Bidspirit auction | A Group of Vintage 1951

A Group of Vintage 1951 Bowman Baseball Cards and a 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers Team Photograph - A collection of ten 1951 Bowman baseball cards and a team photograph of the 1955 World Series Champion Brooklyn Dodgers. The cards are part of the 1951 series by Bowman Gum, Inc., featuring hand-painted color illustrations of Major League players. Included are Johnny Mize (No. 50), Jerry Coleman (No. 49), Ralph Branca, Dick Sisler, Andy Seminick, Whitey Lockman, Grady Hatton, Ken Raffensberger, Ron Northey, and Bob Dillinger. The reverse of the Mize and Coleman cards verify the copyright and manufacturer information as Bowman Gum, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. The large-format color photograph depicts the 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers roster on the field at Ebbets Field, identified by the large numbers 19 and 55 held by a player in the front row. An official Major League Baseball seal is visible in the bottom right corner. The items are mounted with black corner holders on tan cardstock pages, indicating removal from a period scrapbook. Items are in used, vintage condition with signs of scrapbook removal. The 1951 Bowman cards are raw and uncollated, featuring typical wear for the age including rounded corners, edge chipping, and centering variations. The Jerry Coleman and Johnny Mize cards have been removed from their mounts for inspection. The 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers photograph shows significant condition issues, most notably a large triangular piece of paper loss at the bottom left corner. The image also displays center creasing, corner wear, and adhesive residue from its original mounting.