Best pre-war set in terms of photo quality

[Leon]

There are some sets with great photo quality, D381 is one of them (to me). The reason I think I started collecting real photo postcards is because of their great clarity..

[SAllen2556]

Thank you men - lots of good suggestions. What, exactly, does "Rubber" refer to? Was he the team masseuse? 3 rubs for a quarter?

Originally Posted by Leon

There are some sets with great photo quality, D381 is one of them (to me). The reason I think I started collecting real photo postcards is because of their great clarity..

[Joe_G.]

Hello Scott,

If you lift the 20th century requirement, I agree with Jay, Old Judge cabinets or the small N172s. Hobby friend Joe Maples and I have both completed full run of the 1887 N172s(Detroit's Championship year), 28 cards in all. I've attached a sample of the 1887 cards. Most Old Judges have taken a sepia tint with time but were black and white when produced/distributed. The Twitchell example below being close to how they looked when produced.

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by brianp-beme

As far as your tack on question about Heilmann cards, I have always liked the E121 of him in batting pose.

Brian

- added scan (card not mine)

[orly57]

Erick states a great case for those d381s. Amazing portraits. And that Chief Myers is as cool as it gets.

[seanofjapan]

Some of the center panel pictures on the T202s are pretty impressive.

[terjung]

I'll throw a vote towards the D381 set if for no other reason than for its uniqueness of poses.

I'll suggest Rotograph postcards. Want to show a couple, Jeff?