Lot # 940: 1951 and 1955 Bowman Partial Set Pair (2 Sets, 396 Cards)

Presented is a pair of partial baseball sets issued by Bowman in 1951 and 1955. Many Hall of Famers and stars highlight this collection of 396 different cards, including Roy Campanella, Bob Feller, Ralph Kiner, and Larry Doby. This collection consists of the following: 1) 1951 Bowman (178/324): Condition is 24% Vg-Ex to Ex (including one Ex-Mt), 50% Gd to Vg, and 26% Pr to Fr. Six cards have been professionally graded and encapsulated by PSA. Keys: #3 Roberts (Gd), 6 Newcombe (Gd+), 7 Hodges (Pr), 10 Schoendienst (Pr), 30 Feller (Fr), 53 Lemon (Vg+), 62 Boudreau (Pr-Fr), 126 Thomson (Pr), 127 Maglie RC (Vg+), 151 Doby (Fr), 260 Erskine RC (Vg), and 275 Harris (Vg-Ex+). Six additional PSA-graded cards: #130 (VG 3), 148 (VG-EX 4), 149 (VG-EX 4), 169 (VG-EX+ 4.5), 187 (VG-EX 4), and 234 (VG-EX 4). Missing the following 146 cards for completion: #1 Ford, 2 Berra, 4, 5, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 26 Rizzuto, 28, 29, 31 Campanella, 32 Snider, 33, 34, 35, 36, 40, 43, 44, 46 Kell, 49, 50 Mize, 51, 52, 54, 56, 58 Slaughter, 60, 65, 73, 74, 78 Wynn, 80 Reese, 81, 82, 86, 87, 89, 90, 92, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 102, 105, 106, 107, 109, 110, 111, 113, 120, 122, 123, 125, 128, 131, 133, 134 Spahn, 135, 136, 138, 140, 142, 143 Kluszewski, 146, 150, 155, 157, 159, 160, 165 Williams, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 177, 181 Stengel, 182, 183, 184, 186 Ashburn, 189, 196, 198 Irvin, 203, 207, 212, 215, 217, 219, 221, 223, 225, 227, 229, 232 Fox, 233 Durocher, 237, 238, 242, 243, 247, 248, 249, 250, 253 Mantle, 254 Jensen, 269, 272, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282 Frisch, 283, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290 Dickey, 291, 292, 295 Lopez, 300, 305 Mays, 306 Piersall, 307, 308, 312, 313, 317, 319, 320, 323 Adcock, and 324 Pramesa. 2) 1955 Bowman (217/320) Plus One Variation: Condition is 17% Ex to Ex-Mt (mostly Ex and including one Nr/Mt), 78% Vg to Vg-Ex, and 5% lesser (including a couple with a slight trim, a couple that measure a bit small, and one with color added). Three cards have been professionally graded and encapsulated by SGC (2) and PSA (1). Includes both variations of #101 Don Johnson. Keys: #22 Campanella (trimmed, otherwise Ex), 29 Schoendienst (trimmed, otherwise Vg+), 60 Slaughter (Gd), 89 Boudreau (SGC EX 60), 108 (VG 3), 194 (EX 5 [MC]), and 197 Kiner (small marks on reverse, otherwise Gd). Missing the following 103 cards for completion: #1 Wilhelm, 2, 7, 10 Rizzuto, 16, 23 Kaline, 25, 33 Fox, 37 Reese, 38 Wynn, 57, 59 Ford, 63, 65, 66, 67, 68 Howard, 79, 97, 98, 102, 103 Mathews, 113, 114, 115, 116, 122, 128, 129, 130 Ashburn, 133, 134 Feller, 143, 148, 149, 154, 158 Hodges, 160, 163, 166, 168 Berra, 169, 170, 171 Roberts, 174, 175, 179 Aaron, 181, 184 Mays, 189, 191 Lemon, 195, 199, 202 Mantle, 213, 216, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 236, 238, 240, 242 Banks, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 254, 255, 259, 261, 263, 265 Barlick, 266, 267, 268, 271, 272, 275, 279, 281, 282, 283 Chylak, 285, 287, 289, 292, 294, 297, 303 Conlan, 305, 307, 308, 309, 313, 314, 315 Hubbard, and 320. This is an attractive medium- to lower-grade collection of 1951 and 1955 Bowman baseball cards. Total: 396 cards.