Lot # 1131: 1951 Bowman Near-Complete Set (313/324) Including 45 CGC-Graded Cards

Very attractive and mostly mid-grade near-complete set of 1951 Bowman baseball consisting of 313 different cards (out of 324 in the set). Missing the following eleven cards for completion: #1 Ford, 2 Berra, 6, 126, 165 Williams, 253 Mantle, 254 Jensen, 258, 260 Erskine, 264, and 305 Mays. This near set includes many Hall of Famers and stars, highlighted by Roy Campanella, Warren Spahn, Duke Snider, and Bob Feller, plus the rookie cards of Nellie Fox and Monte Irvin. Forty-five cards have been professionally graded and encapsulated by CGC (44) and PSA (1). CGC Grading Composite: NM 7 (1 card): #203. EX/NM+ 6.5 (1 card): #205. EX/NM 6 (9 cards): #17, 18, 62 Boudreau, 92, 124, 147, 196, 241, and 295 Lopez. EX+ 5.5 (9 cards): #20, 48, 56, 58, 65, 66, 93, 134 Spahn, and 225. EX 5 (12 cards): #5, 44, 75, 78 Wynn, 83, 122, 148, 151 Doby, 233 Durocher, 238, 255, and 257. VG/EX+ 4.5 (3 cards): #7 Hodges, 123, and 232 Fox RC. VG/EX 4 (3 cards): #31 Campanella, 50 Mize, and 198 Irvin RC (PSA). VG+ 3.5 (1 card): #80 Reese. GOOD+ 2.5 (2 cards): #3 Roberts and 10 Schoendienst. GOOD 2 (3 cards): #26 Rizzuto, 32 Snider, and 46 Kell. FAIR 1.5 (1 card): #30 Feller. Condition of the 268-card unencapsulated balance is 23% Ex to Ex-Mt (mostly Ex), 56% Vg to Vg-Ex, and 21% lesser (mostly due to marks on the reverse). Unencapsulated Keys: #53 Lemon (Pr), 143 Kluszewski (ink marks on reverse, otherwise Vg-Ex), 181 Stengel (Vg-Ex), 186 Ashburn (Vg-Ex), 282 Frisch (ink writing on reverse, otherwise Vg), 290 Dickey (Gd), 306 Piersall RC (1/99 L/R, otherwise Ex), 323 Adcock RC (Vg+), and 324 Pramesa RC (Vg+). This is a very attractive near-complete set of this classic early 1950s Bowman issue. Total: 313 cards. The size/weight of this item requires that there will be an additional shipping charge for this lot.