Inaugural 1948 Bowman Baseball near set of (42/48) cards. This black-and-white treasury generally presents in the (VG to VG-EX) range with some better or lesser. Highlights include: #1 Elliott RC (GD), #2 Blackwell RC (VG), #3 Kiner RC (VG), #4 Mize (EX), #7 Reiser RC (VG), #12 Sain RC (EX-MT), #14 Reynolds RC (EX), #17 Slaughter RC (trimmed), #19 Henrich (VG), #40 Marion RC (VG-EX, oversized, possible sheet cut), #47 Thomson RC (VG) and #48 Koslo RC (VG-EX). Missing only #5 Feller, #6 Berra RC, #8 Rizzuto RC, #18 Spahn RC, #36 Musial RC and #38 Schoendienst RC for completion. Due to rudimentary factory printing techniques of the age, centering/size variances are present.
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