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George Mikan
1948 · Bowman Basketball · #69
Mikan’s #69 Bowman issue is included in PSA’s Hall of Fame rookie checklist.
- Sport
- Basketball
- Year / season
- 1948
- Set
- Bowman Basketball
- Number
- #69
- Format
- Card
- Issue status
- Rookie card
About this card
George Mikan’s 1948 Bowman Basketball card is number 69 in that release. The 1948 Bowman set is one of the first major basketball card issues, with 72 cards.
The catalog labels this a rookie card, based on the source cited below.
How to identify it
Cards from 1948 are small and often off-center, and some have been trimmed or reprinted, so compare size and printing with a trusted example.
In George Mikan’s run
This is the only George Mikan entry in the catalog so far.
In the 1948 checklist
The catalog’s selected checklist for the 1948 Bowman Basketball release also includes George Senesky and Arthur Spector. It is a partial checklist of cataloged cards, not the full release.
What to know about this issue
- The front depicts Mikan moving toward the basket.
- PSA notes hand-cut examples from uncut sheets; the cut and format require separate inspection.
Inspect the source
Source reviewed 2026-10-07. The source describes this issue; it does not verify any item offered by a third party.
- PSA CardFacts: 1948 Bowman George Mikan #69 (opens in a new tab)
- PSA Set Registry: NBA Hall of Fame Players — Rookies (opens in a new tab)
No assigned grade, market value or verified offer is supplied by this reference entry.
Read the basketball collecting guide
An unaltered front scan linked by Commons to a Heritage #69 reference. It illustrates this issue; CardRoster has not authenticated the physical card, excluded reprints, or verified condition. No reverse is available in this asset.
Bowman, via Wikimedia Commons (Scewing). US public-domain notice: copyright not renewed.
Public domain in the United States — copyright not renewed · Original source (opens in a new tab) · Image credits
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The issue stays 1948 · Bowman Basketball. These are research checks, not a condition assessment of a specimen.
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