Lot # 2509: 1950 Bowman Football Complete Set (144) Including 77 PSA- and SGC-Graded Cards

This is a very attractive complete set of this classic 1950 Bowman football series, highlighted by rookie cards of Hall of Famers Y. A. Tittle and Otto Graham. Seventy-seven cards have been professionally graded and encapsulated by PSA (65) and SGC (12). PSA Grading Composite: NM-MT 8 (4 cards): #22 (SGC), 53 Huffman, 102, and 119. NM+ 7.5 (2 cards): #47 and 65. NM 7 (47 cards): #3, 5 Tittle RC, 8, 15, 16 Davis RC, 18 (SGC 84), 23 Van Buren (SGC), 24 (SGC), 27 Luckman, 29 Dudley, 30, 32, 35 Perry RC (SGC), 36, 37 Layne, 42, 43 Motley RC, 45 Graham RC (SGC), 48, 50, 51 Fears RC, 55, 56, 66, 68, 71, 74, 80, 81, 87, 89, 91, 93, 97 (SGC), 101, 103 Conerly, 107, 110, 111, 123, 128, 129 Trippi, 132 Bednarik (SGC), 134, 137, 138, and 144 (SGC 84). EX-MT 6 (16 cards): #1 Walker (SGC), 26 Lujack, 33, 38, 40, 41, 49, 75, 85 (SGC), 99, 100 Baugh, 112, 116, 117, 126, and 130. EX+ 5.5 (2 cards): #6 Groza RC and 52 Hirsch RC. EX 5 (6 cards): #9 (SGC), 17 Waterfield, 46, 77, 90, and 109. The condition of the 67-card unencapsulated balance is 50% Ex to Ex-Mt (including a couple bordering on Nr/Mt), 42% Vg-Ex, and 8% slightly lesser. Unencapsulated Key: #78 Lavelli RC (Vg-Ex+). 1950 Bowman Football has always been a scarce set. Extremely attractive complete mid-grade sets such as this one, loaded with all of the great stars and Hall of Famers of the era, represent a particularly outstanding value. The equivalent SMR value for just the 77 graded cards (factoring in the four half grades at the lower whole-grade level) is $10,459. Total: 144 cards. The size/weight of this item requires that there will be an additional shipping charge for this lot.