Welcome Cubs Fans!

This blog will discuss the 1980s and the baseball card collecting hobby, with a focus on the Chicago Cubs. Contrary to vintage baseball cards, the majority of modern cards are affordable. The various sets will be considerably simpler to obtain. So, with thousands of cards in between, we'll start with 80 Topps and end with 89 Upper Deck. The apex of this period was represented by the Sandberg Rookie of the Year in 1983.


Thursday, February 24, 2011

2011 Topps Heritage

2011 Heritage Cubs


Description:

2011 Topps Heritage returns for another season of old school fun this March. The latest instalment of Heritage pays homage to the wood bordered 1962 Topps set. Each 24-pack box of 2011 Topps Heritage will deliver 1 relic or auto and plenty of intriguing inserts, parallels and short prints.
Product Highlights/Details:
  • Feature classic wood bordered card design from 1962 Topps.
  • 500 Card Base Set - 425 players + World Series highlights, combo cards, league leaders, team cards, Sporting News All-Stars, Rookie Parade and In-Action cards.
  • Plenty of short print seeking fun - 75 Base Set Short Prints
  • Chrome Parallels and Topps Stamps!
  • '62 Mint Cards featuring coins from 1962 embedded within cards!
  • Penny cards featuring a player's birthday, Nickel cards featuring their MLB debut, Dime card featuring personal accomplishments, Quarter cards featuring career highlights and Silver Dollar cards commemorating Hall of Famers!
  • Flashback Stadium and Clubhouse Collection Relics!
  • Every autograph is on-card - Real One autographs featuring players who's last appearance was in 1962 Topps, Flashbacks, Cut Signatures and NEW 60th Anniversary Autographs from legendary players commemorating Topps' Diamond Anniversary!
  • Auto checklist highlighted by Frank Robinson, Frank Thomas, Bob Gibson, Stan Musial, David Wright, Hanley Ramirez, Ernie Banks and more!
  • Cut signature checklist highlighted by Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris!
  • Baseball Bucks inserts - mock currency featuring over 100 players!

Chicago Cubs Checklist Base Set

Number Player
16 Carlos Pena
25 Starlin Castro
47 Kosuke Fukudom
66 Geovany Soto
115 Alfonso Soriano
115 Alfonso Soriano Green Tint Variation SP
115 Alfonso Soriano Red Tint Variation SP (Target Exclusive)
115 Alfonso Soriano Blue Tint Variation SP (Walmart Exclusive)
170 Aramis Ramirez
170 Aramis Ramirez Green Tint Variation SP
170 Aramis Ramirez Red Tint Variation SP (Target Exclusive)
170 Aramis Ramirez Blue Tint Variation SP (Walmart Exclusive)
191 Ryan Dempster
191 Ryan Dempster Green Tint Variation SP
191 Ryan Dempster Red Tint Variation SP (Target Exclusive)
170 Ryan Dempster Blue Tint Variation SP (Walmart Exclusive)
224 Casey Coleman
228 Marlon Byrd
276 Darwin Barney
359 Carlos Zambrano
406 Tyler Colvin
431 Welington Castillo SP
446 Carlos Marmol SP
485 Matt Garza Cubs SP
495 Andrew Cashner SP





































Chrome Parallel Inserts

Chrome #/1962
Refractor #/562
Black Boarder #/62
  • C5 Starlin Castro
  • C44 Marlon Byrd
  • C57 Koyie Hill
  • C84 Carlos Zambrano


50th Anniversary Buybacks Inserts

  • 25 Ernie Banks
  • 47 Bob Will
  • 66 Cuno Barragan
  • 89 Barney Schultz
  • 119 Danny Murphy
  • 119 Danny Murphy VAR
  • 191 Jim Brewer
  • 191 Jim Brewer VAR
  • 240 George Altman
  • 264 Dick Ellsworth
  • 274 Sammy Taylor
  • 309 Moe Morhardt
  • 359 Bobby Locke
  • 372 Jack Curtis ASR
  • 387 Lou Brock
  • 446 Don Elston
  • 552 Chicago Cubs Team TC


1962 Flashback Auto Inserts

Hand Numbered #/25
  • FA-EB Ernie Banks


1962 Flashback Auto/Relic Inserts

No Cub players in this set

1962 Flashback Relic Inserts

No Cub players in this set

1962 Flashback Dual Relic Inserts

No Cub players in this set

'62 Mint Inserts

5 Variations:
1962 Silver Half Dollar - Hall Of Fame Induction
1962 Quarter - Baseball Highlight
1962 Dime - Personal History
1962 Nickle - Rookie Debut
1962 Penny - Happy Birthday

These cards are truly unique as they feature actual coins minted in 1962
  • 62M-EB Ernie Banks


Real One Autograph Inserts

3 Versions:
Players who last appeared on a card in 1962
1962 Baseball Stars and Legends
Current MLB Players
1 Parallel:
Real One Special Edition Autographs
Essentially a version of the Real One Auto Set in Red Ink
Hand Numbered #/62
  • ROA-EB Ernie Banks
  • ROA-SC Starlin Castro


