Lot # 967: 1952 Bowman Partial Set (154/252)

This is a very attractive partial set (154 out of 252) of one of the great classic Bowman issues from the 1950s, the “golden years” of baseball cards. This partial set is highlighted by eight Hall of Famers, including Ralph Kiner, Pee Wee Reese, and Minnie Minoso (rookie). Condition is 16% Ex-Mt to Nr/Mt, 52% Vg-Ex to Ex, and 32% Gd to Vg (including six lesser). Keys: #2 Thomson (Fr), 4 Roberts (Vg), 5 Minoso RC (Vg-Ex+), 8 Reese (Vg), 11 Kiner (Gd+), 21 Fox (Vg-Ex+), 23 Lemon (Vg-Ex+), 75 Kell (Ex+), and 142 Wynn (Vg-Ex+). Missing the following ninety-eight cards for completion: #1 Berra, 16, 20, 22, 24, 25, 28, 30 Schoendienst, 31, 43 Feller, 44 Campanella, 48, 49, 52 Rizzuto, 53 Ashburn, 56, 60, 71, 73, 77, 80 Hodges, 81, 90, 91, 96, 98, 99, 101 Mantle, 106, 107, 115 Doby, 116 Snider, 128, 145 Mize, 146 Durocher, 147, 148, 149, 150, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156 Spahn, 157, 158, 159, 160, 162 Irvin, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 181, 183, 184, 186, 187, 188, 189, 194, 195, 196 Musial, 198, 199, 201, 205, 207, 209, 210, 212, 215, 216, 217 Stengel, 218 Mays, 219, 222, 230, 232 Slaughter, 234, 236, 237, 239, 247, and 252 Crosetti. A very attractive, mostly mid- to high-grade partial set of this classic Bowman issue. Total: 154 cards.