The 1939 Play Ball set issued in a new era of baseball cards, featuring crisp, clear photography unlike that which collectors had seen in some time.  Card backs included extensive biographical information on each player and advertising was kept to a minimum.  The 161-card set includes popular cards of both Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams, the reigning superstars of the era, along with many additional stars and personalities from the late 1930s.

Presented here is an attractive complete set, assembled card-by-card by a long-time collector.  A complete condition breakdown of the set is as follows: 7% EX with a few stronger; 17% VG/EX; 38% VG; 27% GOOD, 9% FAIR with 2% lesser.  A number of the cards have been graded, as follows: PSA EX-MT 6 (1 card): #151 Casey; PSA EX 5 (2 cards): #143 Averill, #158 Thomas; SGC EX 5 (1 card): #55 Vaughan; SGC VG/EX+ 4.5 (2 cards): #50 Gehringer, #89 Waner; SGC VG 4 (3 cards): #30 Dickey, #48 Gomez, #53 Hubbell; SGC VG 3 (4 cards): #26 DiMaggio, #56 Greenberg, #51 Ott, #112 Waner; SGC FR 1.5 (2 cards): #92 Williams, #103 Berg.  Additional ungraded keys include #3 Ruffing (VG), #6 Durocher (VG-EX), #7 Doerr (G), #82 Klein (G), and #94 Manush (VG/EX).  An exceptionally attractive complete set of 1939 Play Ball cards, one of the most popular sets of the 1930s.  161 cards total.