1952 Bowman Complete Set (252)

Sold For:

$4,800

Year:

1952

Auction:

2019 Summer

Lot #:

1033

Category:

Postwar Baseball - 1950s Cards

26% Ex-Mt to Nr/Mt (including a few Nr/Mt-Mt), 56% Vg-Ex to Ex, and 18% Gd to Vg (including 5% lesser, some that measure a bit small, and some with a slight miscut). This is a very attractive complete set of one of the great classic Bowman issues from the 1950s, the “golden years” of baseball cards. Fourteen cards are graded and encapsulated by PSA (10) and SGC (4, submitted by REA). Keys: #1 Berra (PSA NM 7), 2 Thomson (Vg-Ex), 4 Roberts (Ex), 5 Minoso RC (Vg/Vg-Ex), 8 Reese (Vg-Ex+), 11 Kiner (Ex-Mt+), 21 Fox (Ex-Mt), 23 Lemon (Vg-Ex), 24 Furillo (Vg-Ex+), 27 Garagiola (slightly out of focus, otherwise Nr/Mt), 30 Schoendienst (Vg-Ex), 33 McDougald RC (Ex), 43 Feller (SGC EX 5), 44 Campanella (Vg-Ex), 52 Rizzuto (Ex), 53 Ashburn (Vg-Ex/Ex), 80 Hodges (slight miscut, otherwise Vg-Ex), 101 Mantle (SGC GD+ 2.5), 115 Doby (PSA NM-MT 8), 116 Snider (PSA NM 7), 142 Wynn (Ex-Mt), 145 Mize (Vg), 146 Durocher (Ex), 156 Spahn (SGC EX/NM 6), 162 Irvin (Vg-Ex+), 196 Musial (PSA NM 7), 217 Stengel (Fr), 218 Mays (SGC EX 5), 232 Slaughter (Pr-Fr), and 252 Crosetti (Vg-Ex). Additional PSA-graded cards: NM-MT 8 (4 cards): #112, 186, 189 Piersall, and 212. NM 7 (1 card): #197. EX+ 5.5 (1 card): #113. A very attractive, mostly mid- to high-grade complete set of this classic Bowman issue. The equivalent SMR value for just the thirteen graded cards is $2,637 (excluding #101 Mantle SGC GD+ 2.5). Total: 252 cards. Reserve $500. Estimate $1,000/$2,000+.