Favorite Post War Set

[hammertime]

1963 Fleer
1965 Topps

[LEHR]

Baseball only, my favorite post-war sets (in no order):

1971 Topps - Love the black borders, facsimile autographs, and the photography used for the 1971 issue was exceptional overall with many cool action shots.
1960 Topps - I love the horizontal design, two player photos, and use of color, including the backs.
1955 Bowman - I love the woodgrain TV design as well as the simple but complementary back design. These cards have tremendous eye appeal to me in high-grade and scream 1950's Americana.
1954 Topps - My favorite back design of any post-war issue.

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

1953 Topps. Stunning paintings of iconic players, uncluttered design. Just really does it for me.

[rats60]

1953 Bowman
1955 Topps
1965 Topps

[BobbyStrawberry]

'56 Topps
'60 Topps
'86 Topps (laugh if you want but I love them!)

[iwantitiwinit]

The real order:

1967 Topps
1953 Topps
1963 Topps
1954 Topps
1957 Topps

[bk400]

I am partial to the 1957 Topps (I like the proper photos of players' faces, as opposed to the caricatures of players' faces in prior years) and the 54 Topps (Ernie Banks alone does it for me. And then you have Hank.).

[Bobbycee]

1952 Bowman because of the artwork, size, & players within the set.
1971 Topps because of the stunning action shots/photography, black borders and excellent card backs with photo.

[campyfan39]

Totally agree! 1953 topps is my favorite set
I also love 1956 and 1959

Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards

1953 Topps. Stunning paintings of iconic players, uncluttered design. Just really does it for me.

[cgjackson222]

Would love to see this become a poll, although giving the varying opinions, an "Other" choice might score very high.

My favorites are '53 Bowman, '51-'52 Bowman, and '55 Topps.

A shoutout for 1988 Score as well. They have no value, but they had some really cool images.

[Leon]

I have very few post war cards but I was given this one by the OBC guys (thanks again!) as they knew I liked it, years ago, and still love it.

Originally Posted by cgjackson222

Would love to see this become a poll, although giving the varying opinions, an "Other" choice might score very high.

My favorites are '53 Bowman, '51-'52 Bowman, and '55 Topps.

A shoutout for 1988 Score as well. They have no value, but they had some really cool images.

[thatkidfromjerrymaguire]

My favorites:

1952 Bowman - Beautiful artwork, attractive 2nd year cards of Mays of Mantle, a classic Musial card, and due to smaller set size and generally lower prices than 52 Topps or 51 Bowman, the set can actually be completed on a smaller budget.

1956 Topps - Classic design and another set full of amazing art and HOF cards at "reasonable" prices, making it more collectible.

1975 Topps - Brett and Yount rookie cards, Hank Aaron, and bright, bold colors. Has always been my favorite set from the 70's.

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