1934-1936 R327 Diamond Stars

[Spike]

Originally Posted by brianp-beme

And one final Diamond Stars trio, this showcasing catchers. Lopez could have been in my Diamond Stars in motion post, but I guess posting is not an exact science.

A side note - in my opinion the Diamond Stars set has the highest percentage of catchers depicted in the act of catching/sporting catcher's gear of any set, and these catcher cards all have very different and interesting depictions of the players.

Brian

The Diamond Stars and Sky Birds sets strike me as filled with love for cards-as-art. Even if the company itself lasted a short time, what a great legacy.

[Griffins]

Thanks for posting the info and sheet Spike. I was 47th underbidder on that in Mastro eons ago and bought the reprint set of those unissued cards from Fritsch for the binder set. They were really pushing hard into Art Deco and wish they had been issued.

[brianp-beme]

The art love was what attracted me to pursue it, the first prewar set I pursued, a few decades ago. And eventually I couldn't resist dabbling in the Sky Birds, its artistic cousin, even though I am almost strictly a Baseball collecting hound.

And this topic provoked me to post a bunch of non-HOF examples, just to show how artistically grand a set this is overall.


Brian

Originally Posted by Spike

The Diamond Stars and Sky Birds sets strike me as filled with love for cards-as-art. Even if the company itself lasted a short time, what a great legacy.

[Bridwell]

I love this set! Here are a few from my PSA Registry set.

[brianp-beme]

Here are some examples from Diamonds Stars brother from the same fantastically artistic (National Chicle) mother, the Sky Birds set.

Brian

[Iiicalypso]

I have learned a ton from these posts, so thanks everybody for sharing.

I have always admired these, and found myself stopping every time I would see images posted online, or in eBay listings. I have decided that, once I make a bit more headway in my passion project (a master set of all Topps Padres, 1969-1980, PSA 8 or higher) I am going to make this my first vintage pursuit.

As I am inexperienced with vintage, I think it is safest to go with graded, but I am undecided between SGC and PSA. At the risk of inflaming any passions, I'll just ask if there is an either pathway to success, either in population of graded cards or price difference, between the two. I don't have to commit to one or the other, but I'd prefer the uniformity of a single slab.

Thanks a lot!

[molenick]

I have 53 cards (including one being reviewed by eBay) of which 34 are PSA and 19 are SGC. I am happy with both graders and do not have a preference if it is a card I need. I am guessing that if you want to concentrate on one, you will find more PSA cards available and they will be more expensive (the price difference probably being greater in higher grades).

[puckpaul]

May be late to enter new bids, but a lot of DS in the REA auction are at very cheap/reasonable prices!