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Old 01-04-2023, 02:34 PM
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I think the 55 Bowmans are underrated. They're a more affordable option of owning early-career, mid-grade cards of the post-war great.

p.s. I can't stand the baggy that PSA uses on their oversized cards...





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Old 01-04-2023, 03:15 PM
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Color TV on cards at a time when probably less than a million folks had a color TV.

Plus all those great umpire cards
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Old 01-04-2023, 05:29 PM
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Here is a scan of my first two binder sheets of 1950 (that gap is for the Jackie, which I have, but can't bring myself to crack out of the slab). The whole set looks awesome when flipping through the binder.

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Old 01-04-2023, 05:35 PM
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I have only two Bowman sets I admire and collected.

1. 1953 Bowman Color.
2. 1955 Bowman FB
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I believe the Bowman sets from 1950-52 are the most underrated in the hobby. The artwork is unique, and there's nothing quite like it. I'm still trying to figure out how so many images were created — and similar style images were made for three football sets, as well as non-sports sets. Whoever created them deserves credit as a prolific artist. The three sets, which are overshadowed the glorious 1953 Bowman color set, perfectly capture one of baseball's greatest eras.
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On the 50 set, completing it with all the no copyright variations is challenging
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Two thoughts:
  • In true Rodney Dangerfield fashion, the OP did not capitalize 'Bowman' in the title of the thread
  • The 1951 and 1955 Bowman Willie Mays cards are the nicest cards of all his playing days issues.

And that's all I have to say about that.
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Color TV on cards at a time when probably less than a million folks had a color TV.

Plus all those great umpire cards
Aw, c'mon...Why couldn't a kid in any era admire a guy with this bio? Plus - Big Jim's greatest fame came from TV commercial ads for beer in which he stole scenes from Boog Powell.
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Old 01-06-2023, 02:33 AM
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I think the 55 Bowmans are underrated. They're a more affordable option of owning early-career, mid-grade cards of the post-war great.

p.s. I can't stand the baggy that PSA uses on their oversized cards...
How on earth is that Kaline in a 6 holder? PSA has completely forgotten how to grade vintage cards. It wasn't that long ago that this same card would have come back in a 8 or 9 holder.
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Here are my favorite Bowmans




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Old 01-06-2023, 12:49 PM
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3 very nice cards
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Here are my favorite Bowmans
Three great cards! That Mantle is one of my favorite cards in the hobby. The surge in value the last couple of years probably means that I won't own one. The same is largely true of Willie. Otherwise, I would build '51, too.
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A few of my favorites:





I used to not care for Bowmans, but a few years ago, there was a large collection of signed ones being broken up that all had trimmed borders, and I decided to go after the Red Sox. When I got them in hand, I was blown away by the artwork, and the trimmed borders made the colors pop. I've since picked up a bunch more; these were just the only two I have available images of right now.
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Three great cards! That Mantle is one of my favorite cards in the hobby. The surge in value the last couple of years probably means that I won't own one. The same is largely true of Willie. Otherwise, I would build '51, too.
I went with these. Many cut up cards turned into the Mantle and May's.
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One of my favorite Mantles, is his 52 Bowman that I own. Very underrated in my opinion and hell of a lot cheaper than his Topps equivalent!

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