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Monday, March 11, 2024

1953 Red Man Chicago Cubs

Who would ever collect these weird, mostly unknown cubs memorabilia? Well, I do, and if you do, then you're a hard-core Cubs collector.

Number of Cards

1953 Red Man has 52 cards which there are 2 Cubs players

Size of Cards

The size of the cards measure approximately 3 1/2" by 4" (or 3 1/2" by 3 5/8" without the tab)

Basic Features

The 1952-1955 Red Man tobacco cards have been called by many to be the best sets since the beginning of the 20th century. The second Red Man set was similar to the first, except that the card number was in the bio box. The fronts are colored artist renditions of the players. In a box was the information, including name and bio, with a short blurb. The bottom has a tab that can be cut out for a baseball cap. The backs say "New for '53" and have advertisements for Redman. Unfortunately, this is the only year the Cubs had cards.

Chicago Cubs 1953 Red Man Checklist

Number	Player
NL16	Hank Sauer
NL23	Warren Hacker

Sunday, November 6, 2022

1977 Holiday Inn MSA Disc Cubs Checklist

Who would ever collect these weird, mostly unknown cubs memorabilia? Well, I do, and if you do, then you're a hard-core Cubs collector.

Number of Cards

1977 Holiday Inn MSA Disc Set, which consisted of 70 disks and included two Cubs players

Size of Cards

The discs are approximately 3 3/8" in diameter.

Basic Features

The disc version of the ballplayer, which was created by Michael Scheter Associates (MSA) in 1977, was sold by a variety of advertisers, including Holiday Inn. The discs have a diameter of around 3 3/8". These discs are not numbered, thus we have arranged them alphabetically.

In 1977, the Holiday Inn hotel network in the Midwest offered a disc set for free when a child's dinner was purchased at one of the participating restaurants.You won't find any team logos on these disks, either, as they were only sanctioned by the Major League Players Association through Mike Schechter Associates.

1977 Holiday Inn MSA Disc Chicago Cubs Checklist

Number	Player
n/a	Jose Cardenal
n/a	Booby Murcer

Sunday, March 20, 2022

1954 Red Heart Strange and Unusual Chicago Cubs Checklist

Who would ever collect these weird, mostly unknown cubs memorabilia? Well, I do, and if you do, then you're a hard-core Cubs collector.

Number of Cards

1954 Red Heart has 33 cards which there are 4 Cubs players

Size of Cards

The size of the cards are standard-size 2-5/8” by 3-3/4”

Basic Features

The Morrell Company manufactured the 1954 Red Heart set, which was distributed locally with Red Heart brand dog food. Each series was given a distinct solid backdrop color behind the player's portrait, in either blue, green, or red, and was issued in three separate series of 11 unnumbered cards. The red-backed cards are the most difficult of the three.

A diamond-shaped box with the player's name appears below the player, and his team name is given at the bottom. A biography, statistics, and the Red Heart insignia are printed on the back.

Chicago Cubs Checklist

Player

Frank Baumholtz

Dee Fondy

Ralph Kiner

Hank Sauer

Wednesday, March 9, 2022

Ernie Bank Strange and Unusual autographs

Who would ever collect these weird, mostly unknown cubs memorabilia? Well, I do, and if you do, then you're a hard-core Cubs collector.

The all-time favorite Cubs player must be Ernie Bank. When autograph and relic cards were originally released, there were a number of strange sets available, and Banks was a part of most of them.

His first Auto card was 1992 Front Row you can read about it here

Despite having a 1969 set named Nabisco Team Flakes that included the late great hall of famer Ron Santo, Nabisco entered the baseball card business in 1992. An autographed color action shot of Ernie Banks was featured. If you mail in two proofs of purchase from specially marked Nabisco packets and $5, you'll get this card if it survived the mail.

This oddball was issued by Canadian Club Whiskey in 1996

a few years later 1999 Hillshire Farms Home Run Heroes. Banks' standard-size card, which are available through a Hillshire Meats wrapper redemption offer, feature his autographs and a certificate of authenticity.

All the strange and unusual autograph cards are fairly easy to collect and somewhat cheap. Remember to always get a professional grader from a reputable company so you don't get a fake piece of history. The value of graded cards is much better down the road.

Thursday, January 21, 2021

2017 Central Division Champions Topps Heritage

As you know I'm a big Heritage fan and 2017 didn't disappoint. 2017 Topps Heritage is a 725-card set based on the design of 1968 Topps. The first series of 500 cards the remaining 225 cards were high number series.

There was a change to the base set's composition, the number of short-printed base cards in the Heritage Series has been increased from 75 to 100.

