1935 Jesse Owens
 

Anyone notice the ungraded Pre-War Jesse Owens card on ebay went for over $17.k ? I was interested up to $5-6.k, but heavens! It was the 1935 Murati card. Wonder if your basic dude bought it, or some investment firm that will portion shares out - hearing more of this lately. Like Wow !

Nothing surprises me...except that I can still shake my head in surprise at some of these prices.

Are we sure of the 1935 date of that issue?

Good question about validity of date. My copy mentions 1936 Berlin Olympics on back. But PSA seems to think 1935. Sorry - posted in post-war baseball.

Ok, based on the wording on the back, it does look like a precursor to the Olympic sets of the period.

1935 might be optimistic, but there's a good chance it was issued earlier then all/most other known Owens cards of the period.