Lot # 861: 1948 Bowman Complete Set (48)

Offered is a complete set of forty-eight cards from the 1948 Bowman series, the first baseball-card set issued by Bowman Gum, highlighted by key rookie cards of many stars and Hall of Famers. Condition is 33% Vg-Ex to Ex, 42% Gd to Vg, and 25% lesser (including five trimmed). Three cards have been professionally graded and encapsulated by PSA. Keys: #1 Elliott RC (partially erased pencil mark on reverse, otherwise Vg), 2 Blackwell (Vg), 3 Kiner RC (Vg-Ex), 4 Mize (95/5 T/B, otherwise Ex), 5 Feller (partially erased pencil mark on reverse, otherwise Gd+), 6 Berra RC (FAIR 1.5), 7 Reiser SP (Pr-Fr), 8 Rizzuto RC (Pr-Fr), 12 Sain RC (Vg+), 14 Reynolds RC (Vg), 17 Slaughter RC (Ex+), 18 Spahn RC (GOOD+ 2.5), 19 Henrich (trimmed, otherwise Gd+), 29 Page RC (Vg), 30 Lockman SP (Vg-Ex), 36 Musial RC (GOOD 2), 38 Schoendienst (purple ink marks on top border, otherwise Ex+), 40 Marion RC (trimmed, otherwise Vg), 45 Sauer RC (15/85 T/B, otherwise Vg-Ex), and 47 Thomson RC (Ex+). An outstanding opportunity to acquire a very attractive and mostly mid-grade complete set of this landmark Bowman issue. Total: 48 cards.