Set breakdown by grade:
Number of Cards in Set | | 55 |
Average Grade - Weighted by Value | | 3.54 - VG+ |
Average Grade - Unweighted | | 2.88 - VG |
Grade Breakdown | | |
| PSA 6 - EX/MT | | 1 |
| PSA 5 - EX | | 2 |
| 4.5 - VG/EX+ | | 1 |
| PSA 4 - VG/EX | | 6 |
| 4 - VG/EX | | 6 |
| PSA 3.5 - VG+ | | 2 |
| 3 - VG | | 8 |
| PSA 3 - VG | | 4 |
| SGC 3 - VG | | 1 |
| 2 - GOOD | | 14 |
| PSA 2 - GOOD | | 2 |
| 1.5 - FAIR | | 7 |
| PSA 1.5 - FAIR | | 1 |
Price If Purchased Separately | | $7,252.00 |
Purchased separately the cards in this set have a break-up value of $7,252.00.
This almost complete set contains 55 cards out of the possible 72 cards. This is not a complete set. The following card is omitted from this set: #69 George Mikan
This set does not include the following cards: #42 George Nostrand, #41 Double Screen Play, #46 Horace McKinney, #49 Bob Kinney, #43 Chuck Halbert, #59 Out of Bounds Play - Quick Screen, #17 Post as Screen Play, #11 Return Pass to Post Play, #65 Held Ball Play, #58 Arnie Risen, #71 Guards Down Play, #51 Jack Dwan, #57 Arthur Spector, #12 Kenny Sailors, #55 Max Zaslofsky, #62 Herman Schaefer
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The 1948 Bowman Basketball Set consists of 72 cards, and this set contains the majority of those cards. It excludes the expensive rookie card of George Mikan in order to keep the cost of the set reasonable. 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, which has been excluded from this set.
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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 -
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2 - GOOD
1948 Bowman #2 Ralph Hamilton -
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PSA 3 - VG
1948 Bowman #3 Gale Bishop -
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2 - GOOD
1948 Bowman #4 Fred Lewis -
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PSA 3.5 - VG+
1948 Bowman #5 Single Cut Off Post Play -
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PSA 4 - VG/EX
1948 Bowman #6 Bob Ferrick -
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1.5 - FAIR
1948 Bowman #7 John Logan -
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PSA 3 - VG
1948 Bowman #8 Mel Riebe -
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PSA 4 - VG/EX
1948 Bowman #9 Andy Phillip -
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1.5 - FAIR
1948 Bowman #10 Bob Davies -
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2 - GOOD
1948 Bowman #13 Paul Armstrong -
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PSA 3.5 - VG+
1948 Bowman #14 Howard Dallmar -
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2 - GOOD
1948 Bowman #15 Bruce Hale -
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2 - GOOD
1948 Bowman #16 Sid Hertzberg -
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2 - GOOD
1948 Bowman #18 Red Rocha -
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2 - GOOD
1948 Bowman #19 Eddie Ehlers -
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4 - VG/EX
1948 Bowman #20 Ellis Vance -
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4 - VG/EX
1948 Bowman #21 Andrew Levane -
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3 - VG
1948 Bowman #22 Earl Shannon -
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2 - GOOD
1948 Bowman #23 Double Cut Off Post -
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3 - VG
1948 Bowman #24 Leo Klier -
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1.5 - FAIR
1948 Bowman #25 George Senesky -
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1.5 - FAIR
1948 Bowman #26 Price Brookfield -
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3 - VG
1948 Bowman #27 John Norlander -
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4 - VG/EX
1948 Bowman #28 Don Putman -
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3 - VG
1948 Bowman #29 Double Post Play -
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2 - GOOD
1948 Bowman #30 Jack Garfinkel -
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1.5 - FAIR
1948 Bowman #31 Chuck Gilmur -
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3 - VG
1948 Bowman #32 Red Holzman -
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2 - GOOD
1948 Bowman #33 Jack Smiley -
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4 - VG/EX
1948 Bowman #34 Joe Fulks -
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Back
PSA 5 - EX
1948 Bowman #35 Screen Play -
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3 - VG
1948 Bowman #36 Hal Tidrick -
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3 - VG
1948 Bowman #37 Don Carlson -
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Back
4.5 - VG/EX+
1948 Bowman #38 Buddy Jeanette -
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Back
PSA 2 - GOOD
1948 Bowman #39 Ray Kuka -
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Back
PSA 3 - VG
1948 Bowman #40 Stan Miasek -
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2 - GOOD
1948 Bowman #44 Arnie Johnson -
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4 - VG/EX
1948 Bowman #45 Bob Doll -
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2 - GOOD
1948 Bowman #47 Out of Bounds Play - Criss Cross -
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Back
PSA 6 - EX/MT
1948 Bowman #48 Ed Sadowski -
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Back
PSA 2 - GOOD
1948 Bowman #50 Charles Black -
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Back
SGC 3 - VG
1948 Bowman #52 Cornelius Simmons -
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Back
PSA 4 - VG/EX
1948 Bowman #53 Out of Bounds Play - Quick Roll -
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4 - VG/EX
1948 Bowman #54 Bud Palmer -
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Back
PSA 3 - VG
1948 Bowman #56 Lee Roy Robbins -
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1.5 - FAIR
1948 Bowman #60 Ariel Maughan -
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2 - GOOD
1948 Bowman #61 Dick O'Keefe -
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2 - GOOD
1948 Bowman #63 John Mahnken -
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PSA 4 - VG/EX
1948 Bowman #64 Tommy Byrnes -
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PSA 5 - EX
1948 Bowman #66 Jim Pollard -
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PSA 4 - VG/EX
1948 Bowman #67 Lee Mogus -
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3 - VG
1948 Bowman #68 Lee Knorek -
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1.5 - FAIR
1948 Bowman #70 Walter Budko -
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Back
PSA 1.5 - FAIR
1948 Bowman #72 Carl Braun -
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PSA 4 - VG/EX