I want to start a new Bowman set 1951, 1952, or 1953 What would you do?

[savedfrommyspokes]

I am working on 50-55 Bowman's....I really enjoy the artwork on the 50-52s, and the color images on the 53s. As far as ease, the 52 set has been the easiest to build out of the 50-53s.

[Hot Springs Bathers]

Brad- Are those pages made for the 1951-52 Bowmans? Are they still available?

Thanks

[almostdone]

Originally Posted by Hot Springs Bathers

Brad- Are those pages made for the 1951-52 Bowmans? Are they still available?

Thanks

I believe those are standard 9 pocket pages he has. He has centered all of them very well to keep them uniform.

I am working on a 52 Bowman set and am nearly complete. I chose it because it has my favorite Mantle and favorite Mays as well as Musial and Reese, my favorite players. I love the artwork in it and background detail in them.

I don't think you could go wrong with any of the sets. 51 has the big rookies and big price tag, 52 is a classic with great artwork and great overall player selection, and 53 has those beautiful photos and plus just look at the Musial and Reese in it!

Btw, if you get 10 pocket business card size pages (available at any office supply store) the 51's and 52's fit very nicely in them. They don't slide around like they might in a 9 pocket page and makes it easy to flip through your set. Just a thought.

Drew

[kailes2872]

I am going to post 47 of the 160 53 Bowman Colors in low to mid grade (The Musial has a crease). If you choose that route and need a head start, perhaps we can work something out.

[MattyC]

Talk about a fun choice. All are gorgeous; you simply cannot go wrong

[Jayworld]

Personally I like the 1951 and 1952 sets, mostly for the color and the artwork. As an artist/graphic designer, I've always been attracted to "artwork" card sets; i.e. early 1950s Bowman, Goudey, 1953 Topps, etc.

I have 95 cards of the 1952 set (mostly commons) and 59 cards so far from the 1951 set, including Ted Williams and Campanella.

I'd recommend you go with the 1951 Bowman (1st choice) or 1952 Bowman (second choice). As another stated earlier, the 1952 Bowman set is easier to acquire and cheaper (smaller amount of cards and the 2nd year Bowman cards of Mantle and Mays, and no Ted Williams, but you do get a Musial). Of course, many of the poses of the 1951 Bowman set come straight from the 1950 set (just repositioned or re-cropped), so in a way, by collecting the 1951 set, you are getting much of the 1950 set....

Have fun!

[refz]

There all great sets.. but there is no better than a nice looking 1953 bowman color in my opinion.

[dzolot]

Old thread - don't ask how I found it! Ha!

Anyway, hope your surgery went well.

What did you decide for the set?

Here is a video of my 1951 bowman set - def my favorite and my recommendation!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BK1xPQBbU04

[bobsbbcards]

Originally Posted by dzolot

Here is a video of my 1951 bowman set - def my favorite and my recommendation!

Beautiful set! Sweet PSA 6 Mantle is shown at 7:09 for those who like to watch videos of Mantle cards.