Lot # 684: 1928 George Ruth Candy Co. #5 Babe Ruth (HOF) - SGC GOOD 2

Category: 1900-1948

Starting Bid: $100.00

Bids: 40 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "Summer, 2022 Premier Auction",
which ran from 8/2/2022 12:00 AM to
8/20/2022 9:00 PM



Extremely scarce card from a six-card set issued in 1928, each card featuring Babe Ruth, photographed at a 1924 promotional West Coast tour and from the 1927 film "Babe Comes Home."  Issued by the George Ruth Candy Company, each card features a photo caption at the bottom, and many include an offer to exchange the complete set for an autographed baseball, which may be an indication as to why the cards are so scarce today.  This example features the Babe puckering up with a young child, graded GOOD 2 by SGC due to some surface and corner wear.  An extraordinarily scarce and overlooked playing days card of Babe Ruth.

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