Lot # 1079: 1951 Bowman Near-Complete Set (322/324) Including 34 PSA-Graded Cards

Presented is an outstanding, mostly mid- to high-grade near-complete set of 1951 Bowman baseball consisting of 322 different cards (out of 324) and highlighted by 26 Hall of Famers, including Ted Williams and rookie examples of Whitey Ford, Monte Irvin, and Nellie Fox. Missing the following two cards for completion: #253 Mantle and 305 Mays. A total of 35 cards are professionally graded and encapsulated by PSA. PSA Grading Composite: NM-MT 8 (1 card): #167. NM 7 (2 cards): #61 and 191. EX-MT 6 (10 cards): #33, 72, 75, 178, 193, 217, 225, 227, 244, and 307. EX 5 (6 cards): #32 Snider, 78 Wynn, 90, 207, 282 Frisch, and 286. VG-EX+ 4.5 (1 card): #56. VG-EX 4 (5 cards): #21, 126 Thomson, 142, 198 Irvin RC, and 323 Adcock. VG+ 3.5 (1 card): #324 Pramesa RC. VG 3 (6 cards): #102, 165 Williams, 181 Stengel, 189, 232 Fox RC (MC), and 260 Erskine RC. GOOD+ 2.5 (1 card): #151 Doby. GOOD 2 (1 card): #31 Campanella. POOR 1 (1 card): #1 Ford RC. The condition of the 287-card unencapsulated balance is 14% Nr/Mt or better, 54% Ex to Ex-Mt, 25% Vg to Vg-Ex, and 7% lesser (including six with a slight trim). Unencapsulated Keys: #2 Berra (Gd-Vg), 3 Roberts (Pr), 7 Hodges (Vg), 10 Schoendienst (Vg), 26 Rizzuto (Vg-Ex), 30 Feller (Gd-Vg), 46 Kell (Ex), 50 Mize (Vg), 53 Lemon (Ex+), 58 Slaughter (Vg-Ex), 62 Boudreau (Vg+), 80 Reese (Vg+), 134 Spahn (Fr), 143 Kluszewski (Ex-Mt), 186 Ashburn (Gd), 233 Durocher (Vg-Ex), 254 Jensen RC (Fr), 290 Dickey (Nr/Mt), 295 Lopez (Vg-Ex+), and 306 Piersall RC (Gd). This is a very attractive near-complete set of this classic early 1950s Bowman issue. The SMR value for just the 35 graded cards (factoring in the three half grades at the lower whole-grade level) is $2,235. Total: 322 cards.