Favorite Post War Set

[skelly423]

I've got 1952 Topps at the top of my list by a decent margin.

The rest of the list is pretty interchangeable, but rounding out my top 5 I've got
1950 Bowman
1949 Leaf
1952 Bowman
1953 Bowman

[Kevin]

1950 and 1955 Bowman…love those designs.

[brianp-beme]

These are the ones that aesthetically please me the most:

1953 Bowman
1955 Topps
1951 Bowman
1952 Bowman
1976 Topps

and some that I am irrationally attached to:

1964 Topps - I just like the look of all the big letter team names at the top of the card, with each team having a different color, which is fun to see when grouped together by team.

1961 Post, 1963 Post and 1962 Post, in that order - I love the idea of kids cutting out the cards from boxes (thus my preference for the box 1961 Post versus the company issued). Because of this scissor or tearing aspect they remind me of prewar strip cards, which I like because kids in the 1960's and decades before in general just did the best they could with their fumble fingers.

1963 Fleer - I wish they hadn't got shut down so early...would have been interesting if they had produced a much fuller set than the 66 cards that got distributed. I think I like their backs more than any other post-war cards...they are so crisp looking.


Brian

[commishbob]

58 and 59 Topps are at the top of my list. This isn't based on aesthetics as much as nostalgia. One day a girl in my Long Island neighborhood showed up on our front steps with a handful of '58 cards. To this day I remember being blown away with the idea of ballplayers on colorful cardboard.
I got my first packs of cards ('59 first series) in my basket the next Easter and a lifelong hobby was born.

[EGreenwood]

My favorites are:

• 50 Bowman
• 52 Bowman
• 53 Topps
• 56 Topps
• 62 Bell Brand
• 78 Topps

[3-2-count]

1956 Topps. The dual image layout is fantastic.

1957 Topps. The smokey Kodacolor images used that year are timeless.

Honorable mention post 1970 would be 1972 Topps. The card design that year is so 1970's. I love it!

[Beercan collector]

I find myself unable to vote for some great sets because of the exclusion of Musial or Mantle - I love the 1955 but it has neither player ,
So 1958 because of the great Allstar subset

[StraightRaceCards]

#1 1956 Topps

#2 1954 Topps

#3 1954 Bowman

-56 just has so much going for it. Great eye appeal, loads of great cards from hall of famers. Absolutely love it.

-54 has the best aesthetic in my opinion. Plus rookies of some of my favorites, Banks, Aaron, and Kaline.

-54 Bowman. Not much love here if I had to guess due to the lack of firepower, but I love the simplicity of the set

[carlsonjok]

For me it is 1974 Topps. For some reason, it is the only set that evokes in me a feeling of nostalgia. Especially the Traded subset.

Which reminds me that I really need to get that 599 - San Diego Small Print in order to finish my master set.

[MarcosCards]

For me it’s 1963 Topps — a set that presents great color and came dripping with gloss.

I was 10 years old when I bought and put this set together. Walking home from the neighborhood store with several packs, I would open them, throw the wrappers on my neighbor’s lawn and jamb the gum in my mouth. Then, as I recall, the mumbled, repetitive litany went something like…”got em, need em, got em, need em…” Oh the memories of a simple, carefree childhood!

[Yoda]

Dandee Potato Chips.

[JimC]

59 Bazooka, FB and BB

[1954 topps]

54 Topps has a blast of color, dual action shot, can actually see what the player looked like. Not an artist representation or camera shot from 20 yards away. Not to mention 2 cards of the greatest hitter the game has ever seen and oh yeah they made him first and last so super tough to find in high grade. Also the cartoons on the back are the best that were ever released combining baseball facts, history, and humor with a little insight into a players life outside of baseball season. Find another set where the backs are as good as the fronts.

54 Wilson Franks amazes me that cards survived hotdog packages. A little staining just shows the unique way they were marketed and there’s a package of hotdogs pictured on the card. Other than Cracker Jack nothing compares to America’s pastime. You go to a game and get a dog!

63 Topps brings back the color but in an eye appeasing and not overly done manner. Plenty of star power and when you find those clean cards with no chipping on the bottom boarder and sharp corners, they are a thing of beauty.

You really can’t go wrong with any of the 50’s sets, it really was the greatest era in baseball and the nostalgia of vintage designs. I lose significant interest in cards produced after’ 69.

[obcbeatle]

1953 Bowman color
1965 Topps
1971 Topps
1988 Topps

[darwinbulldog]

1951 Bowman

[Kutcher55]

75 mini.

[Brian Van Horn]

Walking off the beaten path and my apologies. Not cards, but 1948 and 1949 4x5 Pittsburgh Pirates issued photos.