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Old 05-07-2024, 05:27 PM
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Originally Posted by JustinD View Post
I got into the 48 set about 20+ years ago and have been trying to slowly build a gray set. I have no knowledge of a 48 basketball box known in existence. Even for 1948 baseball, the one box that surfaced in 2017 was the single example known.

There are a couple box toppers and the belief is that the basketball and football sets were in a plain packing box with the header added for counter sales.

Here is a much later 1954 Bowman football box, but exhibits the style I would expect from bowman for basketball or football. Very plain with a header for dime store display
Thanks for great info. This makes a lot of sense as I've only ever seen the "box topppers". It wonder if anyone has example for 48 basketball like you have shown for the 54 football.

Good luck with the gray set. That's a tough one
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