1949 LEAF BB set re-visited....show us your cards

[nat]

I don't have any scans handy, but this is my all-time favorite set. I love it that they look like Andy Warhol was making baseball cards. (And in 1949! Those folks at Leaf were way ahead of the time.)

[steve B]

One of my favorite sets. Cool looking, and loads of varieties far beyond what's cataloged.

[Puckettfan]

Some of my favorites of the cards in my PC. PSA has them labeled as 48s

[CW]

When I first got back into collecting, around 1998, these cards did not do much for me. Over time, though, I have learned to appreciate their unique beauty. The set is definitely an acquired taste, and I like the challenge of finding the odd color variation or perfectly registered HOFers.

Originally Posted by nat

I don't have any scans handy, but this is my all-time favorite set. I love it that they look like Andy Warhol was making baseball cards. (And in 1949! Those folks at Leaf were way ahead of the time.)

I agree with the Warhol comparison. Years ago I made this "sig" to put after my posts on some of the forums, and it was inspired by the classic Warhol silkscreens for which he was known.

[clydepepper]

In general, I'm not a fan of this issue as many of the images are blurred or otherwise inferior to all other sets...see the Newhouser scan posted as an example.

My two do not suffer from that problem, nor did the Musial RC I sold recently.


1948 Leaf BABE RUTH PSA-5.jpg1948 LEAF- TED WILLIAMS PSA-6.jpg

[Stonepony]

leaf robinson.jpg

[irv]

Originally Posted by Stonepony

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That's a pretty nice looking 3, Dave.

[tedzan]

There are twenty HOFers in the 1949 LEAF set with the Indians having the most HOFers......


Spring series cards

MVP in 1948
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Summer series cards (short-prints)

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TED Z

T206 Reference
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[Bill77]

My Del Ennis rookie.