What are your 5 favorite cards of all-time?

[HOF Auto Rookies]

Originally Posted by daves_resale_shop

1-t206 Walter Johnson Portrait
2-t206 Christy Mathewson Black Cap
3-1952 Topps Jackie Robinson
4-1953 bowman Color Pee Wee Reese
5-1956 Topps Mickey Mantle

Yes! Forgot about the '53 Reese! Simply the most stunning card ever IMO.

[Leon]

a few choices.....and I don't own most of these nor does value really play a role.

1. 1914 Baltimore News Ruth
2. 1911 T205 Cobb
3. 1893 Just So Cy Young
4. 1916 D381 Wagner
5. 1910 E90-1 Young - Boston


On any given day the last 2 of those could change for me. I doubt the top 3 would change.

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[bijoem]

off the top of my head (if there is a same pose card in a different issue / then those cards as well).....


1. 1914 CJ WaJo
2. D303 Speaker
3. 1953 Bowman Mantle
4. E92 Matty
5. 1914 CJ Speaker

[tedzan]

Tough decision to limit this gallery to five......therefore, these 7 are the favorites in my collection......

1888 Goodwin Champions






E90-1 Wagner .................................................. ..... T206 Walter Johnson

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1949 LEAF "Satchel" Paige






60 years in my collection ...... gotta love you Mickey





The year there was no Major Lge. World Series .......... the 1904 Eastern Lge. Champions





T-Rex TED

[Touch'EmAll]

E92 Mathewson - dreamy artwork
Colgan's Chips, Honus Wagner - oozes vintage
T206 Cy Young portrait - very elegant
1967 Panini, Cassius Clay - killer looking card
1949 Bowman, Satchell Paige - Classic, classic classic

Not far behind - 1920's Exhibits of major HOFers

[sycks22]

E90-2 Wagner
38 Goudey Dimaggio (either one)
T3 Matty
36 WWG Dimaggio
E90-1 Jackson

[Big Six]

That I own, my top five are:

[vintagerookies51]

1. T206 Walter Johnson portrait
2. 1953 Bowman Color Pee Wee Reese
3. E107 Cy Young
4. T3 Ty Cobb
5. 1952 Topps Mantle

[glchen]

This is tough, so I'm sure I'm missing some.

1. 1917 Boston Store Babe Ruth
2. 1914/15 Cracker Jack Ty Cobb
3. T210 Joe Jackson
4. 1926-29 Exhibits Babe Ruth (Pose)
5. E95 Honus Wagner

[iwantitiwinit]

1) 1970 Bench - great photo, huge glove;
2) 1967 Mantle - best head shot on any card, one of the first cards I remember getting in a wax pack, my dad bought the pack for me from Sal's Stationary store in Stamford CT after church at St. Mary's on a sunday;
3) T206 Magee - love the color;
4) 1969 Chamberlain - awesome card, Wilt is a monster;
5) 1953 Topps Dizzy Trout - are you kidding me?

[refz]

1) T206 Walter Johnson Portrait
2) 1934 Goudey Lou Gehrig #37 portrait
3) 1910 Old Mill Joe Jackson
4) 1949 Leaf Warren Spahn
5)1956 Topps Mickey Mantle

[mark evans]

The 1957 Topps Mantle is the perfect baseball card.

For pre-war I've got to go with CJ Jackson.

[cliftons8]

Favorite Cards I Own:
1. M101-6 Walter Johnson
2. M101-6 George Sisler
3. Conlon Cabinet Chappy Charles
4. BF2 Wagner
5. N172 Radbourn(tagging Nash)

Favorite Cards I once Owned:
1. W600 Dummy Taylor
2. Rose Co. Post Card Frank Chance
3. T206 Broadleaf 350
4. Jones, Keyser and Arras Cabinet
5. A35 Round Album page of John Ward

Favorite Cards I Wish I Owned:
1. 1869 Peck and Snyder Reds
2. Kalamazoo Bats Harry Wright
3. N172 Pete Browning
4. BF2 Cobb
5. Conlon Cabinet of any HOFer

[David R]

T205 Joss
T206 Johnson portrait
Cracker Jack Ty Cobb
1934 Goudy Gehrig yellow
Colgin Chips Wagner

[wonkaticket]

Too soon?

