Lot # 809: 1937-1938 R326 Goudey "Big League Baseball Movies" Collection (13) Including Bob Feller, Paul Waner, and Mel Ott

Issued in 1937-1938 by Goudey Gum and catalogued R326 in the ACC, this unusual set is printed as small booklets (2 x 3 inches) and was designed to be viewed as a flip book with each player featured in action either batting, throwing, or fielding. There are thirteen different players each produced in two booklets (Part 1 and 2) to capture the whole in-action scene. The front cover of each booklet features a portrait image of the specific player and a brief biography of the player on the back cover. As made, eight of the booklets do not have a staple binding it together. Offered is a collection of the following thirteen (eleven different) booklets: Part 1 (6 booklets): #3 Ott (Gd, HOF), 6 (Vg-Ex+), two 7 Appling (marks on front, otherwise Gd, green-and-white cover, and Vg-Ex+, black-and-white cover, HOF), 9 (Pr), and 11 Medwick (Vg, HOF). Part 2 (7 booklets): #1 (Vg), 3 Ott (Vg, HOF), 6 (Ex), 7 Appling (Ex, HOF), 8 Feller (ballpoint-pen signature with "HOF 62" inscription, otherwise Vg, HOF), 8 Feller (Vg+, HOF), and 10 P. Waner (Ex, HOF). For years, this has been one of the most overlooked of all 1930s gum issues because grading companies simply did not have holders for this set, but that has very recently changed with the introduction of holders by Beckett that now allow for professional grading and encapsulation of this issue. This is an impressive collection of this rare and condition-sensitive issue. Total: 13 booklets. Auction LOA from James Spence/JSA (for one signed booklet).