Lot # 827: 1940 R335 Play Ball Partial Set (175/240) Including Ted Williams and Joe DiMaggio

Presented is a rarely offered partially complete set of the classic 1940 Play Ball set issued by Gum, Inc. consisting of 175 different cards (out of 240 in a complete set). This set is highlighted by 47 Hall of Famers and 22 cards from the rare high-number series (#181 thru 240). The number of noteworthy cards in this partial set rivals the number of common cards! Includes eight duplicates (#4, 5, 32, 38, 40, 118, 134, and 171). Condition is 37% Vg-Ex to Ex, 53% Gd to Vg, and 10% lesser (including a couple that measure a bit small). We have selected four cards for grading and encapsulation by SGC. Keys: #1 DiMaggio (GOOD 2), two 4 Henrich (Vg-Ex and Vg), 6 Gomez (Gd), 7 Dickey (Fr), 10 Ruffing (Gd), 21 Ferrell (Gd), 27 Williams (FAIR 1.5), 30 Berg (Vg-Ex+), two 38 Doerr (Vg-Ex and Fr), two 40 Greenberg (Vg and Gd), 41 Gehringer (Vg), 46 Averill (Vg-Ex), 87 Hubbell (Vg-Ex+), 88 Ott (EX 5), 104 P. Waner (Gd), 105 L. Waner (Vg-Ex), two 118 Hoyt (Vg+ and partially erased pencil on reverse, otherwise Vg+), 120 Johnson (Pr-Fr), 124 Combs (Vg), 129 Harris (Vg-Ex), 132 Mack (Fr), 133 Foxx (Pr-Fr), two 134 Cronin (both Vg), 141 Stengel (Vg-Ex), 142 Kelly (Vg-Ex), 158 T. Jackson (Vg), 167 Frisch (Vg+), 168 Wagner (Vg+), two 171 Heilmann (Vg-Ex and Vg), 172 Bender (Vg), 173 Lajoie (partially erased pencil on reverse, otherwise Vg), 174 Evers (Vg), 177 Baker (Vg-Ex), 178 Carey (Ex), 180 Cochrane (Vg), 223 Jennings (Vg+), 227 Haines (Ex), 232 Goslin (Vg-Ex), 234 Chance (Vg), 235 McGraw (EX+ 5.5), 236 Bottomley (Vg+), 237 Keeler (Vg), and 238 Lazzeri (Vg). Missing the following 65 cards for completion: #22, 44, 50, 51, 53, 55, 59, 77, 80, 90, 100, 102 Klein, 107 Vaughan, 119 Alexander, 125, 126, 127, 150, 151, 152, 153 McKechnie, 155, 161, 170 Speaker, 175 Mathewson, 176 Manush, 179 Sisler, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 195, 196, 198, 199, 200, 202, 203, 204, 206, 208, 211, 212, 213, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 224 Traynor, 225 Jackson, 226 Hooper, 228, 229, 230 Faber, and 233. This is a rare opportunity to acquire a very attractive partially complete set of this all-time classic vintage gum-card issue, at a fraction of what a high-grade set would command. Total: 183 cards (partial set of 175 plus eight duplicates).