1934 Grove go for big $$ in the Memory Lane auction that just finished and wondered if the year pushed it to a higher selling point, hence my posted questions.

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...t/3471d9b1.jpg

That's a nice looking card...