Auction #20 - June 2025
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 7/13/2025
Many people believe the 1951 Bowman Jets, Rockets and Spacemen set to be one of the visionary sets of the early 1950's. The artwork is unparalleled and the subject matter was that of dreams for many a small child opening the packs in 1951. The set was ahead of it's time and one of the earliest space sets to be issued on a mainstream card set.
This iconic 108-card series of space-themed art and narrative is highly prized by
collectors. It was innovative and unique among 1950’s non-sports series. This is a spectacular
speciment of this series. 38 of the cards, or more than one-third of the set, have been graded by
PSA, with an average PSA grade of 6.64, or NM-. Overall grade of the set is EX-MT. All cards
stored in plastic pages in a looseleaf binder. for convenient viewing. This is a stunning set,
difficult to acquire in this superb condition. Also included is the 36- card Series 5 extenstion
reprint set (#144-180), in NM condition. All card fronts have been scanned and are available in the attached, downloadable PDF.
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