1940 Buffalo Bisons Set and Checklist

Posted on December 6, 2016 by Pre-War Cards

‘It’s In The Details’

Title	Buffalo Bisons Set
Year	1940
Size	2″ x 3″
Images	Black and White
Type	Miscellaneous
Number in Set	24

1940 Buffalo Bisons Set Overview

Sal Maglie 1940 Buffalo Bisons The 1940 Buffalo Bisons team card set pictured the team’s players in a variety of poses at their stadium.

Fronts of the cards included black and white player images, along with their name and position at the bottom. Backs repeated that printed information and added a biography of the player in question.

A total of 24 cards were in the set. While none of the players were superstars, the majority actually reached the big leagues, including All-Stars Sal Maglie, Clyde McCullough, Pat Mullin, and Fred Hutchinson. The back of Hutchinson’s card, in particular, called him ‘one of the brightest pitching prospects in baseball.’

The cards are very tough to come by. They rarely show up on eBay or even in auction houses. Even commons in decent shape typically start around $100 and asking prices can be significantly higher due to the rarity.

Other Bisons Issues

In the 1930s, other pre-war Buffalo Bisons issues were also created in addition to this set.

In 1933, the team distributed puzzles of about 20 individual players. In 1934, they issued a set of photos approximately 4″ x 7″ in size. Only four are known to be in that rare set, so finding more photos in the future doesn’t seem like an impossibility at this point.

Additionally, a set of stamp cutouts was offered in 1937 as part of a promotion with Kendall Gas.