1998 Studio Cubs Checklist

Number of Cards

220 cards in the 1998 Studio which includes 6 Cubs players

Size of Cards

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

Basic Features

The front showcases portriat shots against a backdrop of game-action imagery. The bottom border features the player's name, while the upper left corner features the Donruss logo. The reverse of the card has the normal bio with a short blurb that is called up close and personal; there are no MLB stats in this set.

1998 Studio Parallels

• Media Test Issue
• Studio Proofs Gold
• Studio Proofs Silver

Chicago Cubs 1998 Studio Checklist

Number	Player
40	Mark Grace
44	Sammy Sosa
105	Kevin Orie
167	Henry Rodriguez
179	Lance Johnson
214	Jeremi Gonzalez

1998 Studio Media Test Issue

This test set was created by Pinnacle Brands with executives in mind. But the cards were never made public. Although the cards have a serial number of "XXX/300" on the back, they resemble the Gold Press Proofs in appearance.

1998 Studio Proofs Gold

1998 Studio Proofs Silver

2024 Topps Series 1 Cubs Checklist

Number of Cards

The 2024 Topps Series 1 Baseball return of the 350-card base set

Size of Cards

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

Basic Features

With the flagship set, Topps did a fantastic job. One of the more distinctive designs in recent years may be found on the 2024 Topps Series 1 Baseball. The 2024 set will stand out from the rest thanks to a neon glow surrounding the border and the team name. Seize them while they're available.

Check back often. I will update this set when more cards come in.

Chicago Cubs 2024 Topps Series 1 Checklist

Number	Player
128	Christopher Morel – Future Stars
129	Adbert Alzolay
151	Seiya Suzuki
164	Dansby Swanson
165	Chicago Cubs – Team Card
178	Daniel Palencia RC
182	Jameson Taillon
204	Nico Hoerner
212	Justin Steele – League Leaders
309	Justin Steele – League Leaders
318	Justin Steele
319	Miguel Amaya
328	Patrick Wisdom
337	Hayden Wesneski

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2024 Topps Series 1 Baseball Card Parallels

• Yellow – 2 per box (Hanger)
• Rainbow Foil – 1:10 packs
• Royal Blue – 1:10 packs (Retail)
• Yellow Foil – 1:10 packs (Hanger)
• Gold  /2,024
• Blue Foilboard  /999
• Purple Foilboard  /799
• Green Foilboard  /499
• Orange Foilboard  /299
• Red Foilboard  /199
• Vintage Stock  /99
• Independence Day  /76
• Yellow Crackle  /50 (Hanger)
• Mother’s Day Hot Pink  /50
• Father’s Day Powder Blue  /50
• Memorial Day Camo  /25

2024 Topps Series 1 Baseball Inserts

• 1989 Topps Baseball
• 1989 Topps Baseball Foilboard

Parallels include: Blue (/600), Black (/299), Real One (/89) that are on retro stock similar to Heritage, Gold (/75), Red (/10)

• 2023 All Topps Team
• 2023 Greatest Hits
• Grand Gamers
• Superstar Blueprint
• Topps Mega Stars
• Heavy Lumber
• Stars of the MLB
• Chrome Stars of the MLB

Parallels include: Blue, Black (/299), Gold (/75), Red (/10)

Autographs and Memorabilia Cards

1989 Topps theme are signed on-card with mix rookies, veterans and retired players. Black (/199) and Gold (/50) are among the parallels. The checklist also has 1989 Topps Baseball Relics with their own Black (/199), Gold (/50) and Red (/25) versions.

Baseball Stars Autographs. Black (/199), Gold (/50), Red (/25).

2023 playoffs relics (/99 or less), autographs (/50 or less), and autographed relics (/50 or less)—no Cubs here, unfortunately.

Major League Materials. Black (/199), Gold (/50 or less) and Red (/25 or less) parallels.

Odds and Ends, secondary collection-Part Three

When you're a hard-core collector of one team, there are a ton of instances where you get stuck with untradeable cards because no one has comparable pieces in their collection. So these valuable gems of history are what you're stuck with; I'll share a few of the cards I'm stuck with, and to be honest, I'm very grateful for my Odds and Ends collection.

I sold cards on Ebay for a few years, but it was too much hassle and expensive for shipping, so around my 400th sale, I quit. Now that these gems are starting to pile up in my collection, today's post is about a cards I pulled and saved.

2001 UD Cooperstown Collection HOF

Randomly inserted into packs this 40-card insert features small pieses of actual game-used bats. Although this insert wasn't very valuable, it's still amazing to have some of the greatest players' history.

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Secondary Collection:

• HOF Autograph or Relics
• Rookies Autograph or Relics
• World Series Autograph or Relics
• ex-Cubs on different teams Autograph or Relics

These secondary collections get to be fairly valuable over the years, and before you know it, you're looking forward to getting any of these gems. I hope 2024 will be a banner year for Cubs and the rest of the collection.