1954 Bowman Power For Peace Complete Set of (96) Cards

This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/28/2021

The 1954 Bowman Power for Peace set is a (96) card set picturing U.S. Armed Services from all branches and the weapons and equipment from those branches--ships, planes and vehicles. The set is cataloged R701-10 in the American Card Catalog and is one of a number of nonsports sets that Bowman issued in the 1950's. The cards are full color cards with no graphics on the front and very similar to the 1953 Bowman Color baseball set. The red white and blue backs have a nice narrative about the picture on the front.

This series is notorious for off-center cards. This set is no exception, although I would say it is a bit above average in that regard. Cards are uniformly glossy, with bright white borders and brilliant white borders. The tough #1 card, often found in worn condition, is significantly off-center in both directions, but has unusually sharp corners. Raw cards average EX/MT to NM, some off-centered. Card #92 has a front surface ripple which some might interpret as a crease (it does not show through to the back of the card. A set with great eye appeal. All the cards are stored in 8-pocket plastic pages, using only the bottom 6 pockets to protect the cards, and housed in a loose-leaf binder.