Certainly the most popular and widely-collected of all the Playball issues, the 1941 Playball issue features beautiful, full-color player illustrations, along with player biographical information on the reverse. The player selection is outstanding, loaded with Hall of Famers and stars. The set is coveted among prewar collectors due to its beauty and outstanding player selection.
Presented here is a nearly-complete set, missing just the issue's two key cards - of Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams - for completion. The set breaks down as 15% EX, 25% VG/EX, 41% VG, 16% GOOD, and a few lesser and trimmed. A breakdown of the key cards is as follows: #6 Hubbell (VG/EX), #8 Ott (VG), #10 Vaughan (VG), #13 Foxx (G), #15 Cronin (VG), #18 Greenberg (VG), #19 Gehringer (G), #20 Ruffing (EX), #54 Reese (G), #60 Klein (VG/EX), #64 Doerr (VG/EX), #70 Dickey (G), and #72 Gomez (F). A clean grouping of cards, a nearly-complete set of 1941 Playball cards, one of the most desirable of the era, missing just the set's two key cards for completion.