Even though he left baseball in 1935 and died 13 years later, Babe ... Ruth’s teammate with the powerful Yankee teams of the ‘20s and ‘30s, features more than 1,200 items of sports ...

According to Orlando, who helped develop the industry-wide authentication and grading ... “To me, it’s the best piece of Babe Ruth memorabilia that exists,’’ said Orlando.

The crown jewel of the lot are the Babe Ruth cards, including a 1922 American Caramel card and a 1933 Goudy card. The 1922 card and two of the 1933 cards are graded from 4 to 4.5.