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Personally, I think the 1973 design is weak. Yes, there are some cards I like in the set but overall I just did not care for it.
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1974 is one of my favorite post-war sets. I liked it so much at the time I put together just short of three full sets at age 15, before I took some time off for girls and cars. I REALLY like the design--the chevron-like streamers center the photo part of the card just right IMO and are color coded by team, a feature I always liked from the 60's sets (and missing from the '75 set). I actually prefer the posed shots to action photos--at least at the time, because so many of the latter seemed busy and/or had the featured player too small in relation to the photo (see Fisk, Seaver). That being said, I thought the Rose, Ryan, Carlton, Dent, Osteen and Reggie cards, among others, were/are great. Agree on the Aaron card being ugly, at least for his "main" card. Liked the leader cards (not as many "heads") and the Aaron tribute of all the old Topps issues. Not a fan of the traded series, especially as it gave more opportunities for the dreaded airbrush, and the team checklists got monotonous early. Still, count me as a big fan.
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