Enough With The Damn Money Talk; Show A Card That Makes You Happy

[Exhibitman]

[DeanH3]

Here's one that I was admiring today. Really like the pedigree. Adds a little bit of umph to me.

[Collectorsince62]

I had just turned 10 years old in the summer of 1965. Baseball and baseball cards were the biggest things in life. The Cardinals had just won the World Series. My Dad went to Game 7 (with clients, not me, but I'll get over it some day) and I still have the program and tickets. The program has since been signed by each of the Game 7 starters. Anyway, I have been collecting cards and opening packs for the better part of 60 years. Nothing will ever compare to the feeling I had when I saw these two cards for the first time. The Cards Celebrate was the first of the World Series cards I got that summer. The colors, the image, the smell of the gum . . . in response to the OP's request to show a card that makes you happy, I'm grinning ear to ear.

[G1911]

My first cigarette card of any kind, Livingston with a Sweet Cap Red 42 reverse. Dad got it for me when I was 9 or so for Christmas and started a tobacco card addiction.

I should probably try and rainbow the card. I have a Sovereign back too

[Exhibitman]

1975 Topps original hand-painted photo for the card:



Proof of the card:



Now I just need a scan of my card!

[ZiggerZagger]

These cards all brighten any day in my eyes. The guys with the beaming smile are the low-hanging fruit here. Give me a totally unimpressed Bill Russell over those guys any day.

And in the heights of 90's Basketball insert ridiculousness, I still can't believe they went for the translucent acetate, Smuckers-inspired theme. Insane, but it kinda works...?

The Mantle was part of a huge lot my estate sale agent buddy brought my way years ago. There were 13 Mantles and scads of other stuff from all sports.
I wouldn't normally love a card with writing on it, but for some reason the idea of some kid scrawling "No. 7" over the front of his pack-pulled '53T Mick has always felt right to me. I just love it.
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[atx840]

Found this card in a raw lot in a Hunts auction many years ago, unfortunately someone else noticed it and I had to bow out as it got to over 7k.

Several years later I was fortunate to make a trade with a good friend for it, thanks Jamie!