Lot # 387: 1951 Bowman Complete Low Number Set (#1-252)

Original owner 1951 Bowman complete low number set of 252 cards. Lovingly pieced together card-by-card decades ago, these penny park survivors have an overall approximate condition breakdown of 30% VG or better, 45% GD and 25% FR or lesser. Highlights include: #1 Ford RC (FR), #2 Berra (GD), #3 Roberts (FR), #7 Hodges (FR), #10 Schoendienst (VG), #26 Rizzuto (GD), #30 Feller (GD), #31 Campanella (GD), #32 Snider (GD), #46 Kell (GD), #50 Mize (GD), #53 Lemon (FR), #58 Slaughter (FR), #62 Boudreau (VG), #78 Wynn (GD), #80 Reese (GD), #81 Furillo (VG), #118 Roe (VG), #122 Garagiola RC (FR), #134 Spahn (VG), #143 Kluszewski (GD), #151 Doby (GD), #165 T. Williams (VG), #181 Stengel (VG), #186 Ashburn (VG), #198 Irvin RC (VG), #219 Woodling RC (VG), #232 Fox RC (VG) and #233 Durocher (VG).

From our consignor: “This set is original to the 13-year-old boy who collected and traded with friends for a penny growing up in New Jersey while shooting marbles, fishing and listening to Yankee games on the family radio. Prior to this sale, it has never seen the market or left our family homes. Rich with his love of the game, our father died an Orioles fan in early 2025 at 87 years of age. He would keep these cards secured away but would always bring them out to show other baseball fans and share stories of his youth. It is his family’s hope that the new owner of these cards appreciates them with as much love as he did growing up in South River, New Jersey with two immigrant parents (Italian & Lithuanian) surrounded by a large family and a lot of great Italian food to go around.”