Looks like a few lucky collectors (or dealers) have 2020 Topps Heritage a few days ahead of the official release date. There are a few cards out there including this Ohtani card:
2020 Topps Heritage Shohei Ohtani
2020 Topps Heritage Shohei Ohtani
and this Devers red ink auto.
2020 Topps Heritage Rafael Devers Red Ink Auto
Celebrating its 20th year of capturing the designs of the past with the players of today, Topps Heritage is back and better than ever. This year, Topps pays homage to the 1971 design which was famous for having black borders and is a favorite of many vintage collectors.
Visit the 2020 Topps Heritage Checklist
Cases of 2020 Topps Heritage contain 12 boxes of 24 packs each. Each pack contains 9 cards so one would expect a total of 2,592 cards per case.
Box loaders are considered extra bonuses that are randomly inserted in hobby boxes. This year, these box loaders showcase 1971 Greatest Moments, 1971 Topps Originals, and 1971 Topps Super cards. The 1971 Greatest Moments cards capture the year’s best moments such as Roberto Clemente winning the World Series MVP. The 1971 Topps Originals have a special foil stamp that some collectors love to collect. The 1971 Topps Super cards have some that are autographed and are highly limited to 25 or less.
The base set of 2020 Topps Heritage contains 500 cards. These cards are numbered 1-500
2020 Topps Heritage Cody Bellinger Base Card
with the last 100 cards short printed. Cards 401-500 can be found one every three packs on average.
The typical insert sets are showcased once again as collectors of Topps Heritage are familiar with these already: Baseball Flashbacks, Then and Now, News Flashbacks, and New Age Performers. However, a fifth insert set has been added for this year — Willie Mays 20 Gigantic Seasons. Also announced as a retail only insert are 1971 Topps Baseball Tattoos and are limited to just 200 copies each.
There are several different parallel sets offered in 2020 Topps Heritage. They are: White Border, Flip Stock, and Mini. The white bordered cards are hobby only and are limited to just 50 copies each. The flip stock parallel cards are also hobby only and have a vintage feel on the front of the card and a smooth feel on the back. These rare cards are limited to only five copies each. The mini cards are a skip-numbered set of 100 cards and are limited to 100 copies each.
Chrome cards have been a staple in Topps Heritage baseball every year since it all started
2020 Topps Heritage Christian Yelich Superfractor
in 2001 and this year is no different. The chrome set consist of 100 cards and can be found in the following formats: Base, Refractors numbered to 571, White Refractors numbered to 71, Gold Refractors numbered to 5, and Superfractors numbered 1/1. Also included are hot box exclusive refractors which are generally found in every pack inside one box out of a case.
Variation cards are also a huge hit with collectors which is why Topps is bringing them back for another year. This year collectors can find the following variations: Action Image (hobby only), Silver Team Name (hobby only), and Throwback Uniform. The Throwback Uniform cards are extremely rare and always sought after for set completists.
Topps Heritage wouldn’t be Topps Heritage without on the card autographs so this year Topps is keeping the trend of including Real One Autographs in its product. These autographs are signed in blue ink. There are also Real One Special Edition autographs. These autographs are signed in red ink and are limited to just 71 copies or less. Want two autographs on the same card? How about three? Dual Real One Autographs are limited to 25 copies or less and Triple Real One Autographs are
2020 Topps Heritage Yordan Alvarez Real One Autograph Card
limited to 5 copies or less. Both Dual Real One Autographs and Triple Real One Autographs are hobby only. A special autograph set contains players that played for the final season of the Washington Senators before they moved to Texas to become the Texas Rangers. These cards are limited to no more than 100 copies each so they are highly sought after.
