Year(s) Published: 1936 ACC Designation:   R314 Set Name: Goudey "Wide Pens" Card Size (inches): 3-1/4 x 5-1/2 Number of Cards in Set: 120 Est. Value (common; VG): $10 Player Checklist Card Gallery R314s on eBay Google Search CARD BACKS ARE BLANK (shown at approximate actual size)

Set Summary Distributed as in-store premiums to promote Goudey Gum Known as "Wide Pens" because of thick facsimile autograph Lithographed, bordered, black and white cards with blank backs All 120 cards carry "Litho in U.S.A." label at bottom Only Lloyd Waner card found in variation without label Variety of both portrait and action poses; 26 now in HOF "Borderless," "No Litho" and "Creamy" variation subsets Canadian set also issued with Detroit and Canadian players References: 1) Tim Newcomb, "Fine, Wide, and In Between: The 1930s 'Pen' Premium Sets, Part II (R314 & Variations)", Old Cardboard Magazine, Issue #7 (Spring 2006, p. 36-42)

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