For the first time ever in the history of Topps Heritage comes a brand new product to the Topps Heritage lineup, Topps Heritage Minor League. This product is designed to give collectors a more detailed look at the minor leagues and is sure to be a hit with prospectors. Topps Heritage Minor League has the inserts and autographs that Heritage collectors have come to expect and has loaded the product with Bryce Harper cards – the number one prospect for 2011. This prospect can not be found in retail outlets – only at your favorite hobby shop.
The configuration of this product is a 12 box master case which contains two 6-box inner cases. There are 24 packs per box and 9 cards per pack. Each box contains two autograph cards, one relic card, and four numbered parallel cards.
As far as the Bryce Harper mania goes, Topps Heritage Minor League features Bryce Harper on card autograph cards. Regular real one autographs are serially numbered to 154 and are available in the following parallel versions:
- PRINTING PLATES: four different colors (each one is a one of one)
- BLACK-BORDERED: one of one
- GREEN TINT: Numbered to 5
- RED TINT: Numbered to 10
- BLUE TINT: Numbered to 25
- JUMBO PATCH: Numbered one of one
Bryce Harper is also featured on game-used base relic cards. Each card features a swatch from a game-used base from Harper's Arizona Fall League debut game. These are also found in the following parallel variations:
- BLACK-BORDERED: one of one
- GREEN TINT: Numbered to 5
- RED TINT: Numbered to 50
- BLUE TINT: Numbered to 100
Real One Autograph cards are found two per box. For the first time ever, all autographs are serially numbered. Over 35 talented youngsters appear with their autographs and are available in the following parallel versions:
- PRINTING PLATES: four different colors (each one is a one of one)
- BLACK-BORDERED: one of one
- GREEN TINT: Numbered to 10
- RED TINT: Numbered to 25
- BLUE TINT: Numbered to 99
Clubhouse Collection Relic cards are found one per box. New prospects are featured with swatches from their game-worn jerseys and are available in the following parallel versions:
- MiLB LOGO PATCH: These one of a kind rainbow foil board cards feature the Minor League Baseball logo that appears on the back of each player's jersey. One of one.
- BLACK-BORDERED JUMBO PATCH: Numbered to 5
- GREEN TINT: Numbered to 50
- RED TINT: Numbered to 99
- BLUE TINT: Numbered to 199
There are 200 different cards in the base set. All of these cards are designed after the 1962 Topps set. There are also short printed cards in this set which are easily identifiable because they say “Presented by Baseball America” on the front. These short prints can be found one in four packs.
Every box of Topps Heritage Minor League contains at least four parallel cards. These cards consist of
- PRINTING PLATES: 800 one of one printing plates from the base set.
- BLACK-BORDERED: The base set numbered to 62.
- BLUE TINT VARIATION: 75 base set minor leaguers numbered to 299.
- RED TINT VARIATION: Another 75 base set subjects numbered to 299.
- GREEN TINT VARIATION: 50 players from the base set numbered to 299.
My opinion.....
LOVE: I love the fact that all autographs in this product are serially numbered. This is something that needs to be done with future Topps Heritage releases. I like to be able to know how many autographs exist of a certain player.
HATE: Although the Bryce Harper autographs are on-card autographs, this is not the case for all autographs. I think it is very deceptive for Topps to advertise “look for on-card autographs” when the only on-card autographs are those of Bryce Harper. All other autographs are stickers. I hate stickers. Do away with them Topps! They are cheap and cheap looking! If you must resort to “off-the-card” autographs, at least have players sign the blank side of an index card and make the autograph cards look like cut signatures. Just a thought Topps!!
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