It is stated on multiple web sites that it is "believed" to be due to contractual issues that so many stars are missing, but there is nothing definitive. No Gehrig in 1939, no Ruth in the subset of old-timers in 1940, no Grove, no Foxx, no Feller are glaring omissions. In 1939, Gum, Inc. (later Bowman) also did the missing card from the set trick to boost sales, like Goudey did in 1933. Unlike Goudey, Gum never produced a card later.
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