1930s to 1940s Baseball Card Collection (44) Including Play Ball, Batter-Up and Goudey

Sold For:

$480

Year:

1930

Auction:

2025 January

Lot #:

885

Category:

Prewar Baseball Cards (1900-1941)

Collection of forty-four 1930s to 1940s baseball cards including Play Ball, Batter-Up and Goudey. This collection consists of the following: 1) 1931 W517 (3 cards): #28 Manush (Pr), 36 Vance (Pr) and 52 Collins (Pr). 2) 1933 R333 DeLong Gum (1 card): #17 (trimmed, otherwise Pr). 3) 1934-1938 R318 Batter-Up (7 cards): #1 (Pr-Fr), 9 (measures a bit large, otherwise Fr), 11 (Gd+), 40 (measures large, otherwise Fr), 49 (Fr), 79 (Vg), and 80 (Pr-Fr). 4) 1935 R321 Goudey "4-in-1" (1 card): Johnson/Coleman/Marcum/Cramer (Vg+). 5) 1936 R313 National Chicle "Fine Pen" (8 cards): Becher (Pr), Jim Bottomley/Gelbert (Vg+), Knickerbocker (Gd+), Lavagetto (Gd+), Lee (Fr), McQuinn gets his man (Gd+), Newsom (Pr), and Ump says no (Gd). 6) 1936 R312 National Chicle Premiums (2 cards): Brown (Gd due to staining) and Winegarner (Pr). 7) 1936 S & S Game Card (1 card): Higgins (Ex-Mt+). 8) 1936 R322 Goudey (1 card): Berger (Vg-Ex). 9) 1936 R314 Goudey "Wide Pen" Premium (1 card): Lindstrom (Vg). 10) 1936 R311 Glossy Finish (1 card): Averill (writing in pencil on reverse, otherwise Gd+). 11) 1937 Diamond Matchbooks (8 cards): Carleton/blue (Pr-Fr), Davis/blue (pencil on reverse, otherwise Gd+), French/green (Fr), Frey/green (pencil on reverse, otherwise Fr-Gd), Galan/blue (Fr), Garbark/green (Pr due to tear), Shoun/blue (Vg-Ex), and Stainback/blue (Vg). 12) 1938 R323 Goudey "Heads-Up" (1 card): #283 (Pr). 13) 1939 R334 Play Ball (1 card): #58 (Ex). 14) 1940 R335 Play Ball (7 cards): #33 (Pr due mostly to pencil marks), 64 (Pr due to partially erased pencil), 66 (Pr), 72 (Vg-Ex), 101 (Pr), 198 (Pr-Fr), and 226 Hooper (Pr due to back damage). 15) 1941 R324 Goudey (1 card): #18/red (Fr). Total: 44 cards.