Lot # 965: 1941 R336 Play Ball Complete Set (72): #11 PSA Set Registry (6.01 GPA)

Extremely attractive mid- to high-grade complete set of the 1941 Play Ball series issued by Gum, Inc., one of card collecting's all-time classic gum issues. This full-color 72-card set includes many Hall of Famers and stars, including Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams, Jimmie Foxx, Hank Greenberg, and Pee Wee Reese (rookie). Each card has been professionally graded and encapsulated by PSA. The offered set currently ranks as No. 11 on the PSA Set Registry with an overall GPA of 6.01. PSA Grading Composite: NM-MT+ 8.5 (1 card): #20 Ruffing. NM 7 (13 cards): #1 Miller, 7, 14 Williams, 15 Cronin, 16, 25, 49, 51, 59, 60 Klein, 65, 69, and 70 Dickey. EX-MT+ 6.5 (1 card): #52. EX-MT 6 (37 cards): #3, 4, 5, 6 Hubbell, 8 Ott, 9, 11, 12, 13 Foxx, 17, 18 Greenberg, 22, 24, 31, 32, 33, 35, 37, 38, 39 Henrich, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 47, 48, 54 Reese RC, 55, 57, 58, 62, 64 Doerr, 66, 68, and 72 Gomez. EX+ 5.5 (1 card): #67. EX 5 (20 cards): #2, 10 Vaughan, 19 Gehringer, 21, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 34, 36, 40, 46, 50, 53, 56, 61 V. DiMaggio, 63 D. DiMaggio, and 71 J. DiMaggio. The condition report speaks for itself. It is very rare to find such a high-grade collection of 1941 Play Ball assembled and offered as a complete set. This is a very attractive set throughout, with many condition highlights (including a PSA NM 7 example of Ted Williams and a PSA EX 5 example of Joe DiMaggio). This offering represents a very rare opportunity to acquire a stunning complete set of one of the marquee prewar gum-card issues. The SMR value in the assigned grades (factoring the two half-grades at the lower whole-grade level) is $51,675. Total: 72 cards. The size/weight of this item requires that there will be an additional shipping charge for this lot.