April 2, 2015: Sports & Americana Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/2/2015
1951 Bowman "Jets, Rockets, Spacemen" original watercolor painting used to produce card #156 entitled "Mind Recorder." Bowman's "Jets, Rockets, Spacemen" is one of the most significant early science-fiction sets, foreshadowing the many great advances in science and technology, such as space travel, which ironically would come to be just a few short years in the future. Bright, clean, crisp, and with astounding detail. The watercolor artwork measures 6 1/2"x4 1/2" and is matted with the card from the set above it, with both included on a wooden plaque. This is a spectacular example of original artwork from one of nonsport-card collecting's most popular sets. The first 108 cards in the set were issued in 1951, while this one was originally planned to be part of a 180-card set. The images and text for these cards were resurrected for the 1980's issue.
1951 Bowman "Jets, Rockets, Spacemen" Original Card Artwork #91 "Videoscope"
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