Vote: Favorite Bowman set 1948-1955

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Originally Posted by Zach Wheat

Worse yet, the umpire cards are high numbered cards. Paying top dollar for an umpire card just doesn't seem right.

-Z

You have to think that the umpire cards were an unfortunate braincramp late in the press run of Bowman's final year. The high-number series packs cost the same nickel as the low-numbers, but George could not have had any idea that card collectors fifty years on would have to pay a premium for ump cards. Maybe Bowman execs really thought that kids whose parents had splurged on color tv's would be more attracted to Jim Honochick's kisser than Roberto Clemente's rookie card in their competitor's high number series.