1953 Bowman Color

[tedzan]

Thanks Rob, Neal, and savedfrommyspokes for the compliments regarding my 1953 Bowman article.

I've completed two of these sets; and, here are some of my nicer looking stars.


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The "colorful" Casey Stengel should have printed in the color set.





"Kodakchrome......
they give us the nice bright colors
they give us the greens of summers
makes you think the world's a sunny day
BOWMAN got a Nikron camera
they love to take a photograph
so please don't take my Kodakchrome BOWMAN's away"

Paul Simon, 1973


TED Z
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[ALR-bishop]

Ted--I wonder if anyone has ever created a color version of that card.

Always great to have you drop in on post war

[MikeGarcia]

..even in stained rat condition , as a group, my Philadelphia Phillies look the best of any team in the '53 Bowman Color...,,differing opinions welcomed !! Go ahead , Matt , post yer damned Dodgers !

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[RayBShotz]

Neal; Solid choice! Really great to have you in the set collecting game!
The photography for this set is so amazing that any condition card looks fantastic.
That Phillies montage is a perfect example of that.

The poses, the unique camera angles and the stellar era relative color just ooze vintage at it's best.

Can't wait to see your next additions.
RayB

[vintagebaseballcardguy]

I have to stop looking at this thread! I am locked in on building a '65 Topps set and have thought about a '61 or '62 Topps set next or even a '54 Topps, but this darn thread could suck me back in. A couple of years back, I sold off the 20 or so I had (including a really nice Musial that I wish I had back). Back in the spring, I bought an ex condition Spahn which I still have. These are so beautiful...

[Neal]

This thread has outperformed my expectations lol! Thanks for the contributions, fellas.

The Phillies grouping is fantastic, and as much as I love the Ashburn, the Mel Clark is a knockout baseball card.

Ted - is Dan Paley still around? The one and only time I set up at show (Ft Washington March 2000) you were on my left, Dan Paley on my right, Roger Burns across the aisle and Joe Chechovich right next to him. It was a great learning experience.

[tedzan]

Hi Neal

Dan Paley is still the character you may recall from 16 years ago at the Ft Washington Philly Show.

He's doesn't set-up at shows, however, anymore.

Great hearing from you again.


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[obctom]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

Ted--I wonder if anyone has ever created a color version of that card.

How's this?
Not a lot to colorize, and I'm still learning how to do it in Photoshop, so be gentle in your criticism

Tom

[Neal]

Nice work!
Would have looked great as a Bowman color card

[RayBShotz]

Neal - That's a great looking Hemus! These cards are amazing.
Nice progress on the set.
RayB