Real One Dual Autograph Inserts

These cards feature a former and current MLB player
Hand Numbered #/25
  • RODA-BC Ernie Banks/Starlin Castro


Clubhouse Collections Autograph Relic Inserts

This set will have active and retired players signing on card. The relic piece will be a bat or jersey.
Hand Numbered #/10
  • CCAR-EB Ernie Banks
  • CCAR-SC Starlin Castro


Clubhouse Collection Dual Autograph Relics Inserts

These cards feature a former and current MLB player from the same team. Both will sign on card and both will have a relic piece on the card.
Hand Numbered #/10
  • CCDAR-BC Ernie Banks/Starlin Castro


Clubhouse Collection Dual Relics Inserts

Players from 1962 will be paired with a current MLB player from the same team with a jersey or bat relic of each.
Hand Numbered #/62
  • CCDR-BC Ernie Banks/Starlin Castro


Clubhouse Collections Relic Inserts

No Cub players in this set

Baseball Flashbacks Inserts

No Cub players in this set

New Age Performers Inserts

No Cub players in this set

Baseball Bucks Inserts

  • 16 Starlin Castro
  • 17 Aramis Ramirez
  • 18 Tyler Colvin


Triple Stamp Box Toppers Inserts

  • 6-Soriano/Castro/Marmol


1962 Cut Autographs Inserts

No Cub players in this set

Then and Now Inserts

No Cub players in this set

News Flashbacks Inserts

No Cub players in this set

2011 Topps Heritage - Framed Dual Stamps Inserts

Player
Marlon Byrd / Mat Latos
Starlin Castro / Francisco Cordero
Chris Coghlan / Carlos Marmol
Tyler Colvin / Edwin Jackson
Ryan Dempster / Chris Young
Neftali Feliz / Alfonso Soriano
Matt Garza / Jayson Werth
Carlos Marmol / Barry Zito
Jorge Posada / Tyler Colvin
Aramis Ramirez / Michael Young SN62
Alfonso Soriano / Prince Fielder
Mark Teixeira / Ryan Dempster
Brian Wilson / Aramis Ramirez
David Wright / Starlin Castro
Chris Young / Marlon Byrd


Wednesday, February 23, 2011

2011 Gypsy Queen Cubs

Number of Cards

350 cards—the last 50 of those short-printed in the 2011 Gypsy Queen collection, which included 16 Cubs players.

Basic Features

In 2011, Topps created a set with brightly colored base cards, relic and signature cards, original art cards, printing plates, and many other exciting parallels. Plenty of great Cubs cards to collect are a must-have for serious collectors.

Chicago Cubs 2011 Gypsy Queen Checklist

Number Player
60 Rogers Hornsby
78 Ryne Sandberg
82 Starlin Castro
112 Carlos Zambrano
135 Ryan Dempster
150 Kosuke Fukudome
161 Aramis Ramirez
220 Tyler Colvin
226 Geovany Soto
247 Matt Garza
260 Marlon Byrd
301 Alfonso Soriano SP
350 Carlos Pena SP
HH16 Andre Dawson Home Run Heroes
FS9 Starlin Castro Future Stars
SF4 Starlin Castro Stick Fingers






















PARALLEL CARDS

State Stamp Parallel (450): Relic card featuring a stamp from the city/country where the player was born numbered to 10
Framed Parallel (450): numbered to 999
Gypsy Queen Gold Parallel Relic (100) are coated with UV and foil stamped “Gypsy Queen”
Framed Printing Plates (450)

MINI PARALLEL CARDS

Base Minis (400)
Short-Printed (50) 1:24
Mini Variations (100)
Gypsy Queen Back (450 )
Black Bordered (450) 1:12
Sepia Tone (450) numbered to 99.
Leather (450) numbered to 10.
Printing Plates (550)1 of 1

AUTOGRAPH and RELIC CARDS

Relic Cards 30 (subjects)
GQR-ARA Aramis Ramirez
GQR-KF Kosuke Fukudome

Framed Mini Relic Cards (30 subjects)
FMRC-CZ Carlos Zambrano
FMRC-GM Greg Maddux
FMRC-MG Matt Garza

Autograph Cards (30 subjects): On-card autographs
GQA-AC Andrew Cashner
GQA-SC Starlin Castro
GQA-CP Carlos Pena

Framed Autographed Mini Relic Cards (20 subjects) numbered to 25.
GQFAR-SC Starlin Castro
GQFAR-EB Ernie Banks
GQFAR-FJ Fergie Jenkins
GQFAR-GM Greg Maddux

Autographed Relic Cards (20 subjects) numbered to 25.No Cub players
Dual Autographed Relic Cards (10 subjects) numbered to 15.No Cub players
Triple Autographed Relic Cards (10 subjects) numbered to 10 No Cub players
Original Art Patch Cards (50 subjects) Original art cards featuring a piece of game-used patch 1/1 No Cub players

INSERT CARDS

The Great Ones (30 subjects) 1:4
GO1 Andre Dawson

Homerun Heroes (25 subjects) 1:4
HH5 Carlos Pena
HH16 Andre Dawson

Future Stars (20 subjects): Young players who are destined for greatness.
FS9 Starlin Castr