“New to hobby” 1939-1941 pre-war baseball collection of (151) gum cards featuring a dozen Hall of Famers. Includes:

1939 Play Ball: (8 cards, all PR, reverse paper loss/residue) with #24, 31, 35, 105, 115, 116, 158, 161;

1940 Play Ball: (69 cards, average GD, 17 high numbers) with #2, #4 Henrich (GD), #7 Dickey (GD, stain), 12, (2) 16, #27 T. Williams (PR, reverse residue), 29, #30 Berg (FR, paper loss), 31, 33, (2) 35, #41 Gehringer (GD), 42, 47, (3) 48, (2) 63, 65, 67, 69, 72, 76, 78, (2) 80, 81, 85, 86, 89, (3) 90, 93, 123, 128, 130, 131, 136, 138, 144, 145, 149, 151, 152, 156, (2) 157, 159, 182, (2) 183, 184, 185, 188, 193, 196, 197, 201, 202, 205, (2) 212, 213, 214, 239;

1941 Double Play: #19/20 (PR, tear);

1941 Play Ball: (73 cards, average GD, 16 high numbers) with #3-5, (2) 7, #8 Ott (VG), #18 Greenberg (VG), (3) 25, (5) 26, (2) 27, (3) 29, (6) 30, (3) 31, (3) 32, 33, (2) 34, 35, (2) 36, (2) 37, (2) 38, #39 Henrich (PR), (6) 46, (4) 47, (4) 48, 49, 50, (2) 51, 59, (3) #64 Doerr (VG, (2) GD), 65, 68, (2) 69, (4) #72 Gomez (average FR to GD)