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Card # 183 R319-Helmar
Player Position Team
Earle COMBS Portrait New York Yankees
Top Auction Price Total Sold Avg # Bids Avg # Bidders Last Sold
$ 102.50 17 11 5 July 12, 2016

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About the Player

A short bio from the Helmar-R319 card back: Known to his fans as “the Kentucky Colonel,” Earle has a distinguished demeanor about him that teammates and fans admire. They also admire his abilities at the plate including last season’s 1932 batting average of .321. It was yet another wonderful season for Earle as the Yanks romped to another World Series Championship. Earle had a slow start last season but broke out on April 28 by going two for three with four runs batted in against the Athletics. The Yanks won that game 7 to 5 and soon after Earle went on a streak of twelve games where he made base at least once in each game.

About the Series

The Helmar R-319 series was originally 180 cards. Then we expanded it to 240. Then 308. Right now it’s 385 cards. The design is based on one of the greatest baseball card sets of all time, the 1933 Goudey set. The 1933 Goudey set has, famously, four Babe Ruths. We have many of the greatest players from Goudey set, and also Babe Didrikson, Josh Gibson, Satchel Paige, Martin Dihigo, many other Cuban and Japanese players, and Negro Leaguers. R-319s have a good amount of text on the reverse. When you’re reading the back of a Helmar R-319 we aim to transport you back in time to a moment in the player’s career. Fleetwood Walker and the color barrier coming down. The great Rube Foster’s breakdown. Swede Risberg being banned from baseball. Given the scope, the expense and the complexity for a small company or artist to put together such a big set of original art, no one else may ever attempt to create a set this ambitious.

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R319-Helmar Big League, New York Yankees
Card #Thumbnail PicPlayer NamePositionTop Auction Price
1Bengough, BennyCatching Stance$ 42.00
33GEHRIG, LouPortrait$ 338.00
36RUTH, BabeSwinging$ 360.00
38DICKEY, BillCatching Stance$ 80.99
45GEHRIG, LouSwinging$ 277.22
58MANTLE, MickeyBatting Stance$ 360.00
61Maris, RogerSwinging$ 133.50
109GEHRIG, LouPurple sky$ 203.50
117MANTLE, MickeyPortrait$ 374.00
129MANTLE, MickeyPointing At Ball$ 303.77
139Brown, BobbyPortrait$ 36.00
142MANTLE, Mickey; Maris, Roger;Bat Over Shoulder$ 152.50
164DiMAGGIO, JoeSwinging$ 122.50
167LAZZERI, TonyBat Over Shoulder$ 49.48
169MANTLE, Mickey; BERRA, Yogi;Bat Over Shoulder$ 206.00
175RUTH, BabeBat Over Shoulder$ 230.18
183COMBS, EarlePortrait$ 102.50
192DUROCHER, LeoPortrait$ 86.87
193BERRA, YogiPortrait$ 122.50
233Zachary, TomPortrait$ 35.88
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R319-Helmar Big League #183 Earle COMBS New York Yankees HOF
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Final prices include buyers premium: $22.00
Estimate: $44.00 - $103.00
Number Bids:4

This is a recent, hand-made art card by HELMAR. If you are unfamiliar with Helmar, please read about the series on our website.

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