Presented is an extremely clean and sharp 1948 Bowman set entirely graded by SGC. As the first national mainstream postwar set and the first real mainstream set to be issued by any national company in years the 1948 Bowman set packs a heavy punch containing the established "rookie" cards of Ralph Kiner Yogi Berra Phil Rizzuto Allie Reynolds Warren Spahn Ferris Fain Joe Page Snuffy Stirnweiss Stan Musial Marty Marion and Bobby Thomson among others. Sharp examples are found infrequently and a set this clean and consistent is a pleasure to review. The entire set has been graded and encapsulated by SGC. Each card is crisp and clean and boasts outstanding eye appeal though many have been graded as Authentic as the graders at SGC feel that the cards in question have been subject to a slight trim. A complete condition breakdown is as follows: SGC NM 84 (2 cards): #18 Warren Spahn (HOF R); #19 Tommy Henrich; SGC EX/NM 80 (6 cards): #14 Allie Reynolds (R); #25 Barney McCoskey; #26 Frank Shea; #31 Bill McCahan; #32 Bill Rigney (R); #45 Hank Sauer (R) SGC EX+ 70 (3 cards): #8 Phil Rizzuto (HOF R); #15 Eddie Joost; #34 Sheldon Jones; SGC EX 60 (10 cards): #9 Walker Cooper; #11 Johnny Lindell; #13 Willard Marshall; #17 Enos Slaughter (HOF R); #20 Buddy Kerr; #30 Whitey Lockman (R); #33 Billy Johnson; #35 Snuffy Stirnweiss (R); #39 Augie Galan; #41 Rex Barney; SGC VG/EX+ 55 (2 cards): #16 Jack Lohrke; #40 Marty Marion (R); SGC VG/EX 50 (5 cards): #5 Bob Feller (HOF); #42 Ray Poat; #44 Johnny Wyrostek; #46 Herman Wehmeier; #48 George Koslo; SGC VG 40 (6 cards): #6 Yogi Berra (HOF R); #10 Buddy Rosar; #22 Floyd Bevins; #24 Dutch Leonard; #29 Joe Page (R); #36 Stan Musial (HOF RC); SGC AUTH (14 cards): #1 Bob Elliott (R); #2 Ewell Blackwell (R); #3 Ralph Kiner (HOF R); #4 Johnny Mize (HOF R); #7 Pete Reiser; #12 Johnny Sain (R); #21 Ferris Fain (R); #23 Larry Jansen;#27 Sid Gordon; #28 Emil Verban; #37 Clint Hartung; #38 Red Schoendienst (HOF R); #43 Bruce Edwards; and #47 Bobby Thomson (R). This is an exceptional set. Despite fourteen AUTHENTIC cards it is strong enough to obtain an average GPA of 44.44 and rank #5 on the SGC Registry one of just four complete sets. Most importantly however the cards are uniform in their appearance a clean consistent sharp set. 48 cards total.