August 6, 2020: Summer Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 8/6/2020
Offered is an imposing grouping of the fabled 1952 Bowman Baseball issue, with a lineup that includes the likes of Stan Musial, Bob Feller, Roy Campanella, Monte Irvin and George Kell. The array has minimal duplication and is found here in a condition that is noticeably better than these important cards are typically found in mature collections. The grouping is generally equal parts Good, Very Good and VG-Ex, with another 18 cards above the range at Excellent or Excellent-Plus, and nine cards below to Fair, plus about a dozen cards with a questionable cut that raises concerns about minimum sizing. It comes out to 15 percent Excellent or Excellent-Plus, 46 percent VG-Ex or VG, 22 percent Good and 8 percent Fair; 9 percent fall within the Minimum Size concern. The breakdown: Excellent-Plus (7) – No. 139, 193, 194, 195, 200, 206 and 226; Excellent (11) – No. 19, 38, 61, 63, 107, 209, 220, 229, 231 (2) and 250; VG-Ex (25) – No. 22, 39, 41, 42, 43 Feller, 51, 55, 56, 103 (2), 106, 190, 198, 203, 210, 211, 212, 222, 228, 237, 238, 242, 243, 247 and 249; Very Good (29) – No. 13, 14, 18, 31, 44 Campanella, 50, 54, 57, 58, 59, 86, 96, 97, 98, 104, 108, 112, 197, 199, 216, 219, 221, 223, 227, 236, 242, 245, 246 and 248; Good (26) – No. 26, 54, 76, 82, 83, 88, 93, 94, 95, 113, 120, 137, 140, 148, 183, 189, 196 Musial, 197, 201, 207, 224, 230, 233, 235 and 251; Fair (9) – No. 89, 118, 122, 127, 161, 180, 202, 215 and 244; Minimum Size (11) – No. 12, 45, 47, 49, 75 Kell, 99, 162 Irvin, 203, 205, 208 and 214.
1952 Bowman Baseball Partial Set With HOFers (118)
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