Set breakdown by grade:
Number of Cards in Set | | 61 |
Average Grade - Weighted by Value | | 3.90 - VG/EX |
Average Grade - Unweighted | | 4.85 - EX |
Grade Breakdown | | |
| PSA 7 - NM | | 8 |
| SGC 7 - NM | | 1 |
| PSA 6.5 - EX/MT+ | | 2 |
| PSA 6 - EX/MT | | 13 |
| 6 - EX/MT | | 1 |
| SGC 6 - EX/MT | | 2 |
| 5 - EX | | 4 |
| SGC 5 - EX | | 1 |
| PSA 5 - EX | | 4 |
| PSA 4.5 - VG/EX+ | | 1 |
| 4 - VG/EX | | 7 |
| PSA 4 - VG/EX | | 4 |
| 3.5 - VG+ | | 1 |
| 3 - VG | | 2 |
| PSA 3 - VG | | 1 |
| 2 - GOOD | | 6 |
| PSA 2 - GOOD | | 3 |
Price If Purchased Separately | | $27,148.00 |
Purchased separately the cards in this set have a break-up value of $27,148.00.
This almost complete set contains 61 cards out of the possible 72 cards. This is not a complete set. This set does not include the following cards: #42 George Nostrand, #41 Double Screen Play, #46 Horace McKinney, #49 Bob Kinney, #59 Out of Bounds Play - Quick Screen, #11 Return Pass to Post Play, #71 Guards Down Play, #51 Jack Dwan, #12 Kenny Sailors, #55 Max Zaslofsky, #62 Herman Schaefer
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This is a 1948 Bowman Basketball Almost Complete Premier Set, which means that this set contains the highest grade of each card that we have available in our million card inventory.
The 1948 Bowman Basketball Set consists of 72 cards, and this set contains the majority of those cards. The 1948 Bowman basketball Set also features unique "basketball plays" cards, which shows the diagrams of plays, and this set is considered to be the first nationally released basketball set.
The second half of the 1948 Bowman Basketball card set, starting with card #37, are considered "high numbers" and are harder to find. As this was the first basketball set, every card is technically a rookie card. The most prominent card from the 1948 Bowman Basketball Card Set is #69 George Mikan Rookie Card.
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Below is a list of all of the cards included in this particular set. To view front and back images, click on the card names. To view scans of all of the cards included in this set, please click the first card and use the white arrows to scroll through the set.
1948 Bowman #1 Ernie Calverley -
Front -
Back
3.5 - VG+
1948 Bowman #2 Ralph Hamilton -
Front -
Back
PSA 5 - EX
1948 Bowman #3 Gale Bishop -
Front -
Back
PSA 6.5 - EX/MT+
1948 Bowman #4 Fred Lewis -
Front -
Back
PSA 6 - EX/MT
1948 Bowman #5 Single Cut Off Post Play -
Front -
Back
PSA 6.5 - EX/MT+
1948 Bowman #6 Bob Ferrick -
Front -
Back
PSA 7 - NM
1948 Bowman #7 John Logan -
Front -
Back
PSA 4 - VG/EX
1948 Bowman #8 Mel Riebe -
Front -
Back
PSA 6 - EX/MT
1948 Bowman #9 Andy Phillip -
Front -
Back
PSA 7 - NM
1948 Bowman #10 Bob Davies -
Front -
Back
2 - GOOD
1948 Bowman #13 Paul Armstrong -
Front -
Back
