1953 Bowman Color

[tedzan]

Hey guys

Take the time to read my 1986 Baseball Cards Magazine article on this set....I think you'll find it quite interesting.












TED Z
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[savedfrommyspokes]

Originally Posted by tedzan

Hey guys

Take the time to read my 1986 Baseball Cards Magazine article on this set....I think you'll find it quite interesting.



TED Z
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Ted, thank you for your article...it was a great read 30 years ago when I could just dream of building this set....I reread your article a few years back and it helped push me in the direction to building this set (slowly).

[vintagewhitesox]

Great set Neal. That Mantle pose is very cool.
Al, I enjoyed reading your info about this set and the Bowman/Topps of the 50s. very cool. see, I learned something today

[tedzan]

Thanks Rob, Neal, and savedfrommyspokes for the compliments regarding my 1953 Bowman article.

I've completed two of these sets; and, here are some of my nicer looking stars.


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The "colorful" Casey Stengel should have printed in the color set.





"Kodakchrome......
they give us the nice bright colors
they give us the greens of summers
makes you think the world's a sunny day
BOWMAN got a Nikron camera
they love to take a photograph
so please don't take my Kodakchrome BOWMAN's away"

Paul Simon, 1973


TED Z
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[ALR-bishop]

Ted--I wonder if anyone has ever created a color version of that card.

Always great to have you drop in on post war

[MikeGarcia]

..even in stained rat condition , as a group, my Philadelphia Phillies look the best of any team in the '53 Bowman Color...,,differing opinions welcomed !! Go ahead , Matt , post yer damned Dodgers !

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[RayBShotz]

Neal; Solid choice! Really great to have you in the set collecting game!
The photography for this set is so amazing that any condition card looks fantastic.
That Phillies montage is a perfect example of that.

The poses, the unique camera angles and the stellar era relative color just ooze vintage at it's best.

Can't wait to see your next additions.
RayB

[vintagebaseballcardguy]

I have to stop looking at this thread! I am locked in on building a '65 Topps set and have thought about a '61 or '62 Topps set next or even a '54 Topps, but this darn thread could suck me back in. A couple of years back, I sold off the 20 or so I had (including a really nice Musial that I wish I had back). Back in the spring, I bought an ex condition Spahn which I still have. These are so beautiful...

[obctom]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

Ted--I wonder if anyone has ever created a color version of that card.

How's this?
Not a lot to colorize, and I'm still learning how to do it in Photoshop, so be gentle in your criticism

Tom

[Neal]

Nice work!
Would have looked great as a Bowman color card

[RayBShotz]

Neal - That's a great looking Hemus! These cards are amazing.
Nice progress on the set.
RayB

[the 'stache]

Oh, wow, Ted. I didn't know you wrote that. I used to go to the local baseball card shop in Waukesha, and buy Baseball Cards Magazine each time I'd buy some packs, or a box of Topps wax packs. That was one of my favorite articles to ever appear in the magazine.

Originally Posted by tedzan

Hey guys

Take the time to read my 1986 Baseball Cards Magazine article on this set....I think you'll find it quite interesting.

[Neal]

If I can continue to find PSA 5's and 6's like these, I'll be a happy set builder.

49 Stanky.jpg60 Hamner.jpg

[RayBShotz]

Neal - Those are ridiculously nice.
Great pick-ups.
Only the set builder gets Granny Hamner!
RayB

[ALR-bishop]

Hey, 3 time All Star

[Neal]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

Hey, 3 time All Star

indeed!

[EldoEsq]

Got this pretty cheap at the Westchester show yesterday...paid $10 for RCR...authentic, not trimmed, and actually doesn't look that bad in hand...

[Exhibitman]

I've thought about the set in passing but don't care to collect commons, so I never went for it. I've had these since I was a kid:





Got the Musial signed about 25 years ago.

Last year I didn't like the way things were going with prices so I picked up this one:



I think clean vg or signed is where I will land on this set




I am in the minority for the set in terms of fronts. I prefer the 1957 design for the ID data. If only the 1957 could have had the 1953 caliber pictures to go with it...

[RayBShotz]

Adam - Nice stuff. The stark wordless nature of the 53B make them appear more like a photograph than a baseball card. Tru dat.
However; there is something uniquely ethereal about these images. No other set I can compare it too relative to coloration, poses, camera angles and concise era-relative content.
Simple perfection.
Great thread.
RayB

[Neal]

Nice cards, Adam. Certainly an issue that works nicely with signatures!

as far as the 57s, I am in that minority as well. Love the design and the "darkness" that others seem to notice. Kind of sets it apart from the Topps and Bowman issues that preceded and proceeded the set

[vintagebaseballcardguy]

This card is the only member of the set I currently own, but I am thinking about beginning again. I honestly wouldn't mind finding a centered mid-grade Mantle right off the bat.