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Chris CountsI came across seven "colorized" 1940 Play Ball cards at a recent show. The seller figured they were hand-colored. The were cheap and attractive, so I picked them up. When I got home and looked them closely, I realized the artist's handiwork was so precise it didn't seem possible that it could have been achieved at that scale. Also, it seemed logical to me a 1940 color prototype could exist, since Play Ball switched to color the following year.
I posted a thread about the cards a couple months back, and a couple board members sent encouraging responses. One member said two color 1940s — graded by SCG I seem to recall — sold in an auction in December. About two weeks ago, I sent two of the cards into GAI for grading. As you can imagine, I'm waiting on pins and needles for their response. I understand they'll be bringing the cards to this weekend's Philly show ...