2010 Topps Heritage MLB / Short Prints, Variations and the Quirks‏

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THE QUIRKS OF 2010 TOPPS HERITAGE BASEBALL

Collectors of 2010 Topps Heritage Baseball are noticing some interesting short printed variations throughout the product. Topps is confirming the following:

1961 HR Chase Insert

2010 Topps Heritage commemorates the 1961 Topps design, so Topps saw it fitting to celebrate the famous 1961 HR chase with a special 45-card insert…



Babe Ruth (15 cards) Hobby Exclusive

Roger Maris (15 cards) Wal-Mart Exclusive

Mickey Mantle (15 cards) Target Exclusive



Each of these inserts also has a Relic Parallel that’s sequentially numbered to the player’s jersey number …Ruth (#’d to 3), Maris (#’d to 9) and Mantle (#’d to 7). In addition, there are short printed variations in the base set featuring Ruth (#60), Maris (#61) and Mantle (#56).



Dice Game Variations

In 1961, Topps issued an obscure 18-card dice game as a test. The following players in 2010 Heritage have short printed variations with dice game backs:



Joe Mauer, Victor Martinez, Albert Pujols, Mark Teixeira, Grady Sizemore, Justin Upton, Adam Jones, Vladimir Guerrero, Matt Kemp, Ichiro, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Tim Lincecum, Chase Utley, Ian Kinsler, Derek Jeter, Hanley Ramirez, Alex Rodriguez and Chipper Jones.



Color Variations

There are 10 extremely short printed color variations. The color changes appear on the player and team name plates at the bottom of the card.



Albert Pujols Black-Black

Joe Mauer Black-Black

CC Sabathia Green-Yellow

Derek Jeter Red-Yellow

Grady Sizemore Green-Red

J.A. Happ Orange-Blue

Zack Greinke Yellow-Blue

Ryan Braun Blue-Orange

David Wright Green-Yellow

Pablo Sandoval Yellow-Green



Juan Marichal Autographs

All of Juan Marichal’s Real One autographs were signed in red ink and none are sequentially numbered unlike the other Red Ink autographs in the product.



Short Printed Base Cards

Base cards 426-500 are short printed and can be found 1:3 packs.

[CmWYNNE3]

Sweet!