It's between the T3 Speaker, T3 Cobb, and T3 Clarke for me.

Today, I'll vote T3 Speaker. Ask again tomorrow and my answer will probably be different.

(images from public auctions - not my cards)

http://i44.servimg.com/u/f44/13/04/98/39/lot34a10.jpg
http://i44.servimg.com/u/f44/13/04/98/39/item_110.jpghttp://i44.servimg.com/u/f44/13/04/98/39/lf10.jpg

Here's another candidate . . .
 

Beautiful?
 

I like this one.

Brian, I agree with you on the T3 Speaker. My other favorite, just a hair down, is the Cracker Jack Baker (this one's a 1914):

I think the colors in the R312s are gorgeous. Here's a few (not mine, from previous REA auction)

http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/...e4hof/R312.jpg

Goudey Ruth
 

I like the yellow and red Goudey Ruths a lot.

I don't own it but always thought the E90-1 Sweeney was a nice looking card.

http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/...4rSpEcNled.jpg

Love all these. Here is a contender.
jimB

http://photos.imageevent.com/jimblum...Leach.psa9.jpg

I'd ask who people consider to be the best looking Philadelphia Phillies/As card. eBay is unhelpful. Not many in auction circulation at least at the EBay level.

In terms of pure aesthetic qualities
 

This is one of my favourite / best-looking Phillies cards:

http://www.legendaryauctions.com/Lot.../87584_lg.jpeg

Great card, Marc!

Most beautiful card
 

I agree with E102 Matty

most beautiful cards
 

a few other candidates

most beautiful card
 

For me, though, the toughest most beautiful card

most beautiful card
 

Check out the colors in this one.

Not vintage, but hard to beat '57 Topps Mantle. I'll confess to being biased as it is one of the first cards I recall seeing as a kid and serious Mantle fan.

Great idea for a thread. Thanks for the great images everyone! I'm especially liking the Walter Johnson highlights. There are a couple cards of his here I haven't seen before.

One set not mentioned (I think) was the '34-'36 Diamond Stars. It's got some nice designs:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...ge_raw_frt.jpg

a few of my faves....

There's been a lot of really nice cards shown so far that are on my list too. I still have many other cards that I find very beautiful. I wouldn't ever to name just one. I like this thread!

1911 John Tiedemann Obak/Cabinet
 

Two of my favorites of John Tiedemann. On a side note, while many T4s use the same photos as used in their T212 counterparts, the John Tiedemann T4 Obak Cabinet uses a different image then the one used in his 1911 Obak card.


Patrick

Just picked this up last night, surely one of the most beautiful Goudeys--and most soulful.

http://www.net54baseball.com/attachm...1&d=1340889005