Two Taylor Swift family holiday cards combine to sell for nearly $5k

Cards were sent by Swift's parents in 1992 and 1993 when she was a toddler

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A 3-year-old Taylor Swift and her brother, Austin, were featured on the 1992 card. (Credit: Goldin Auctions)

Two holiday cards sent by Taylor Swift's parents in 1992 and 1993 sold in separate auctions Thursday night for a combined $4,884.

The 1992 card, which featured a 3-year-old Swift, sold for $2,318, and the the 1993 card sold for $2,566 at Goldin Auctions.

Swift and her brother appeared again on the family's 1993 holiday card. (Credit: Goldin Auctions)
Swift and her brother appeared again on the family's 1993 holiday card. (Credit: Goldin Auctions)

"It's incredible the things people save from three decades ago," Goldin Auctions founder and CEO Ken Goldin said. "The fact that so many people were interested in these two items and each received so many bids, it shows the incredible worldwide popularity of Taylor Swift."

In the past month, Goldin has sold a handwritten signed copy of Swift's song "Tim McGraw" for $87,000, a handwritten set list from 2006 for $18,400 and a fedora Swift wore at the Country Music Awards for $4,392. In April, Goldin sold a different Swift family holiday card for $2,562.

The 149-show Taylor Swift's Eras Tour, which recently concluded, was the highest grossing tour of all time over the nearly two years she performed. Pollstar estimated gross ticket sales brought in $2.2 billion. Swift's 256-page photo book of images from the tour was one of the hottest collectors' items for Black Friday shoppers this year.

Darren Rovell is the founder of cllct.com and one of the country's leading reporters on the collectibles market. He previously worked for ESPN, CNBC and The Action Network.