November 18, 2021: Fall Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/18/2021
Presented is a nice example of Bowman’s penultimate set from its tenure in the baseball card business in the 1950s, the unique pastel-look issue that is headlined here by a PSA 2 Mickey Mantle, the key card here just as he was in almost every other Topps or Bowman set during his career. The offered set has a nice, consistent look, coming in at 17 percent being Excellent to Ex-Mt, 53 percent Very Good to VG-Ex and 29 percent Good. Breakdown of keys: No. 1 Rizzuto – Good, 6 Fox – Very Good, 15 Ashburn – VG, 45 Kiner – VG, 50 Kell – Good, 57 Wilhelm – VG, 58 Reese – Ex-Plus, 62 Slaughter – Good, 64 Mathews – VG-Ex, 84 Doby – VG, 89 Mays – Good, 90 Campanella – VG-Ex, 95 Roberts – Good, 110 Schoendienst – Fair, 132 Feller – VG, 138 Hodges – VG, 145 Martin – Good, 154 Newcombe – Good, 161 Berra – Good, 164 Wynn – VG, 170 Snider – Good and 177 Ford – Ex.
1954 Bowman Baseball Complete Set, PSA 2 Mantle (224)
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