Another collectible set year after year in Topps Heritage are Clubhouse Collection Relics. This year there are base relics, gold relics numbered to 99, and patches numbered 1/1. Dual Clubhouse Collection Relics will feature two players on the same card and will be numbered to 71 copies each. Triple Clubhouse Collection Relics and Quadruple Clubhouse Collection Relics also make an appearance at 25 and 10 copies respectively. It is also noted that all dual, triple, and quad relic cards will have a special 1/1 patch card that is hobby only.
Do you want relics and autographs on the same card? Topps says of course you do. That is why they offer Clubhouse Collection Autograph Relic cards. These highly limited and
202 0 Topps Heritage Hank Aaron Austin Riley Dual Auto Relic
collectible cards have a print run of just 25 or less copies each. Dual Clubhouse Collection Autograph Relics can also be found with a print run of ten copies or less. All autographed relic cards have a special patch parallel numbered 1/1. Flashback Autograph Relic cards makes their return to the lineup as you can find these numbered to just 25 or less copies each.
Coin and stamp cards usually command a premium among collectors as they build their sets or try to collect their favorite player. This year collectors can find coins from 1971 on cards on the following formats: Nickel numbered to 15 copies, Dime numbered to 10 copies, Quarter numbered to 5 copies, and Half Dollar numbered 1/1. Stamp cards feature stamps from 1971 and these cards will be limited to just 50 copies each.
If you are extremely lucky, you may find a Cut Signature card. These ultra rare cards feature a cut out real signature from a celebrity or a baseball player. These tough to find cards will go for big dollars if a collector chooses to sell.
The release date for 2020 Topps Heritage is February 26, 2020. During recent years, Topps has always included some interesting unannounced variations in this product. It is a lot of fun to try to figure out what these variations are. This year will be no exception as Topps has already announced that their will be “other surprises” according to their sell sheet.
It is that time of the year again for another installment of Topps Heritage Baseball. This year we will be celebrating the iconic 1970 Topps set design that was originally released 50 years ago. Collectors will find a mix of hall of famers, legends, current stars, and upcoming rookies. The main draw for Topps Heritage year after year is the inclusion of Real One Autographs. Topps Heritage is known for having ON-CARD autographs as you will not find stickers. These autographs are the real deal and highly collectible. Each hobby box is guaranteed to have one autograph or relic card plus one boxloader.
In order to put a set together, collectors will need to know that card numbers 1-400 are
2019 Topps Heritage Base Card
base cards and 401-500 are considered shortprints. Shortprint cards are generally found one per three packs. However, there are what is known as base card parallels to keep collectors scrambling for their favorite player or engaged in completing sets that provide more of a challenge. All 500 cards will have a black border parallel numbered to 50 and a flip stock parallel numbered to 5. There will also be a 100 card skip-numbered set known as base card chrome parallels. These cards come in the following formats: chrome, chrome refractors numbered to 570, black chrome refractors numbered to 70, gold chrome refractors numbered to 5, and superfractors numbered 1/1. There will also be hot box refractors found both in hobby and retail in which every pack in a box has a special “hot” refractor. Other base card variations include throwback uniform variations, action image variations, team name color variations, mini base cards numbered to 100, and silver metal base variations numbered to 70.
2019 Topps Heritage New Age Performers
Insert cards are also chased by collectors for their master sets. These insert sets for 2019 Topps Heritage include New Age Performers, Then and Now, Baseball Flashbacks, News Flashbacks, and 1970 Topps Scratch Offs. Collectors also enjoy an added bonus inside each hobby box. Known as box loaders, collectors can find one of the following inside 2019 Topps Heritage hobby boxes: 1970 Topps Super Baseball, 1970 Poster Box Loader, 1970 Topps Originals, and 2019 Topps Teammates.
