1951 Bowman Near-Complete Set (322/324) Including 57 PSA-Graded Cards

Sold For:

$9,000

Year:

1951

Auction:

2023 Fall

Lot #:

1441

Category:

Postwar Baseball - 1950s Cards

Presented is a very attractive mid- to high-grade near-complete set consisting of 322 different (of 324) 1951 Bowman baseball cards, highlighted by many Hall of Famers and stars. Missing the rookie cards of Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays for completion. Fifty-seven cards are graded and encapsulated by PSA. Grading Composite: NM-MT 8 (6 cards): #176, 178, 180, 182, 236, and 320. NM+ 7.5 (3 cards): #177, 235, and 237. NM 7 (20 cards): #10 Schoendienst, 26 Rizzuto, 30 Feller, 143 Kluszewski, 166, 181 Stengel, 227, 242, 255, 261, 269, 273, 274, 282 Frisch, 291, 306 Piersall RC, 310, 315, 318, and 321. EX-MT 6 (11 cards): #3 Roberts, 58 Slaughter, 62, 103, 151 Doby, 257, 264, 265, 289, 311, and 317. EX+ 5.5 (2 cards): #7 Hodges and 78 Wynn. EX 5 (6 cards): #6, 134 Spahn, 186 Ashburn, 198 Irvin RC, 232 Fox RC, and 256. VG-EX 4 (4 cards): #2 Berra, 31 Campanella, 165 Williams, and 288. VG+ 3.5 (1 card): #1 Ford RC. VG 3 (3 cards): #80 Reese, 81, and 122. GOOD 2 (1 card): #32 Snider. The condition of the 265-card unencapsulated balance is 8% Nr/Mt or better, 54% Ex to Ex-Mt, 31% Vg to Vg-Ex, and 7% lesser. Unencapsulated Keys: #46 Kell (Fr), 50 Mize (Vg), 53 Lemon (Vg), 233 Durocher (Ex+), 260 Erskine RC (Vg-Ex+), 290 Dickey (75/25 T/B, otherwise Ex-Mt), 295 Lopez (85/15 T/B, otherwise Ex+), 323 Adcock RC (98/2 L/R, otherwise Nr/Mt), and 324 Pramesa RC (Ex-Mt). This is a very attractive near-complete set of this classic early 1950s Bowman issue, which provides a tremendous foundation for the assembly of an outstanding mid- to high-grade complete set. The total SMR value for just the fifty-seven graded cards (factoring in the three half-grades at the lower whole-grade level) is $6,680. Total: 322 cards. The size/weight of this item requires that there will be an additional shipping charge for this lot. Opening Bid $1,500.