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Steve, many thanks for the detailed info.
I don't have any full sets. I just focus on certain cards out of the sets I enjoy. I really didn't focus on these 1953 Bowmans because, honestly, I didn't know anything about them. It has only been relatively recent that I have acquired any 1950s cards, as I focused on the 1960s and 70s. I traded some very nice 1960-61-62 Topps cards for several 1952 Topps cards, and 19 Bowman color cards. I am overwhelmed with all the cards I picked up, they are just beautiful. James |
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Here is the card, and Colorfoto from scrapbook dated 1946. Not exactly the same photos, I see now, but pretty close.
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Agree with Steve that the Bowman 53 set is appreciated today more than in 53. They went all out after the success of the Topps 52 set but still came up a costly second in the market. But I love the set, and as a Cardinals fan it has my favorite Musial.
The Dean Hanley book, Bubble Gum War, The Great Bowman & Topps sets From 1948 to 1955, is a good read on the Topps/Bowman competition for the market, including the 53 sets |
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Another great last gasp effort to find a winning formula....players in a color TV. I like the set, except for all the umpires, but it too was a bust. In 1955 very few U.S. households had a color TV
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Yeah, my penny-pinching old man kept the family watching a grainy black and white 20-inch Philco all through the 1950's. I recall my mother writing after I had joined the service that he finally splurged (maybe a hundred bucks) on a huge color set in 1962. But, I also recall completely losing interest in card collecting at about the time the '55 Bowman set hit the store shelves. The color TV angle was way too cheesy for my tastes even then. ![]() |
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