Lot # 1112: 1950 Bowman Near-Complete Set (250/252) Including 14 PSA- and SGC-Graded Cards

Presented is a near-complete set of 1950 Bowman consisting of 250 different cards (out of 252 in the set), missing only #22 Robinson and 98 Williams for completion. The 1950 Bowman set is often overlooked by collectors simply because it does not include a Mantle or Mays rookie, but this was a landmark set in its day, being the first postwar baseball issue to feature full-color artwork instead of photographs. Condition is 15% Ex or slightly better, 61% Vg to Vg-Ex, and 24% lesser (including 27 that measure small). Fourteen cards have been professionally graded and encapsulated by SGC (12) and PSA (2). Keys: #1 Parnell RC (Gd), 6 Feller (EX 60), 8 Kell (Vg), 11 Rizzuto (VG/EX 50), 19 Spahn (EX 60), 21 Reese (VG/EX 50), 23 Newcombe RC (Gd), 28 Thomson (90/10 T/B, otherwise Vg), 32 Roberts (VG 40), 33 Kiner (EX 60), 35 Slaughter (Vg-Ex), 37 Appling (Pr-Fr), 39 Doby (EX 60), 40 Lemon (EX+ 70), 43 Doerr (Vg-Ex), 46 Berra (PSA VG 3), 58 Furillo (Vg-Ex+), 59 Branca (Vg+), 62 Kluszewski (Vg), 71 Schoendienst (VG/EX 50), 75 Campanella (PSA EX 5), 77 Snider (EX 60), 84 Ashburn (VG/EX 50), 94 Boudreau (Vg+), 112 Hodges (EX/NM 80), 129 Gordon (measures small, otherwise Gd), 139 Mize (measures small, otherwise Gd), 148 Wynn (Vg), 217 Stengel (Fr), 219 Bauer RC (Vg-Ex), 220 Durocher (Vg), and 229 Frisch (Vg-Ex). Relatively affordable complete and near-complete sets of classic issues from the 1950s always generate tremendous collector interest. This is the type of vintage set that, to many collectors, represents the very best value. This is a very attractive, mostly mid-grade near-complete set of one of the most important and classic of all early Bowman issues. Total: 250 cards. The size/weight of this item requires that there will be an additional shipping charge for this lot.