There are many different types of autograph cards to collect in 2019 Topps Heritage. Real One Autographs showcase retired and active players with cards signed in blue ink ON-CARD. Some of the cards will feature players that appeared for the last time on a Topps card in 1970. The cards will also have red ink versions also known as Special Edition autographs hand numbered to 70 or less. Another autograph
2019 Topps Heritage Autograph Relic
surprise for collectors to find in hobby packs are dual and triple autographs featuring cards with two or three autographs on the same card. Also, back in 1970 the Milwaukee Brewers debuted. Collectors can re-live that moment by collecting autographs from a few of the retired players from that team. Autographs and relics combined with the 1970 design make some very cool cards. Clubhouse Collection Autograph Relics, Dual Autograph Relics, and Flashback Autograph Relics are highly collectible year after year and this year will be no different.
Relic cards are always a collector favorite. Collectors can find Clubhouse Collection Relics, Dual Relics, Triple Relics, and Quad Relics in hobby and retail packs. A special patch parallel of each type are numbered 1/1 and can only be found in hobby packs.
There are a few specialty cards that collectors chase each year. Coin cards have been
2019 Topps Heritage Coin Card
popular and make their return in nickel, dime, quarter, and half dollar versions. Stamp cards return as well and are numbered to 50 copies each. The rarest Topps Heritage cards that collectors dream of pulling out of a pack are cut signature cards. There are two versions – baseball and celebrity. These cards feature players, musicians, and celebrities that were popular in 1970.
2019 Topps Heritage will hit stores in February 2019
The 2018 Topps Heritage frenzy is only a couple of days old but it has already produced some interesting variation cards. Of course the Ohtani Action Image variation card is going bonkers, but a couple of cool/strange Mike Trout have popped up as well. The first is the nickname variation card of which there are several other players that have these as well. The Trout card seems strange because of all the “i’s” they put in his nickname:
2018 Topps Heritage-Mike Trout Kiiiiid Nickname Variation
The over Trout variation is the “batboy” variation card. It got that nickname thanks to the 1969 Topps Aurelio Rodriguez card that accidentally pictured the team batboy on the card and never corrected it. I’m guessing this is another Angels player and not the batboy, but I’m not sure exactly who it is.
2018 Topps Heritage-Mike Trout “Batboy” Variation
Looks like the first 2018 Topps Heritage Shohei Ohtani auto is up on eBay now. Looks nice but the price is up there!
2018 Topps Heritage Ohtani Auto
2018 Topps Heritage Shohei Ohtani Auto
The first rookie card of Shohei Ohtani has hit eBay and it is on fire already! Less than an hour into bidding and it’s already over $100, and it’s not even an auto! This is going to be VERY interesting. What will it end at?
What Will the First Ohtani Card Sell For?
2018 Topps Heritage Shohei Ohtani Rookie Card
2018 Topps Heritage Buster Posey
If you are familiar with previous versions of Topps Heritage, you probably already know that the 2018 Topps Heritage card design will be modeled after the 1969 Topps set. Most cards will feature a photograph of the player that takes up almost the entire front of the card, with only a team name at the bottom and a small circle on either the top left or top right corner with the players name and position. Exceptions to this format include All-Star cards, Rookie Stars, World Series Highlight cards and League Leader cards.
Set Breakdown
The 2018 Topps Heritage base set will consist of 500 cards, with numbers 401-500 being short prints that fall one per three packs. There will be several parallel sets to the base set including the following:
Full 500 Card Parallel Sets:
2018 Topps Heritage All-Stars Cody Bellinger
Partial parallel varation sets:
Chrome cards (100 card set)
Chrome refractors numbered to 569.
Black border refractors numbered to 69.
Gold border refractors numbered to 5 (hobby pack exclusive).
Superfractor refractors (one of one).
Hot box refractors (possibly purple bordered, not numbered).
Mini variation cards numbered to 100 (100 card set).
Insert Sets (these will be familiar to most Heritage collectors, other than the new 1969 Topps Deckle Edge set:
2018 Topps Heritage New Age Performers Mookie Betts
Autograph and Relic sets:
Clubhouse Collection Relics
Clubhouse Collection Gold Border Relics numbered out of 99.
