1939 Play Ball

[DaveW]

I like to see these non-T206 threads but they seem to die off early. Lets try to keep this one alive for awhile. Does anybody know of any error cards or variations in this set? The only one I know of is the Rick Ferrell card with and without the bright light behind him. The card with the spot is seen less often than the other but isn't very scarce.

[vargha]

Dave, here's a good checklist if you want to get into some of the obscure text change variations.

http://www.obaks.com/vintagebaseballcards/1939pb.html

[DaveW]

Thanks David, but those are the 12 error corrections that I referred to before. Are there any other variations/errors/etc on the fronts of these cards?

[vargha]

Hmm . . . my publik skule comprehension skills have come back to haunt me once again.

[Paul S]

Originally Posted by vargha

Hmm . . . my publik skule comprehension skills have come back to haunt me once again.

Don't blame yourself. It was the New Math that did it.

My experience with 39 Play Ball:

Love the set. Sold them all ungraded about 12 months ago. Wish I hadn't but what can a poor boy do? Had about two dozen, all sample backs, and about one quarter HOFers. including Ted and Joe. Mind you, I had had these long before ebay and TPG. Joe did fine and Ted, obviously, did better. HOFers like Lefty and Big Poison did just okay. Upper/Lower case made no difference. Neither did higher #s really make much of a difference. Don't be put off by the jacked up prices on BINs and other fooforall. The set can be put together quite nicely with patience...if only I had any.

[Koufax32fan]

Originally Posted by DaveW

I like to see these non-T206 threads but they seem to die off early. Lets try to keep this one alive for awhile. Does anybody know of any error cards or variations in this set? The only one I know of is the Rick Ferrell card with and without the bright light behind him. The card with the spot is seen less often than the other but isn't very scarce.

DaveW - I never noticed that there is a variation in the front - I would love to see a list of those as well. Now I need to find another HOFer (even if a marginal HOFer). The hunt just keeps going on ...... one of the reasons this is a great hobby.

[Luke]

I've been thinking about working on this set as well. Very cool set and affordable. Thanks for all the info!