tedzan
06-04-2012, 03:51 PM
1948
Printing of the 1948 BOWMAN set is quite interesting, as the printer took their 36-card production sheet and produced a 48-card set. In their 1st press runs
they printed cards #1 - 36. Then in their 2nd press runs they modified their printing plates by replacing 12 cards in the first group of 36 with cards #37 - 48.
The uncut 36-card sheet shown here is from the 2nd press runs where cards #37 - 48 are interspersed among the lower number cards.
Thereby, this process created Double-Prints of 24 low numbers....Single-Prints of 12 low numbers....and, another set of Single-Prints of the 12 high numbers.
http://i603.photobucket.com/albums/tt113/zanted86/1948bowmanbbsheet.jpg
1949
The 1949 Bowman set was quite puzzling to collectors of these cards in the 1950's - 1960's - 1970's - and early 1980's. The mystery involved 12 redundant
Low # cards that confused anyone trying to complete what was advertised as a 240-card set.
1st scan here depicts an uncut 36-card sheet....typical of the 7 sheets that were printed in the production of this set.
http://i603.photobucket.com/albums/tt113/zanted86/1949bowman4thseriesheet.jpg
Now, consider this....7 x 36 cards = 252 cards. But, aren't there only 240 numbered subjects in this set ?
The Bowman printers filled in the additional 12 slots in the printing of their 7th sheet by including 12 subjects from their lower # sheets. The first 6 (36-card)
sheets of the 1949 Bowman set have been found. An uncut 7th sheet has yet to be found; therefore, I have diagrammed its card arrangement here. The 12
cards enclosed in red are the "re-printed" cards. Furthermore, these D-P cards were modified to conform to the design of the other 24 cards on this sheet.
http://i603.photobucket.com/albums/tt113/zanted86/1949bowman7thsheet.jpg
One of the most popular cards in the 1949 BOWMAN set is this card of "Satchell" Paige. Trust me, when us "dinosaurs" (as kids) opened up a 5-cent Bowman
waxpack in the Fall of '49 and found this Paige card, it generated some really great excitement.
http://i603.photobucket.com/albums/tt113/zanted86/49BLeroyPaige.jpg
Rookie cards of Gerry Coleman, Larry Doby, Bob Lemon, Ed Lopat and Duke Snider were also printed on this 7th sheet.
Hey guys....If you have any 1949 Bowman High #'s (#145 - 240) with OVERPRINTED backs....please show or tell us of them.
Thanks,
TED Z
Printing of the 1948 BOWMAN set is quite interesting, as the printer took their 36-card production sheet and produced a 48-card set. In their 1st press runs
they printed cards #1 - 36. Then in their 2nd press runs they modified their printing plates by replacing 12 cards in the first group of 36 with cards #37 - 48.
The uncut 36-card sheet shown here is from the 2nd press runs where cards #37 - 48 are interspersed among the lower number cards.
Thereby, this process created Double-Prints of 24 low numbers....Single-Prints of 12 low numbers....and, another set of Single-Prints of the 12 high numbers.
http://i603.photobucket.com/albums/tt113/zanted86/1948bowmanbbsheet.jpg
1949
The 1949 Bowman set was quite puzzling to collectors of these cards in the 1950's - 1960's - 1970's - and early 1980's. The mystery involved 12 redundant
Low # cards that confused anyone trying to complete what was advertised as a 240-card set.
1st scan here depicts an uncut 36-card sheet....typical of the 7 sheets that were printed in the production of this set.
http://i603.photobucket.com/albums/tt113/zanted86/1949bowman4thseriesheet.jpg
Now, consider this....7 x 36 cards = 252 cards. But, aren't there only 240 numbered subjects in this set ?
The Bowman printers filled in the additional 12 slots in the printing of their 7th sheet by including 12 subjects from their lower # sheets. The first 6 (36-card)
sheets of the 1949 Bowman set have been found. An uncut 7th sheet has yet to be found; therefore, I have diagrammed its card arrangement here. The 12
cards enclosed in red are the "re-printed" cards. Furthermore, these D-P cards were modified to conform to the design of the other 24 cards on this sheet.
http://i603.photobucket.com/albums/tt113/zanted86/1949bowman7thsheet.jpg
One of the most popular cards in the 1949 BOWMAN set is this card of "Satchell" Paige. Trust me, when us "dinosaurs" (as kids) opened up a 5-cent Bowman
waxpack in the Fall of '49 and found this Paige card, it generated some really great excitement.
http://i603.photobucket.com/albums/tt113/zanted86/49BLeroyPaige.jpg
Rookie cards of Gerry Coleman, Larry Doby, Bob Lemon, Ed Lopat and Duke Snider were also printed on this 7th sheet.
Hey guys....If you have any 1949 Bowman High #'s (#145 - 240) with OVERPRINTED backs....please show or tell us of them.
Thanks,
TED Z