Most beautiful card ever made... nominations?

[upstateNYmilb]

I can't explain why, but this has always been my favorite. Maybe because '56 is my favorite Topps set, and Hank looks like a young kid, with no idea if the career he is going to have.

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[Tyruscobb]

Originally Posted by upstateNYmilb

I can't explain why, but this has always been my favorite. Maybe because '56 is my favorite Topps set, and Hank looks like a young kid, with no idea if the career he is going to have.

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Don’t forget the fact Willie Mays makes a cameo appearance. He is who is sliding into home.

[upstateNYmilb]

Originally Posted by Tyruscobb

Don’t forget the fact Willie Mays makes a cameo appearance. He is who is sliding into home.

Wait..what? I've never heard this (?)

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[CobbSpikedMe]

Originally Posted by upstateNYmilb

Wait..what? I've never heard this (?)

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Yup, that's Mays sliding into home. One of the many cool trivia facts in the world of baseball cards.

[upstateNYmilb]

Originally Posted by CobbSpikedMe

Yup, that's Mays sliding into home. One of the many cool trivia facts in the world of baseball cards.

Wow, thanks for the info (mind blown)

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[HOF Auto Rookies]

Originally Posted by Tyruscobb

Don’t forget the fact Willie Mays makes a cameo appearance. He is who is sliding into home.

Was the hat airbrushed? That's so awesome

[GasHouseGang]

Originally Posted by Tyruscobb

Don’t forget the fact Willie Mays makes a cameo appearance. He is who is sliding into home.

Someone posted the original photo used on the 1956 Topps artwork for the Hank Aaron card. You can tell it's definitely Willie Mays and not Hank Aaron in the action photo.

[JollyElm]

Originally Posted by GasHouseGang

Someone posted the original photo used on the 1956 Topps artwork for the Hank Aaron card. You can tell it's definitely Willie Mays and not Hank Aaron in the action photo.

Wes Westrum is sure taking his sweet ass time getting to the plate to tell Willie whether to slide or not!!

[Tyruscobb]

Originally Posted by GasHouseGang

Someone posted the original photo used on the 1956 Topps artwork for the Hank Aaron card. You can tell it's definitely Willie Mays and not Hank Aaron in the action photo.

Looks like Mays was thrown out by a mile.

[Kutcher55]

Originally Posted by Tyruscobb

Looks like Mays was thrown out by a mile.

Naw I think he beat the tag. It's Willie Mays bro!

[Kutcher55]

btw you can tell it's mays in the 56 aaron card because they had different body types. Mays was more square in the midsection.

[Tyruscobb]

Originally Posted by Kutcher55

Naw I think he beat the tag. It's Willie Mays bro!

I stand corrected. Mays was safe - at least that is what the umpired called. The play occurred on May 22, 1952 against the Cardinals. Here is a photo from a split second after the one already posted.

[nat]

Lots of beautiful cards in this thread. But the most aesthetically pleasing card is almost surely a common - there are just so many more common players than there are stars, the odds are way against it being a star player.

That said, I don't collect commons, so my nomination is also a star player.

Lots of the good ones have already made an appearance, but I think 52 Mize hasn't shown up. One of my favorite cards of all time.

[Steve D]

You did not specify baseball, so...........



Steve