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Let's have a change of pace today...
Some readers have baseball card collections. Some can only remember the cards they had as a kid. If you think about the cards you had, or have, which was (or is) your favorite?
(Note - This does not have to be the most valuable card you own or owned, and the responses will probably be more fun if this isn't just a list of especially valuable baseball cards.)
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Well, they are valuable. But my favorites are the 1953 Bowman Mickey. What a generally gorgeous set! It is a great picture of a very young Mick swinging the bat. The colors are amazing.
The other is the 1923 Niielsons Chocolates Babe Ruth. It’s a fairly obscure set but features the same picture as the iconic 1922 American Carmel “holding ball” card.
One time I was at a card shop and found a 1933 Goudey Tony Lazzeri in a $1 bargain box. It's a bit beaten up, but the picture and writing on the back are clearly visible - a great card! That would have to be my favorite, and it keeps me looking in the bargain boxes.
My favorite is the Hank Bauer 1953 Bowman.
Great question, Paul!
I realize it's heresy to say this on a Yankees site, but I started collecting baseball cards in 1970. Apparently, the previous year, something unusual had happened in New York's baseball community, and it wasn't about the Yankees.
It was card No. 1 in the set and had all kinds of useful records information on the back. (No, Virginia, we did not have baseballreference.com 56 years ago.)
The team picture cards were always among my favorites, as I would sort my cards by team with the team card on top, with each team getting its own rubberband. I also liked seeing the different uniform colors and stadium backdrops (how about this shot of old Shibe Park i…
Topps 1956 Mantle