1961 Fleer - have I lost my mind or is this actually a fun set

[ALR-bishop]

Agreed

[G1911]

One of my favorite post-war sets. The design is wonderful in my eyes, with the patriotic design elements. I know the photographs showing many players as coaches or in retired civilian life are not popular, but I like that the set does not recycle the same photos seen 1,000 times before and after.

The 2nd series is a lot tougher relative to the first, the difference is night and day, though they aren't actually rare by any means. The 2nd series is higher quality as well; the colors are printed darker, giving a bolder appearance than the softer printing of the 1st series. You can tell if a card is 1st or 2nd series just by looking at the front brightness and clarity.

I've not seen the evidence it was a 1961 and 1962 issue, would like to see it. As far as I recall the card backs don't indicate the 2nd series was one year or the other.

My set is 7 or 8 cards away from completion.

[Mike D.]

Love Rhode Island native Nap Lajoie in the suit and brimmed hat! I may need one of those!

[Jason19th]

Originally Posted by Mike D.

Love Rhode Island native Nap Lajoie in the suit and brimmed hat! I may need one of those!

If you didn’t know who he was you might think he was teller of the month at the local bank

[DaveW]

I always liked this set. Nice looking, no commons and reasonably priced. Have fun collecting.

[brian1961]

I vividly remember the Fleer All-Time Greats second series because they appeared during my first year of card collecting, late in 1961, in my home town of Skokie, Illinois. I was late to discover the Fleer ATG, but I recall getting a bunch of packs of the second series, as well as the second series of Topps football, on the same day. I think my parents let me pick them out at the Ben Franklin Dime Store. --- Brian Powell

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by brian1961

I vividly remember the Fleer All-Time Greats second series because they appeared during my first year of card collecting, late in 1961, in my home town of Skokie, Illinois. I was late to discover the Fleer ATG, but I recall getting a bunch of packs of the second series, as well as the second series of Topps football, on the same day. I think my parents let me pick them out at the Ben Franklin Dime Store. --- Brian Powell

Were you ever in a barber shop quartet in Skokie Illinois?

Sorry couldn't resist.