1933 Goudey Babe Ruth Card #149 – PSA 4

Presented is a 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth Card. It is #149 in the set and graded PSA VG-EX 4.

This legendary quartet represents the most important component to the ultra-popular 1933 Goudey set and it features the most destructive hitter who ever played the game. The Sultan of Swat is pictured on four different cards #s 53, 144, 149 and 181. The #53 (or Yellow Ruth) is considered to be the toughest, closely followed by the #149 (or Red Ruth) that portrays the slugger in an identical pose. While the #144 (or Full Body Ruth) was double-printed and is more plentiful overall, it is actually harder to find in high-grade than the #181 (or Green Ruth). In fact, there is a subtle difference between the two versions of the double-printed #144 card, with one version exhibiting much better focus and clarity than the other. With the exception of the Napoleon Lajoie rarity, a card that wasn’t part of the original set, these four cards represent the core of this elite Goudey production. While this issue is not Babe Ruth’s most valuable or scarce, it is arguably his most important and it captures the mighty slugger near the tail end of his career.

1933 Goudey Babe Ruth Graded Card #149 – PSA 4