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Originally Posted by darkhorse9
I'm familiar with the site and know information. I like advice for aesthetic reasons. What do people think would look good when viewing? That's what I'm asking for.
The actual goal is to interest people and visitors who are NOT card collectors. Tell them the story of what baseball collecting was like before 1919. If I'm going to show it off I'd like to make it interesting.
Got any advice there?
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If the idea is to give visitors an idea of what was collected, where and how, then I would re-urge that you add the 3 minor league sets of C46, T210 and Zeenut. I don't believe the casual fan has appreciation of just how popular minor league baseball was at the time, and the variety of these three sets covering three parts of the country is interesting, IMO.
For aesthetics and diversity, then you may want the Scrapps posted by Scott M., or maybe either E125 diecut or J=K candy Type 2 (with the protruding head). Also, if WWI is your cutoff, you may want to pick an m101-6 where the player shown is wearing the sleeve patch in honor of the US troops-- many such players are in the set. Here's one with a great pose showing a slap hitter in the deadball era known for his own moment of glory.
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