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Joe D."We don't really know if Jackie Robinson advertently chose his 1949 Bowman card. When the George Moll Agency (that produced the Bowman cards) signed up the players for the rights to portray them in their sets, they would offer them a few $$ and a stack of their cards. I heard this straight from George Moll in a conversation with him in 1981. Sorry, to bust your bubble (gum)."
Ted - we do know that Jackie Robinson liked the 1949 Bowman enough to keep it until his passing.
It is not how he acquired it that is important. It is that it was part of his estate that
is so telling. Jackie Robinson kept the 1949 Bowman for all of his days on this planet.
So, no bubble bursting for me. I go with Jackie on this one.
edit to say: Jeff - if you ever want to rid yourself of that ugly yellow card -
I would reluctantly take it off of your hands. 