Larry
The GREEN-WHITE-ORANGE one is a 1949 wrapper....no one here is questioning that. But, it was not the regular issue 1949 Bowman wrapper.
My RED-WHITE-BLUE wrapper came from a wax pack that had 4th series (#109-144) 1949 Bowman cards in it. The RED-WHITE-BLUE wrapper
was the regular wrapper for 1949 Bowman's.
It was also the same wrapper for 1948 Bowman's (except that the 1948 Bowman's were issued in 1-cent packs, only).
The GREEN-WHITE-ORANGE wrapper is a mystery. I've had this wrapper for many years and I've searched and inquired regarding this wrapper.
No one, as of yet, can identify what 1949 series of cards were contained in it.
Although, the 24-count 1949 Bowman boxes were GREEN-WHITE-ORANGE, that by no means has anything to do with the color of the 5-cent
packs in these boxes.
Trust me, the 1949 packs were RED-WHITE-BLUE. I am old enough to have collected all the early Bowman's. And, I still have my original cards
from my youth. Furthermore, collectors my age have confirmed that they opened up these same RED-WHITE-BLUE wrappers in 1948 & 1949.
TED Z
Last edited by tedzan; 03-11-2012 at 06:41 PM.
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