View Full Version : Your Top 5 of most Aesthetically pleasing card sets before 1945
bigfanNY
10-23-2020, 03:30 PM
My vote no particular order Honest / Duke Cabinets, S81 Silks, W600's, Rose Postcards, Creole Cigaretts PCL,.
Now I know I am leaving out many great sets like T204's , Goodwin Champions , Kimbells, Mayo's ,First Year Old Judges.
And my list has changed over time. My Dad kept his 1941 Playball set from when he was a kid. When he would show them to me when I was very young I was blown away by how cool they were. He had 1 1934 Goudey a Mickey Cochrane and That was my favorite card set for a long long time. But every card on my list completly blew me away the first time I saw / Handled one. Would love to hear other love stories.
Jonathan
robertsmithnocure
10-23-2020, 04:32 PM
1 T3 Turkey Red Cabinets
2 W600 Sporting Life Cabinets
3 T227 Series of Champions
4 N162 Goodwin’s Champions
5 Rose Postcards
conor912
10-23-2020, 05:21 PM
N162
T204
T205
T3
Diamond Stars
Mark17
10-23-2020, 05:39 PM
T202
w600
t205
t3
t204
rats60
10-23-2020, 06:08 PM
t3
t205
t206
1933 Goudey
1941 Play Ball
Mike (18colt)
10-23-2020, 07:48 PM
In no particular order . . .
E96
N300
T212
T218
T206
riggs336
10-23-2020, 08:12 PM
N162 Goodwin
N184 Kimball
Diamond Stars
T205
DeLong
cgriffith
10-23-2020, 08:32 PM
No particular order:
T205
DeLong
1933 Goudey
T206
1941 Playball
Vintagecatcher
10-23-2020, 08:51 PM
1) T3 Turkey Reds
2) 1911 Obaks
3) S74 Colored Silks
4) T205 Gold Border
5) T204
Patrick
todeen
10-23-2020, 09:05 PM
I think the W-711 Reds issued card set is beautiful!
I don't collect a lot of pre-war, but I have always liked the t205 gold border. And lately I enjoy the Obak posts. For oversize cards, I like the pastel R312. I also like the T202 Triple Folders.
Casey2296
10-23-2020, 11:00 PM
1909 Cabanas
1910 PC76
1910 E98
1914 E224
1929 Kashin
Honorable mention; 1988 Score
brianp-beme
10-24-2020, 01:12 AM
Here is the Brian list:
N162 Goodwin Champions
T3 Turkey Red
T212 Obak - 1911
W503 (Super sharp and clean design Black + White gets a nod)
Diamond Stars
And here is the five that Nairb, my somewhat backward collecting friend, insisted that I post:
N28 Allen + Ginter
T205
T206
E95
1933 Goudey
Brian (I have learned my lesson and in the future will refuse to let Nairb butt into a Brian post)
obcbobd
10-24-2020, 06:25 AM
1933 Goudey
T227
Diamond Stars
George C Miller
41 Play Ball
PowderedH2O
10-24-2020, 07:18 AM
1940 Playball
1921 Exhibits
1934 Goudey
1933 Delong
T202
puckpaul
10-24-2020, 08:54 AM
so hard to pin down, but here goes today's list:
1) T3
2) National copper Plate/ M-101-1
3) W600
4) N162
5) N173 OJ Cabinets
honorable mention since this likely referred to baseball, but the Sweet Caporal Postcards in hockey are the best looking set of all!
The-Cardfather
10-24-2020, 09:29 AM
I can't believe that no one else listed Cracker Jacks.
In no particular order....
1) 1914-15 Cracker Jack
2) 1910 Tip-Top Bread
3) T-206
4) 1933 Goudey
5) Diamond Stars
griffon512
10-24-2020, 12:05 PM
1. N162 Goodwin Champions
2. T213-2 Coupons
3. T3 Turkey Reds
4. 1914 Cracker Jacks
5. 1933 Goudey
Runner-Up: E94 Close Candy
tedzan
10-24-2020, 12:14 PM
N162.... Lithography at it's best. It is my favorite set.
http://photos.imageevent.com/tedzan77/images//abn162ansonkelly.jpg
#2
http://photos.imageevent.com/tedzan77/images/websize/CobbBatOffAB460x50.jpg . . http://photos.imageevent.com/tedzan77/images/websize/T206EddiePlankSC150x30.jpg
#3
https://photos.imageevent.com/tedzan77/images/websize/1933GoudeyBabeRuth149.jpg . https://photos.imageevent.com/tedzan77/images/websize/1933GoudeyLeftyGroveSGC60.jpg
#4
http://photos.imageevent.com/tedzan77/images/websize/T3Doolan25x.jpghttp://photos.imageevent.com/tedzan77/images/websize/T3Doolan25xB.jpg
#5
https://photos.imageevent.com/tedzan77/images/large/1941pbjoedtedwill.jpg
AND....
