August 6, 2015: Sports & Americana Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 8/6/2015
This is a nice sampling of Bowman baseball cards from 1950 to 1955, the end of the company’s tenure making sports cards for an eager cadre of postwar youngsters. There are a dozen Hall of Famers included in the mix, which breaks down broadly as follows: 1951 Bowman (20) – Mostly Good to Very Good, with some above – No. 13, 27, 46 Kell, 53 Lemon, 58 Slaughter, 70, 81, 90, 91, 97, 103, 104, 114, 176, 211, 225, 242, 243, 262, 268 and 315; 1952 Bowman (23) – Very Good to Excellent, some below – No. 2, 17, 23 Lemon, 24, 65, 70, 75 Kell, 80 Hodges, 99, 108, 113, 120, 128, 144, 145 Mize, 148, 172, 173, 175, 180, 195, 208 and 249; 1953 Bowman Color – No. 47 is Good; 1954 Bowman (8) – Very Good to Excellent, some below – No. 16, 48, 50 Kell, 82, 112, 128, 138 Hodges and 224; 1955 Bowman (29) – Mostly Excellent to Ex-Mt, with some below – No. 11, 12, 21, 25, 29 Schoendienst, 44, 60 Slaughter, 66, 70 Boudreau, 72, 127, 170, 184 Mays (Very Good), 212, 216, 235, 250, 253, 277, 283 Chylak, 284, 286, 291, 293, 295, 296, 309, 311 and 320.
1950’s Bowman Baseball Lot With Hall of Famers (81)
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