Anyone, please identify this 1949 BOWMAN wrapper ?

[Volod]

Ted is correct - his red, white and blue wrapper is from '49, not '50.

[sflayank]

so the fact the it matches the dated wrapper and the box perfectly means nothing?
the green orange and white are 49s.....they didnt change color midstream
red white and blue are 50s

[tedzan]

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

[sflayank]

the 48 wrapper is completely different design then the 49 or 50
while being red white and blue the design is different
i have no reason to believe that only in the year 1949 did they change wrappers midstream and then use that wrapper for 1950 also
makes no sense
the red white and blue matches the 1950 box to a tee
the 1c is dated the 5c is not

[tedzan]

As I stated in my prior post here......" 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. "

Here is a 1950 Bowman 24-count box......it's colors are also GREEN-WHITE-ORANGE.






TED Z

[sflayank]

why is this a 50 instead of a 49

[canjond]

While I have no opinion or insight into the wrapper, I do agree that box pictured above is a 1949 Bowman and mislabeled as a 1950. I used to own a 1949 as well, and it was the same design and color scheme as the two posted above.

[Volod]

Originally Posted by tedzan

As I stated in my prior post here......" 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. "

Here is a 1950 Bowman 24-count box......it's colors are also GREEN-WHITE-ORANGE.






TED Z

Found this blurb online and wondered if it's possible that Bowman ran a brief marketing test based on a six-card pack with an orange and green wrapper. Maybe Churilla could provide some insight from his sign?