Looking for a small set to collect. Suggestions?

[Slinger]

I am looking for ideas on short sets/subsets that I can collect that are pre 1970. Age doesn't matter as long as it's 69 and earlier. Pre or Post War makes no difference to me.

Looking for sets of 10-20-30 cards or so. Those are easier for me to realistically complete. Like the Topps Game and Deckle for example. Sets in the hundreds are just too much at this time.

Also looking for cards to be regular/standard size OR smaller, so no large cards please. (I don't like trying to store oversized cards at this time)

Thanks for all the ideas and pointers. I really appreciate the wealth of knowledge here on this forum! I am learning daily.


UPDATED:
So far, the suggestions are as follows that I am considering (keep em coming):

1909 E95 (25 cards)
1910 E93 (30)
1932 US Caramel (32)
1933 DeLong (24)
1936 Goudey (25)
1948 Bowman (48)
1954 Red Heart (33)
1960 Bazooka (36)
1961 Golden Press (33)
1968 Topps 3-D (12)
1969 Nabisco Team Flakes (24)
1969 Topps Super (66)

[jfkheat]

Have you thought about one of the subsets within the regular Topps sets? I did the 1960s Topps All Star subsets. There are other subsets in quite a few regular sets. There is also the 33 card 1954 Red Heart Dog Food set.
James

[hcv123]

The 1968 Topps 3-D set is small (12 cards) and Stunning!

1967 Pirates and Red Sox Stickers

[Neal]

1954 Red Heart is a nice looking set - 33 cards with some 50s star power. Arguably the best looking Mantle ever made

Some other ideas would be all-star sets, 1961 MVPs, or 1968 Topps Game

[TheNightmanCometh]

Originally Posted by jfkheat

Have you thought about one of the subsets within the regular Topps sets? I did the 1960s Topps All Star subsets. There are other subsets in quite a few regular sets. There is also the 33 card 1954 Red Heart Dog Food set.
James

If I wasn't so Braves focused, I would totally do a 1964 Topps team card subset run. The colors pop really nice on those bad boys.

[Bigdaddy]

I'll second the 54 Redheart set.

Also, the '64 Topps Giants set. Awesome photos and very reasonably priced. You can pick up a Mantle for <$40. I'm currently working on an autographed set of these, though I doubt I'll ever complete it.

And don't overlook the Fleer Ted Williams set.

[Slinger]

Man I love this forum. You guys are great!

I'm going to look into the:

54 Red Heart
68 Topps 3-D

The 59 Fleer Williams set and the 64 Giants set will be for further down the road. Too big a card count that I want to chase at the moment.

Thanks for all the advice and keep em coming!!

[jasonc]

You could always do your favorite team? If they won the world series that year, that could be a particular year. Just a suggestion.

Good Luck

[MCoxon]

Originally Posted by Bigdaddy

I'll second the 54 Redheart set.

Also, the '64 Topps Giants set. Awesome photos and very reasonably priced. You can pick up a Mantle for <$40. I'm currently working on an autographed set of these, though I doubt I'll ever complete it.

And don't overlook the Fleer Ted Williams set.

3rd vote for 1954 Red heart.

I‘d also consider
1. 1969 topps deckle edge (Mays, Clemente, Gibson, Yaz, Brooks)
2. 1967 topps pinups
3. 1963 fleer. Small-ish, with good stars (Clemente, Mays, Koufax, Brooks)

[Slinger]

Originally Posted by MCoxon

3rd vote for 1954 Red heart.

I‘d also consider
1. 1969 topps deckle edge (Mays, Clemente, Gibson, Yaz, Brooks)
2. 1967 topps pinups
3. 1963 fleer. Small-ish, with good stars (Clemente, Mays, Koufax, Brooks)

I'm already doing 69 Deckle. Thanks for that.

Adding 67 pinups to the list of possibles for sure!

[Jenx34]

Originally Posted by Slinger

I am looking for ideas on short sets/subsets that I can collect that are pre 1970. Age doesn't matter as long as it's 69 and earlier. Pre or Post War makes no difference to me.

