Anyone seen these before? - 1940 Reds Team Issue

[Leon]

At this stage in my collecting career I certainly can't say I have seen it all, pre-war card-wise but I think I can safely say I have seen types of most. That being said, in the last week, I have picked up 3 different issues I haven't seen before. Here is one of them. These are on absolutely regular card stock, are all the exact same size and look machine cut. They were sold as a 1941 Reds team issue but these players were only on the Reds in 1940. Anyone seen any others or know anything about them? They are approximately 2 3/8" by 3 1/2"... thanks in advance...

[Griffins]

Odd that the Reds would have 2 team issued sets, along with the Harry Hartman set (W711-2)
Some of the images are the same as these, but the cards are definitely very different from W711 and W711-2.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Griffins

Odd that the Reds would have 2 team issued sets, along with the Harry Hartman set (W711-2)
Some of the images are the same as these, but the cards are definitely very different from W711 and W711-2.

I thought that same thing. And I immediately went to my resources and couldn't/can't find these (above) anywhere. The description where I won them from said they were a 1941 (I think 1940) team issued set? I venture to guess they probably gave them out at the ballpark and/or you could get them mailed to you, if that is the case. Here are a few from the other Cincinnati sets, W711-1 McCormick and W711-2 Hartman, McKechnie, Hershberger and the box they were mailed in.

addendum. I went back to the description and here is what the seller said in the listing. I didn't scroll down far enough to see it. (or just missed it)-

"Sold exclusively by the team at ball parks."

[Leon]

So I assume no one else has seen these original cards posted before? I think it's pretty neat we can still find cards like these today. At minimum they are uncatalogued and have rarely been seen before. best regards

[brianp-beme]

I have not seen the cards before, but I believe the Turner and Thompson cards utilize the same photos as seen in the W711-2 Reds set. Interesting find Leon.

Brian

[Griffins]

Here's the W711-2 set for photo comparison