Lot # 2482: 1952 Bowman Large Football Complete Set (144) Including 84 PSA-Graded Cards

Complete set of 1952 Bowman Large, one of the most popular and classic of all football-card sets, highlighted by a remarkable 34 Hall of Famers and numerous rare short prints. Eighty-four cards are graded and encapsulated by PSA. PSA Grading Composite: NM-MT 8 (1 card): #135 Ronzani SP. NM+ 7.5 (3 cards): #99 Stydahar SP, 119, and 127 Matson SP. NM 7 (14 cards): #18 Justice SP, 34, 37 Hirsch SP, 53, 81 Kastan SP, 94, 97, 105 Groza, 110, 111, 122, 126 Romanik SP, 132, and 143. EX-MT+ 6.5 (3 cards): #56, 123, and 134. EX- MT 6 (32 cards): #1 Brocklin SP, 7, 9 Spencer SP, 13 Fears, 15, 16 Gifford RC, 25, 27 Miller SP, 29 McElhenny RC, 35, 47, 48 Halas RC, 61, 62, 70, 74, 77, 80, 82 Minarik SP, 83 Perry, 85 Robustelli RC, 86, 87, 90 Johnson SP, 91 Heath SP, 95, 101 Weinmeister, 106, 112, 116, 125 Nomellini, and 133. EX+ 5.5 (2 cards): #30 Baugh and 108 Johnson SP. EX 5 (21 cards): #4 Owen RC, 10 Bednarik SP, 14 Brown RC, 17 Tittle, 23 Marchetti RC, 24, 32, 36 Hancock SP, 45 Van Buren SP, 46 Donovan RC, 49, 54 Christian SP, 63 Conerly SP, 64 Hartley SP, 73 Smith SP, 75, 92 Pihos, 100 Alban SP, 118 Hogan, 124, and 144 Lansford SP. VG-EX 4 (8 cards): #2 Graham, 19 Connor SP, 21, 55 Davis SP, 57 Milner RC, 59, 72 Schweder SP, and 142 Landry. The condition of the sixty-card balance is 35% Ex to Ex-Mt (mostly Ex), 55% Vg to Vg-Ex, and 10% lesser (including a couple that measure a bit small). Unencapsulated Keys: #3 Walker (Vg-Ex+), 12 Trippi (Vg+), 28 Rote SP (Vg+), 39 Tunnell (Ex), 78 Layne (Gd), 98 Dillon RC (Gd), 109 Quinlan SP (Ex), 117 O’Donahue SP (Vg), 128 Lavelli (Vg-Ex+), 129 Christiansen RC (Vg-Ex), 136 Rechichar SP (Fr), 137 Waterfield (Vg+), and 140 Lary RC (Vg-Ex). This is a very pleasing mid- to high-grade complete set of one of football-card collecting's premier issues, loaded with all of the great stars and Hall of Famers of the era. The SMR value for just 76 of the graded cards (excluding the eight cards graded VG-EX 4 and factoring in the five EX+ and EX-MT+ half grades at the lower whole-grade level) is $14,091. Total: 144 cards. The size/weight of this item requires that there will be an additional shipping charge for this lot.