Clubhouse Collection Patch Relics which are one of one and found only in hobby packs.
Clubhouse Collection Dual Relics numbered out of 69.
Clubhouse Collection Dual Patch Relics which are one of one and found only in hobby packs.
Clubhouse Collection Triple Relics numbered out of 25.
Clubhouse Collection Triple Patch Relics which are one of one and found only in hobby packs.
2018 Topps Heritage Clubhouse Collection Quad Relic
Clubhouse Collection Autograph Relics numbered out of 25 (or less).
Clubhouse Collection Autograph Patch Relics found only in hobby packs and numbered one of one (or less…just kidding. They are one of one though).
Clubhouse Collection Dual Autograph Relics numbered out of 10 (or less).
Clubhouse Collection Dual Autograph Patch Relics found only in hobby packs and numbered one of one.
Flashbacks Autograph Relics numbered out of 25 (or less).
Flashbacks Autograph Patch Relics found only in hobby packs and numbered one of one.
2018 Topps Heritage Real One Autograph Nolan Ryan
1969 Baseball Cut Signatures featuring players from 1969 and one of one.
1969 Celebrity Cut Signatures featuring famous non-baseball personalities from 1969 and one of one.
Miscellaneous sets:
2018 Topps Heritage 1969 Mint Bryce Harper
2014 Topps Heritage Mike Trout Base Card
Parallel cards are something Heritage fans are accustomed to and 2014 is no different. The usual lineup of parallels is set for another round based on the 1965 design:
Black Backs – features the base cards with the backs in black. This pays homage to the Topps Venezuela cards produced in the 1960’s.
2014 Topps Heritage Mini Yasiel Puig
Chrome inserts – cards from the base set in Chrome technology.
Chrome Refractor inserts – cards from the base set in Chrome Refractor technology. These cards are a little harder to come by and will most likely be sequentially numbered to just 565 copies each.
2014 Topps Heritage Black Border Refractor Yu Darvish
Gold Bordered Chrome Refractor inserts – cards from the base set in Chrome Refractor technology with gold borders. These cards are extremely hard to come by as they are sequentially numbered to just 5 and found only in hobby boxes.
Base Card variations have gained in popularity in the past few years with Heritage enthusiasts and this year proves no different. Here is what you can find:
Error cards – these cards are error cards intentionally made to reproduce the errors of the 1965 Topps set.
2014 Topps Heritage Throwback Uniforms Variation Joey Votto
Action Image variations – these hobby only cards feature new images of star players in action.
Logo Variations – these hobby only cards feature alternate logo variations for star players.
Insert cards are back and these six kinds bring back memories of 1965:
New Age Performers – stars of today who are setting the new standard.
Then and Now – cards comparing the statistical performances of a player from 1965 and a current star.
Baseball Flashbacks – cards featuring highlights from the 1965 season.
News Flashbacks – World news moments from 1965.
2014 Topps Heritage 1965 Embossed Justin Verlander
2014 Topps Heritage First Draft Johnny Bench
Autographs are something Heritage collectors love. Why? Because not only does Heritage usually have big time Hall of Famers but every autograph is ON CARD! This is the way that all autograph cards should be. 2014 Topps Heritage autographs can be found in the following variations:
2014 Topps Heritage Ernie Banks Auto
Real One Special Edition Autographs – The same players as above will sign 65 cards in red. These cards will be hand numbered to 65.
Real One Dual Autographs – Cards signed by both a retired and active player. These cards will be hobby only and hand numbered to 25.
Real One Triple Autographs – Cards signed by both a retired and active player. These cards will be hobby only and hand numbered to 5.
2014 Topps Heritage Clubhouse Collection Auto Miguel Cabrera
Clubhouse Collection Dual Autograph Relics – Cards with a two relics and two autographs. These cards will be numbered to 10 copies each.
Flashback Autographed Relics – Retired subjects will sign cards featuring a highlight from their 1965 season. These cards will be numbered to 25.
