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Originally Posted by wolf441
I agree with 3 of the 5 on your list (Johnson, Cobb and Keeler). I'd add in Lajoie with bat and Harry Pattee horizontal (love the colors). Sorry, don't have pictures with me at work!
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Steve, it was really hard for me to cut the Lajoie off my final 5. And the Pattee is certainly one of my favorites of the horizontally oriented cards.
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Originally Posted by 3-2-count
Bill these would be my choices. I'm a huge portrait fan. When color & registration are dead on there is nothing more beautiful! Honorable mention is the Ed Walsh portrait.
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Tony, all great selections. I can't believe how beautiful that Johnson is. I really like the Joss, too. His portrait is one I want to add.
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Originally Posted by CaramelMan
i vote for the Johnson portrait...
that card has a 3 dimensional quality that is not found in most of the others...
that card simply POPS and Walter looks like he is in the same room with you...
added: the only thing missing from the doyle is the top part of the bat!!!!
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Scott, it really does. Perfect marriage of picture and color. It stands out among all the portraits to me.
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Originally Posted by PolarBear
Lajoie w/ bat - my favorite card in the set.
Cobb bat off
Anderson
Powers
Pelty horz
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Good choices, Don.
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Originally Posted by StuckInOmaha
Johnson portrait – yeah, what everyone else has said
Cobb green – just the look in the eyes
Niles – always liked the semi-casual "yeah, I play ball for a living" look to his pose.
Konetchy, glove low – not certain, but isn't this the only pose in the set to show a base? You've got multiple poses with buildings in the background, some guys with balls in their hands, some guys with gloves on their hands, several with bats, but only one with a bag that it is his job to defend.
AND TWO MINUTES LATER...
I've already decided to add another:
Dougherty portrait – for me, the purple background really works on this one. Of those I've listed, this is the only one I own, thanks to Paul (T206 Collector). Thanks again, Paul, one of my favs.
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Ed, I like the Cobb green, but I just couldn't select two from the same player. Just too many others I like.
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Originally Posted by T206Collector
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Paul, I first saw the Lobert on Ebay last night. That's a really nice example you have. I do like it. Hell, I like all of them.
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Originally Posted by Sean
1- Cobb Bat Off Shoulder
2- Mathewson Black Cap
3- Chase White Cap
4- Donlin Fielding
5- Mike Mitchell
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Sean, I like all three of Donlin's cards, and considered the Donlin with bat.
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Originally Posted by wonkaticket
For me like Tony I love the portraits, and I also like a lot of the action shots I have about 10 of each that I like. I’ll post my favorite action shots later. But the top 5 favorite portraits I own are these. I think the Wagner is one of the best looking cards in the set for the record too bad it’s so expensive easily his best card IMO.
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John, every time I see something from your collection, I am in awe. If you ever open a museum, and need a curator, please keep me in mind. I'd work for free just to be able to see your cards.
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Originally Posted by Mark
To my mind, t206 is the National Portrait Gallery of baseball card sets.
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Absolutely! I'd love to see the Hall of Fame commission an artist to do a T206 port for every member, and release them as a set.
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Originally Posted by Cardboard Junkie
Cobb/Green
Johnson/ portrait
3 fingers/ portrait
Speaker
Dougherty
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Great choices, Dave. I forgot about the Three Fingers Brown port. That's a good one, too.
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Originally Posted by honus94566
Johnson Portrait
Cobb Red
Matty Black Cap
Cobb Bat Off
Wagner
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Five great selections, Dave. It wasn't easy for me to exclude the Wagner, being such an iconic card.
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Originally Posted by atx840
Great cards guys..most of my favourites have been shown.
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Chris, I like both Chase portraits, but for some reason, I think I prefer the pink background. It gives the card a warmth. But I will definitely add the blue one day.
Chase fascinates me as a player and as an individual. I've been reading about him on the Hal Chase Place. It seems he's all been forgotten today by the mainstream media.
09-13-2013, 03:16 PM
If you want to post a few more, feel free. I guess there's no harm in going beyond 5. If everybody else wants to add some more, oh darn, I guess we'll just have to rough it. I know John is going to post some more of his action shots. 
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