1949 bowman display box REA mystery solved

[sflayank]

Here are the 2 variations of the 1950 box
Notice where the dates are
The box in REA has no date anywhere, so the theory is they used the same box as 49 and added 1950

[Eric72]

The REA listing shows, among other things, this image. Was the "5-Star" logo used in 1949?

[Eric72]

Originally Posted by Eric72

The REA listing shows, among other things, this image. Was the "5-Star" logo used in 1949?

According to Sports Collectors Daily:

"...interesting feature of card backs, one not seen on any other sports issue, is the red “Bowman 5-Star Picture Card Collectors Club” in the upper right-hand corner..."

https://www.sportscollectorsdaily.co...-trend-setter/

This would seem to indicate the box on REA was from 1950. Of course, that was just me looking on the Internet for 5 minutes. The experts at REA and elsewhere almost certainly know something I don't. I'd love to hear the evidence which points to the box being from 1949.

[Casey2296]

The picture on the right shows the 1950 year on the bottom box, is that black ink or blue around the year?

[Lorewalker]

Box on the right also says Full Color. 1949s while color are not really full color especially compared to the 1950 Bowmans, which the box on the left is clearly from 1950.

[sflayank]

the 2 1950 dated boxes also say 1950 in the description on the bottom of the box...so i have to believe REA is right ..theres doesnt say 1950 anywhere
so must be 1949