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Posted By: Ryan Christoff

Probably the most common of all pre-Castro Cuban cards. Again, still rare compared to American issues. The set is all Cuban amateur players, although many went on to play in the professional Cuban League. Some even played in the majors like Sandalio Consuegra and Conrado Marrero.

This is another set that has huge variations in population, card by card. There are about 160 cards that are very easy and about 80 cards that are very difficult.

I haven't made it a point to study the issue in much detail, but I've wondered if perhaps they were printed with 80 cards on each sheet and then something happened during the printing of the 3rd sheet. That might explain the variance in scarcity within the set.

Even though it's relatively common, many collectors like this set due to how colorful the cards are.

-Ryan