Your Top 5 of most Aesthetically pleasing card sets before 1945
My vote no particular order Honest / Duke Cabinets, S81 Silks, W600's, Rose Postcards, Creole Cigaretts PCL,.
Now I know I am leaving out many great sets like T204's , Goodwin Champions , Kimbells, Mayo's ,First Year Old Judges. And my list has changed over time. My Dad kept his 1941 Playball set from when he was a kid. When he would show them to me when I was very young I was blown away by how cool they were. He had 1 1934 Goudey a Mickey Cochrane and That was my favorite card set for a long long time. But every card on my list completly blew me away the first time I saw / Handled one. Would love to hear other love stories. Jonathan |
1 T3 Turkey Red Cabinets
2 W600 Sporting Life Cabinets 3 T227 Series of Champions 4 N162 Goodwin’s Champions 5 Rose Postcards |
N162
T204 T205 T3 Diamond Stars |
T202
w600 t205 t3 t204 |
t3
t205 t206 1933 Goudey 1941 Play Ball |
The more I see in this thread, the harder it is to make a list
In no particular order . . .
E96 N300 T212 T218 T206 |
N162 Goodwin
N184 Kimball Diamond Stars T205 DeLong |
No particular order:
T205 DeLong 1933 Goudey T206 1941 Playball |
My top 5 of most aesthetically pleasing card sets before 1945
1) T3 Turkey Reds
2) 1911 Obaks 3) S74 Colored Silks 4) T205 Gold Border 5) T204 Patrick |
I think the W-711 Reds issued card set is beautiful!
I don't collect a lot of pre-war, but I have always liked the t205 gold border. And lately I enjoy the Obak posts. For oversize cards, I like the pastel R312. I also like the T202 Triple Folders. |
1909 Cabanas
1910 PC76 1910 E98 1914 E224 1929 Kashin Honorable mention; 1988 Score |
Here is the Brian list:
N162 Goodwin Champions T3 Turkey Red T212 Obak - 1911 W503 (Super sharp and clean design Black + White gets a nod) Diamond Stars And here is the five that Nairb, my somewhat backward collecting friend, insisted that I post: N28 Allen + Ginter T205 T206 E95 1933 Goudey Brian (I have learned my lesson and in the future will refuse to let Nairb butt into a Brian post) |
1933 Goudey
T227 Diamond Stars George C Miller 41 Play Ball |
1940 Playball
1921 Exhibits 1934 Goudey 1933 Delong T202 |
so hard to pin down, but here goes today's list:
1) T3 2) National copper Plate/ M-101-1 3) W600 4) N162 5) N173 OJ Cabinets honorable mention since this likely referred to baseball, but the Sweet Caporal Postcards in hockey are the best looking set of all! |
I can't believe that no one else listed Cracker Jacks.
In no particular order.... 1) 1914-15 Cracker Jack 2) 1910 Tip-Top Bread 3) T-206 4) 1933 Goudey 5) Diamond Stars |
1. N162 Goodwin Champions
2. T213-2 Coupons 3. T3 Turkey Reds 4. 1914 Cracker Jacks 5. 1933 Goudey Runner-Up: E94 Close Candy |
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1933 Goudey
E90-1 Caramels T3 Goodwin Champions 1933 World Wide Gum Sea Raiders (the original post didn't specify baseball cards, and it's pre-war, so I'm counting it). If you haven't seen these before, they are spectacular. |
Great thread. For me:
N162 N28 T6 T205 C55 |
T227
T222 Cracker Jacks DeLong Obaks |
I'd have to go with:
N162 T205 1914-1915 Cracker Jack Diamond Stars 1933 Goudey. |
For me:
1. 1912 Boston Garters 2. T3 - Turkey Reds 3. T212 - all three years 4. N321 - SF Hess California League 5. T205 - Minor Leaguers first, then Amer. Leaguers, then Nat'l Leaguers |
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I am partial to the black and white issues.
1888-89 N173 Old Judge Cabinets 1902-11 W600 The Sporting Life Cabinets 1908 PC760 The Rose Company Postcards 1910 PC805 Novelty Cutlery Postcards 1900s Carl Horner Cabinets |
Carl Horner Cabinets
Rose Post Cards T204 1911 Obak E107's Most are Carl Horner photos used for various issues, the 1911 Obaks have the great variety of color backgrounds. |
Mine would be
1. N142 2. Diamond stars 3. T3 4. M110 5. PC805 novelty cutlery And here's a couple images of these sets from my collection. https://live.staticflickr.com/4822/3...6ef11f5e_c.jpghttps://live.staticflickr.com/4383/3...b5b3679f_c.jpghttps://live.staticflickr.com/4866/4...18b62b92_c.jpg |
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Carl Horner Cabinets
Rose Post Cards T204 1911 Obak E107's Most are Carl Horner photos used for various issues, the 1911 Obaks have the great variety of color backgrounds. |
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No order but...
T3 Diamond Stars 1941 Play Ball 1933 Delong T205 or maybe 1914/15Cracker Jacks |
Not necessarily in this order
T205 T204 N162 N690 To be announced at a later date... https://luckeycards.com/tyt205.jpg |
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