2016 Topps Archives Baseball Product Information Sheet

2016
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MAJOR
LEAGUE
BASEBALL®
Topps Archives™ Baseball is returning in 2016 with
more of what its collectors enjoy the most:
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• BELOVED Topps Card Designs FROM YEARS PAST
An
Autograph
Checklist Featuring Fan Favorites and Current Stars
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• A Pop-Culture Phenomenon
Surprises,
Short Prints and Buybacks
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2016 Topps Archives Baseball is sure to take each collector down memory lane.
Don’t miss out on your opportunity to relive the past and collect the present!
Each Hobby box will include 2 autographed cards and will arrive in June 2016.
2016
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For the first time in ages, select
characters from the cast of Bull Durham
have been reunited in a licensed,
collectible card set!
Look for insert cards and autographs
from the ‘80s classic!
Bull Durham Insert
/Autograph Cards
NEW!
Select characters from the
cast will be featured on
the 1988 Topps design,
commemorating the year
of the movie’s release.
Autograph cards will feature
ON-CARD signatures!
Parallels for both the insert
and autograph set will
include:
• Red Border Parallel:
sequentially numbered.
• Black Border Parallel:
numbered 1/1.
• Printing Plates:
numbered 1/1.
Bull Durham Autograph Card –
Black Border Parallel
Bull Durham Insert Cards
BULL DURHAM INSERT / autograph CARDS
2016
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2016 Topps Archives Baseball will
continue to showcase notable Topps
card designs from decades past. This
year’s release will pay homage to the
1953, 1979 and 1991 base designs
across a 300-subject base set.
Base Cards
1953
1979
1991
Base
Topps (100 subjects)
Topps (100 subjects)
Topps (100 subjects) (Has it been 25 years already?)
Card parallels will include:
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Blue Border Parallel: sequentially numbered.
Red Border Parallel: sequentially numbered.
Black Border Parallel: numbered 1/1.
Printing Plates: numbered 1/1.
Base Card Short Prints will also be included
and will feature subjects not previously
included in the base set. Limited!
Base Card - 1979 Topps
Black Border Parallel
Base Card - 1991 Topps
Red Border Parallel
BASE CARDS
2016
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1969 Topps Super Insert NEW!
Recreating the 1969 Topps Super Baseball card design
featuring current MLB ® superstars.
1985 Topps #1 Draft Pick Insert NEW!
Featuring the Topps #1 Draft Pick design from the 1985 set.
Subjects will include #1 overall MLB ® Draft picks from years
past.
1985 Father-Son Insert NEW!
Recognizing the most renowned father-son
combinations to have played in Major League Baseball ®.
Parallels for the 1969 Topps Super and
1985 Topps #1 Draft Pick Inserts will include:
• Red Parallel: sequentially numbered.
• Black Parallel: numbered 1/1.
• Printing Plates: numbered 1/1.
1969 Topps Super Insert Card
1985 Topps #1 Draft Pick Insert Card
INSERT CARDS
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2016
Each Hobby box of
2016 Topps Archives Baseball
guarantees TWO autograph cards!
Fan Favorites Autographs
Featuring ON-CARD autographs on vintage
Topps card designs.
• Blue Border Parallel: sequentially numbered.
• Red Border Parallel: sequentially numbered.
• Black Border Parallel: numbered 1/1.
Topps Originals Autographs
Featuring an assortment of buybacks from throughout
the decades. Cards will be foil stamped as Topps Originals
and signed ON-CARD. Sequentially numbered.
Specially inserted autograph versions of each
Insert card design, including the 1969 Topps Super,
will also be featured!
Fan Favorites Autograph
Fan Favorites Autograph Blue Border Parallel
1969 Topps Super Autograph Card
AUTOGRAPH CONTENT
2016
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Don’t miss out on the brand that has delighted
card collectors with classic Topps designs, Fan
Favorite autographs and pop-culture tie-ins!
Look for 2016 Topps Archives Baseball in June 2016!
Solicitation subject to change Final odds/players subject to actual production runs.
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cards stated on the card, but cannot guarantee that counterfeit or unauthorized cards will not exist. Although these players have agreed to provide these cards to Topps, we cannot guarantee that all autographs and/or relics will be received
in time for inclusion in this product. In the event of unavailability, Topps reserves the right to substitute an alternative and/or relic card.