Dom Dimaggio Complete Set

[Den*nis O*Brien]

So... this is what the checklist book says is available. The book has been known to contain some errors/omissions but is generally a good resource. Thanks to my IT guy (Son) here is the Dom entries and the book cover. I did not cross check with the OP's list. Good luck in your quest!!!

[kevinlenane]

Thats a great list - im not sure i would count those larger newspaper cutouts - i did by an r423 strip with him on it as well but there are a bunch of oddballs in the 53 range it seems.

[kevinlenane]

I think that tea label is going to be VERY tough

[MikeGarcia]

...1946 ?....Too pretty to hand-cut up as per the instructions....From what I've read and seen , these were issued in several different color schemes , and the kids they were mailed to weren't thinking of us collectors when they scissored the individual player cards out of the main sheet....I've seen several be number-graded if the entire colored border is retained , otherwise they are simply slabbed as " Authentic ; Hand Cut "---....someday , hopefully a long time from now , TheWidowGarcia will be selling this to raise money for a cruise ( or bling for a poolboy in FLA. )....could anyone who is familiar with this set give me an estimate what one of these might sell for , down the road , in its current state ? ( I really don't want the estate attorney to separate them for an extra few bucks but then again I'm not going to be having any say in the matter , am I ? ) Thanks , MikeGarcia

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[tedzan]

TED Z
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[MikeGarcia]

...I'm thinking 1941.....I haven't ever seen any offerings listed as a definite 1940..this was in the envelope with the following team-mates , if that will assist you in pinning down the year of issue.....the roster-knowledgeable guys might be able to help on this..:

Jim Tabor
John Peacock
Roger Cramer
Lou Finney
Bob Doerr
Lefty Grove
Joe Cronin
Jimmie Foxx
and an obviously very young Ted Williams
..hope this helps your quest...player master sets are a bitch , and when you mentioned possibly adding "team mates " to the hunt , I gave out a low whistle , rolled my eyes , and thought hey maybe I'm not the only Walter Mitty on the board after all....

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[Harford20]

Mike,
There are clearly two different Boston photo packs for 1940 and 1941. I don't have my pack rosters right at my hands (at work), but I believe that there are two player differences in the pack of 25.

The key for telling the 1940 from the 1941 Boston Red Sox photo packs is the SIZE OF THE SIGNATURE. For the ?23 players that were in both the 1940 and 1941 photo packs, the same exact photo was used, but in 1941 the photos had the signature enlarged. The enlarged signatures were done as it was felt to be too difficult to read the 1940 signatures. I will look at my 1940 and 1941 Dom DiMaggio and let you know for sure, but a quick guess says that your photo may be the small signature and be from 1940 and not 1941.

I will get back with you.

Dave

Mike, if you look at your players listed in your post and your have both large and small signatures, this is a combo pack (often put together in that time period). You can also look at either Ted Williams or Jimmie Foxx--these are the two most obvious signature size differences. Clearly the 1940 is exponentially harder to find, so you may have a nice partial pack there.