August 6, 2020: Summer Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 8/6/2020
Presented is an outstanding example of the iconic 1953 Bowman Football issue, the oversized 2 ½-by-3 ¾-inch cards that featured the great stars of the National Football League on cards with vivid color backgrounds. A total of 16 cards have been third-party graded and slabbed, offering a nice glimpse into the wider condition range, essentially Excellent to Near-Mint, with only about 20 cards falling below the range, mostly to VG-Ex. It comes out to roughly 77 percent being Excellent or better, with about 21 percent Near-Mint and 34 percent Ex-Mt. The slabbed cards include: No. 5 – PSA 6, No. 7 – PSA 5, No. 11 Van Brocklin – PSA 5.5, No. 17 Trippi – PSA 6, No. 20 Conerly – SGC 80, No. 21 Layne – PSA 4, No. 22 Hirsch – PSA 5, No. 26 Graham – PSA 4.5, No. 32 McElhenny – SGC 80, No. 32 Gifford – SGC 60, No. 45 – SGC 84, No. 50 – SGC 70, No. 59 – PSA 5.5, No. 67 – SGC 84, No. 84 – PSA 6 and No. 91 – PSA 6. The breakdown of raw cards: Near-Mint (20) – No. 3, 4, 12, 18, 19, 23, 24 Bednarik o/c, 25, 28, 29, 30, 31, 35 o/c, 37 Connor o/c, 41, 42, 44, 45 – SGC 84, 67 – SGC 84 and 76; Ex-Mt (33) – No. 2, 5 – PSA 6, 6 Walker, 9 Motley, 15 Lavelli, 16, 17 Trippi – PSA 6, 20 Conerly – SGC 80, 27, 32 McElhenny – SGC 80, 39, 47, 48 o/c, 55 o/c, 63, 64 o/c, 66, 68, 69, 73 Pihos o/c, 75 o/c, 77 o/c, 78 o/c, 80, 83, 84 – PSA 6, 85, 86, 87, 89, 91 – PSA 6, 94 and 95 Groza; Excellent (21) – No. 7 – PSA 5, 10, 33, 34 Creekmur, 38, 40, 43 Gifford – SGC 60, 49 o/c, 50 – SGC 70, 51, 52, 54, 59 – PSA 5.5, 61, 72, 74 o/c, 82, 88 Nomellini, 90, 92 and 93; VG-Ex (17) – No. 1, 8, 13, 26 Graham, 36 Fears, 46, 53 Tunnel, 56 Tittle, 57, 65, 68 Renfro Rookie, 70, 71, 72, 79, 81 and 96; and Very Good (3) – No. 14, 58 and 60.
1953 Bowman Football Complete Set, 16 Slabbed (96)
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