Auction #18 - October 2024
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/10/2024
The 1953 Bowman Gum TV & Radio Stars of NBC set is a 96 card set picturing tv and radio stars of the day. The card fronts are full images of the subjects with no other graphics and present really nicely with colorful photos. The fronts are similar to the 1953 Bowman Color baseball set. The backs
This 96-card series features
color glossy photos of some of the prominent entertainers of the early 1950s, all from the NBC
stable. Included are notables such as Groucho Marx, Bob Hope, Vincent Price, Loretta Young
and Sid Caesar. There are also quite a few whose names have faded into history. The backs of
the cards provide a brief biographical note for each personage. This is really two series; about
half are commons and easy to acquire in high grade; the other half are short-prints and very
difficult to obtain in high grade. In this set, the commons average about NM or better, while the
short-prints average a delectable EX-MT, which is well above average. Included are fourteen
PSA-graded cards, with an average grade of 6.6, or EX-MT+. Most of the PSA-graded cards are
short prints, attesting to the high quality of the set. You will likely not see a set of comparable
quality come on the market for a long time! All cards stored in Cardsaver 1 holders and mounted
in plastic pages in a looseleaf binder, for convenient viewing. Magnificent!
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