[I Only Smoke 4 the Cards]

Originally Posted by williamcohon

Yeah - what Ted Z. said!!!

In the '53 Bowman set, the quality of the photography is uniformly high.

The backgrounds are fun, too. The American Leaguers were shot in Yankee Stadium; the National Leaguers were mostly shot in the Polo Grounds, with a few taken in Ebbets' Field.

When you finish building the set, and you lay the cards all out on your dining room table, you feel like you pretty well know the look of those ballparks.

I also recommend the '53 Topps set. The paintings of the players are vivid, direct, and carry a hopeful innocence. Plus you get a great Robinson, and an equally great Paige!

In my opinion the 1953 Topps set is one of the most gorgeous ever produced.