Vote - best Topps set

[Scott T]

I will cast my vote for 1973.

[chris]

1950s: 1955 then 1954

1960s: 1965 then 1963

1970s: 1973 then 1976

[Tim Fritz]

My vote - 1956
60s - 1965

[GrayGhost]

For me, the 1953 is my favorite. I love the large "paintings" and overall design.

for 60s only, the 67 set. Simple, uncluttered design. The Mantle card has always been one of my favorite regular issues of his.

Favorite is 56 then 55, 54, 59, and finally 58. I stick with tobaccos for all time favorites the T205's but I love the 50's

[drc]

My votes:

1950s: 1955
1960s: 1960

[dennis]

1958 i love the big logos and the colors
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[batkidiii]

I love the colors on the 72's. I also have a affinity for the 77's since it was the first year I collected bb cards.

[Jay Wolt]

1950s: 1956
1960s: 1965
1970s: 1972

[Rich Klein]

1957

1967

Regards
Rich

[Leon]

I always liked the 1972's.....kind of acidic.....

[judsonhamlin]

For the front design, either '57, '67, '56 or '64
For the back (I know, who cares) either '72, '57, '66 or '77 (my first year as a real collector)

[Steve D]

Best All-Time = 1953 (I think the two best-looking Topps BB cards of all-time are the Jackie Robinson and Willie Mays from '53)

Best of the '60s = 1962


Steve

[thekingofclout]

I dig the '62's. I have four or five slabed packs. One of my packs is a 1962 Topps Wax Pack with Mantle/Mays Managers Dream card on the back.

Wanna Rip......1962TOPPSpackMantleMays.jpg

[paulcarek]

50's: 1956, 1954
60's: 1963, 1965
70's: 1976, 1975

[JasonL]

1950s: 1957 (1958 and 59 are just dreadful)
1960s: 1961, 1963, 1964 (1968 is ugly)
1970s: 1978 is da bomb. love the script lettering, some of the images are outstanding.

[Jacklitsch]

Respectfully disagree.

Favorite: 1959 (The last year I actively collected. I think it was about then when I noticed that girls had different parts)

Next: 1953 (The first year I actively collected)

[mikeycook]

Just based on eye appeal, I'd pick the 57s, though I like the 55s as well. My favorite post-war set is the 1953 Bowman Color, so I tend to like cards with great photos and minimal distaction. The 57 is the closest to this.

[WhenItWasAHobby]

Since you qualified it by Topps Sets I'd have to go with 1956 Topps for the '50s (although the '53 Bowman Color Set blows away any other set from that era).

For the 1960's - I'd go with 1967 Topps.

[sflayank]

1967 topps stand-ups by far

[Teamsets4u]

1967 has always been my favorite.

[chris6net]

I always liked the 1972 Topps Set with the bright colors and the In Action Cards. I can remember looking at the back of the Expos Team card where they list the Career Batting and Pitching Leaders and thought it looked cool seeing Rusty Staub,s name on every batting category(I know they were only 3 years in).

[Mrc32]

1954 Topps is the best. Banks, Kaline and Aaron rookies + two Teds. Easy winner. :P

[bobafett72]

1950's gotta be the 56 set
1960's my fave is 1961, clean, crisp with some great subsets
1970's I'll go with 1974, its the first 1970's set I assembled when i started collecting in the late 80's

[begsu1013]

65
71
88

[Jwkeen]

1957 & 1967