FOR SALE: R340? Sport Kings Premium Babe Ruth UNIQUE

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Hi, Im shopping this UNIQUE card around. Offers Considered.


card pictured above is FOR SALE at $4,900 or B/O, (Postage/Insurance included, satisfaction guaranteed)


wrapper included

INFO
The R340 Sport Kings Premiums are from 1933 and there is some doubt as to how many were actually issued, if issued at all (see Gum Wrapper).
Until this Ruth card surfaced there had only been 1 other R340 card seen (Weismuller), but the very old image of the card (taken from an old hobby paper) is small, B&W, and newspaper quality image. As the Weismuller shows, the R340 Sport Kings Premiums are similar to the more common R309-1 Premiums with a printed gold wood style frame around the image. 1933 Sport Kings wrappers lists 8 different premiums available by sending in 50 wrappers each, but these premiums are so rare it is doubtful they were actually issued as planed. This (R340?) Premium has an extra wide green border (adding 1/2" to the width and height) and a green name plaque instead of the usual gold color plaque on the R309-1. Also the easel on back is of a slightly different design and there is a hole punched in the top border for hanging. In 2005 REA auctioned off a thin paper "printer's proof" which originated from the files of the Goudey Gum Co. that also has the exact same green border and green name plaque. It was auctioned as a R309-1 Proof but now is thought to be a R340 Proof.

Link to images of the "Proof", normal R309-1 Ruth, and this R340? Ruth
http://centuryoldcards.com/1930/1933R309R340info.html