July 15, 2021: Summer Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 7/15/2021
This is an impressive array of the iconic 1952 Bowman Baseball issue, an array in markedly better condition than these important cards are typically encountered in mature collection and a lineup that includes a dozen Hall of Famers from Yogi Berra, Duke Snider, Phil Rizzuto and Monte Irvin to Warren Spahn, Johnny Mize, Ralph Kiner and Richie Ashburn, to name a few, plus some key Rookies and a number of key stars from the era. The array represents about 61 percent of a complete set and comes out to roughly 48 percent being Excellent to Ex-Mt and 48 percent Very Good to VG-Ex. The breakdown of keys: No. 1 Berra – Very Good, 4 Roberts – Excellent, 5 Minoso – VG-Ex, 11 Kiner – Ex, 23 Lemon – Ex, 27 Garagiola – VG-Ex, 30 Schoendienst – VG-Ex, 33 McDougald Rookie – VG-Ex, 52 Rizzuto – Ex-Mt, 53 Ashburn – Ex, 65 Bauer – Ex, 66 Maglie – VG-Ex, 70 Erskine – Good, 85 Marion – Ex, 115 Doby – VG-Ex, 116 Snider – Good, 145 Mize – VG, 156 Spahn – Ex, 161 Jensen – VG-Ex, 162 Irvin – VG-Ex and 191 Friend Rookie – VG-Ex.
1952 Bowman Baseball Partial Set, Dozen HOFers, Several Rookies (153)
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