Although the first sports card set ever released with chewing gum was the 1888 E223, which featured baseball cards quite small in size, the 1933 Goudey Big League was the first set of baseball cards issued with bubble gum. This beautiful set was also Goudey Gum Company’s first baseball cards, and it just so happens that it is loaded with Hall of Fame players. At 240 cards, the Goudey Big League baseball card set was the largest issue in quite some time by major baseball card manufacturers. And it would remain as such for nearly two decades.
SThe backs of the R319 Goudey Big League Gum cards contain the card’s number (1-240), player’s name, team name, and an informative biography (covering the previous year’s statistics, age, height/weight, and batting/throwing hand). Also found on the backs is the paragraph, "This is one of a Series of 240 Baseball Stars. BIG LEAGUE CHEWING GUM CO. BOSTON. Made by the originators of INDIAN GUM."
YOU ARE BIDDING ON AN EXTREMELY RARE 1933 GOUDEY REPRINT UNCUT 2 SHEETS (240 TOTAL CARDS)
SOME OF THE KEY PLAYERS ON THIS SHEET ARE: 4 BABE RUTH, 2 LOU GEHRIG, AND A TON OF OTHER HOF's
THESE CARDS WERE PRODUCED IN 1984 BY GALASSO COMPANY
THEY LOOK AND FEEL JUST LIKE THE ORIGINALS
THE SIZE OF THE SHEET IS APPROX. 26 X40 INCHES
GREAT FOR FRAMING!
GREAT CONVERSATION PIECE!