Ruth has been one of my main collecting focii the last 6-8 years or so. Personally I believe most of the foreign issues are less desirable to most collectors. Many serve as "gateway" cards to get into a period ruth. The pandemic caused a run on many of these but to me they are the least desirable of all ruth cards.
If you're going to go foreign...I live the WWG's as a cheaper, rarer alternative to goudeys...I DO realize these are much more $$$$ than you're looking for. And I like the shonen postcard. Most of the others are quite common and can be found raw or still in original stamp books like the sanellas or bulgarias.
I live raw fro joys...raw quaker premiums...maybe raw strips in your desirted price range.
Good luck in your hunt!!
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