New member, R309-1 Ruth question

[mk05and66]

Thanks for throwing those numbers out there! Now that I know what it is, I find the history behind it so neat. (also knowing the history of the original owner of the card where it came from is cool too)

It really is interesting about these. We've had this for a long time, and just now figured out who made it. The lack of any writing on it other than the his name, and the easel on the back made it look like something other than a "card."

[GaryPassamonte]

I think the production run for R309-1 was the same for every card. Weren't they redeemed as a set of four? But, the Ruth card probably survived in greater numbers.

[CardPadre]

Originally Posted by GaryPassamonte

I think the production run for R309-1 was the same for every card. Weren't they redeemed as a set of four? But, the Ruth card probably survived in greater numbers.

No, you did not get the full set of 4. You had to choose which one you wanted for your 50 wrappers.

[GaryPassamonte]

Originally Posted by CardPadre

No, you did not get the full set of 4. You had to choose which one you wanted for your 50 wrappers.

Thanks for the info.

[Spike]

Goudey offered Ruth as their wrapper mail-in premium earlier in 1933, before the events (All-Star Game and World Series) that created their other three R309-1 cards. See the first wrapper for Ruth alone.

They then added AL & NL team cards after the success of that year's (first) All-Star Game. See the second wrapper for Ruth + teams.

When the Giants won that year's World Series, Goudey added their final R309-1 card and updated wrappers with all four choices for the last series of 1933 baseball cards. See the third wrapper. This is also when then removed the Nov 1933 redemption deadline, since World Series cards _arrived_ around then. It appears Goudey still had plenty of their other R309-1 cards left!

Put those together and you get more Ruth cards thanks to overall demand and yearlong availability.