November 14, 2019: Sports & Americana Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/14/2019
Offered is a nice grouping of the fabled 1948 Bowman Football issue, the first postwar football card set and presented here in essentially Excellent or better condition, markedly better than these important cards are typically found in mature collections. Headlined by Rookie cards of Hall of Famers Sammy Baugh and Sid Luckman, the group has a bit of duplication and includes several of the key Rookies from the era. Here’s the breakdown: Near-Mint (3) – No. 17 Trippi Rookie, 74 and 80 Dudley; Ex-Mt (10) – No. 29 Rookie, 32 (2), 53 (2), 68 (2), 71 Rookie, 74, 95 McAfee Rookie; Excellent (18) – No. 32 (2), 35 (2), 48, 41, 50 (2), 53, 55, 65, 71 Rookie (3), 77, 83, 95 McAfee Rookie and 107 Luckman Rookie; VG-Ex (4) – No. 38, 47, 77 and 95 McAfee Rookie; Very Good (4) – No. 28, 41, 47 and 76; Good – No. 23 Baugh Rookie.
1948 Bowman Football Group With HOFers, Rookies (40)
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