I arbitrarily picked that year since that's the year the war started.
I wanted a major league set for each year that includes player distribution across the league.
I picked 1941 Play Ball over double Headers or Goudey because they just look better
There were no sets in 1942 (unless you believe the Play Ball set was re-issued without copyrights in 1942)
1943 had only the MP & Co
No major sets were issued in 1944 -1946 so I'm using the Exhibit set to fill that gap. Truth be told I'll probably not include the Gehrig, Rizzo and other 1939 cards since they're real expensive and were issued prior to my parameters.
1947 I could have used either Bond Bread or Tip Top and decided on the easier Bond Bread
1948-49 I went the easy route with Bowman
When I get to finishing up the 1950's I'll probably use 1952 Bowman instead of Topps because of the reasonable ability to complete it. I've got the 1955 Bowman set for that year. everything else is Topps.
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