Post your 3 favorites - postwar edition!

[jchcollins]

There is a thread like this with eye candy galore going on over on the main page for prewar. Thought I’d start one here. It may change day by day, but what are your 3 favorite postwar cards in your collection? I’ll start. These definitely fit the bill for today:




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[DeanH3]

Those are awesome John! Really nice eye appeal. Here are my 3 at the moment.

[irv]

Without a doubt, these 3.

[Rascal1010]

Tough to choose just three, but these 3 would have to rank towards the top for me at least for my Post War cards.

[Exhibitman]

"In 1955, there were 77,263,127 male American human beings. And every one of them in his heart of hearts would have given two arms, a leg and his collection of Davy Crockett iron-ons to be Teddy Ballgame." --The Great American Baseball Card Flipping, Trading and Bubblegum Book



"What a marvelous moment for baseball; what a marvelous moment for Atlanta and the state of Georgia; what a marvelous moment for the country and the world. A black man is getting a standing ovation in the Deep South for breaking a record of an all-time baseball idol. And it is a great moment for all of us, and particularly for Henry Aaron." --Vin Scully





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[todeen]

Originally Posted by irv

Without a doubt, these 3.

Very iconic lot!

[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by Rascal1010

Tough to choose just three, but these 3 would have to rank towards the top for me at least for my Post War cards.

I feel you, Cubby.

[JollyElm]

With a tremendous (some might say psychotic) appreciation of variations, this trio is probably my favorite three-fer...

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[bnorth]

Here is 4 because I suck at following rules or I couldn't decide on what 54 Wiliams.

[GasHouseGang]

Some of my favorites. Couldn't settle on which Musial is my favorite!

[rats60]

[ValKehl]

I collect Pete Runnels & Mickey Vernon cards because they were my favorite Washington Senators players when I was a kid. Still, it's hard to pick 3 favorites, but I'll go with these. I'm counting the six color proofs of Runnels' 1952 Topps card as one item.

[HRBAKER]

....and signed

[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by bnorth

Here is 4 because I suck at following rules or I couldn't decide on what 54 Wiliams.

Is that a "blue" '58 Aaron? 30 years after a dealer told me a lie about what the variation was, I finally got my Yellow Letter earlier this year...

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by jchcollins

Is that a "blue" '58 Aaron? 30 years after a dealer told me a lie about what the variation was, I finally got my Yellow Letter earlier this year...

Yes it is blue, I believe it is the only known one with a blue background and bright yellow logo. It is actually a fairly important card in the hobby in my biases opinion.

There is a thread on here with pics of that exact card background turning from green to blue. Before I posted pics several blue cards were being sold at a premium. Now most know it is really a altered card and not a rare printing error, saving many collectors some cash.

[todeen]

I don't collect much outside of the 1961 Topps set I'm working on. My mom bought me the Duke Snider when I was 8. She is a Dodgers fan and when I asked for The Duke of Flatbush she couldn't say no. She also bought me the 1961 Koufax. Both were purchased about 25 years ago. Both are the first vintage cards I ever owned. I became interested in vintage right around the time Ken Burns documentary came out. So I consider these one selection. I just got the '61 Mantle this year. It's a nice card in raw condition. And finally, I purchased the 1956 Koufax at my LCD. It was too good a price to pass up.


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[whiteymet]

1959 Dad's Cookies PSA 1 All Dad's can just be graded a 1 due to being issued stapled onto bags of cookies!

1962 Salada coin of Dick Williams name on right

1962 Post Cereal Supermarket Display kit that includes a 2' x 3" double sided banner of Mantle and Maris, and a Whirl around display with over sized cards of Mantle etc.

[Hxcmilkshake]

Originally Posted by bnorth

Here is 4 because I suck at following rules or I couldn't decide on what 54 Wiliams.

Ooooo I think I want a Blue Aaron!

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[71buc]

I dont generally collect cards but these are my favorite three in collection.

[jbl79]

My 3 favorites...

[hcv123]

Originally Posted by rats60

Nice Floyd!! Just love looking at that trifecta

Here are a 3 of my fave's

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by Hxcmilkshake

Ooooo I think I want a Blue Aaron!

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Just leave a regular one in the sun for a while and you will have it. Here's a how to link:

http://www.net54baseball.com/showthr...on#post1306303

[Rickyy]

1952 Topps Mantle.jpg

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Ricky Y

[Jim65]

Hard to pick 3 but this is always top of the list 1968 Topps Disc Tommy Davis

[hcv123]

Originally Posted by Jim65

Hard to pick 3 but this is always top of the list 1968 Topps Disc Tommy Davis

to see you are enjoying it

[Jim65]

Originally Posted by hcv123

to see you are enjoying it

Howard, its the one card that will never leave my collection. Impossible to replace it.

[rats60]

Originally Posted by hcv123

Nice Floyd!! Just love looking at that trifecta

Here are a 3 of my fave's

I would like to add that 58 Kahns Clemente to my trifecta if you ever decide to sell. It is too bad that 1957 Salesman's sample doesn't have a 3rd good player on it like Bill Mazeroski instead of Billy Martin. However, that is a really nice Dick Stuart Bazooka Box. Go Bucs.

[paul]

I'll go with this one from my Tom Seaver collection. A 1982 Korean card. I've never seen another of any player from the set.

[rgpete]

My 3

[dplath]

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[DeanH3]

Originally Posted by dplath

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Not bad Dan. Fabulous trio there.

[hcv123]

Originally Posted by dplath

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[invest]

I love the cards in the thread!!!

Here are my top 3 Postwar

Jackie, Mantle, Clemente

Troy

[JollyElm]

Instead of a 'like' button, this thread needs to have a 'drool' button.

[Johnny630]

Originally Posted by dplath

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holy cow sick dude wow sweet cards man

[Peter_Spaeth]

Could not pick 3 favorites, but here are three with color that really dazzles IMO.

[Johnny630]

:-)

[jason.1969]

I'd have a different answer each day but here are three for today.

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