Lot # 1342: 1953 Bowman Color Near-Complete Set (143/160) Including 13 PSA- and SGC-Graded Cards

Very attractive mid- to high-grade near-complete set of 1953 Bowman Color consisting of 143 different cards (out of 160 in the set). Missing the following 17 cards for completion: #2, 26, 34, 38, 41, 47, 59 Mantle, 64, 69, 72, 76, 91, 93 Rizzuto/Martin, 100, 102, 106, and 116. Condition is 6% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt, 41% Ex to Ex-Mt (approximately two-thirds Ex), and 53% Vg to Vg-Ex (including one lesser, two trimmed, and eight altered with erasure marks). Thirteen cards have been professionally graded and encapsulated by PSA (7) and SGC (6, submitted by REA). Keys: #1 Williams (Vg), 9 Rizzuto (Ex-Mt+), 10 Ashburn (Ex), 18 Fox (Ex), 32 Musial (VG/EX+ 4.5), 33 Reese (EX 5), 36 Minoso (Pr-Fr due to tape residue on reverse), 40 Doby (Ex), 44 Bauer/Berra/Mantle (EX 5), 46 Campanella (EX 5), 51 Irvin (Vg), 55 Durocher (erasure marks on the borders, otherwise Ex), 61 Kell (PSA NM-MT 8), 62 Kluszewski (small erasure mark on the left border, otherwise Ex), 65 Roberts (measures a bit small, otherwise Ex), 80 Kiner (Vg due to small spot of paper loss on reverse), 81 Slaughter (Ex due to centering), 92 Hodges (trimmed, otherwise Ex), 97 Mathews (Ex), 99 Spahn (Ex-Mt+), 101 Schoendienst (Ex), 114 Feller (EX+ 5.5), 117 Snider (Vg-Ex), 118 Martin (Vg), 121 Berra (99/1 T/B, otherwise Ex+), 146 Wynn (Vg-Ex+), 153 Ford (SGC Authentic), and 160 Abrams (Vg-Ex). Six additional PSA-graded cards: #20 (NM-MT 8), 49 (NM-MT 8), 63 (NM 7), 104 (NM 7), 109 (NM-MT 8), and 111 (NM-MT 8). This is a very attractive mid- to high-grade near-complete set of this very popular Bowman issue. Total: 143 cards. The size/weight of this item requires that there will be an additional shipping charge for this lot.