1953 bowman color mickey mantle biography

The Bowman Color baseball card set is one of the most beautiful issues ever produced. The issue was the first major set to use actual color photographs. 

The cards, which measure 2-½&#; × 3-¾&#;, feature vivid four-color photographs unspoiled by facsimile autographs, logos, positions, and even player names.

As such, the release has been celebrated by collectors by its uncluttered design. However, that’s not all the Bowman Color set represents. Did you know the following? 

 The return of dual-player combo cards 

Did you know that #93 Billy Martin/Phil Rizzuto and #44 Hank Bauer/Yogi Berra/Mickey Mantle marked the return of multi-player cards, which hadn&#;t been part of a major release since the Old Judge cards of the 19th century (unless you count  Swell Sport Thrills cards or the Hassan Triple Folders, which had one player on each end and an action scene, often multiplayer, in the middle.

Another notable exception