Reflections on 1949 BOWMAN's (25 HOFers, many Rookies)...show-N-tell us of your cards

[michael3322]

Amazing cards.

It really is impossible to overstate how incredible Roy Campanella was...3x MVP during an MLB career that lasted <10 years.

You can watch Vin Scully's famous call in 1957 when 93k Dodgers' fans lit matches to pay tribute to Roy after his accident:
https://youtu.be/XfXB_THdp3o

[Seven]

Out of curiosity could anyone explain why Campanella's hat, does not contain the Dodgers logo and instead is just a blank blue cap? Looks like Bowman painted over whatever logo was on his hat with a dark shade of blue paint!

I didn't even know of the PCL set before discovering this thread! You learn something new everyday!

[prewarsports]

I have seen the photo used to make the card and if my memory serves me right, it is a Montreal cap.

[tedzan]

Many of the SLATE cards are Hand-Cut from 36-card uncut sheets. However, a good number of these printing anomalies are also Factory-Cut.

The examples displayed here are the tougher Hi # cards in the set. These Hi # SLATE's are considerably tougher to find than the Lo # Slate's.






TED Z

T206 Reference
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[tedzan]

In the Spring of 1949, us young dudes were mystified to get card #73 (Billy Cox) in the first series of 36 cards....but no card #4.
This 1st series uncut sheet tells the story.


--------#1---------------#2-----------------#3-----------------#73----------------#5---------

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Please excuse the bifurcation of this 36-card sheet, as my Scanner is not large enough to scan the complete sheet.


TED Z

T206 Reference
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[darkhorse9]

This set is my current obsession. I've completed the first four series except for the Jackie. Working on series 5 and have about a third of them so far.

Frustrating to hear this might be the toughest series to complete. I like working sets by series. Finish one before moving on yo the next.

My reasonable expectation is that I will finish the set within the next year minus the big five (Jackie, Satchel, Snider, Ashburn, Doby) and then figure out a way to accumulate funds to knock those off. That may take many more years.

[rjackson44]

Have half the set snd still cant figure it out lol

[dealme]

What an entertaining thread. I don’t own any 49 Bowman cards, but that may soon change. I did happen to notice from the images posted that the Augie Galen card seems to be a colorized version of his 48 Bowman card (which I am somewhat familiar with after having completed that particular set)

I should also add that I find the first-hand accounts of collecting these cards as they were issued incredibly interesting. Thanks for resurrecting this thread!

Cheers,
Mark


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[Bram99]

Originally Posted by darkhorse9

This set is my current obsession. I've completed the first four series except for the Jackie. Working on series 5 and have about a third of them so far.

Frustrating to hear this might be the toughest series to complete. I like working sets by series. Finish one before moving on yo the next.

My reasonable expectation is that I will finish the set within the next year minus the big five (Jackie, Satchel, Snider, Ashburn, Doby) and then figure out a way to accumulate funds to knock those off. That may take many more years.

So where are you at right now? Interesting to hear from someone else who collects this set..
Tony

[e6phillips]

49 Bowman Dodgers

[darkhorse9]

Originally Posted by Bram99

So where are you at right now? Interesting to hear from someone else who collects this set..
Tony

Right now I have completed the first four series cards (except for Jackie) and have the first twelve cards from the fifth series. Working to add cards 157-179 right now. I'm very methodical. It's the only way to satisfy my OCD (obsessive card disorder) and give some sense of accomplishment as I go along.

[tedzan]

For us NY Yankees fans, the 1949 season was a tremendous year, and a tremendous team. Besides Joe DiMaggio, Yogi Berra, Phil Rizzuto,
Allie Reynolds, Vic Raschi, etc....there was Joe Page's tremendous Relief performances and Johnny Lindell's (end of September) Playoff HR
in the 9th inning to beat the Red Sox for the American League Championship.





TED Z

T206 Reference
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[JasonL]

Hi Ted,
Great story and nice cards!
I was wondering - is there a generally accepted opinion on how many of the 1949 Bowman PCL cards exist today?
Thanks!
Jason

Originally Posted by tedzan

My BOWMAN PCL find...…
I received a call from a guy back in the late 1980's who grew up in the Philadelphia area. Jim wanted to sell me his BOWMAN and TOPPS
collections. He collected Sportscards as a kid in the late 1940's and early 1950's.


