What's your favorite Topps pre 1980 set?

[1963Topps Set]

1956 Topps - is the most drop dead gorgeous cards I have ever seen.

1963 Topps set - Very colorful and my birth year set. It was a dream come true to complete this set.

1971 Topps set - the very first year I was involved in collecting,

1959 Topps set - The very first vintage set I ever finished. I recall like yesterday picking up the Al Kaline All Star card at a show (there was no EBay then!)

[Exhibitman]

1954: My first vintage set.

1971: My first year collecting.

1976: My favorite year in baseball. I was 11 and the Yankees won the pennant. I hated the 75 set design and thought the 76 set was just a burst of fresh air. And the All Time All Stars are one of my favorite Topps subsets.

[SMPEP]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

1976: My favorite year in baseball. I was 11 and the Yankees won the pennant. I hated the 75 set design and thought the 76 set was just a burst of fresh air. And the All Time All Stars are one of my favorite Topps subsets.

Those 1976 All Time All Stars are what started me collecting vintage cards. Why get a Dale Murphy card when you can get a Pie Traynor?

[profholt82]

Originally Posted by 1963Topps Set

1956 Topps - is the most drop dead gorgeous cards I have ever seen.

Agreed. The design of 56T is a thing of absolute beauty. And the player selection that year is star-studded as well. Probably my favorite set of all time.

[baseballfan]

today:

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[Zach Wheat]

1952.

[GasHouseGang]

1971: Always loved those black borders
1956: My first vintage set
1977: My first set when I first started collecting seriously