Lot # 632: 1936 R344 Rabbit Maranville "How To" Near-Complete Set (18/20)

Category: 1900-1948

Starting Bid: $200.00

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Item was in Auction "Summer, 2023 Premier Auction",
which ran from 8/2/2023 12:00 PM to
8/19/2023 9:00 PM



With an ACC designation of R344, the Rabbit Maranville-endorsed "How To" booklets are 3" x 3 3/4" two-page pamphlets, each of which contains illustrations and tips on how to perform a different baseball task.  The illustrative booklets were included in the high number packs of "Batter Up" baseball cards in 1936.  Really the last baseball-related items released by National Chicle before the company was purchased by Goudey in 1937, these illustrations made a cameo on the backs of Goudey's R303 premiums several years later.  Presented here is a grouping of 18 of the 20 booklets in the set.  All are in F-G condition with some creasing and overall wear, with the exception of #10, which is torn in half and is really here as a space filler.  Missing just #19 (How to Umpire Bases) and #20 (How to Lay Out a Ball Field) for completion, a difficult and unusual series.  18 booklets total.

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