Looking for sets of 10-20-30 cards or so. Those are easier for me to realistically complete. Like the Topps Game and Deckle for example. Sets in the hundreds are just too much at this time.

Thanks for all the ideas and pointers. I really appreciate the wealth of knowledge here on this forum! I am learning daily.

I have most of the '68 Topps Game set including some duplicates. Off the top of my head, I think Hank Aaron is the only major star I don't have. Condition on them varies. The best is probably Mantle and it is on its way to PSA as I type. The others are raw and again, condition varies. Let me know if you'd like to see some.

Chris

[jason.1969]

1958 Topps all-star aubset is one of the best. Displays really nicely too. But yes, if the Mantle doesn't scare you off, Red Heart is a great choice.

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[pokerplyr80]

When I saw the title I thought 41 play ball. It's more than 30 cards, but less than 100 and you have a pretty cool complete set.

[Slinger]

So far I am considering (may end up doing a few of them or even all of them eventually):

54 Red Heart
61 Golden Press
68 Topps 3-D

Thanks for the Play Ball and Stand Up suggestions. I want to start with the smaller sets first. Thanks to you all and if there are any more, send em my way.

I saw 1909 E95 and 1932 US Caramel too as possibilities.

[jason.1969]

You may wanna take a look at the checklist and prices on the 3D. Other than Clemente, which will cost you an absolute mint, the player selection isn't great. Tony Perez is the only other HOFer.

Originally Posted by Slinger

So far I am considering (may end up doing a few of them or even all of them eventually):

54 Red Heart
61 Golden Press
68 Topps 3-D

Thanks for the Play Ball and Stand Up suggestions. I want to start with the smaller sets first. Thanks to you all and if there are any more, send em my way.

I saw 1909 E95 and 1932 US Caramel too as possibilities.

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[Slinger]

Thanks Jason.

[ALR-bishop]

[QUOTE=jason.1969;1747067]You may wanna take a look at the checklist and prices on the 3D. Other than Clemente, which will cost you an absolute mint, the player selection isn't great. Tony Perez is the only other HOFer.

You can add one HOFer and an extra card if you include the Robinson Prototype . It is my favorite Topps set, but it is pricey and some cards are easy to find and others not so much. There are 3 proof cards too, but no major stars there either. As far as I know, Topps did not produce that type 3D card again until 2011 as a sub group of their Lineage offering.

[jason.1969]

I'll second the DeLong suggestion. My two cards from that set (Klein, Simmons) are two of my favorite cards.

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[Slinger]

Thanks for the 33 Delong and e93 ideas guys! Appreciate it

[Rich Klein]

48 Bowman, only 48 cards and lots of great players!

[JollyElm]

Here's a bit of a curveball (pun intended) for you. If you are into errors and variations at all, you can pick a year like 1966, 1967 or 1969 and just collect the 'official' variations from that set. They would be small sets with a bunch of cards really tough to come by.

[Slinger]

More great advice and sets to look into.

Through Brian that 1910 set will be outside of my current budget. Maybe one day.

[brian1961]

Nick, I came back on and read your question regarding 1900-1940s. The two sets that came to my mind before reading the other posts after mine were also the 1933 DeLong, and if you want 1910 era, the 1910 Washington Times. Be forewarned, the Washington Times are deadly rare, and very expensive. Not for the casual deep pockets, but only for the well-fixed collecting warrior. We have someone on here that discovered them, and has been hunting them down card by card. The Ty Cobb is a priceless gem, one of Ty's most beautiful cards.

Back to the DeLong. The set has but 24, but there's a preponderance of great stars. They are beautiful all day long! The DeLongs was the first set collected by pioneer collector Lionel Carter, who found them very enchanting when he bought and collected them in their year of issue, 1933. His favorite card was that of Pepper Martin. The design of Pepper, known as The Wild Horse of the Osage, was pure genius. He drove the A's nuts with his base-running in the 1931 World Series, and his DeLong card has him sliding home in a spectacular horizontal pose.

