1949 Bowman Wild West Card # H-13 Rex Allen (VG/EX) For Sale

1949 Bowman Wild West Card # H-13 Rex Allen (VG/EX)

The 1949 Bowman Wild West (R701-19) trading card set offers a visual look at the romantic notion of America\'s frontier days. One of the most popular non-sport sets of all-time.

The 1949 Bowman Wild West (R701-19) set contains 180 cards, each measuring 2 1/16\" X 2 1/2\". The set is divided into 8 subsets, each with its own numbering.

The 1949 Bowman Wild West (R701-19) subsets are:

Winning the West #A-1 to A-40

Indian Customs #B-1 to B-20

Famous Characters #C-1 to C-20

Indian Warfare #D-1 to D-20

Cowboy Life #E-1 to E-20

Law and Order #F-1 to F-20

River Days #G-1 to G-20

Western Stars #H-1 to H-20

Each piece showcases a colorful, artistically drawn famous scene, activity, or well-known personality from America\'s great frontier. The front of the cards have a full-color illustration and a thin white border surround. The back of the cards list subset name, title of the card, and a description of the person or scene being depicted on the front.

Similar to a lot of trading card sets from the era, many of the high numbers were printed in smaller numbers as interest in the line waned. It is generally accepted that the final eight Winning the West cards and final four of each of the other subsets are short prints.

The set is anchored by such historic figures as Daniel Boone (C8), Davy Crockett (C9), Geronimo (C15), Jesse James (F17), Annie Oakley (C10), and Sitting Bull (C16).

This wasn\'t Bowman\'s first Wild West series. The first series was issued in 1933 by Gum, Inc. (the pre-war name for Bowman). There were two sets of 24 released, with a special bonus card (#25) which offered a prize. The premium card is considered quite rare.

The 1949 set is much more popular with collectors. So popular, in fact, that they reissued most of the artwork in the 1953 \"Frontier Days\" set. That set was a larger format (2 1/2\" x 3 3/4\") but filled the larger margins on the side with western graphics. There were 128 cards in this series, all of them originally from the 1949 set.

Following the end of World War II, Gum Inc. was absorbed into the Bowman card company, with former Gum Inc. art director Charles Steinbacher still at the helm. Steinbacher had held his position with the firms for 30 years, before retiring, and he was there for the production of all of the art for Gum, Inc.\'s and Bowman\'s most memorable sets, including this classic Wild West issue. Artist Tom King was the conceptual genius that Charles Steinbacher relied upon as he was given a storyline and then asked to produce the artwork for it. Although Steinbacher did not produce the conceptual artwork himself, he was responsible for the finished product.

How We Grade:

Gem Mint (GMT): (10.0) A flawless card. To be in Gem Mint condition, a card’s borders must have a ratio of 50/50 side to side and top to bottom.

Mint (MT): (9.0-9.5) A perfect card. Well-centered with parallel borders which appear equal to the naked eye. Four sharp, square corners. No creases, edge dents, surface scratches, paper flaws, loss of luster, yellowing or fading, regardless of age. No imperfectly printed cards – out of register, badly cut or ink flawed – or card stained by contact with gum, wax or other substances can be considered truly Mint, even if new out of the pack. Generally, to be considered in Mint condition, a card’s borders must exist in a ratio of 60/40 side to side and top to bottom.

Near Mint/Mint (NM/MT): (8.0-8.5) A super high-end card that appears Mint 9 at first glance, but upon closer inspection, may exhibit a very slight wax stain on reverse, slight fraying at one or two corners, or a minor printing imperfection. Centering must be app. 65/35 to 70/30 or better on the front and 90/10 or better on the reverse.

Near Mint (NM): (7.0-7.5) A nearly perfect card at first glance, but upon closer inspection, may have slight surface wear, slight fraying on some corners, slightly out-of-register picture focus, a minor printing blemish or slight wax stain on reverse. Centering must be 70/30 to 75/25 or better on the front and 90/10 or better on the reverse.

Excellent/Near Mint (EX/NM): (6.0-6.5) Card may have visible surface wear or a printing defect. A very light scratch. Corners may have slightly graduated fraying. Picture focus may be slightly out-of-register. Card may have minor wax stain on reverse, may have very slight nothing on edges. Centering must be 80/20 or better on the front and 90/10 or better on the reverse.

Excellent (EX): (5.0-5.5) Corners are still fairly sharp with only moderate wear. Card borders may be off center as much as 85/15. No creases. May have very minor gum, wax or product stains, front or back. Surfaces may show slight loss of luster from rubbing across other cards. Dark bordered cards may have one or two small nicks.

Very Good/Excellent (VG/EX): (4.0-4.5) Shows obvious handling, but still looks nice. Corners may be rounded or have minor creases. No major creases, tape marks or extraneous markings or writing. Surfaces does exhibit loss of luster, but the printing is intact. May have paper wrinkles. May show major gum, wax or other packaging stains. All four borders visible, though the ratio may be as poor as 95/5. Exhibits honest wear.

Very Good (VG): (3.0-3.5) A well-worn card, but exhibits no intentional damage or abuse. May be “Mis-cut or Off-Center” with no border visible. May have major or multiple creases, however, creases are not so deep as to show the underlying paper. This card is completely readable, has not been written on, and has no tape marks or holes. Corner rounding may extend well beyond the border.

Good (GD) (2.0-2.5) Shows excessive wear, along with damage or abuse. Will show all the wear characteristics of a Very Good card, along with such damage as thumb tack holes in or near margins, evidence of having been taped or pasted, perhaps small tears around the edges or creases so heavily as to break the cardboard. Backs may show minor added pen or pencil writing or be missing small bits of paper. Still basically a complete card.

Poor (P): (1.0-1.5) A card that has been tortured to death. Corners or other areas may be torn off. Card may have been trimmed, show holes from a paper punch or have been used for BB gun practice. Front may have extraneous pen or pencil writing, or other defacement. Major portions of front or back design may be missing. Not a pretty sight.

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