What is the best pre war design?

[brianp-beme]

Just thought I would add on to my prior post so as to keep the 'pre-war' before the 'post-war' where it belongs.

Originally Posted by brianp-beme

Here is my list of favorite vintage bb card designs:

N162 Goodwin Champions - check out Ted's set he has posted on various occasions...it is tough to top the design and artistry. The Kelly is one of my all time favorites.

T212 Obak - 1910 and 1911 issues. Some collectors like the typically more muted 1909 set, but I have always been drawn to the blaze of colors that are present in many of the backgrounds of the two later issues.

T3 - I don't collect bigger cards, but the artwork of some of these cards is improved by the bigger size of this issue, which gives it a huge advantage over the normal sized small issues of the era.

W503 - Simple design that has the benefit of incredibly sharp photos. I especially like some of the action shots.

R327 Diamond Stars - the first set I ever attempted to complete because the art deco backgrounds just drew me into trying to collect them all. I am still short a few, because I never saw the need to collect the last 12 duplicated artwork cards.

Just added this one I forgot to mention:

E145 Cracker Jack, 1914 and 1915 - Love the consistent deep-red background and the artwork on many of the cards.


Brian (only some of these good bad boys are mine)

[PolarBear]

T210's always looked to me like those pencil sketches they made you do in jr high art class.

[jerrys]

The finest graphic illustrators of the day were employed to create these outstanding artistic advertising cards.

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[SteveMitchell]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

I gotta go with T202...it combines action with portraits...the beauty of the colorful t205 with a black and white action photo in the middle. Bio on the back...it's got it all!!!

As one interested in baseball history, especially the century pre-1970, I would love to see a series of T202 style cards (50-100 perhaps more) for every year commemorating key events and outstanding performances. Even one card per date for each year would help preserve the game's history chronologically in card form.

[Leon]

Sounds like a project Steve?

Originally Posted by SteveMitchell

As one interested in baseball history, especially the century pre-1970, I would love to see a series of T202 style cards (50-100 perhaps more) for every year commemorating key events and outstanding performances. Even one card per date for each year would help preserve the game's history chronologically in card form.