Perfection.

The cards are kinda thin, but in a PSA / SGC holder, they are resplendent and hefty in the hand.

Gotta go spend time with my family, bro.

Bye. ----Brian Powell

[baseballfan]

1964 topps Giants

60 card set but great pics and stars

[Slinger]

Originally Posted by baseballfan

1964 topps Giants

60 card set but great pics and stars

That is a good looking set! Though in PSA holders, how/where do you store these things as a complete set? That's a drawback for me. My other graded cards are in those overpriced PSA boxes. Lol

[darkhorse9]

I'll go real off-the wall..What about the 1943 M.P. & Co.

Over half the set is Hal Of Famers, but they're super cheap and it's pretty much the only Major League set that was produced DURING World War II


Of course there's the whole "they're ugly as sin" thing", but......

[Slinger]

Originally Posted by darkhorse9

I'll go real off-the wall..What about the 1943 M.P. & Co.

Over half the set is Hal Of Famers, but they're super cheap and it's pretty much the only Major League set that was produced DURING World War II


Of course there's the whole "they're ugly as sin" thing", but......

Hot dog those things are ugly! Lol. Cool little set but......I dunno. Lol. Gonna have to let that marinate a bit.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Slinger

That is a good looking set! Though in PSA holders, how/where do you store these things as a complete set? That's a drawback for me. My other graded cards are in those overpriced PSA boxes. Lol

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[reddog4063]

how about 1969 o-pee-chee deckle edge...24 cards and much more rare than the topps version.

[Slinger]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

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This could be VERY useful! Thanks for the link!!

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Slinger

This could be VERY useful! Thanks for the link!!

I have a couple of the boxes, they are great.

[Jim65]

If you're looking for something cheap but still cool, check out 1974 Fleer Pioneers of Baseball, only 28 cards and full of HOFers.

Sorry, not pre1970 but all the players are.

[Slinger]

Originally Posted by Jim65

If you're looking for something cheap but still cool, check out 1974 Fleer Pioneers of Baseball, only 28 cards and full of HOFers.

Sorry, not pre1970 but all the players are.

That is a pretty cool set and very reasonable. They aren't the standard size card though are they? I think that I need to update my parameters to exclude oversized. Messes with my storage options.

[Jim65]

Originally Posted by Slinger

That is a pretty cool set and very reasonable. They aren't the standard size card though are they? I think that I need to update my parameters to exclude oversized. Messes with my storage options.

They are a little oversized, I keep my set in 6 pocket pages

[philliesfan]

How about the 1964 Topps Stand-Ups?
Robert

[Slinger]

Originally Posted by philliesfan

How about the 1964 Topps Stand-Ups?
Robert

At 77 cards, the set is a little large for me at this time. I do thank you for bringing it up though! Looks pretty cool.

I'll take on some bigger sets once I knock out the 54 Topps that I am working on. I'm a one at a time kinda guy.

[Big Six]

I love my ‘72 Kellogg’s set...


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[Slinger]

Originally Posted by Big Six

I love my ‘72 Kellogg’s set...


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With the cracking issues that I am reading about in another thread, I am not sure that I want to get involved with that set. Which is a bummer. It meets my wants/needs in a set.

[JollyElm]

Originally Posted by Slinger

With the cracking issues that I am reading about in another thread, I am not sure that I want to get involved with that set. Which is a bummer. It meets my wants/needs in a set.

I have personally discussed this a bunch of times over the years, but it seems the cracking of the Kellogg's cards is mainly an east coast (and I'm sure other areas) problem. Since being in Cali, with the dry heat and virtual lack of humidity, it seems to be a whole different ballgame. No crackage/bending in any of the 3-D cards I see at shows. Keep your eyes open at shops or card shows and see if the same thing is true for you down there in SoCal. You might feel like diving back in. Of course, don't risk buying any cards that are coming from the eastern seaboard.