1933 American & National League All-Star Teams: (2) 24 card sets

Description: For the Baseball Hobbyist . . . Complete Team Sets of 1933 The Sporting News A.L. & N.L. All-Stars ~ CI (Condition Issues): See our notes on card condition below* 1933 American League & National League All-Stars Conlon Collection (2 complete series of 24 cards (48 cards in all) includes 21 Hall of Famers* - 14 A.L. and 11 N.L. players) Issued in 1988 by The Sporting News Publishing Co., World Wide Sports & Baseball Superstars, Inc. Issued in 1988 by World Wide Sports, The Sporting News Publishing Company, and Baseball Superstars Inc., were these two fine 24 card series (48 cards) featuring a select All-Star teams from the 1933 AMERICAN and NATIONAL League season. Each card features a photograph captured by the camera of Charles Martin Conlon and each features the superb writing of TSN's historian Paul MacFarlane. (You'll actually learn a great deal by reading the backs of these cards - after you enjoy the Conlon imagery!) The players selected include official American and National League all-stars of 1933 but also other selections of The Sporting News, then considered the Baseball authority. Cards are standard (2-1/2" by 3-1/2") size. All 48 cards included in these sets (two 24-card sets) are shown. An amazing 14 of these first official American Leaguer and 11 National League all-stars were subsequently elected to Baseball's highest honor: membership in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Players included in the American League series are: Babe Ruth* ~ Lou Gehrig* ~ Jimmie Foxx* ~ Bill Dickey* ~ H. Earl Averill* ~ Joe Kuhel ~ Mickey Cochrane* ~ Luke Appling* ~ Charlie Gehringer* ~ Al Simmons* ~ Heinie Manush* ~ Joe Cronin* ~ Lefty Grove* ~ Tony Lazzeri* ~ Lefty Gomez* ~ Earl Whitehill ~ Mike "Pinky" Higgins ~ Mel Harder ~ Tommy Bridges ~ Roy Johnson ~ Ben Chapman ~ Johnny Hodapp ~ Evar Swanson ~ Alvin Crowder - American Leaguers all, including 14 Hall of Famers! Hall of Famers are denoted by (*) following their name. Condition: Generally Excellent to Near-Mint; however, the Jimmie Foxx card is only Good since it shows considerable wear on the front due to unusually rough mishandling and/or contact with rubber-banding. This card typically has impression marks. Also, the Tom Bridges card frequently rates only Very Good due to post-production handling. Note the stray black ink on the upper left corner (reverse side) near the words World Wide Sports. SEE THE LAST SCAN for examples of these condition issues. Players included in the National League series are: Dizzy Dean* ~ Pie Traynor* ~ Chuck Klein* ~ Arky Vaughan* ~ Bill Terry* ~ Pepper Martin ~ Freddie Lindstrom* ~ Paul (Big Poison) Waner* ~ Joe Medwick* ~ Frankie Frisch* ~ "King Carl" Hubbell* ~ Chick Hafey* ~ James (Ripper) Collins ~ Larry French ~ "Prince Hal" Schumacher ~ Guy Bush ~ Lonnie Warneke ~ Johnny Frederick ~ Chick Fullis ~ Spud Davis ~ Jackson "Riggs" Stephenson ~ Tony Piet ~ Wes Schumerich ~ Wally Berger - National Leaguers all, including 11 Hall of Famers! Hall of Famers are noted with an (*) following their name. *Condition: Generally Excellent to Near-Mint; however, the Chuck Klein card (Fair to Good) usually shows considerable wear on the front due to unusually rough mishandling and/or contact by rubber-banding. Also, the last card (James "Ripper" Collins) is sometimes less-than-Excellent condition. SEE THE LAST SCAN for examples of these condition issues. _______________________ Important: Shipping Information Our goal has always been to keep shipping costs low. Our objective is to sell cards and other things of interest to baseball hobbyists - not make money by overcharging on shipping. U.S. residents: We combine multiple items purchased so you pay only the shipping on the heaviest item - all other items ship free of charge. (An exception would be if an item must be sent via media/book rate.) All Other Countries: Email us first. To receive your combined shipping, please wait for us to send you a combined invoice. The eBay checkout system usually displays an incorrect shipping charge. (It is normally too high.) Please do not pay for each item separately; if you pay separately, there is no shipping discount. We pack your order carefully - sandwiching cards between cardboard and utilizing boxes, bubble wrap, etc., as necessary - to ensure your items arrive in the condition you expect. Items are shipped the next business day after we receive your payment. We ship 5 - usually 6 - days each week. Payment should be made within 7 days after notification of purchase. BigBlueBx Powered by eBay Turbo Lister The free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items.

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