June Premium Card and Memorabilia auction ending June 26-27
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/26/2021
This lot closes on June 26, 2021 at 10:00 PM EDT for initial bids.
Graded NM-MT 8 by PSA. Hall of Famer. This is one of just two examples at its tier (with not a single higher-graded specimen confirmed) among a sparse total of sixty-two copies recorded in PSA's census reporting. Here's a top-quality example of an important Babe Ruth "strip card." Ruth paced the American League in home runs in 1918 and 1919 while a member of the Boston Red Sox. After that season, he was sold to the New York Yankees, where he once again led the circuit in home runs with 54 – almost tripling the total posted by his nearest competitor, George Sisler. The offered card pictures a swinging Ruth in what appears to be a Red Sox uniform, but the caption clearly identifies him as a member of the Yankees and calls him the "Home Run King" instead of employing a more routine description as a position player. This significant collectible emanates from a time span that introduced few other Ruth cards, and it hails from a period that witnessed a historic career transition. The hand-cut piece displays a colorful image, and essentially "as-new" Near Mint to Mint condition.