Offered for your consideration is . . .

#52 - Fred "Dixie" Walker ~ Brooklyn Dodgers

from the 1947 BOWMAN BASEBALL CARD SET aka "The Set That Never Was" ~ scarce 1976-77 collector-issued set by HRT/RES now nearly 50 years old

An interesting and very collectible set patterned after the original 1948 Bowman Baseball Card Series is this "1947" edition produced by Ted Taylor (HRT) and Robert Schmierer (RES) to promote their Philadelphia Area (later Eastern Pennsylvania Sports Collectors Convention) sports memorabilia and baseball card shows in 1976-1977. Made in the similar size and style and from clay-based cardboard as the original Philadelphia gum company's product, the Taylor/Schmierer edition was billed as The Set That Never Was. 

HRT/RES issued the 1947 Bowman cards in three series over a two-year period: The first series consisting of 49 cards plus T206 Honus Wagner promo were issued in 1976 (2,000 sets) while series 2 and 3 were issued in 1977 with just 1,000 sets produced. This card is from one of the scarcer series. Card size is 2-1/4 by 2-1/2 inches - similar size as the 1948 through 1950 Bowman Gum cards (2-1/16" X 2-1/2"). They fit seamlessly alongside those 75+ year old vintage Bowmans.

Each card is nicely executed with in-depth biography written as if the card had just been issued - in 1947. Collectors will want to add some of their favorites to their holdings.

Shipping options are available - YOUR CHOICE of either eBay standard envelope service (which is cheaper and slower) or USPS Ground Advantage (more costly for single cards but much faster delivery). We also offer UNLIMITED singles shipped via Ground Advantage for the one card rate. (See ANY NUMBER below.) Both services include insurance but USPS Ground Advantage is considerably quicker and with fewer limitations.

Condition: Crisp Near-Mint 

ANY NUMBER of single cards (up to and including 8X10 inches in size) will ship for the one single card USPS Ground Advantage cost IF the buyer will request and wait for a combined invoice before paying. eBay Standard Envelope is also an option for qualifying orders. Questions? Email us.

Postscript: Our last scan has nothing to do with this listing. It is a picture of all-time baseball great Ted Williams with The Baseball Hobbyist's Steve Mitchell at a 1983 Connecticut sports collectors gathering - Ted's very first-ever collector event. On the second day of the show "The Splendid Splinter" visited with collectors and dealers, graciously posing for this photo. (Photo was taken by fellow collector-dealer Bob Thing, longtime Maine hobbyist).

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