Lot # 444: 1933 Goudey Sport Kings Complete Set (48)

Category: 1900-1948

Starting Bid: $1,000.00

Bids: 37 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "Fall, 2021 Premier Auction",
which ran from 11/8/2021 12:00 AM to
11/27/2021 9:00 PM



One of the most attractive sets of the gum card era is the 1933 Goudey Sport Kings multi-sport set.  Consisting of 48 cards from a variety of sports, the issue features a colorized photo of the subject, set against a brightly-colored background, with silhouetted images of the subject's sport in the foreground.  The issue features many of the day's biggest names, along with some nontraditional superstars like surfer/swimmer Duke Kahanamoku and track star Babe Didrickson.  

46 of the 48 cards have been graded, either by PSA or SGC.  A breakdown of the grades is as follows:  PSA EX 5 (2 cards): #14 Londos, #20 Kahanamoku; PSA VG-EX 4 (6 cards): #7 Walthour, #9 Blood, #11 Jewtraw, #24 Morenz, #40 George, #44 Baer; SGC VG/EX 4 (2 cards): #19 Shore, #41 Browning; PSA VG 3 (5 cards): #5 Wachter, #13 Fator, #31 Walthour, #37  Madison, #47 Stevens; SGC VG 3 (3 cards): #4 Red Grange, #12 McLean, #15 McNamara; PSA GOOD 2 (6 cards): #8 Hagen (HOF), #22 Sarazen (HOF), #25 Snoddy, #26 Wedell, #43 Carnera (HOF), #48 Seppala; SGC GOOD 2 (1 card): #23 Richards; PSA FR 1.5 (1 card): #6 Thorpe; SGC FR 1.5 (7 cards): #10 Lekang, #17 Dempsey (HOF), #18 Tunney (HOF), #28 Doolittle, #36 Hoppe, #42 Hubbell (HOF), #46 Vines; PSA PR-FR 1 (10 cards): #1 Cobb (HOF), #2 Ruth (HOF), #3 Holman, #29 Bailey, #30 Johnson, #33 Burke, #35 Rockne, #38 Jones (HOF), #39 Westrope, #45 Didrickson; SGC PR 1 (3 cards): #21 Weissmuller, #27 Turner, #32 Lopchick.  Two cards are ungraded: #16 Tilden (VG) and #34 Jaffee (P).  Infrequently offered as a complete set, an excellent collector-grade 1933 Goudey Sport Kings set.  48 cards total.

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