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Mickey Mantle Bowman Reprint?

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Kirbythedodger

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Joined: May 2017

Wednesday, November 28, 2018 12:40 PM
I have this card, but no idea what it is. Please help!

vrooomed

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Wednesday, November 28, 2018 1:55 PM

The back is styled off 1955 Bowman, while the front, looks to be 1953 Bowman Color (with an added black sharpie line). Possibly an unlicensed card.

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vrooomed

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Wednesday, November 28, 2018 2:00 PM
Definitely unlicensed - they even have his birth date incorrect. ------------------------------- -- Dan -- Note: Please see my profile for more info regarding trading (section updated 3/4/2024). I have added a large portion of my inventory to the site, and currently have trading turned on (details are in my profile).

SunDevilCollection

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Joined: Jul 2015

Wednesday, November 28, 2018 2:09 PM
Bowman had the DOB wrong first. https://www.tradingcarddb.com/ViewCard.cfm/sid/35/cid/26857/1955-Bowman-202-Mickey-Mantle Very unlicensed, I did not see anything on the SuperCollector Catalog.

vrooomed

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Wednesday, November 28, 2018 2:15 PM

Ha - I didn't realize Bowman messed that one up. (I didn't go looking at the cards, these were just 2 of those sets I knew by looking at them.)

Edit: Even worse, they had it right in 1954!

Edited on: Nov 28, 2018 - 2:17PM
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Sportzcommish

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Joined: Oct 2016

Wednesday, November 28, 2018 2:42 PM

I heard a rumor the guy responsible for the error was an intern that moved on afterward to become the Facts Editor at Donruss in 1990.

vrooomed wrote:

Ha - I didn't realize Bowman messed that one up. (I didn't go looking at the cards, these were just 2 of those sets I knew by looking at them.)

Edit: Even worse, they had it right in 1954!

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