1949 bowman display box REA mystery solved

[nolemmings]

Did they get it wrong in 2017? Did you even see the link I posted?

[sflayank]

Without seeing bottom of box u can't tell

[nolemmings]

Originally Posted by sflayank

Without seeing bottom of box u can't tell

So then how can you say REA got it right in 2017? You just said you can't tell.

Are you saying that the bottom of the box sold in 2017 might say 1950 on it but that Bowman then didn't put that date on the top or side of the box? If so then we have a third variation: 1) no date, top, side or bottom; 2) 1950 on top, side and bottom, and 3) no date top and side but yes on bottom (assuming the REA box in fact says that on the bottom). Is that your theory? I find it less than compelling.

[glynparson]

This box was full of 1950 bowman cards and the family had no 1949 bowmans. They did have. Number of 1949 leaf cards. I introduced the family tht consigned this and a number of cards to Brian. It was a pretty decent find the oldest child of the family that inherited them teaches with my wife. I got a number of cards graded for them at the national. From the leaf set as well as a number of 1950 and 1951 bowmans.

[Eric72]

Originally Posted by glynparson

This box was full of 1950 bowman cards and the family had no 1949 bowmans. They did have. Number of 1949 leaf cards. I introduced the family tht consigned this and a number of cards to Brian. It was a pretty decent find the oldest child of the family that inherited them teaches with my wife. I got a number of cards graded for them at the national. From the leaf set as well as a number of 1950 and 1951 bowmans.

That's certainly a compelling piece of information.

[sflayank]

This is not complicated
3 boxes.(1)..1950 on top and the front of bottom insert half and on bottom of box in description
(2) No 1950 on top...1950 on front of bottom insert half of box and in description on bottom on box
And (3) no 1950 anywhere on box which should make this the 1949 box

[glynparson]

Originally Posted by sflayank

This is not complicated
3 boxes.(1)..1950 on top and the front of bottom insert half and on bottom of box in description
(2) No 1950 on top...1950 on front of bottom insert half of box and in description on bottom on box
And (3) no 1950 anywhere on box which should make this the 1949 box

Please explain how they owned zero 1949 bowmans then but owned hundreds of 1950 bowmans. This was an original collection put together in years of issue not a collection curated over time. Why do you think it’s impossible that some boxes didn’t have year on them? After all we know of multiple series so why assume boxes were identical. The fact they owned zero 1949 bowmans but literally hundreds of 1950 which were kept in said box makes me think you are wrong here. I understand that’s rare as you are often dead on accurate but I think in this rare case you are incorrect.