Lot # 745: 1933 R319 Goudey Near-Complete Set (233/240)

The 1933 Goudey set is universally recognized as the single most popular and collected of all 1930s gum issues, and one of the most significant of all prewar baseball-card issues. This medium- to lower-grade near-complete set (233 of the 240 cards) is highlighted by fifty-nine Hall of Famers, including Tris Speaker, Jimmie Foxx, Mel Ott, Dizzy Dean, Bill Dickey, and Lefty Grove. The set is missing only seven cards for completion (all four Ruth cards, both Gehrig cards, and #106 Lajoie). Condition is 9% Vg-Ex, 55% Gd to Vg, and 36% Pr to Fr (including six that measure small and one trimmed). Four cards have been professionally graded and encapsulated by PSA. Keys: #1 Bengough (Pr, with punch hole), 2 Vance (trimmed, otherwise Gd+), 7 Lyons (Pr), 19 Dickey (PR-FR 1), 20 Terry (Vg), 22 Traynor (Vg), 23 Cuyler (Fr), 25 Waner (Gd+), 29 Foxx (Fr-Gd), 31 Lazzeri (Pr, with punch hole), 35 Simmons (Pr-Fr), 42 Collins (Gd), 44 Bottomley (pencil mark on reverse, otherwise Vg-Ex), 47 Manush (Vg+), 49 Frisch (Gd), 56 Ruffing (measures a bit narrow, otherwise Gd), 60 Hoyt (Gd+), 63 Cronin (Gd+), 64 Grimes (Fr), 71 (EX 5), 73 Haines (Gd), 74 Rixey (Vg), 76 Cochrane (Gd), 79 Faber (Gd), 89 Speaker (Fr), 101 (EX-MT 6), 102 Jackson (Gd), 103 Combs (Vg), 107 Manush (Vg-Ex), 109 Cronin (Vg-Ex), 110 Goslin (Gd), 117 Maranville (Fr), 119 Hornsby (Gd), 125 Terry (Gd+), 127 Ott (Vg), 128 Klein (Vg), 133 Lindstrom (Gd), 134 Rice (Fr-Gd), 138 Pennock (Gd), 147 Durocher (Gd), 154 Foxx (Gd), 158 Berg (pencil on reverse, otherwise Vg), 164 L. Waner (Fr), 165 Sewell (Fr), 168 Goslin (Gd), 172 (EX 5), 187 Manush (Vg), 188 Hornsby (Fr), 189 Cronin (Fr), 194 Averill (100/0 L/R, otherwise Vg+), 197 Ferrell (measures a bit narrow, otherwise Vg), 202 Hartnett (Pr), 207 Ott (Pr), 211 Wilson (Pr), 216 Gomez (Vg+), 220 Grove (Fr-Gd), 222 Gehringer (Vg+), 223 Dean (Fr), 227 Herman (Vg+), 229 Vaughan (Vg-Ex), 230 Hubbell (Vg+), 234 Hubbell (Gd+), and 240 Schumacher (Vg+). This collection of 233 different 1933 Goudey Gum cards represents a tremendous foundation for the assembly of a very appealing medium- to lower-grade complete set of this classic 1930s gum-card issue. Total: 233 cards.