Originally Posted by brianp-beme (Post 1590558)

Here is my list of favorite vintage bb card designs:

N162 Goodwin Champions - check out Ted's set he has posted on various occasions...it is tough to top the design and artistry. The Kelly is one of my all time favorites.

T212 Obak - 1910 and 1911 issues. Some collectors like the typically more muted 1909 set, but I have always been drawn to the blaze of colors that are present in many of the backgrounds of the two later issues.

T3 - I don't collect bigger cards, but the artwork of some of these cards is improved by the bigger size of this issue, which gives it a huge advantage over the normal sized small issues of the era.

W503 - Simple design that has the benefit of incredibly sharp photos. I especially like some of the action shots.

R327 Diamond Stars - the first set I ever attempted to complete because the art deco backgrounds just drew me into trying to collect them all. I am still short a few, because I never saw the need to collect the last 12 duplicated artwork cards.

Just added this one I forgot to mention:

E145 Cracker Jack, 1914 and 1915 - Love the consistent deep-red background and the artwork on many of the cards.


Brian (only some of these good bad boys are mine)

Originally Posted by ullmandds (Post 1591656)

I gotta go with T202...it combines action with portraits...the beauty of the colorful t205 with a black and white action photo in the middle. Bio on the back...it's got it all!!!

Originally Posted by SteveMitchell (Post 1595664)

As one interested in baseball history, especially the century pre-1970, I would love to see a series of T202 style cards (50-100 perhaps more) for every year commemorating key events and outstanding performances. Even one card per date for each year would help preserve the game's history chronologically in card form.