The Bowman Gum Company of Philadelphia spared no expense in producing their “Color” baseball edition. The vivid, full bleed portrayals are still atop many advanced collectors want lists. Presented is a 1953 Bowman Color Baseball near set of (159/160) cards, (4) of which are professional graded. This popular series has an approximate condition breakdown of 20% (EX or better), 25% (VG-EX), 30% (VG) and 25% (GD or lesser). Keys include #9 Rizzuto (GD), #10 Ashburn (VG), #32 Musial (GD), #33 Reese (EX-MT), #44 Bauer/Berra/Mantle (PSA 6), #46 Campanella (GD), #59 Mantle (PR, writing), #92 Hodges (EX-MT), #93 Rizzuto/Martin (GD), #97 Mathews (GD), #99 Spahn (VG), #114 Feller (VG-EX), #117 Snider (PSA 5), #118 B. Martin (EX), #121 Berra (VG-EX), #153 Ford (SGC 60) and #160 Abrams (SGC 60). Due to rudimentary factory printing techniques of the age, slight size variances are present. Missing only #62 Kluszewski for completion. More on our website.
#1 Da. Williams (VG), #9 Rizzuto (GD), #10 Ashburn (VG), #18 N. Fox (FR), #32 Musial (GD), #33 Reese (EX-MT), #40 Doby (VG), #44 Bauer/Berra/Mantle (PSA 6), #46 Campanella (GD), #51 Irvin (EX), #55 Durocher (EX), #57 Boudreau (GD), #59 Mantle (PR, writing), #61 Kell (GD), #65 Roberts (GD), #80 Kiner (GD), #81 Slaughter (GD), #92 Hodges (EX-MT), #93 Rizzuto/Martin (GD), #97 Mathews (GD), #99 Spahn (VG), #101 Schoendienst (GD), #114 Feller (VG-EX), #117 Snider (PSA 5), #118 B. Martin (EX), #121 Berra (VG-EX), #146 Wynn (VG), #153 Ford (SGC 60), #160 Abrams (SGC 60)
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