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Posted By: Bottom of the Ninth

Hal,

Several years ago I bought a collection of complete sets of Bowman's (48-52) from a gentleman here in CA. I asked him why he did not have any Leafs and he said that when they first came out in 1949 the kids were all excited but after spending their money on them on countless packs they realized the set was skip numbered they stopped collecting them and many threw away their cards. It was his recollection that the set never was available in 1948 and he was adamant that the only set in 48 was the "small ugly black and white cards".

Hope this helps.

Greg