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dennisbecause world war 2 cut off gum based products & paper the 1941 set only had 72 cards. my guess is that they had more planned but i do not know if this is fact. the paper sheets are only the 1st 24 cards and are 12 to a sheet according to scd.i have heard that they were promomotional items and also that gum inc tried to market these as the war cut into paper products, 2 theories both could be true i guess. vcbc #8 has a story on the 41 playball and ted z. was a contributer.so i would like to ask, ted were the 41 paper stocks cut into cards at the factory or by kids/collectors or is that unknown???? also ted(& others) do you think this was a set that was planned at 72 cards or much larger and was shortened due to the war???