Lot # 1053: 1950 to 1955 Bowman Collection (254) with 38 Hall of Famers Including Mays, Banks, and Kaline

Presented is a shoebox collection of 254 assorted 1950 to 1955 Bowman gum cards, with representation from every year, highlighted by 38 Hall of Famers, including Willie Mays, Ernie Banks, and Al Kaline. This collection consists of the following: 1) 1950 Bowman (11 cards): Ranging from Pr to Gd, with one Vg and one Ex. Includes the following: #79, 111, 142, 147 Garcia RC (Fr), 161, 194, 219 Bauer RC (Pr-Fr), 229 Frisch (Fr-Gd), 234 Shantz RC (Fr), 246, and 249. 2) 1951 Bowman (115 cards): 36% Vg-Ex to Ex, 55% Gd to Vg, and 9% lesser. Includes the following: #10 Schoendienst (Vg), 14, 24, 25, 55, 63, 65, 69, 70, 78 Wynn (Gd), 85, 89, 110, 114, 118, 122 Garagiola RC (Pr), two 123, 125, 126 Thomson (Gd), 130, 132, 133, 136, 137, 139, 141, 143 Kluszewski (Gd), 144, 145, 155, 162, 164, two 170, 175, 178, 179, 181 Stengel (Fr due to staining), 189, 191, 192, 193, two 195, 196, two 197, 198 Irvin RC (Vg), 199, 203, 205, 206, 207 Southworth (Vg), 212, 215, 216, 221, 223, 228, 231, 234, 239, 245, two 252, 257, 261, 262, two 263, two 264, 265, two 266, 267, 268, 270, 274, two 276, 277, 278, 279, three 283, 286, 287, 288, 292, 293, 294, 296, 297, two 298, 299, 300, 301, 302, 304, 307, 309, 310, two 311, three 313, 316, 318, and two 322. 3) 1952 Bowman (8 cards): Vg to Vg-Ex, with one Gd and one trimmed. Includes the following: #39, two 40, 76, 219, 221, 238, and 246. 4) 1953 Bowman Black & White (6 cards): Gd, Fr, and four Pr. Includes the following: #9, 11, 18, 28 Wilhelm (Gd), 32, and 35. 5) 1954 Bowman (48 cards): Ranging from Fr to Vg-Ex (averaging Vg), with a couple Ex and a couple Pr. Includes the following: Two#1 Rizzuto (Gd+ and Fr), 2, 10, 23 Kuenn RC (Fr), 29, 35, 38 Minoso (Fr), 39, 40, two 45 Kiner (Vg and Gd-Vg), three 47, 48, 49, two 50 Kell (Vg+ and Vg), 55, 59, three 62 Slaughter (two Vg and Fr), three 71, 87, 92, 93, 95 Roberts (Gd), 105, 108, five 110 Schoendienst (Vg/Vg-Ex, three Vg, and Pr), 119, 136, 167, 174, 183, 213, 215, and three 224. 6) 1955 Bowman (66 cards): Ranging from Gd to Ex (averaging Vg/Vg-Ex), with a few lesser and a few that measure small. Includes the following: #1 Wilhelm (Vg), 15, three 23 Kaline (Vg-Ex and two Vg), three 24, three 25 Minoso (Vg, Gd-Vg, and Gd), three 33 Fox (all Vg), 35, two 36, 47, 53, 57, 58, 59 Ford (measures very small, otherwise Vg), 89 Boudreau (Vg), 91, 99, 112, 113, four 121, 122, two 123, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130 Ashburn (Vg+), three 133, 134 Feller (Gd), 138, 141, 148, 150, 161, 165, 166, 176, 184 Mays (measures a bit small, otherwise Pr), 186, three 187, 188, three 203, 204a F. Bolling/M. Bolling back (Vg-Ex), 214, 222, 242 Banks (Vg), and 258. This is an attractive mixed-grade collection from the golden age of baseball cards with numerous highlights. Total: 254 cards.