Question re 1955 Bowman baseball

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• stown Posts: 11,321 ✭✭✭

  July 6, 2007 10:29AM

  mikeschmidt is the resident guru on '55 Bowman and should know.

  So basically my kid won't be able to go to college, but at least I'll have a set where the three most expensive cards are of a player I despise ~ CDsNuts

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• lostdart58 Posts: 2,938 ✭✭✭

  July 6, 2007 12:00PM

  The line you speak of is the "cutline". The 1955 Bowman set is notorious for sizing variations - and that cutline is not unusual. The presence of the "cutline" will not necesarily make the card OC or miscut....I have seen PSA 9s with a "cutline"
  

  Collector of:Baseball
  1955 Bowman Raw complete with 90% Ex-NR or better
  
  Now seeking 1949 Eureka Sportstamps...NM condition
  Working on '78 Autographed set now 99.9% complete -
  Working on '89 Topps autoed set now complete
  
  
  

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• Spahnfan Posts: 412 ✭✭

  July 6, 2007 12:58PM

  I agree with lostdart. Here are some scans of some PSA 7's and 8's that show what I think you are talking about.
  
  

  Registry sets:
  1954 Topps BB
  1955 Bowman BB
  1956 Topps Super BB
  1957 Topps BB
  1969 Topps BB
  1984 Donruss BB
  1961 Fleer W.S. Pennants
  1960-62 Fleer Team Logo Decals Run

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• judgebuck Posts: 1,021 ✭✭✭

  July 6, 2007 1:49PM

  Thanks to those who have replied!!! I am getting an education!!!

  Always looking for Mantle cards such as Stahl Meyer, 1954 Dan Dee, 1959 Bazooka, 1960 Post, 1952 Star Cal Decal, 1952 Tip Top Bread Labels, 1953-54 Briggs Meat, and other Topps, Bowman, and oddball Mantles.

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• stown Posts: 11,321 ✭✭✭

  July 6, 2007 1:55PM

  Ooops, they are resident gurus as well

  So basically my kid won't be able to go to college, but at least I'll have a set where the three most expensive cards are of a player I despise ~ CDsNuts

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• lostdart58 Posts: 2,938 ✭✭✭

  July 8, 2007 4:55AM

  
  
  << <i>Ooops, they are resident gurus as well >>
  
  
  
  
  Truth be told, anything I know about 55 Bowmans I have learned from mikeschmidt.

  Collector of:Baseball
  1955 Bowman Raw complete with 90% Ex-NR or better
  
  Now seeking 1949 Eureka Sportstamps...NM condition
  Working on '78 Autographed set now 99.9% complete -
  Working on '89 Topps autoed set now complete
  
  
  

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• judgebuck Posts: 1,021 ✭✭✭

  July 8, 2007 10:21AM

  Thanks again to all for the advice. Since my set is VG-EX/EX, I doubt that I will upgrade on cards in the set that have the "cutline" if they otherwise grade VG-EX/EX. I'm not on the board much, but it sure is great to have fellow collectors help with questions like this!!!

  Always looking for Mantle cards such as Stahl Meyer, 1954 Dan Dee, 1959 Bazooka, 1960 Post, 1952 Star Cal Decal, 1952 Tip Top Bread Labels, 1953-54 Briggs Meat, and other Topps, Bowman, and oddball Mantles.

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