1951-1959 binder size question

[ALR-bishop]

I had to use a 2 inch binder on my 1951 sets since it includes the five sets plus the baseball subset of the Topps 1948 Magic Photos.

I also tend to collect and put related stuff in my binders like articles on the set, unopened packs, wrappers, pack inserts and advertising pieces. I also like to include insert or test sets for a particular year with the base set

I also include variations, which can be extensive in some sets ( it doubles the size of the 51 Team cards) depending on your parameters for collecting them. For instance if you do different back stocks it can increase the needed binder size considerably for sets like 1952, 1954, 1956, 1959, 1960.

[darkhorse9]

My OCD would never stand for mixing binder sizes like that. One inch binders are nowhere near as "deep" as 3" binders.

I cheated a bit. My 1951 set is in the same binder as my 1950 and 1951 Bowman set so it fits in a 3". The 52 Topps - 1955 Topps are also paired with the corresponding Bowman set, so 3" binders work well there too.

The only set that's a problem is the 1956 set. Not enough cards to fill a 3", so I have a filler "pillow" if you will.