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Signed 1948 Bowman - Completed
Started this after I picked up a '48 Yogi RC...and just finished the set after getting the Buddy Kerr card. Took about 9 years to finish.
https://i.postimg.cc/P5Y9t25w/48b1.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/gk911CYW/48b2.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/RVzbgwRC/48b3.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/vTwXSd52/48b4.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/7ZZ9R9T4/48b5.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/BZ5CQkTs/Spahn.png https://i.postimg.cc/G2FvtTsz/Reiser.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/13C81vzB/kerr.jpg |
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Very nice, James.
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Thanks Mark...know of anyone that has a Sid Gordon for sale? :)
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Your off to a good start.Good luck!
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Love of the Game has this one, which is close:
http://loveofthegameauctions.com/194...g-LOT3969.aspx |
Just picked up Enos
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Great set James, best of luck
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Been able to add quite a few lately..also just picked up Joe Page...so now I'm sitting at 31/48! Updated photos above.
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Added Marshall, Wyrostek and McCahan...now 34/48!
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Got several more back from PSA. Sitting on 35/48...if anyone has one of the needed cards for sale, let me know!
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Was able to pick up 3 more this week:
http://photos.sportscollectors.net/344544.jpghttp://photos.sportscollectors.net/344545.jpghttp://photos.sportscollectors.net/344543.jpg Down to final 10! |
Very impressive! I've always liked the look of the 1948-49 Bowman sets.
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Just picked up the rarest card in the set...
http://photos.sportscollectors.net/347554.jpg Also waiting on a Rizzutto so I'm 8 away from completing! |
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WOW down to just a handful!
Great progress, and great pickup on the Stirnweiss, he is really tough |
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This is really an impressive achievement so far! Are you still missing a Spahn? There's gotta be a few out there, he was generous with his signature.
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#7 Pete Reiser #18 Warren Spahn #20 Buddy Kerr #36 Stan Musial #43 Bruce Edwards #46 Herman Wehmeier I've seen a few Spahn's pop up in the year or so I've been working on the set. Musial's are pretty common so I've just been putting that one off til last. Herman Wehmeier and Bruce Edwards are a little more rare since both passed in the 1970's. I've actually seen more Stirnweiss 48B cards than Wehmeier. Buddy Kerr shouldn't be too difficult as he passed away in 2006. Reiser passed in 1981...a little rare, but shouldn't be impossible to find...most of the guys had 25-30 years to sign these cards. My guess, people are sitting on them. |
Down to final 5!
Was able to pick up Wehmeier and upgrade my Koslo.
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Final 4!
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Beautiful set, congrats!
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Awesome! Congratulation James! Great card.
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Nice job James, I've had my eyes out for the Kerr and Reiser as well.
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48 Bowman
Very Nice Set James! Good luck with the last two! Marc :)
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Pic of whole set
Would love to see pic of whole set when you finish.
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Reiser was wildly popular, and I am sure he will turn up. Touted as one of the top prospects ever in the major leagues, his career was plagued with injuries from going %150. That being said, I'm sure fans lined up to get his autograph. Is it a short print or high number in the set? He did pass in '81 so the TTM craze was still in it's embryonic stage. Certain cards of players of tough players like Sherm Lollar show up on 52 and 53 topps, but try to find a 53 Bowman! Gil Hodges can be a bear to find on any card, but I have seen just 3 1952 topps and only one 55 topps! Funny that although Pelligrini lived for a while his 52 high number is very scare. He passed in 2006 and collectors are setting the benchmark for ttm "crazse" at about 2002. You'd think even being a high number one example would come to market! I also had a bit of a time finding Vollmer, but I have now seen 3-4 examples. Not only did it take me forever to find this one, I had to trade a signed 62 Mantle All Star for it! This was the "authentic" in the pop reports making it just 1/3. In the short span his signed cards were tracking on SCN, only ONE 52 and ONE 53 topps was recorded as signed, along with many reprints, etc. http://caimages.collectors.com/psaim...52highs114.jpg |
Got my Spahn back from PSA...still looking for the last 2
http://photos.sportscollectors.net/426724.jpg |
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Now I'm tempting to do this set too! Beautiful!
48 cards is perfect to chase for. What are the other ideal autograph set that I should consider? |
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Congrats!!
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Congrats and finishing this awesome project. Are you working on any of the other Bowmans?
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No, this was the only active set that I'm working on. I'd kind of gotten away from set collecting but starting to get the itch again.
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Congrats James! Amazing accomplishment. I’m going for signed 48 leaf set and I know just how tough even locating some of these non-star names can be.
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