Most significant or sought after postwar cards (besides Mantle)

[almostdone]

I remember reading an article years ago (I think it was in Beckett) of the results of a poll given to vintage collectors about top ten most desired cards. I want to say you know what was first but fairly high up was 53 Bowman Pee Wee Reese.
Drew

[hcv123]

1) 1955 Clemente - Iconic rookie of an iconic player (Also my favorite personally). A difficult card to find well centered. The key to the 55 set.
2) 1952 Topps Willie Mays - First Topps card of Mays - another Iconic player from the Iconic postwar set. After mantle one of the keys to the 52 set.
3) 1954 Topps Aaron - Grossly underappreciated in his lifetime - a third Iconic player and the key to the 54 set.
4) 1963 Topps Rose - One of the most loved players ever to play the game. Key to the 63 set and a really cool card.
5) 1968 Topps 3-D Clemente - Probably the most valuable of the more readily available "test" cards and one of the most valuable of the 50's-70's. Hard enough to find that it is on many want lists. Expensive enough that it will stay on many want lists. Also a shining example of Topps willingness to play with new ideas. A spectacular symbol of 1960's culture, baseball and Clemente!

Runner up's:
1949 Leaf Paige
1952 Topps Jackie Robinson
1954 Topps Williams #1
1953 Topps Mays
1960 Topps Carl Yastrzemski
1968 Topps Ryan rookie
1969 Topps Reggie Jackson Rookie

[MattyC]

1. 68 Ryan
2. 63 Rose
3. 51B or 52T Mays
4. 54 Aaron
5. 54 Ted Williams (Topps, Bowman, or Wilson Franks)

Hon Mention:

55 Koufax
55 Clemente
Leaf Paige
69 Jackson
73 Schmidt
75 Brett

[David W]

I would say that for cards that anyone could realistically attain this would be my top 5.

51 Bowman or 52 Topps Mays
55 Topps Clemente
68 Topps Ryan
63 Topps Rose
54 Topps Aaron

Cards that would be in high demand but very tough to acquire.

68 3D Clemente
48/49 Leaf Paige