Goudey Knot Hole League Game...released in 1935 or 1937?

[thatkidfromjerrymaguire]

Originally Posted by Spike

Hi John, this is Matthew / Spike Glidden and hope I / we can cover the bases for you. :-)

Matthew, thank you for the response!

A couple long time members sent me messages and pointed me in your direction (thanks Brian and Bob C!) but your timely response has given me what I was wanting. And Bob C also provided a lot of good information and context around the issue (he even pointed me to your Number 5 Type Collection blog entry from 2013).

All of the evidence you have provided certainly has me convinced the cards are likely a 1935 issues, despite the PSA designation.

I appreciate all the willingness from the members of this board to share info and engage in a discussion around this topic. Yes, some might consider the discussion of the release date of an arcane cardboard baseball game from 90 years ago to be bland, but I find it fascinating to try and unravel these little mysteries of our hobby.

My final verdict: I'm going to try and add one of the Knot Hole game cards to complement my 1935 Goudey set. In fact there is one closing on eBay tonight. However, due to the extra eyeballs on this topic due to this board, I may have invited some competition. Looking forward to the challenge

John