I was especially interested in his 1949 BOWMAN cards since I was starting a 2nd set. Jim had 150+ 1949 BOWMAN's. When he started to
describe them to me, I was in for quite a surprise for they included six PCL cards. He recalled these PCL cards were intermixed with the
regular BOWMAN cards in 5-cent packs. Jim recalls being confused, since the PCL cards were in the same packs as cards whose numbers
were in the 100's.
Incidentally, the cards in his entire collection were in amazing condition. Needless to say, the PCL cards were upgrades into my PCL set.


Here is the first page (of 3 pages) from my 1949 BOWMAN album. which includes the PCL set.


……....… Lee Anthony ……………….……….…… George Metkovich ………..………...…...….. Ralph Hodgin

…….. "Sheriff" Gassaway ………………..…...…..… Tony Freitas …..……...………..……. Gordon Maltzberger


……..… Ken Holcombe ………………..…………..…… Don Ross ……...……..…….…...…...… "Inky" Coscarart

…...….. "Jeep" Handley …………………….....…… Herman Besse ……….....…..…………...…. John Lazor



TED Z

T206 Reference
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[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by JasonL

Hi Ted,
Great story and nice cards!
I was wondering - is there a generally accepted opinion on how many of the 1949 Bowman PCL cards exist today?
Thanks!
Jason

We lost Ted and his wonderful wealth of knowledge at the end of last year (or it might have been the beginning of this year).

Perhaps someone else on here has an idea about this topic?


Brian

[ALR-bishop]

I do not know how many of the PCL cards were produced or how many still exist. I was finally able to complete the set but it ws a long road finding them all, despite the fact there are no real big names in the set.

Mark Macrae who co authored the 49 PCL article with Ted is a member and has posted about it. There is also a subsequent article by Tim Jenkins for SABR

[ALR-bishop]

Here is a post war thread on the set where Mark posted some info

https://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=348776

Jenkins article

https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=AwrE...M6OLk0Xn4vInA-

[jingram058]

Originally Posted by brianp-beme

We lost Ted and his wonderful wealth of knowledge at the end of last year (or it might have been the beginning of this year).

Perhaps someone else on here has an idea about this topic?


Brian

Things really haven't been the same. He was a veritable fountain of knowledge, and he was nice about it.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by jingram058

Things really haven't been the same. He was a veritable fountain of knowledge, and he was nice about it.

+1 I miss Ted. He was a good guy.
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[Vintagedeputy]

My only 49 Bowman, Bobby Doerr

[GasHouseGang]

I only have three myself. This is my favorite.

[Casey2296]

Originally Posted by Leon

+1 I miss Ted. He was a good guy.
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+2 I miss Ted.

[Seven]

Originally Posted by Casey2296

+2 I miss Ted.

+3

I miss him as well. Especially our email conversations that I used to have with him. A kind soul that we wish could've been around forever.

[JasonL]

Originally Posted by brianp-beme

We lost Ted and his wonderful wealth of knowledge at the end of last year (or it might have been the beginning of this year).

Perhaps someone else on here has an idea about this topic?


Brian

Oh! My gosh, I am sorry to hear that, and certainly didn't mean to sound insensitive. I have been a member here for maybe about 20 years, but my attention has been very spotty over the last several years. Ted was fantastic to "listen to" for a long time!

Thanks for the reply on his behalf.
Jason

[Seven]

Originally Posted by JasonL

Oh! My gosh, I am sorry to hear that, and certainly didn't mean to sound insensitive. I have been a member here for maybe about 20 years, but my attention has been very spotty over the last several years. Ted was fantastic to "listen to" for a long time!

Thanks for the reply on his behalf.
Jason

Jason,

While I can't speak for others, I didn't think you sounded insensitive at all! Also, I'm of the opinion that the best way to continue the legacy of such a kind person is to continue to talk about him, his contributions and the stories many of us have with him; whether it's an experience at a show or simply interacting with his posts.

Ted entertained my questions for hours when I was a kid, up in Cooperstown and I was able to reconnect with him as an adult through Net54 and even go to a Philly Show to see him, before he passed. I'll talk about him for as long as I'm involved in this hobby and I'm sure others feel the same way. You take care.

- James