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Tag Archives: 1940 Play Ball

Posted on February 24, 2025 by Pre-War Cards

Let’s find some pre-war magic in the Huggins & Scott Winter Auction.

Posted on July 16, 2022 by Pre-War Cards

Follow-up sports card series’ were often not printed with the same intensity as the inaugural sets

Posted on January 2, 2020 by Pre-War Cards

December’s card finds included Ty Cobb, a few sets, and, as usual, some pretty rare discoveries

Posted on December 21, 2019 by Pre-War Cards

Why was one of baseball’s best pitchers entirely absent in some of the most recognizable early gum card sets?

Posted on October 2, 2019 by Pre-War Cards

Here’s the rundown on the famous Roy Hobbs baseball cards from the iconic movie, The Natural

Posted on July 18, 2019 by Pre-War Cards

Cards from the popular non-sports set are on par with many baseball cards

Posted on June 12, 2019 by Pre-War Cards

There’s only one place where you’ll find Twinkletoes, Hot Potato, and High Pockets — the 1940 Play Ball set.

Posted on May 1, 2019 by Pre-War Cards

Here’s my take on the top ten baseball cards from the 1939-1941 Play Ball series

Posted on December 7, 2016 by Pre-War Cards

The 1940 Play Ball set is one of the top baseball card releases of the decade