Lot # 1088: 1953 Bowman Color and Black & White Partial Set Pair (2 Sets, 125 Cards)

Presented is an attractive pair of 1953 Bowman Black and White and Color partial sets. Several Hall of Famers and stars highlight this collection of 125 different cards, including Casey Stengel, Johnny Mize, Monte Irvin, and Leo Durocher. This collection consists of the following: 1) 1953 Bowman Black and White (38/64): Condition is 68% Gd to Vg and 32% Pr to Fr (including some due to marks on the reverse). Missing the following 26 cards for completion: #2, 6, 7, 8, 10, 17, 19, 21, 23, 24, 25 Sain, 27 Lemon, 28 Wilhelm, 30, 31 Woodling, 32, 37, 38, 43, 44, 46 Harris, 49, 52 Branca, 53, 54, and 59. Keys: #1 Bell (Gd+), 15 Mize (Fr), 26 Roe (Fr), 36 Piersall (Pr), 39 Stengel (Fr), 51 Burdette (Vg+), 60 Cox (Vg), and 64 Hansen (Pr). 2) 1953 Bowman Color (87/160): Condition is 73% Vg (including some Vg-Ex) and 27% lesser (including a few that measure small and one with a possible slight trim). Two cards have been professionally graded and encapsulated by PSA. Keys: #1 Williams (Vg), 51 Irvin (ink marks on reverse, otherwise ), 55 Durocher (ink marks on reverse, otherwise Vg-Ex), 81 Slaughter (Vg), 113 (VG-EX 4), and 149 (VG-EX 4). Missing the following 73 cards for completion: #3, 6, 7, 8, 9 Rizzuto, 10 Ashburn, 12, 18 Fox, 21, 26, 27, 28, 32 Musial, 33 Reese, 40 Doby, 44 Bauer/Berra/Mantle, 45, 46 Campanella, 48, 49, 53, 54, 57, 58, 59 Mantle, 60, 61, 62 Kluszewski, 63, 65 Roberts, 66, 70, 71, 73, 77, 78, 80 Kiner, 83, 84, 91, 92 Hodges, 93 Rizzuto/Martin, 95, 97 Mathews, 99 Spahn, 101 Schoendienst, 105, 106, 108, 109, 110, 111, 114 Feller, 116, 117 Snider, 118 Martin, 121 Berra, 122, 125, 126, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 141, 143, 146 Wynn, 148, 151, 153 Ford, 158, and 160 Abrams. This is a very presentable medium- to lower-grade collection of 1953 Bowman baseball, consisting of cards from both the B&W and Color series. Total: 125 cards.