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The Greatest Set?
What is the greatest baseball card set ever produced? I'm sure there are some collectors who came up with their response immediately, while others struggle with the question. I fall into the second group.
I mean, what are we talking about here?Best design?Strength of the checklist?What about individual sentimentality?
If I were forced to give a quick response, my Pavlovianresponse would probably be "the 1956 Toppsbaseball set".
However two weeks ago, I purchased the 1972 Kellogg's All-Time Greatsset and was floored by its beauty when I actually held it in my hands.
If you've read my blog long enough, you know that I hate scanning cards. It's the worst part of blogging. But I love this set so much, I had to share it with all of you. Here are scans of every card front and back:
My favorite thing about Kellogg'sbaseball card sets of the 70's and 80's are seeing the flashy and colorful borders popping off of these lenticular oddballs... especially when they're featuring ballplayers like Pete Rose, Nolan Ryan, and Reggie Jackson.
But I feel the plain light blue borders works for this particular set, because it's filled with baseball legends who at the time had already been retired for decades.
Plus the yellow shield and banner that house the player's position and name, along with the facsimile signature across the player's photo compliment the blue borders enough to make the card attractive.
The card backs are packed with information that include the player biography, career highlights, a secondary photo, career totals, and World Seriestotals.
If that weren't enough... this set has additional meaning to me, because it was distributed the same year I was born. Yup. A Kellogg'slenticular birth year set.
My only complaint is Kellogg'sdecision to use such a small font size. It's difficult for these aging eyes to read without major squinting.
The $64,000question is...
Well... no. Off the top of my head, I can think of at least ten sets that would rank higher than this set. But for less than$45, it's still offers a lot of bang for your buck.
Okay... it's your turn:
If you can't pick one, I totally understand. Feel free to list a few sets you feel are "great".
Happy Wednesday and sayonara!
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I mean, what are we talking about here?Best design?Strength of the checklist?What about individual sentimentality?
If I were forced to give a quick response, my Pavlovianresponse would probably be "the 1956 Toppsbaseball set".
If you've read my blog long enough, you know that I hate scanning cards. It's the worst part of blogging. But I love this set so much, I had to share it with all of you. Here are scans of every card front and back:
My favorite thing about Kellogg'sbaseball card sets of the 70's and 80's are seeing the flashy and colorful borders popping off of these lenticular oddballs... especially when they're featuring ballplayers like Pete Rose, Nolan Ryan, and Reggie Jackson.
But I feel the plain light blue borders works for this particular set, because it's filled with baseball legends who at the time had already been retired for decades.
Plus the yellow shield and banner that house the player's position and name, along with the facsimile signature across the player's photo compliment the blue borders enough to make the card attractive.
The card backs are packed with information that include the player biography, career highlights, a secondary photo, career totals, and World Seriestotals.
My only complaint is Kellogg'sdecision to use such a small font size. It's difficult for these aging eyes to read without major squinting.
The $64,000question is...
Do I think this is the greatest set of all-time?
Well... no. Off the top of my head, I can think of at least ten sets that would rank higher than this set. But for less than$45, it's still offers a lot of bang for your buck.
Okay... it's your turn:
What is the greatest baseball card set ever produced?
If you can't pick one, I totally understand. Feel free to list a few sets you feel are "great".
Happy Wednesday and sayonara!
More...