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Goudey card values

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Goudey Gum Company of Boston produced the defining baseball cards of the 1930s, pairing bold color artwork with bubble gum — the innovation that created the modern gum card. Its 1933 debut set remains one of the most collected issues in hobby history.

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1933 Goudey251 cards

The defining gum card set of the pre-war era: 240 cards issued by Boston's Goudey Gum Company in 1933, printed in bold color on thick stock. It carries four Babe Ruth cards and two of Lou Gehrig, while card #106 — Nap Lajoie — was not printed until 1934 and only mailed to collectors who complained, making it one of the hobby's legendary rarities.

1934 Goudey96 cards

Goudey's 96-card follow-up, remembered for the "Lou Gehrig says…" endorsement banner across most low-number cards. Gehrig's two cards anchor the set; Ruth, by then feuding over compensation, is famously absent.

1938 Goudey51 cards

The 48-card "Heads-Up" set — 24 players each appearing twice, numbered 241–288 as a continuation of the 1933 numbering — with photographic heads on cartoon bodies. Joe DiMaggio and Bob Feller are its keys.

Values are informational estimates from recent comparable sales — not a certified appraisal, insurance, or financial advice.