1949 BOWMAN cards with SLATE backgrounds

LeftHandedDane · #1 08-31-2018, 05:55 PM

Oh man, just when I was getting close to completing the set with the known variations (name on front/no-name on front, script vs. print), now you have to tell me about a whole new set of them! Argh!

tedzan · #2 08-31-2018, 08:55 PM

Ed

No sweat, the 12 variations in this set you are referring to were part of the regular printing. Illustrated here is my simulated 7th sheet,
in which Bowman included these 12 cards to fill out their last 36-card sheet.

So, collecting the SLATE cards are just a whimsical challenge to continue the hunt for 1949 BOWMAN's.

TED Z

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paul · #3 09-01-2018, 02:23 PM

Why do so many of the slate cards appear to be handcut?

Stonepony · #4 09-01-2018, 02:54 PM

I think a great many of them were handcut from sheets. However, Ted has testified before that he remembers as a kid pulling slate variations straight from the pack.

Stonepony · #5 09-01-2018, 03:00 PM

Photo may be tiny... but here�s a sheet of mine with slate background which also has the � pink� background and colors ( rather than stark red). If Ted agrees.
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tedzan · #6 09-01-2018, 06:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stonepony

I think a great many of them were handcut from sheets. However, Ted has testified before that he remembers as a kid pulling slate variations straight from the pack.

Some of us old dudes who collected these BOWMAN cards recall opening waxpacks and getting various color errors. I vividly recall (as if it were just yesterday) opening a pack
in the Summer of 1949 and finding a Phil Rizzuto with a "golden" yellow background color (instead of the normal orange color). I was very excited about this, since Phil Rizzuto
lived only 2 blocks away from our home. And, was a really friendly guy.

Here is an example of a Factory cut SLATE card....Muncrief

TED Z

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Peter_Spaeth · #7 09-03-2018, 08:17 PM

Does this look hand cut?

tedzan · #8 09-05-2018, 05:12 PM

Besides the BB cards, the 1948 BOWMAN Basketball cards can also be found with SLATE backgrounds.

Here is an uncut Hi # sheet (cards #37 - 72) in which all the players are SLATE......

TED Z

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