October 24, 2024: Fall Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/24/2024
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 collections and a lineup that includes nine Hall of Famers, plus some key Rookies and a huge number of major stars from the era. There are also nearly two dozen cards from the difficult High Series. Headliners include Reese, Feller, Hodges, Snider, Rizzuto, Slaughter and Roberts, plus key Rookie cards of McDougald, Friend and Collins. A total of 20 cards have been slabbed, including five (5) PSA 8’s (Slaughter and Maglie), two (2) PSA 7’s and an SGC 84 (McDougald Rookie), 10 PSA 6’s (Fox, Roe and Crosetti) and a PSA 5 and PSA 4.5. The array represents just over ½ of a complete set and comes out to roughly 32 percent being Near-Mint or better, 30 percent Ex-Mt, 25 percent Excellent to Excellent-Plus and 13 percent VG-Ex to VG-Ex-Plus. The breakdown: Near-Mint to Near-Mint to Mint (43) – Nos. 22, 25, 26, 31 – PSA 7, 32, 33 McDougald Rookie – PSA 7, 35, 42, 47, 50, 52 Rizzuto, 54 Pierce, 56, 59 – PSA 8, 62, 66 Maglie – PSA 8, 70 Erskine, 78, 88, 91, 97, 102, 103, 119, 122, 136, 137, 141, 152 – SGC 84, 153, 172, 175, 182, 184, 189 Piersall, 190, 195, 204, 207 – PSA 8, 232 Slaughter – PSA 8, 241, 247 and 250 – PSA 8; Excellent-Plus to Near-Mint (42) – Nos. 3 Hutchinson, 6, 8 Reese, 12, 13 – PSA 6, 18, 21 Fox – PSA 6, 24 Furillo, 29, 43 Feller, 48 – PSA 6, 49, 75 Kell, 80 Hodges, 84, 86, 89, 90, 93, 113, 114, 116 Snider, 121 – PSA 6, 125, 131, 144, 155, 161 Jensen, 164, 165, 168 Roe – PSA 6, 179, 194 – PSA 6, 197, 198, 220, 224 – PSA 6, 230, 242 – PSA 6, 246, 248 – PSA 6 and 262 Crosetti – PSA 6; Excellent to Excellent-Plus (34) – Nos. 15, 17 Lopat, 19, 20 – PSA 5, 27 Garagiola, 28, 30 Schoendienst, 39, 40, 46, 61, 65 Bauer, 68, 76, 79, 83, 95 Easter, 100, 107, 123, 129, 144, 163, 166, 169, 170, 176, 186, 191 Friend Rookie, 201, 210, 222, 234 and 235; and VG-Ex to VG-Ex-Plus (18) – Nos. 2 Thomson, 4 Roberts, 10, 14 – PSA 4.5, 73, 85 Marion, 108, 127, 180, 181 Collins Rookie, 211, 212, 219, 223, 226, 238, 239 and 245.
1952 Bowman Baseball High-Grade Partial Set, 9 HOFers, 20 Highs (137/252)
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