Enos Goudey autograph
 

Greetings, all -

I'm new to this board and fortunate to have found it. After being on and off as a collector through college, marriage, etc., I've gotten back into the game a couple of years ago. I work on vintage sets and am nearly complete with my 1933 (sans Lajoie) and 1934 Goudey sets.

The question I had relates to my desire for unique items to accompany the sets I put together. The whole reason I got into the older cards was that I enjoy the history that goes along with them. One such thing I thought would be cool is an autograph from Enos Goudey. I've seen Goudey stock certificates but not much else.

Anyone have any idea to the rarity of his signature and/or how much one can expect to pay for something like a cut or small piece of paper? Even a letter, maybe (though, I also realize that the contents of the letter would affect the value). eBay, of course, isn't the be all end all of things, but I surprised that not even a single item came back the name Enos Goudey - that leads me to believe it's a pretty rare find or just something that no one particularly cares about.

Thanks for any insight on this and any help is appreciated.

Welcome and moved to the appropriate forum. Good luck and happy collecting!!

Thanks - sorry about that
 

Appreciate the guidance!

Hi-
I think I sold a typed Goudey letter, signed at the bottom, for about 150.00 a few years ago. There was no content related to cards, however. I would assume a letter with content like that would go for a lot more. Below is a link to a BST post selling a stock certificate about a year ago.
http://www.net54baseball.com/showthr...ghlight=goudey
I am sure someone else will have a better idea of the current market value.

If you like all things Goudey, check out the link below. It is related to the Net54 Nonsports forum, and contains a gallery of various nonsports Goudey items.
http://www1.coe.neu.edu/~dan/z-ns-start/all-goudey.html

Good luck with the hunt!

Alan