33/34 goudey Lajoie question

[atx840]

Originally Posted by Rob D.

My non-high-grade copy:

I know D-all about the set but what a card....that green background is stunning. Great card Rob.

[T206Collector]

I think Lionel Carter got his from Jeff Burdick, who apparently had multiple copies in the 1930s -- supporting the theory that some people wrote more than once to acquire a copy. That could account for the numbers out there.

[g_vezina_c55]

Originally Posted by T206Collector

I think Lionel Carter got his from Jeff Burdick, who apparently had multiple copies in the 1930s -- supporting the theory that some people wrote more than once to acquire a copy. That could account for the numbers out there.

Yep .. in the Mastro auction dvd , MR Carter said that Burdick have 10 copy of the Lajoie card ....
The scan of the Carter/Burdick Lajoie card

[barrysloate]

Just a guess, but maybe Goudey printed more than they needed, as not that many people actually requested them. So if they had a bunch left over that were never distributed, that could account for the large number of higher grade ones still around. And this is pure speculation.

[ullmandds]

Wow...he had 10 of them!!!!! I think I had like 10 68' topps seaver cards...and I thought that was cool!!!!

[tedzan]

DITTO....to what Barry Sloate said. Back in the early 1980's, A veteran collector told us that many 1934 Lajoie cards never got into circulation.
When the Goudey Co. stopped printing their Sports & Non-Sports cards in the 1940's, their back inventory was released to the public.....including their left over Lajoie cards.


1934 GOUDEY Hi# sheet (#73-96 + #106)




TED Z

[glchen]

Beautiful card, Rob! I still think this is one of the top tier iconic cards in the hobby, even if it is a post playing days card.