Although not aesthetically pleasing to the eyes, my choice would be the 1957 Topps. For me there are several reasons:
1st - It has early golden age of ball team names (NY Giants & Brooklyn Dodgers) before being relocated to California.
2nd - First year of the now standard size baseball card
3rd - Has a good assortment of hall of famers.
4th - Not too terribly expensive to assemble.
5th - That was the year the Milwaukee Braves won their only WS while in Milwaukee.
6th - Warren Spahn, arguably the greatest left-handed pitcher of all time won his only Cy Young award at the tender age of 36.
I too grew up and still to this day a huge Braves fan.
Good luck on your endeavor and have fun with whatever set you select.
r/
Frank
It looks like you might have already made up your mind with that nice 1957 Mantle.
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Last edited by Tcards-Please; 05-05-2013 at 11:16 AM.
Reason: saw the OP's 1957 Mantle purchase
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