Small but attractive group of cards from this underrated set the 1940 Playball cards feature crisp black and white photos set atop an elaborately-designed bottom border that contains the player's name. The card reverse includes biographical information on the player. Members of the 1939 pennant-winning teams receive a small "1939 Pennant" design on the face of the card. In addition to contemporary players the set includes stars from the past. This is an exceptional mid grade collection of very attractive cards from the issue including the card of Hall of Fame pitcher Christy Mathewson. Cards include # 2 3 5 13 15 17 18 22 24 28 39 43 50 (2) 52 54 56 57 58 (2) 61 63 66 68 (2) 69 71 72 75 82 83 89 97 98 99 100 103 (2) 111 115 145 160 175 Mathewson (G-VG) and 182. Condition breakdown is as follows: 16% EX 27% VG-EX 43% VG 14% G or worse. An extremely clean and attractive group of cards from what we believe to be a very unheralded but beautiful set.