This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/10/2010
Giants fans throughout Manhattan and around the United States celebrated upon reading the first sentence of the bio on Willie Mays' 1954 Bowman issue, "Willie returns to the Giants from the Army in time for the 1954 season". Up for grabs is a fantastic example of Willie Mays' 1954 Bowman issue, graded NM/MT+ 8.5 by GAI. Profound NM/MT+ to MINT corners complement sleek NM/MT+ edges around a bold and impressively detailed image that is printed virtually dead-center on the pasteboard and surrounded by a snow-white border. Whether they were being conservative or just like issuing half-grades, the difference between this beauty and a MINT 9 is indistinguishable.