1965 Cut Signatures – Cards featuring signatures from stars of 1965. All of these cards are numbered one of one.
Relic cards make their annual return and collectors will be gathering these up for their sets. The relic cards can be found in the following varieties:
2014 Topps Heritage Clubhouse Collection Jose Bautista
Clubhouse Collection Dual Relic – Cards featuring a game-used relic piece from both an active player and a retired star. These cards are hand numbered to 65.
Clubhouse Collection Triple Relic – Cards featuring a game-used relic piece from three active players and three retired stars. These cards are hand numbered to 25.
Clubhouse Collection Quad Relic – Cards featuring a game-used relic piece from four active players and four retired stars. These cards are hand numbered to 10.
2014 Topps Heritage Bryce Harper Book Patch Card
‘65 Mint – Cards featuring an event from 1965 along with a coin minted in that year. These will be in hobby packs only and can be found one per case:
Nickel: numbered to 15
Dime: numbered to 10
Quarter: numbered to 5
Half Dollar: numbered 1 of 1
1965 U.S. Postage Stamp Relics – These stamp cards include a photo of an event or player matched up with a stamp from 1965. These special stamp cards are numbered to 50.
1965 Topps Complete Set Redemption – A redemption card for a complete Topps set from 1965.
2014 Topps Heritage 1965 Hot Iron Transfers Buyback Brooks Robinson
1965 Topps Gilligan’s Island Buybacks – Topps has gone out into the marketplace and bought back some of these vintage original cards from 1965. These cards will be stamped with the 50th anniversary logo.
1965 Topps Flash Gordon Buybacks – Topps has gone out into the marketplace and bought back some of these vintage original cards from 1965. These cards will be stamped with the 50th anniversary logo.
1965 Topps King Kong Buybacks – Topps has gone out into the marketplace and bought back some of these vintage original cards from 1965. These cards will be stamped with the 50th anniversary logo.
Box loaders – Collectors love getting a little extra bonus for their money and in 2014 Topps Heritage, they should not be disappointed. The same box loaders from last year make their way into 2014 Topps Heritage this year, 1965 style:
Advertising Panels – Special 3 card panels just like those used to advertise Topps product in 1965. These panels can be found in every other box and are only found in hobby boxes.
1965 Topps Originals – Original 1965 cards are repurchased, foil-stamped, and inserted in boxes. Every card from the original 1965 Topps set is included. These cards can be found in every other box and are only found in hobby boxes.
1965 Oversized Baseball Players – Styled after the 1965 Presidents & Famous Americans, these hobby only box loaders are limited to 50 copies each. There is a relic parallel limited to 25 copies each and an autograph parallel limited to 10 copies each.
2014 Topps Heritage will please traditional set builders and people who love chasing autographs. Year after year collectors trade with other collectors to complete their sets and autograph collections. 2014 Topps Heritage will be no different. With every autograph on the card and no stickers, and one autograph or relic card per hobby box, Topps Heritage delivers a home run!
2014 Topps Heritage Bazooka Josh Hamilton
2014 Topps Heritage Blue Border David Wright
2014 Topps Heritage Red Border Bryce Harper
Topps twitter sent us a few scans of 2013 Topps Heritage cards today!
2013 Topps Heritage Pablo Sandoval
2013 Topps Heritage Red Border Yoenis Cespedes
2013 Topps Heritage Blue Border Josh Hamilton
2013 Topps Heritage Topps Giants
2013 Topps Heritage Memorable Moments Teddy Wins
2013 Topps Heritage 1964 Topps Tattoo Buyback
2013 Topps Heritage Bazooka Minis
2013 Topps Heritage 1964 Topps Coins
2013 Topps Heritage '64 Mint Roberto Clemente
2013 Topps Heritage '64 Mint Bryce Harper
Lucky 13
2013 Topps Heritage Yu Darvish Base Card
For the thirteenth year in a row, Topps will release it’s annual vintage tribute set with 2013 Topps Heritage. The basic format has become very familiar to heritage collectors by now, with a base set of 500 cards including regular base cards (cards 1-425) and 75 short prints (cards 426-500). This years design is based on the 1964 Topps set. There are several variations of some of the cards including action image and color image variations which will only be found in hobby packs, the hard to find super short print variations which usually pay tribute to errors in the original set and Houston Colt 45 uniform variations of each Houston Astros player. We won’t know the odds on the variations until the set is released, but regular short prints will be found at a rate of one in three packs…same as last year.