These two groups aesthestically please me, but not the T205 Major League images.
T205 Minor Leaguers......12 subjects (late 1911 issue)
http://photos.imageevent.com/tedzan77/images/T205adkdunleeneecadfriX.jpghttp://photos.imageevent.com/tedzan77/images/T205mcahanbatmerphecolX.jpg
T80 Military series......50 subjects (early Spring 1911 issue)
http://photos.imageevent.com/tedzan77/images/websize/T80ColCav2ScotchHiAdjGen25.jpg
http://photos.imageevent.com/tedzan77/images/websize/LenoxUzitCairoMonTolstoi25b.jpg
TED Z
T206 REFERENCE....convenient access to T206 checklists (https://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=290064)
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skelly423
10-24-2020, 01:08 PM
1933 Goudey
E90-1 Caramels
T3
Goodwin Champions
1933 World Wide Gum Sea Raiders (the original post didn't specify baseball cards, and it's pre-war, so I'm counting it). If you haven't seen these before, they are spectacular.
slightlyrounded
10-24-2020, 02:57 PM
Great thread. For me:
N162
N28
T6
T205
C55
packs
10-24-2020, 03:02 PM
T227
T222
Cracker Jacks
DeLong
Obaks
mr2686
10-24-2020, 03:13 PM
I'd have to go with:
N162
T205
1914-1915 Cracker Jack
Diamond Stars
1933 Goudey.
CobbSpikedMe
10-24-2020, 03:54 PM
For me:
1. 1912 Boston Garters
2. T3 - Turkey Reds
3. T212 - all three years
4. N321 - SF Hess California League
5. T205 - Minor Leaguers first, then Amer. Leaguers, then Nat'l Leaguers
CobbSpikedMe
10-24-2020, 04:06 PM
For me:
1. 1912 Boston Garters
2. T3 - Turkey Reds
3. T212 - all three years
4. N321 - SF Hess California League
5. T205 - Minor Leaguers first, then Amer. Leaguers, then Nat'l Leaguers
How about some pics for this thread too to make it even more interesting...
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Baseball Rarities
10-24-2020, 05:02 PM
I am partial to the black and white issues.
1888-89 N173 Old Judge Cabinets
1902-11 W600 The Sporting Life Cabinets
1908 PC760 The Rose Company Postcards
1910 PC805 Novelty Cutlery Postcards
1900s Carl Horner Cabinets
Carl Horner Cabinets
Rose Post Cards
T204
1911 Obak
E107's
Most are Carl Horner photos used for various issues, the 1911 Obaks have the great variety of color backgrounds.
x2drich2000
10-24-2020, 06:49 PM
Mine would be
1. N142
2. Diamond stars
3. T3
4. M110
5. PC805 novelty cutlery
And here's a couple images of these sets from my collection.
https://live.staticflickr.com/4822/31039256887_526ef11f5e_c.jpghttps://live.staticflickr.com/4383/36331390856_ddb5b3679f_c.jpghttps://live.staticflickr.com/4866/44823243495_8418b62b92_c.jpg
Carl Horner Cabinets
Rose Post Cards
T204
1911 Obak
E107's
Most are Carl Horner photos used for various issues, the 1911 Obaks have the great variety of color backgrounds.
TheBig6
10-25-2020, 01:17 PM
https://photos.imageevent.com/ruckers/top25/websize/keefe2.jpghttps://photos.imageevent.com/ruckers/top25/websize/mattysilk.jpghttps://photos.imageevent.com/ruckers/top25/websize/donovan2_2.jpghttps://photos.imageevent.com/ruckers/top25/websize/waddell1_1.jpg
No order but...
T3
Diamond Stars
1941 Play Ball
1933 Delong
T205 or maybe 1914/15Cracker Jacks
Not necessarily in this order
T205
T204
N162
N690
To be announced at a later date...
https://luckeycards.com/tyt205.jpg