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Paul SMark, on beauty alone I agree that you are right in that I would also prefer several regional sets -- Hires and Bell Brand to name only two -- over quite a few of the Topps. And often regionals have a higher concentration of stars, percentage-wise. However, I can't quite find enough reasons to bestow landmark quality, if we are applying most of the above criteria.
*edited to add: these days I am much more into pursuing regionals than I am star cards of major sets.