November 19, 2020: Fall Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/19/2020
Legendary names like Aaron, Reese, Robinson, Campanella, Musial and a dozen more HOFers headline an imposing grouping of vintage Bowman baseball cards that stretch from the very first issue in 1948 to the final effort in 1955 before the company was gobbled up by archrival Topps. A 1955 Bowman Henry Aaron card is in the spotlight, along with several cards of Roy Campanella, Jackie Robinson, Gil Hodges and others. The breakdown (all cards are regular-issue Bowman): 1948 (3) – No. 1 – Very Good, 17 Slaughter – VG-Ex and 27 – Good; 1949 (21) – Good to VG – Nos. 8, 17, 19, 36 Reese, 48, 57, 58, 68, 79, 81, 95, 98 Rizzuto, 111 Schoendienst, 113, 122, 124, 128, 132, 133, 140 and 208; 1950 (6) – No. 1 – Fair, 19 Spahn – VG, 22 Robinson – Poor, 148 Wynn – Good, 189 – Good and 191 – VG-Ex; 1951 Bowman (11) – Good to VG – No. 7 Hodges, 31 Campanella – Fair, 58 Slaughter – Fair, 78 Wynn – Good, 80 Reese – Good, 118, 151 Doby (2) Ex, 232 Fox – Good and 238 (2); 1952 (5) – No. 21 Fox – Fair, 24 – VG, 44 Campanella – Fair, 126 Musial – Poor and 201 – Fair; 1953 Color (2) – No. 21 Garagiola – VG-Ex and No. 44 Bauer, Mantle and Berra – Fair; 1954 (2) – No. 145 Martin – Ex-Mt and 218 – Ex; 1955 (3) – No. 179 Aaron – Good, 264 – Ex-Mt and 300 – VG.
1948-55 Bowman Baseball With 17 Hall of Famers (53)
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