The most beautiful in the hobby...

[Bliggity]

Lots of great stuff so far. I'm a sucker for all the T/E sunset cards, but apart from those, it's hard to beat this one -

[Jobu]

I always thought that card was awesome as a kid. As a kid I couldn't believe that I a) actually found one at my local show and b) was able to afford it. I always thought about how uncomfortable his ass must have been. Still have that card:

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Originally Posted by Bliggity

Lots of great stuff so far. I'm a sucker for all the T/E sunset cards, but apart from those, it's hard to beat this one -

[mouschi]

There are probably a dozen or more T3s that could be mentioned in this thread.

[rats60]

Originally Posted by mouschi

There are probably a dozen or more T3s that could be mentioned in this thread.

Agree. My favorite Clarke. I like it almost as much as the Cobb.

[tedzan]

TED Z

T206 Reference
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[chadeast]

Originally Posted by mouschi

There are probably a dozen or more T3s that could be mentioned in this thread.

OK, here are a few more of my favorites

[Snowman]

Some great cards in here!

Perhaps not quite old enough to fit in with some of these classics, but this one is my favorite. Just pretend it's well centered lol.

[cardsagain74]

Not pre-war, and not even baseball. But this is my favorite card.

The orange sky with the jagged clouds just takes me away. And that behind a legendary QB ready to let 'er rip. With some of the stadium down below.

No writing, facsimile sig, or anything else. Just the art

[Big Red Machine]

Here are few of my favorites.

[puckpaul]

Originally Posted by cardsagain74

Not pre-war, and not even baseball. But this is my favorite card.

The orange sky with the jagged clouds just takes me away. And that behind a legendary QB ready to let 'er rip. With some of the stadium down below.

No writing, facsimile sig, or anything else. Just the art

I am a big fan of the 50 Bowman football cards. Great set.

[ZenPop]

Totally agree. That's a gorgeous card with top shelf design sense.

Originally Posted by Bliggity

Lots of great stuff so far. I'm a sucker for all the T/E sunset cards, but apart from those, it's hard to beat this one -

[brianp-beme]

Whenever we go down the 'Beautiful = HOF/Star' route, I always like to throw in a favorite from among the commoners. Here is a T206 of Lefty Leifield.

Brian (a minor star buried in a lot of otherwise common players)

[tjb1952tjb]

Hard to choose, but here are a few of mine. T206's Ed Reulbach (why isn't he in the HOF?) and Rube Waddell (exquisite colors). 1941 PB's Arky Vaughn and Babe Dahlgren...41 PB's have some of the brightest colors that just pop. 1952 Bowman's Joe Garagiola (love this pose, and Joe's wide grin) and a classic Warren Spahn follow through.

[ZenPop]

LOVE those choices! (Spahn's expression is priceless!)

Originally Posted by tjb1952tjb

Hard to choose, but here are a few of mine. T206's Ed Reulbach (why isn't he in the HOF?) and Rube Waddell (exquisite colors). 1941 PB's Arky Vaughn and Babe Dahlgren...41 PB's have some of the brightest colors that just pop. 1952 Bowman's Joe Garagiola (love this pose, and Joe's wide grin) and a classic Warren Spahn follow through.

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Also I'm a sucker for Art Deco so almost any Diamond Star

[molenick]

Diamond Stars are my favorite set. Like T3s I find it very hard to isolate a specific card that I find more attractive than the others. Today, I will go with these two. One for the abstract background and one for the action pose with the cool shadows.

[luciobar1980]

These are my 3 go-to. I own these but THESE copies are not mine! (wish they were!) :

[ZenPop]

I picked these not based on star power... but on beautiful designs, illustrations... and, in the case of the 60 Topps Manager set... using some wonderful portraiture, as opposed to having them yelling with their hands cupped around their mouth. The 60 set had a different design just for managers that really work well.

I'm also partial to catcher cards, as you can tell...

[tschock]

Originally Posted by ZenPop

I picked these not based on star power... but on beautiful designs, illustrations... and, in the case of the 60 Topps Manager set... using some wonderful portraiture, as opposed to having them yelling with their hands cupped around their mouth. The 60 set had a different design just for managers that really work well.

I'm also partial to catcher cards, as you can tell...

Great cards! I always loved the 'Field of Dreams' Paul Richards card.