I picked up a full sheet on eBay 8 years ago thinking at the time it must be a fairly rare item (I dont collect Bowmans much).
Then after researching it a bit, and seeing others just like my sheet, found out that these double printed back sheets are fairly common for the age.
I think far more common than a normal printed 1949 sheet.
I dont think your card or any of these double printed back cards ever made it into a pack of gum, they are most likely all cut from printer scraps.
I guess someone got into the dumpster and retrieved a ton of them back in 1949.
There are also a lot of 1941 Play Balls with upside down misprinted backs too, and these are also cut from printer scraps.
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