1952 Bowman Baseball Picture Cards

[vintagebaseballcardguy]

Received this Mays for my set today. Very happy with it!

[thatkidfromjerrymaguire]

Hey guys, glad to see 1952 Bowman being discussed.

This is also my favorite vintage set. I have been building a mid-grade (mostly EX) set for the last three years. I am 90% of the way done, and just a couple weeks ago, pulled the trigger on a Mantle. So I have all of the high dollar cards already purchased (Mantle, Mays, Musial, Berra, Snider) and most of the other hall of famers.

I'm honestly in no rush, because I really enjoy the pursuit. When I finish the set, I'll be sure to post some pics and some stats along the way. I keep records of when I get the cards, where they come from (i.e. in person, online as well as state shipped from), etc.

As of now, I don't plan on getting both versions of cards 1 - 72. I definitely prefer the whiter versions, but I have a mix of both. I don't think I would necessarily enjoy having duplicates of all those cards.

However, I do have the other major variation...the #248 Bill Werle "missing part of signature" card (as you can see in the picture below, the variation has part of the "W" missing in his signature). This one can be fairly hard to track down (in a reasonable price). You can usually find some very over priced ones on Ebay at any given time....but if you are patient, I've found that the variations comes up a couple times a year in a straight auction format...and that's how I acquired mine.

Another interesting bit of information I found online was this old blogpost that discusses the series release dates based on trades. I can't vouch for who wrote this, or the accuracy, but I think it gives a valid estimation of WHEN the different series were released.

https://pjdenterprises.com/baseball_...52_bowman.html


At any rate, keep posting your updates and thoughts on the 1952 Bowman set...because I could read about it all day.

Here are a couple pics from my set for now...both versions of the Werle, as well as my newly acquired Mantle.

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[thatkidfromjerrymaguire]

Originally Posted by vintagebaseballcardguy

Received this Mays for my set today. Very happy with it!

Oh, and I forgot to mention vintagebaseballcardguy, that Mays is sweet. Crease free and a good image. Thanks for sharing.

Mine is centered pretty much like yours (which is to say, pretty off centered). But those high numbers are almost IMPOSSIBLE to find perfectly centered...and when they are, they typically sell for a premium.

So I'm perfectly fine with off centered high numbers...because that's how the kids were pulling them out of the packs back in 1952

[vintagebaseballcardguy]

Originally Posted by thatkidfromjerrymaguire

Oh, and I forgot to mention vintagebaseballcardguy, that Mays is sweet. Crease free and a good image. Thanks for sharing.

Mine is centered pretty much like yours (which is to say, pretty off centered). But those high numbers are almost IMPOSSIBLE to find perfectly centered...and when they are, they typically sell for a premium.

So I'm perfectly fine with off centered high numbers...because that's how the kids were pulling them out of the packs back in 1952

Thanks! I am trying to keep my spending in check on this set, so I was satisfied with this particular Mays, especially considering the centering difficulties that plague those highs. Like you said, I was happy to find one minus creases and with a decent image. Your Mantle is killer! I look forward to giving that link you provided a read. Thanks.