Let me approach this by decade for PreWW2 cards, and only considering widely distributed sets.
1910's - M116: A set strictly with portraits, more cards than either T205 or T207, great player selection, many levels of scarcity.
1920's - E121 Series of 80: Also as set for set collectors, amazing amount of variations in the various printing, new discoveries still be unearthed.
1930's - Diamond Stars: No other (baseball) set of cards has such distinctive artwork, and if it had included Ruth + Gehrig, and had new designs for card #'s 97 to 108, maybe it would be more widely appreciated.
1940's - 1941 Play Ball: This decade has a thin selection of sets due to the war, but I have always thought it deserves to be more highly regarded, and has both Joe and Teddy.
Brian
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