Old Baseball Scrapbooks

[Exhibitman]

Even if they are stuck to the pages permanently, I guarantee you that someone would pay into three figures for Ruth and Gehrig career-issued cards.

I look at scrap books whenever I find them in the wild. Last month I got one devoted to the 1936 Olympics and it included a Jesse Owens Sports Stamp.

[jingram058]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Even if they are stuck to the pages permanently, I guarantee you that someone would pay into three figures for Ruth and Gehrig career-issued cards.

I look at scrap books whenever I find them in the wild. Last month I got one devoted to the 1936 Olympics and it included a Jesse Owens Sports Stamp.

I have taken several of these scrapbooks to an antique dealer I know and trust. He and 2 consignment sellers who deal in baseball cards (1 of which I have traded cards with twice) have stated the same as you. If and/or when I would ever want to do that, I would probably sell to one of these guys. My wife has jokingly said, if I up and croak, she would, quote, "just throw that old junk out!" But she and my daughter know about the cards, baseballs and memorabilia, and know what to do if it comes to that.

That's a pretty nice Jesse Owens Sports Stamp, by the way.