Lot # 1213: 1955 Bowman Near-Complete Set (307/320) Including 202 PSA-Graded Cards

Presented is a very attractive, near-complete set of 1955 Bowman baseball consisting of 307 different cards (out of 320 in a complete set), highlighted by Hall of Famers Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Roy Campanella, Yogi Berra, and Ernie Banks. Included are four variations (#48, 157, 195, and 204) and seven duplicates (#33 Fox, 48b, 58, 132a, 143 Newcombe, 157, and 204a). Missing the following 13 cards for completion: #70, 102, 167, 202 Mantle, 226, 246, 248, 283 Chylak, 284, 294, 297, 303 Conlan, and 307. A total of 202 cards have been graded and encapsulated by PSA (201) and SGC (1). PSA Grading Composite: NM-MT 8 (4 cards): #136 (OC), 156 (OC), 160 (OC), and 291 (OC). NM+ 7.5 (1 card): #43. NM 7 (28 cards): #11, 15 (OC), 31, 45, 47, 49, 80, 83, 97 (OC), 111 (ST), 140, 145, 176, 177, 190 (MC), 192, 195a Palica/no traded line, 196 (MC), 204a F. Bolling//M. Bolling back (OC), 205, 209, 211, 221, 244, 266, 270 (MC), 271, and 313 (SGC NM 84). EX-MT+ 6.5 (10 cards): #32, 36, 50, 95, 98, 105, 116, 127, 169, and 210. EX-MT 6 (143 cards): #5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 33 Fox, 34, 35, 38 Wynn, 39, 40, 41, 44, 48a M. Bolling/F. Bolling back, two 48b M. Bolling/correct (one is mislabeled), 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 61, 63, 66, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, 82, 84, 85, 87, 91, 92, 93, 99, 100, 101b D. Johnson/correct, 104, 106, 110, 113, 114, 115, 117, 118, 119, 121, 122, 123, 125, 126, 128, 129, 135, 137, 138, 139, 142, 144, 147, 148, 149, 150, 153, 155, 157b E. Johnson/correct, 159, 163, 164, 166, 172, 174, 178, 181, 182, 185, 186, 187, 191 Lemon, 193, 198, 199, 200, 201, 203, 204b F. Bolling/correct, 208, 212, 214, 215, 218, 219, 220, 222 (OC), 223, 224, 228, 229, 235, 236, 245, 251, 252, 254, 255, 262, 263 (OC), 267, 273, 276, 277, 279, 281, 285, 286, 287, 293, 295 (MC), 298, 305, 306, 309, 311, 314, 316, 318, 319, and 320. EX+ 5.5 (2 cards): #132a Kueen and 173. EX 5 (12 cards): #16, 42, 96, 103 Mathews, 133, 143, 170, 216, 217, 225, 289, and 301. VG-EX 4 (2 cards): #4 and 296. The condition of the 116-card unencapsulated balance is 15% Ex or slightly better, 74% Vg to Vg-Ex, and 11% lesser (including a couple that measure small). Unencapsulated Keys: #1 Wilhelm (Vg), 10 Rizzuto (Vg), 22 Campanella (Gd), 23 Kaline (Vg-Ex), 37 Reese (Vg), 48b M. Bolling/F. Bolling back (Vg), 59 Ford (Vg+), 68 Howard RC (1/99 T/B, otherwise Vg-Ex+), 130 Ashburn (Vg), 132a Kueen (Vg-Ex+), 134 Feller (trimmed, otherwise Gd), 157a E. Johnson/D. Johnson on front (Ex), 158 Hodges (Vg-Ex), 168 Berra (Vg-Ex+), 171 Roberts (Vg), 179 Aaron (Gd), 184 Mays (Gd), 195b Palica/traded line (Ex), 197 Kiner (Vg-Ex), 204a F. Bolling/M. Bolling back (Vg), 242 Banks (Pr), 265 Barlick (Vg+), and 315 Hubbard RC (Vg-Ex). The 1955 Bowman cards (the company's final baseball-card issue) are very popular due to their classic "television" style and the inclusion of so many stars. The flush-to-the-border wood-grain design makes this issue susceptible to corner and edge wear and very difficult to assemble as a complete set in high grade. This is a very attractive near-complete set that is highlighted by an impressive 186 cards graded PSA EX-MT 6 or higher! Total: 318 cards (near set of 307 plus four variations and seven duplicates. The size/weight of this item requires that there will be an additional shipping charge for this lot.