1948 & 1949 BOWMAN printing trivia

[Volod]

Ted: Fascinating info. Even though I started much later with the 1952 Bowmans, I greatly enjoy reading any first-hand accounts of collecting lore involving earlier sets. One thing that puzzled me, since I have not collected the '49 set: "Furthermore, these D-P cards were modified to conform to the design of the other 24 cards on this sheet..." Just how does the design of the cards on the 7th sheet differ?

[tedzan]

Scheffing, Mize, Rizzuto, Priddy, Salkeld, and Zoldak cards in the earlier series did not have their Names On the Front (NNOF). When these 6 cards were re-printed
on the 7th sheet, their names were on the front (NOF).....as seen in the Rizzuto card in the scan.

Evans, Majeski, Brazle, Murtaugh, Dillinger, and Fitzgerald cards had their facsimile autographs on the backs (SCRIPT) in the earlier series. When these 6 cards were
re-printed on the 7th sheet, their autographs were replaced by their printed names.

Furthermore, 7 of these cards had their background color changed in the 7th sheet printing.





There....aren't you sorry you asked


TED Z

[Volod]

Thanks for taking the time to scan those, Ted. Interesting stuff.

[JRO$!(]

Mr. Ted Z. Thanks much. Your knowledge on this and many subjects deserves more appreciation and discourse! .jt

[ALR-bishop]

Ted---you may be erudite and all, but William Hayes says dinosaurs never really existed

Great info. I finished the 48 and 49 Bowman sets just last year, including the variations you mention. I was born in 1950 and did not start collecting until 1957, and so grew up with Topps and finished out those sets before starting on Bowmans.

Have you seen George Vrechek's recent two part article in SCD on the print process for the 53 Topps sets ? It has several mysteries similar to those of the 49 Bowman set

[Volod]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

Ted---you may be erudite and all, but William Hayes says dinosaurs never really existed

Great info. I finished the 48 and 49 Bowman sets just last year, including the variations you mention. I was born in 1950 and did not start collecting until 1957, and so grew up with Topps and finished out those sets before starting on Bowmans.

Have you seen George Vrechek's recent two part article in SCD on the print process for the 53 Topps sets ? It has several mysteries similar to those of the 49 Bowman set

Al - Do you think you could possibly scan and post a copy of the Vrechek article? My SCD subscription lapsed about twenty years ago. Or is it just a rehash of the Lipset and Zanadakis articles on the 1953 Topps set that were published in BBC mag about 30 years ago?

[ALR-bishop]

Steve, posted the articles in separate thread