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1936 WG8 S and S Game

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Year(s) Published: 1936
Hobby Designation: WG8
Set Name: S & S Game Cards
Card Size (inches): 2-1/4 x 3-1/2
Number of Cards in Set: 52
Est. Value (common; VG): $44
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Set Summary

Produced by the S & S Games Company based in Chicago
Unnumbered 52-card set featuring small B&W player images
Shows player images and stats & 2 baseball plays used in game
Stats include: team, position, height, weight, bat & throw hand
Set features 19 players now in the baseball Hall of Fame
Rounded corner cards with white-bordered, dark green back
Set came with "essay contest" offer with cash prize awards
Player images/stats also found in "Home Run Candy Bar" set

References:
1) Mark Anderson (Beckett Grading), "1936 WG8 S&S Game Cards: 52-card Deck Stacked with HOFers," Old Cardboard Magazine, Issue #16 (Summer 2008, p. 13-17)

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Year(s) Published: 1936 Hobby Designation: WG8 Set Name: S & S Game Cards Card Size (inches): 2-1/4 x 3-1/2 Number of Cards in Set: 52 Est. Value (common; VG): $44	Player Checklist Card Gallery S&S Game Cards on eBay Google Search
Set Summary Produced by the S & S Games Company based in Chicago Unnumbered 52-card set featuring small B&W player images Shows player images and stats & 2 baseball plays used in game Stats include: team, position, height, weight, bat & throw hand Set features 19 players now in the baseball Hall of Fame Rounded corner cards with white-bordered, dark green back Set came with "essay contest" offer with cash prize awards Player images/stats also found in "Home Run Candy Bar" set References: 1) Mark Anderson (Beckett Grading), "1936 WG8 S&S Game Cards: 52-card Deck Stacked with HOFers," Old Cardboard Magazine, Issue #16 (Summer 2008, p. 13-17)


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