My favorite low budget HOFers from the 1950s-60s ... what are some of yours?

[wdwfan]

Note: I like interactive posts/threads, so I decided to create one.

I'm just getting into vintage and am focusing on graded vintage, and I like asking others what some of their favorite cards are from that era. I like Brooklyn Dodgers, 1957 Topps, 1958 Topps and then guys like Mays and Aaron, like everyone else. I am not a fan of the larger cards (i.e. 1956 Topps or the smaller cards, i.e. 1952 Bowman).

Also, I can't afford the ultra high-end, thousand-dollar cards. So, I've been focusing on mid-grade multiplayer HOFer cards that features 2+ HOFers on the same card. I've got some of the ones I like the best listed down below.


So what are some of y'all favorite 1950s-1960s HOFers (single player or multiplayer cards)?


Some of my favorite multi-player cards (and ones I'll be focusing on picking up):
1962 Topps Mays-Mantle (was the first ever vintage card I owned);
1963 Topps Mays-Musial;
1965 Topps Mantle Cluch Homer;
1958 Topps Snider-Mays;
1958 Topps Williams-Kluszewski;

Years of interest where I like the design (so I'll be trying to collect pretty much any HOFer from these years that's within my budget):
1957 Topps;
1958 Topps;
1965 Topps;

[Casey2296]

I've always liked the 1966 Topps NL Batting leaders card with Clemente, Aaron, and Mays.

[wdwfan]

When I first started thinking of getting into vintage, I was going to avoid multiplayer cards at all costs. But as I've been thinking about it, it's pretty cool to have multiple HOFers on 1 card. I know they're worth way less than single player cards, but they're still nice to have if you think about it. That's why I've got things like the '57T Berra/Mantle, '58T Mantle/Aaron, '58T Mays/Snider and other things like that.

Originally Posted by Casey2296

I've always liked the 1966 Topps NL Batting leaders card with Clemente, Aaron, and Mays.

[Bigdaddy]

Oh man, there are some great cards during those years. Just a few that I'm fond of and are reasonably priced (in no particular order):

• 1957 Topps #400 Dodgers Sluggers
• 1962 Topps #232-237 World Series Cards
• 1962 Topps #311-319 Highlight Cards (Kubek, Spahn, Maris, Colivato, Ford,
  Killebrew, Musial, Mantle, McCormick)
• 1962 Topps #53 AL HR Leaders
• 1965 Topps #377 Willie Stargell
• 1967 Topps #337 Joe Morgan (along with 1971)
• 1959 Topps Various multiplayer cards
• 1964 Topps Giants - all the cards

[wdwfan]

Thanks for the response. Yes, I loved the 1962 Topps set. I built that set back about 10 years ago before selling it off to fund a trip to Disney World. The '62 LL with Mantle and Maris is a nice card for a low budget collector who can't afford all the higher end Mantles. Also, I like the Dodgers Sluggers. I night actually collect the entire team set that year since it was their last in Brooklyn.

Originally Posted by Bigdaddy

Oh man, there are some great cards during those years. Just a few that I'm fond of and are reasonably priced (in no particular order):

• 1957 Topps #400 Dodgers Sluggers
• 1962 Topps #232-237 World Series Cards
• 1962 Topps #311-319 Highlight Cards (Kubek, Spahn, Maris, Colivato, Ford,
  Killebrew, Musial, Mantle, McCormick)
• 1962 Topps #53 AL HR Leaders
• 1965 Topps #377 Willie Stargell
• 1967 Topps #337 Joe Morgan (along with 1971)
• 1959 Topps Various multiplayer cards
• 1964 Topps Giants - all the cards

[Bigdaddy]

Originally Posted by wdwfan

Thanks for the response. Yes, I loved the 1962 Topps set. I built that set back about 10 years ago before selling it off to fund a trip to Disney World. The '62 LL with Mantle and Maris is a nice card for a low budget collector who can't afford all the higher end Mantles. Also, I like the Dodgers Sluggers. I night actually collect the entire team set that year since it was their last in Brooklyn.

There's some great photos in the 1957 Topps Dodgers - Campy, Furillo, Snider, Reese.....

And the last year with a 'B' on their cap.