PSA 6 - EX/MT
1948 Bowman #14 Howard Dallmar -
Front -
Back
PSA 7 - NM
1948 Bowman #15 Bruce Hale -
Front -
Back
3 - VG
1948 Bowman #16 Sid Hertzberg -
Front -
Back
PSA 7 - NM
1948 Bowman #17 Post as Screen Play -
Front -
Back
PSA 6 - EX/MT
1948 Bowman #18 Red Rocha -
Front -
Back
PSA 5 - EX
1948 Bowman #19 Eddie Ehlers -
Front -
Back
PSA 7 - NM
1948 Bowman #20 Ellis Vance -
Front -
Back
5 - EX
1948 Bowman #21 Andrew Levane -
Front -
Back
PSA 6 - EX/MT
1948 Bowman #22 Earl Shannon -
Front -
Back
PSA 6 - EX/MT
1948 Bowman #23 Double Cut Off Post -
Front -
Back
6 - EX/MT
1948 Bowman #24 Leo Klier -
Front -
Back
PSA 6 - EX/MT
1948 Bowman #25 George Senesky -
Front -
Back
5 - EX
1948 Bowman #26 Price Brookfield -
Front -
Back
PSA 7 - NM
1948 Bowman #27 John Norlander -
Front -
Back
4 - VG/EX
1948 Bowman #28 Don Putman -
Front -
Back
5 - EX
1948 Bowman #29 Double Post Play -
Front -
Back
2 - GOOD
1948 Bowman #30 Jack Garfinkel -
Front -
Back
4 - VG/EX
1948 Bowman #31 Chuck Gilmur -
Front -
Back
4 - VG/EX
1948 Bowman #32 Red Holzman -
Front -
Back
PSA 3 - VG
1948 Bowman #33 Jack Smiley -
Front -
Back
4 - VG/EX
1948 Bowman #34 Joe Fulks -
Front -
Back
PSA 5 - EX
1948 Bowman #35 Screen Play -
Front -
Back
PSA 6 - EX/MT
1948 Bowman #36 Hal Tidrick -
Front -
Back
4 - VG/EX
1948 Bowman #37 Don Carlson -
Front -
Back
SGC 5 - EX
1948 Bowman #38 Buddy Jeanette -
Front -
Back
PSA 2 - GOOD
1948 Bowman #39 Ray Kuka -
Front -
Back
PSA 5 - EX
1948 Bowman #40 Stan Miasek -
Front -
Back
2 - GOOD
1948 Bowman #43 Chuck Halbert -
Front -
Back
PSA 6 - EX/MT
1948 Bowman #44 Arnie Johnson -
Front -
Back
4 - VG/EX
1948 Bowman #45 Bob Doll -
Front -
Back
2 - GOOD
1948 Bowman #47 Out of Bounds Play - Criss Cross -
Front -
Back
PSA 6 - EX/MT
1948 Bowman #48 Ed Sadowski -
Front -
Back
PSA 2 - GOOD
1948 Bowman #50 Charles Black -
Front -
Back
5 - EX
1948 Bowman #52 Cornelius Simmons -
Front -
Back
PSA 6 - EX/MT
1948 Bowman #53 Out of Bounds Play - Quick Roll -
Front -
Back
4 - VG/EX
1948 Bowman #54 Bud Palmer -
Front -
Back
PSA 7 - NM
1948 Bowman #56 Lee Roy Robbins -
Front -
Back
PSA 7 - NM
1948 Bowman #57 Arthur Spector -
Front -
Back
PSA 6 - EX/MT
1948 Bowman #58 Arnie Risen -
Front -
Back
SGC 6 - EX/MT
1948 Bowman #60 Ariel Maughan -
Front -
Back
2 - GOOD
1948 Bowman #61 Dick O'Keefe -
Front -
Back
2 - GOOD
1948 Bowman #63 John Mahnken -
Front -
Back
PSA 4 - VG/EX
1948 Bowman #64 Tommy Byrnes -
Front -
Back
SGC 6 - EX/MT
1948 Bowman #65 Held Ball Play -
Front -
Back
SGC 7 - NM
1948 Bowman #66 Jim Pollard -
Front -
Back
PSA 4 - VG/EX
1948 Bowman #67 Lee Mogus -
Front -
Back
3 - VG
1948 Bowman #68 Lee Knorek -
Front -
Back
PSA 6 - EX/MT
1948 Bowman #69 George Mikan -
Front -
Back
PSA 2 - GOOD
1948 Bowman #70 Walter Budko -
Front -
Back
PSA 4.5 - VG/EX+
1948 Bowman #72 Carl Braun -
Front -
Back
PSA 4 - VG/EX