Most beautiful card ever made... nominations?

[icollectDCsports]

Originally Posted by Popcorn

Love the teddy ballgames.. the 39 goudey and 48 leaf are my all timers. Literally a Picasso.

I've always loved the '55 Topps Williams. Purchased one by mail for $20 in 1980 or so. Then again, the '55 set is my favorite from that decade. The photos really pop against the color backgrounds. Just fantastic.

[VintageBen]

Hands down the T3 Ty Cobb. I sure do miss owning this card from time to time.


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[puckpaul]

I would include these in my list, partial to the M101 Copper Plates and Sporting News (Wagner here), the Wajo portrait (always been my favorite), the Round Album (Anson here)!, E90-1s (the Karger shown is beautiful), the batoff Cobb.

Couldn’t find a scan, but maybe the best looking of all prewar cards are the 1911 sweet caporal hockey postcards, those are quite rare and gorgeous.

[ledsters]

This one...

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[Tyruscobb]

My first choice, which I posted above, is the 1940 Playball Bobby Doerr. This 1933 Goudey Carl Hubbell is a close second for me.

[puckpaul]

Originally Posted by Tyruscobb

My first choice, which I posted above, is the 1940 Playball Bobby Doerr. This 1933 Goudey Carl Hubbell is a close second for me.

Love that Hubbell too, good call

[Ryno447]

Originally Posted by VintageBen

Hands down the T3 Ty Cobb. I sure do miss owning this card from time to time.


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The best. So beautiful!

[midwaylandscaping]

Rickey

[CobbSpikedMe]

Originally Posted by midwaylandscaping

Rickey

The Henderson rookie is one of my favorite cards of all time.

That said, I'm just going to say it, I know some of you are thinking it, there are a bunch of really nice cards in this thread, but there are also some real head scratchers. I'm not going to point out any of them since they are just my opinion, but I know you guys are thinking it too.

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by CobbSpikedMe

The Henderson rookie is one of my favorite cards of all time.

That said, I'm just going to say it, I know some of you are thinking it, there are a bunch of really nice cards in this thread, but there are also some real head scratchers. I'm not going to point out any of them since they are just my opinion, but I know you guys are thinking it too.

I guess we all just have different aesthetic taste, although in card collecting the subject of the card certainly seems to have a very large influence on the perceptions of many of us.

Brian (here's another good lookin' non-superstar to savor...I am all about composition and color, and I love this 'bat pointing right at us collectors' pose)

[HOF Auto Rookies]

Originally Posted by Belfast1933

Sorry if this has been done before, but I’d love to see your nominations for “the perfect card”

In your opinion, which card is the most beautiful ever produced?

Bonus points to include images.

Here’s are some of my aves:

'53 BC Reese

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[HOF Auto Rookies]

Surprised Hal Chase T206 Pink Portrait hasn't been brought up. Absolutely beautiful

[topcat61]

I nominate the 1933 Goudey Gehringer followed by the 1941 Play Ball Kirby Higbe and 1953 Bowman Warren Spahn. Cards are like art so it is subjective, but there are so many really nice sets and individual cards out there.