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Best card design - the 60's

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Thought I'd start a "fun" thread about a topic close to my heart....card design.

So here's the question....what do you think are the top five card designs from the 1960's (across all sports)?

Here are my picks....

1) 1962 Topps Football
2) 1964 Philly Football
3) 1968-69 Topps/OPC Hockey
4) 1965 Topps Baseball
5) 1961 Fleer Basketball

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  • EstilEstil Posts: 7,198 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Well, now that I have the big book of pictures of Topps cards from 1951-90, I guess I can make an semi-informed opinion on design ranking:

    1. 1965: Colorful borders/pennants with team logo and the back is very 60's approrpriate.
    2. 1963: Also another colorful design and I also like the back design too.
    3. 1967: Obviously its strength is in its photography (thus the simpler design); but I also love the olive green backs.
    4. 1961: Very classic design on both front and back; good luck with those high numbers though...
    5. 1960: Interesting horizontal design (and last time Topps ever did a mostly horizontal designed set)
    6. 1966: Simple but effective colorful banner design.
    7. 1969: Also a classic design and the back also looks very 60s.
    8. 1964: The big team name on top is unique, but otherwise nothing spectacular.
    9. 1968: Design is just adequate. Nothing more.
    10. 1962: The absoulte worst designed Topps set ever; boring monotone design (w/ no team colors whatsoever) and the pics are nothing to brag about either. And the dark dreary back doesn't help matters either. Essentially hardly any redeming qualities at all (except maybe that baseball history subset). zzzzz...
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  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 31,562 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Funny you say that about the '62's Estil! They are my favorite 60's design ( Baseball ) For my taste they just have that vintage look to them..
  • EstilEstil Posts: 7,198 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Funny you say that about the '62's Estil! They are my favorite 60's design ( Baseball ) For my taste they just have that vintage look to them.. >>



    Remember, I'm into bold colorful designs (good thing there's plenty of those in the 1970s), so a monotone set like this one would put me to sleep. Good thing it's way back in the early 60s so that should I ever make it far enough to start collecting 1960s sets, I can start with 1969, then 1968, then 1967, and so on. I'll probably be around 35 or so before I could ever hope to make it that far back. image
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  • F1ferrariF1ferrari Posts: 583
    I always liked the 1962 set. To me the 1961 set looks like something that was picked after all other ideas ran out. The 1960 and 1965 were the best of the decade.
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  • storm888storm888 Posts: 11,701 ✭✭✭
    1956 TOPPS BB

    1957 TOPPS FB

    !959 TOPPS FB

    Are my favorite 50s.

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    1960 TOPPS BB

    1962 TOPPS FB

    1965 TOPPS FB

    Are my favorite 60s.

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  • VitoCo1972VitoCo1972 Posts: 6,135 ✭✭✭
    I think 61 Fleer Basketball is the best, not only in design, bu to collectt. Vibrant colors, great rookies, great team logos in a 66 card set. I also love 63, 65 and 61 baseball in no particular order.
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  • leadoff4leadoff4 Posts: 2,392 ✭
    63 BB
    67 BB
    65 BB
    64 BB
  • stevekstevek Posts: 29,939 ✭✭✭✭✭
    1962 Topps Baseball.
  • GonblottGonblott Posts: 1,951 ✭✭
    1960 BB = My favorite
  • RonBurgundyRonBurgundy Posts: 5,491 ✭✭✭
    '63 is the best. '67 is a close second.



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  • goraidersgoraiders Posts: 2,158 ✭✭✭
    i love the 66 fb set myself.
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  • SidePocketSidePocket Posts: 2,901 ✭✭✭
    63 - has the sharpest photography and when combined with the colored bottoms are just gorgeous.
    60 - they grow on you
    67 - beautiful in their simplicity

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  • WondoWondo Posts: 2,916 ✭✭✭
    1967 - classic and simple
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  • DarinDarin Posts: 7,325 ✭✭✭✭✭
    For baseball, 1963 through 1967 were all great designs.
  • Downtown1974Downtown1974 Posts: 6,921 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I would have to go with 1963 Topps BB also. That 63 Clemente is one of the coolest looking cards issued by Topps IMO.

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  • iamthegreatcornholioiamthegreatcornholio Posts: 3,366
    1965 Topps baseball
  • bigdcardsbigdcards Posts: 1,188 ✭✭✭
    I fell in love with '65 in the mid 80's when I was 11 or so. I didn't really like many of my dad's cards from the 50s but there was just something about the pennants and the color mix of the '65 set. It's the only Mantle card I really like too. I collected about 200 or so back then, but had to sell just a few years ago. That '65 Mantle is the only card I've ever sold that I really wish I still had. I do have the etopps version in hand. : )
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  • fur72fur72 Posts: 2,348 ✭✭
    64 Topps baseball. Love the team names on top.
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  • GriffinsGriffins Posts: 6,076 ✭✭✭
    '67 first, followed by '65.
    The photography is too muddy in '61 and '69. The color terrible in '62 (as evidenced at the extreme by the green tint variations) and the '68 Hemp borders look uninspired. '66 is nice, as are '63 Fleer.

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  • bluemarlinbluemarlin Posts: 627 ✭✭✭
    I like the 67's myself.

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  • KikoKiko Posts: 93 ✭✭
    63 is my favorite by far
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  • ArnyVeeArnyVee Posts: 4,245 ✭✭
    1967 Topps Baseball is the top choice of the '60s for me. 1965 would be my 2nd choice with the 1963 set rounding out my top three.
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  • illiniillini Posts: 299
    I think the 63 set is really nice. I just finished the set and it has great eye appeal.
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  • StingrayStingray Posts: 8,843 ✭✭✭
    1965 BB, classic card look

    1967 close second, nice, clean and simple design.
  • fiveninerfiveniner Posts: 4,111 ✭✭✭
    1960 Topps baseball,1963 Topps Baseball.
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  • Kurtman9Kurtman9 Posts: 553
    67T BB - they look tremendous in NMMT or better condition
    63T BB - ditto above and the nameplate colors and design is cool imo.
    62T BB - unpopular choice but those "woodies have grown" on me (no comments please image)
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  • clydecoolidgeclydecoolidge Posts: 863 ✭
    1962 Topps Baseball, cuz they remind me of the stationwagons with the fake wood paneling, "bow to the woody!!!!" I really do like the set though. image
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  • EstilEstil Posts: 7,198 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>
    62T BB - unpopular choice but those "woodies have grown" on me (no comments please image) >>



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  • GDM67GDM67 Posts: 2,526 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>1967 Topps Baseball is the top choice of the '60s for me. 1965 would be my 2nd choice with the 1963 set rounding out my top three. >>

    Those are my three faves, too. I might switch the 63's to second place and put the 65's in third.

    For Football, I like the 66 Philly and 63 Topps sets.
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