[rjackson44]

Leon beat me too it Baltimore Ruth great card and any Texas tommy boy I'll take.

[rdixon1208]

E101 Matty
E90-1 Speaker
T227 Cobb
E121 Ruth (Collage)
T206 Cobb (Bat Off)

[rainier2004]

Andy - All I can say is WOW!

[ephus]

In no particular order:
HOF Top 5
1. E92 Mathewson
2. 1914 cracker jack Mathewson
3. E300 Wagner
4. E92 Wagner Batting (Love the deep red and the PBC on his sleeve)
5. 1914-15 Cracker Jack Cobb

Non-HOF Top 5

1. E92 Bridwell
2. E96 Herzog
3. 1934-36 Diamond Star #70 Trosky
4. 1939 Playball Richard Coffman
5. 1914-15 Cracker Jack #90 Smith

[Pat R]

My wish list:

1. 1916 D329 Joe Jackson
2. 1910 M101-2 Cobb/Wagner
3. 1913 M101-3 Wajo/Street
4. 1911 M101-2 Joe Jackson
5. 1928 Star Player Candy Lou Gehrig

[David R]

I think it's very interesting that 75 percent of the threads on this board seem to be about t206s but they certainly don't dominate the lists of favorite cards of all time. Many lists contain no t206s.

[tbob]

E94 Wagner
E98 Mathewson
T207 Lowdermilk
E90-1 Walsh
E97 Keeler

[ejharrington]

My favorites:

1. 1909 E95 Philadelphia Caramel - Eddie Cicotte (red background)
2. 1909 E90-1 American Caramel - Cy Young (Boston)
3. 1895 N300 Mayo's Cut Plug - Tommy McCarthy
4. 1903 E107 Breisch Williams - Cy Young
5. 1921 Frederick Foto Service - Babe Ruth

[cfc1909]

I am sure my answer would be different if I filled this out 5 times except my number 1 but here goes

1. Revelle portrait-t210-AWH-206-Old Mill cab.-any will do my number 1.
2. Matty 205-something about this card I always liked
3. Jacklitsch Mino
4. Adkins Drum 1/1
5. Cobb bat on my first vintage card-still have it ex for 100 bucks in 89 or 90.

206 Boston Herzog, the pink pose of an E card of McGraw, Wagner e107, w600 Matty, e 90-1 Upp, e93 Leach, t209 Hooker, pretty much any T3, Lajoie bat pose.

nonsport-t80, turkey red cars, red robin

[Shoele$$]

In no particular order of preference:

1903 E107 Christy Mathewson
1909 E90-1 Joe Jackson
1910 T206 Eddie Plank
1910 T210 Joe Jackson
1914 Baltimore News Ruth
1914 Cracker Jack Ty Cobb

Sorry I had to list 6

[iwantitiwinit]

1. 1970 Topps Johnny Bench
2. 1967 Topps Mickey Mantle
3. T205 Matty
4. 1953 Topps Dizzy Trout
5. T206 Magee

[rainier2004]

I may change my list to include a W600 Matty, Wags or Cobb since our latest thread on those...

[Cardboard Junkie]

Just So......Young
T206.........Wags
E90-1........Joe J.
Balt. News..Ruth
52T...........Mantle

[fkm_bky]

1. 1911 Zeenut Halla - own a heavily trimmed one
2. E95 Merkle - have multiple
3. E93 Leach - have multiple
4. T206 Speaker - have
5. M110 Wagner - not likely that I will find a reasonably priced example

Bill

[RGold]

My favorite card because it looks like my Uncle Morris. But he was a Levi not a Cohan.

[wolfdogg]

in no particular order these are a few of my all-time favorites

1.N28 Anson
2.E135 Jackson
3.1933 Goudey Lou Gehrig
4.1941 Play Ball DiMaggio
5.1965 Topps Pete Rose

Notable Mention:
M101 Ruth
N162 Anson
CJ Jackson
T205 Young
1956 Topps Clemente