Lot # 194: 1939 Play Ball Near Complete Set (144/161) with Several Hall of Famers

The pre-war collector will treasure the offered 1939 Play Ball near complete set of (144/161) cards. This black-and-white edition has an approximate condition breakdown of 20% (EX or better), 20% (VG-EX), 35% (VG) and 25% (GD or lesser) with the challenging high numbers generally presenting similarly to the more available numbers. Highlights include: #1 Powell (VG-EX), #3 Ruffing (VG), #6 Durocher (EX-MT), #7 Doerr (VG), #30 Dickey (PR), #39 R. Ferrell (FR, ink stain), #48 Gomez (GD), #50 Gehringer (EX-MT), #51 Ott (VG), #52 Henrich (VG), #53 Hubbell (VG-EX), #55 Vaughan (PR, reverse stamp), #56 Greenberg (GD, stain), #82 Klein (FR, reverse tape), #88 Keller (VG), #89 L. Waner (VG). #94 Manush (EX), #103 Berg (VG-EX), #112 P. Waner (FR, reverse tape) and #143 Averill (VG).