What is your favorite Pre-War Set and Why?

[benjulmag]

R300, 1933 George C. Miller.

I love it because artistically it is so beautiful with its pastel hues, well representing depression-era baseball cards. It was distributed regionally in the Boston area, making it very difficult to find in any condition. I am aware of less than a handful of complete sets in generally excellent condition. One of the cards, Ivy Andrews, was short-printed, likely to limit the number of prizes the manufacturer would need to award to those collectors who returned to the company a complete set of 32 cards. Those cards that were returned were canceled, either by cutting off a portion of the card's bottom or by inserting holes in the card. Obtaining an Ivy Andrews card in any condition is a feat, and I am aware of only two copies where the bottom was not cut off, one in very poor condition.