1939 Play Ball Baseball PSA Graded Complete Set (161) Gum Inc. released the 1939 Play Ball set was released when the ...
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1939 Play Ball Baseball PSA Graded Complete Set (161) Gum Inc. released the 1939 Play Ball set was released when the world was about to be flipped upside down due to World War II, which would bring trading card production in the USA to a near halt. The timeless Black and White photos with just the players portrait surrounded by a thick, white border is a wonderful, simplistic format that put the onus on the player and not the brand.Offered is a 1939 Play Ball baseball complete set of 161 cards. In order to drum up sales and inspired by the 1933 Goudey release, the folks at Gum Inc. decided to omit card #126 to keep kids and collectors chasing a "complete" set. Unlike Goudey, card #126 was never issued. Other than the mysterious card #126, this offered set is famous for containing the rookie card of Ted Williams and a young Joe DiMaggio along with legends of the game like Carl Hubbell, Hank Greenberg and many more.
Includes: PSA Mint 9: 1 card, #93; PSA NM-MT 8: 2 cards, #'s 75 and 145; PSA NM+ 7: 1 card, #17; PSA NM 7: 3 cards, #'s 95, 103 Berg, 125; PSA EX-MT+ 6.5: 4 cards, #'s 32, 82 Klein, 90, 134; PSA EX-MT 6: 17 cards, #'s 13, 21, 24, 28, 31, 40, 47, 66, 72, 76 Rosen, 78, 80, 85, 108, 111, 121, 154; PSA EX+ 5.5: 3 cards, #'s 54, 139, 141; PSA EX 5: 8 cards, #'s 10, 16, 70, 86, 94 Manush, 100, 113, 160; PSA VG-EX 4+: 2 cards, #'s 88 Keller and 96; PSA VG-EX 4: 12 cards, #'s 22, 27, 37, 58, 63, 67, 84, 107, 130, 137, 147, 162 Moore; PSA VG+ 3.5: 2 cards, #'s 60 and 132; PSA VG 3: 25 cards, #'s 1 Powell, 3 Ruffing, 7 Doerr, 23, 26 J. DiMaggio, 35, 42, 48 Gomez, 53 Hubbell, 61, 64, 69, 89 L. Waner, 97, 98, 104, 117, 124, 129, 136, 146, 151, 152, 156, 158; PSA VG 3MK: 1 card, #102; PSA Good+ 2.5: 18 cards, #'s 6 Durocher, 20, 29, 43, 55 Vaughan, 59, 73, 79, 83, 106, 110, 114, 115, 127, 128, 143 Averill, 155, 159; PSA Good 2: 46 cards, #'s 2, 4, 5, 9, 19 Dean, 25, 30 Dickey, 34, 36, 38, 39 Ferrell, 44, 46 Arnovich, 50 Gehringer, 56 Greenberg, 57, 62, 65, 68, 71, 74, 77, 87, 91, 92 T. Williams, 99, 101, 105, 109, 112 P. Waner, 116, 119, 120, 122, 123, 131, 133, 135, 138, 140, 144, 148, 149, 150, 153, 157; PSA Fair 1.5: 11 cards, #'s 8, 12, 14, 15, 33, 41, 51 Ott, 52 Henrich, 81, 118, 161; PSA Fair 1.5MK: 1 card, #142; PSA Poor 1: 4 cards, #'s 11, 18, 45, 49.
Guide Value or Estimate: $20,000 - up.
Auction Info
2026 February 28 - March 1 Winter Platinum Night Sports Catalog Auction #50083 (go to Auction Home page)
Bidding Begins Approx.
February
6th
Friday
Auction Dates
Feb-Mar
28th-1st
Saturday-Sunday
Proxy Bidding Begins Approx.
24 Days
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