2013 Topps Heritage Checklist Overview
500 Base Cards (75 short prints)
15 New Age Performers
10 Then and Now
10 Baseball Flashbacks
10 News Flashbacks
100 Chrome/Refractors
The rest of the insert, auto and relic set quantities are still to be determined.
2013 Topps Heritage Checklist (in progress)
There are new insert sets as well. The familiar ones make their return with the 15 card New Age Performers set, ten card Then and Now set, ten card Baseball Flashbacks set and ten card News Flashbacks set. New for 2013 is the Memorable Moments set which will contain cards that show great moments from the 2012 season, such as Robinson Cano going O-fer in the Home Run Derby. Just kidding Cano fans!
A couple of new parallel sets will be making their appearance in 2013 too. As expected regular chrome cards will be numbered
2013 Topps Heritage Roberto Clemente '64 Mint Card
out of 1964, chrome refractors will be numbered out of 564, black border refractors will be numbered out of 64 and the new gold border refractors will be numbered out of five. The gold borders will be hobby pack exclusives. Another parallel set makes it’s debut,
the Venezuelan parallel set. The card backs on these will be black instead of orange. And last but not least is the new Heritage mini parallel set.
Clubhouse Collection relic cards form the basis of a large group of relic cards. Each Clubhouse Collection card contains a piece of game used jersey or bat and for the first time, there will be gold parallel relic cards that are numbered out of 99. Clubhouse Collection Dual Relics will feature one current player and one retired great with a piece of memorabilia from each and are serially numbered out of 64. Coin cards make their return as well, and the ’64 Mint cards will be the last year to contain coins made from real silver. Nickels will be numbered to 15, dimes will be numbered to ten, quarters will be numbered to five and JFK half dollars will be one of one. 1964 Topps Coin Relics will feature original player coins from 1964 and will be numbered out of five or less. Coin
2013 Topps Heritage Ernie Banks Book Card
The autograph subsets are similar to last year. Real one blue auto’s and real one red ink auto’s that are numbered out of 64
2013 Topps Heritage Stan Musia Real One Auto
are the main set. Hobby packs give collectors a chance at a Real One Dual auto numbered to 25 or a Real One Triple auto numbered to five. The holy grail of auto’s are the one of one Cut Signatures.
Autographed relic cards give you the best of both worlds with an auto and a piece of game used material or stadium seat. Clubhouse Collection Auto Relics and Flashback Relics (piece of stadium seat) are numbered out of 25 while Clubhouse Collection Dual Auto Relics feature one current and one retired player, a piece of memorabilia and autograph from each, are numbered out of ten and are only found in hobby packs.
If you have opened hobby boxes before you ready know that each one contains a special one card pack at the top of the box known as a box topper. These will contain a regular box topper three card panel, a 1964 Topps original box loader which is an original 1964 Tops card that has been foil stamped with a Topps Heritage logo, or a Jumbo Box Loader which are modeled after the 1964 Topps Giant cards. Some of these giant cards will contain a relic numbered out of 25 or an autograph numbered out of ten.
With a scheduled release date of Wednesday March 6th, we will have to wait a few days linger than usual but it should be worth the wait. This years design looks very nice and autographs are supposed to be twice as easy to pull as last year. Get ready to rip Heritage fans!