Number of Cards

2017 Topps Heritage has 725 cards which there are 51 Cubs players with many SP and Varations

Size of Cards

The size of the cards are standard-size 2 ½ x 3 ½

Basic Features

1968 Topps Baseball are designed with a white and black border with rounded corners highlights the depicted player image and the player's name is listed at the bottom of the card. An off-set colored circle on the lower right-hand corner houses the player's fielding position and team name.

The card backs are more traditional, with a vertical layout and filled coloring. Featuring season-by-season stats.

2017 Topps Heritage Variations with Codes

Base - #1867
Base SP (#401-500) - #1869
Error - #1870
Action/Rookie - #1871
Throwback - #1872
Traded - #1873
Color Swap - #1874

2017 Topps Heritage Base Subsets

Combo Cards
League Leaders
Rookie Stars
Team Cards News
All-Stars
World Series Highlights

2017 Topps Heritage Base Parallels Breakdown

Blue Bordered (#/50)
Bright Yellow Backs (#/25)
Gray Backs (#/10)
Flip Stock (#/5)

2017 Topps Heritage Base Inserts Breakdown

Baseball Flashbacks (1:20 packs)
News Flashbacks (1:20 packs)
New Age Performers (1:12 packs
Then and Now (1:20 packs)
1968 Topps Game (1:10 packs)

Chicago Cubs 2017 Topps Heritage Master Checklist

Number	Player
3	Anthony Rizzo
5	Kris Bryant
7	Kyle Hendricks/Jon Lester
9	Jake Arrieta/Jon Lester
31	Justin Grimm
60	Carl Edwards Jr.
66	Kyle Hendricks
91	Jon Lester/Jake Arrieta
97	Javier Baez
103	Miguel Montero
152	Kyle Schwarber WSH
155	Aroldis Chapman WSH
156	Addison Russell WSH
157	Ben Zobrist WSH
158	Chicago Cubs WSH
166	Jason Heyward
171	Chicago Cubs TC
224	Matt Szczur
263	Kris Bryant/Bryce Harper
326	Ben Zobrist
333	John Lackey
371	Kris Bryant TNAS
372	Anthony Rizzo TNAS
395	Travis Wood
410A	Anthony Rizzo SP
410B	Anthony Rizzo Action SP
410C	Anthony Rizzo Color SP
410D	Anthony Rizzo Throwback SP/1916 Jersey
423	Kyle Schwarber SP
424	Addison Russell SP
469	Jon Lester SP
481	Willson Contreras SP
482	Albert Almora SP
491	Jason Hammel SP
499A	Jake Arrieta SP
499B	Jake Arrieta Color SP
500A	Kris Bryant SP
500B	Kris Bryant Action SP
500C	Kris Bryant Color SP
504	Pierce Johnson RC
509	Mike Montgomery
537	Rob Zastryzny RC
580	Hector Rondon
595	Koji Uehara
618	Wade Davis
653	Jon Jay
660A	Ian Happ RC
660B	Ian Happ Action SP
660C	Ian Happ Color SP
660D	Ian Happ ERR SP/Cubs in yellow
700	Brett Anderson

Tuesday, November 10, 2020

2020 Topps Update Chicago Cubs Checklist

Number of Cards

2020 Topps Update has 300 cards which there are 13 Cubs players and 4 SP

Size of Cards

The size of the cards are standard-size 2 ½ x 3 ½

Basic Features

Usually, All-Star Game and its surrounding festivities like the Home Run Derby is a big part of the update but it never took place in 2020. So with that said Topps will have to take a different approach which means past All-Star Games and Home Run Derby performances will be featured.

There is a ton of parallels so if your into master sets like me its going to be hard to get all of them

2020 Topps Update Series Baseball Base Parallels Breakdown

Gold Foil
Rainbow Foil
Gold /2020
Vintage Stock /99
Independence Day /76
Black /69
Mothers Day Hot Pink /50
Fathers Day Powder Blue /50
Memorial Day Camo /25

2020 Topps Update Series Variations with the Codes on the Back

Base – 588
SP Variation – 631
SSP Variation – 632 no Cubs
SSSP Variation – 633 no Cubs

2020 Topps Update Checklist Abbreviations

AS – All-Stars
LDR – Active Leaders
RD – Rookie Debut

Chicago Cubs 2020 Topps Update Checklist

Number	Player
U27	Kyle Ryan
U42	Kris Bryant AS
U42	Kris Bryant / SP – suit, Red Carper Show
U88	Craig Kimbrel LDR
U114	Josh Phegley
U132	Daniel Descalso
U158	Jason Kipnis
U159	Steven Souza Jr.
U192	Ian Miller RC
U201	Anthony Rizzo AS
U201	Anthony Rizzo / SP – smiling over shoulder
U220	Alec Mills
U225	Jharel Cotton
U235	Javier Baez AS
U235	Javier Baez / SP – black t-shirt
U251	Nico Hoerner RD
U251	Nico Hoerner / SP – signing autograph