49 bowman mystery remains unsolved

[danmckee]

Originally Posted by sflayank

A pack orange green opened had 2nd series bowman
A pack red white blue opened had 2nd series bowmans
Why they made 2 different boxes and wrappers
Will remain a mystery

No mystery at all

The Orange Green is a 1 cent pack and Box

The Blue Red is a 5 Cent pack and Box

[Webster]

That's an interesting theory, except:

1. There is no indication on the Orange/Green Box that it is a 1 cent pack:

https://rockhurstauctions.com/LotDet...entoryid=10478

2. There were six cards in the Orange/Green pack and 5 cards in the R/W/B pack. 1 cent packs typically had just one or two cards.

[danmckee]

Originally Posted by Webster

That's an interesting theory, except:

1. There is no indication on the Orange/Green Box that it is a 1 cent pack:

https://rockhurstauctions.com/LotDet...entoryid=10478

2. There were six cards in the Orange/Green pack and 5 cards in the R/W/B pack. 1 cent packs typically had just one or two cards.

Are we sure there were that many cards in there? I know 1952 topps 5 cents packs have 6 cards. Though there are no markings on the Orange and Green box and wrapper, I still like it as the 1 cent. They had to have had a 1 cent wrapper and box like they did in 1950 and 51 and 52. But who knows, I wasn't around to open them in 1949.

[Buckeyez]

Why the #114, a non-short print, mid-level star is so difficult to find?