This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/2/2019
Each card has been graded by PSA. Offered is a 301-card near set (missing #'s 1 Ford, 2 Berra, 7 Hodges, 15, 21, 34, 36, 74, 94, 106, 145, 165 Williams, 216, 232 Fox, 253 Mantle, 256, 259, 265, 287, 290 Dickey, 291, 299 and 305 Mays for completion; most of which are found elsewhere in the auction.) of baseball cards. With its 8.05 GPA (Set Rating: 6.97) - this assembly merits "#16 Current Finest" placement on the PSA Set Registry! Bowman's last year of generally unchallenged dominance in the baseball card market was notable for this brightly nostalgic issue. The '51 Bowmans boast a clean, uncluttered design with hand-painted images presented in the once-customary small card size. Includes: Graded PSA MINT 9: 47 cards w/#'s 17, 23, 41, 42, 44, 47, 66, 70, 76, 79, 87, 89, 119, 120, 146, 157, 166, 167, 177, 178, 192, 196, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 209, 211, 213, 214, 219, 220, 221, 222, 228, 230, 231, 235, 239, 240, 241, 242, 244, 250, 293 and 310; PSA NM-MT+ 8.5: 31 cards w/#'s 3 Roberts, 14, 48, 50, 57, 68, 83, 84, 85, 93, 111, 112, 116, 132, 150, 154, 158, 159, 160, 173, 174, 183, 200, 215, 227, 229, 260 Erskine, 301, 309, 320 and 321; PSA NM-MT 8: 196 cards. Highlights include: #'s 26 Rizzuto, 30 Feller, 31 Campanella, 32 Snider, 80 Reese, 134 Spahn, 181 Stengel, 186 Ashburn, 198 Irvin, 260 Erskine, 295 Lopez, 306 Piersall and 324 Pramesa; PSA NM+ 7.5: 2 cards w/#'s 126 and 283; PSA NM 7: 24 cards w/#'s 9, 10, 37, 63, 64, 73, 75, 96, 117, 127, 217, 254 Jensen, 262, 272, 273, 274, 278, 280, 281, 282, 286, 289, 298 and 307; PSA EX-MT 6: 1 card, #189. When we took this set on consignment, it was originally #11 on the PSA Set Registry (8.03 GPA, Set Rating: 7.72). However, we decided to break it a little bit and offer some of the cards as individual lots.