The Most Beautiful Card Ever
 

Make your choice here, and if you want to nominate one you own and add a photo, go right ahead. We are NOT talking value or rarity or your "favorite" but simply the most beautiful, however you want to define it. Make a pick even if you don't have the card yourself.

I have already posted a pic of mine more than once so I will just vote for N162 Mike King Kelly tied with N162 Cap Anson

T206 Ty Cobb, Bat Off Shoulder.

For me,it is not a baseball card but à hockey card, this George vezina Sweet caporal postcard for me is a beauty

http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/11...ier_Vezina.jpg

Ty Cobb, Bat Off :)

My favorites are Walter Johnson portrait and Babe Ruth exhibit pose.

http://www.google.com/search?um=1&hl...TxahSOH1Dr9BM:

http://www.google.com/search?q=babe+...wwDTTiJDLyxdM:

most any T3.

1953 Bowman Reese
 

Not a pre-war card, but love the 1953 Bowman of Pee Wee Reese high in the air.

I don't own one, but to me a bright red, white bordered Cobb Cracker Jacks...if a member has one please post :)

I agree...the cj cobb is suh-weet!!!!

Where's yours?

E101 Mathewson.

T206 rube waddell throwing....som many colors!

T3 Cobb

Agreed.

I've also always liked the '33 Goudey Lefty Grove

http://i.ebayimg.com/t/1933-Goudey-2...dpDg~~60_3.JPG

T205 Cobby
 

This one is near the top of my list for aesthetics....

Great picks so far, folks, keep going. I was hoping someone would mention the colors in the Waddell. Of course the Anson and Kelly mentioned early on have to rank very high. That Grove Goudey '33 is indeed great but a lot of competition from that issue, including the wonderfully cartoonist Hack Wilson. You could argue t206s all night--is that Cobb really more beautiful than, say, the Johnny Evers portrait (and so on)? Among the t205s one of the coolest obscure cards has to be the Batch minor leaguer. What about the M116 blue Matty (or blue Lajoie)? Shall we talk Obaks? And on and on.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/calvindog/2909241541/" title="1911 Series of Champions T227 by calvindog65, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3122/2909241541_c8d99e3bb0_o.jpg" width="450" height="761" alt="1911 Series of Champions T227"></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/calvindog/2922231298/" title="1953 Bowman by calvindog65, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3222/2922231298_a9aae8c339_o.jpg" width="741" height="450" alt="1953 Bowman"></a>

To me, any of the color (non-underwear looking) Boston Garters.
I think that they are 1914s.

One of my top 5 for sure.

http://t.co/9eXKMhnL

I am partial to the colors of the 1933 Goudey Chuck Klein. I don't own one yet but hope to add it to my collection soon. The scan is from one that Probstien has that has already passed my budget.

T3 Ty Cobb.

(although the '14 Cracker Jack Mathewson has a lot going for it, too)

Neither are in my collection, so I'll politely request that those who might own such epic cards post their scans should they choose.

Interesting array of choices -- and many great images noted.

One I'd add in as a very high ranking favourite of mine is the 1933 Goudey Lou Gehrig. I still have yet to add one to my collection, but I never get sick of looking at them, and am immediately jealous whenever I see one in a pick-up thread (nice addition Steve!). Not sure what it is about that card, but it just seems to look so awesome in every condition.

Regards,

Richard.

beauty
 

I'm with Jeff P.
Most any T3.
I suspect that I'm partial to my Paskert framed alongside its matching
Conlon vintage original photo.
best,
barry

+1 for calvindog's T227 Cobb but I also have to agree with Jlighter with the T206 Johnson portrait (striking image) and the
1921 Exhibit Ruth; its just a timeless photo of the,at the time, new Yankee. Would definitley love to have that T227 Cobb!
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/calvindog/2909241541/" title="1911 Series of Champions T227 by calvindog65, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3122/2909241541_c8d99e3bb0_o.jpg" width="450" height="761" alt="1911 Series of Champions T227"></a>http://www.net54baseball.com/picture...pictureid=7042http://www.net54baseball.com/picture...pictureid=4043

Here are three nominees for me...

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Hard to compete with T227 Cobb for sure but horizonal Matty's are very nice
http://photos.imageevent.com/ruckers...ize/matty1.jpg

E beautiful
 

The horizontal Matty (like TheBig6 posted) have always been near the top of my list. I love the composition of the card. A cool thought...what if they had done a full image of this pose (imagine seeing his entire pitching pose in T3 size).

Brian

The most beautiful card IMHO is the 1934 Goudey Gehrig (Portrait). When I started making good money, that was the first card I had to own and although not in pristine condition, I bought a PSA 5. It is now in my safe deposit box.

Both the 34 Gehrig Goudey Cards are Favorites

I think it would be my T3 Schmidt proof or my T206 Cobb Green. Sorry about the proof, but it under glass framed.

Joe

Not a card, but this is one of my favourites...

+1

i also love the t206 mathewson portrait, and any of the minor league t205's

You guys beat me to it! I was going to post my E102 horizontal Matty.
If I had to pick a second most beautiful card, I would probably go with one of the 1909 Obak cards, so many beautiful ones in that set. If you have a 1909 Obak in high grade, you have a beauty :)

I am always floored by this one:

Agreed.. the Klein and the Gehringer (not my card) in that set are awesome.. the purple really stands out. I also always really liked the Dean.

For T206, agree with the previsously mentioned Cobb bat off, as well as Mathewson dark cap.

Also love T202 Ty Cobb Steals Third for it's colors, portraits and that iconic shot.

Both these T206's great images:

Would be huge to find the original photo of the yellow Lou is terrific.


http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3.../e103honus.jpg

Cracker Jack Walter Johnson.

Best card created in the history of card creation.

I have always thought that the T3's of Brooklyn players looked awesome with the light blue uniforms and the orange horizon in the background. However I am a sucker for cards with a horizon in the background.

Yep
 

I'm with you Jerry

Always loved this one.

Rhys

I'm surprised no one has mentioned this beautiful T202 Hassan featuring Joe Jackson ;)

http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/...of/Jackson.jpg

I like the Cobb Bat Off 206, but have always dug this one:

George Sisler's Turf Cigarettes card always caught my eye:
http://eephusleague.com/wp-content/u...rge-Sisler.jpg

Always thought the N162s were stunning as well:
http://www.robertedwardauctions.com/.../item_3649.jpg
http://www.cycleback.com/1800s/Image177.jpg

This one...

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Although...Leon's Cobb and the T205 Matty are very close seconds, imho.

Here are pics of the Cracker Jack WaJo (1914 & 1915) that Joe D. mentioned in post #41 above.

And, I really like the background colors of the Baseball Bats WaJo.

Rhys nailed it with the Halla, but this one is 1b for me:

Bill