搶先看:2022 Topps Gypsy Queen Baseball cards

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2022 Topps Gypsy Queen Baseball is a little bit steam punk. It’s the result of taking its original inspiration in old tobacco sets and leaning a little more into modern designs. It’s still a little quirky, but unlike Allen & Ginter, it’s all baseball.


Hobby boxes continue to deliver a pair of autographs.


2022 Topps Gypsy Queen Baseball Checklist Overview

The main base set has 300 cards. There’s definitely something old-fashioned about its approach. But the cipher wheel and other design embellishments give it a definite steam punk aesthetic making it a little different from past years.


Parallels include:

• Missing Nameplate
• Burnt Umber – /399
• Indigo – /250
• Turquoise – /199
• Blue – /150
• Mauve – 75
• Black and White – /50 (hobby only)
• Ruby Red Foil – /10
• Black – 1/1
  

The base set does have short prints, which combine to fall 1:24 hobby packs or approximately one per box. Parallels for these are limited to Missing Nameplate, Blue (/150) and Black (1/1).


Variations take on multiple forms. Standard Image Variations are exclusive to hobby packs. Jackie Robinson Day Variations, which show players wearing #42 or with commemorative patches on their uniforms, are also available. In both instances, one-of-one Black parallels can also be found. Autograph versions for select variations also have Black and White (/42) and Black (1/1) parallels.


Autographs

Gypsy Queen Autographs are where the majority of the product’s signatures come from. These adapt the base set design with the added ink. Parallels include Indigo (/150), Blue (/99), hobby-exclusive Black and White (/50), and Black (1/1).







Mini Rookie Autographs return. All of these have serial numbers including Black and White (/50) and Black (1/1) parallels.


New in 2022 Topps Gypsy Queen Baseball are Astrological Chrome Autographs. Base versions have 99 copies and integrate zodiac signs into the card. One-of-one Superfractors are also part of the chase with these.







Signature memorabilia inserts include Autograph Garments (/50), Pull-Up Sock Autograph Relics (/10) and Auto Patch Book Cards (/20).





Autograph Lineup Cards (1/1) return. Instead of a traditional piece of game-used gear, these have the player’s name cut from a lineup card.



Inserts


2022 Gypsy Queen has a pair of new insert themes.


Sticking with the brand’s namesake are Crystal Gazing Die-Cuts (1:12 packs). Shaped like a crystal ball, the set focuses on young players with bright futures. It’s really a more distinct approach to the Fortune Teller Minis the brand had been using for several years before this.








Gypsy Gems Minis (1:6 packs) use foil and the zodiac signs as the primary design elements to highlight players’ birthstones.







Both of these insert sets have Indigo (/250) and Black (1/1) parallels as well. Select Gypsy Gems also have numbered autographs and additional Black (1/1) versions.


Gypsy Queen Chrome Box Toppers

For the fourth consecutive year, Gypsy Queen Chrome cards are part of special box topper bonus packs. Exclusive to hobby boxes, each of these packs has three special cards. Refractors parallels make a rainbow in Indigo (/150), Blue (/99), Gold (/50), Red (/5) and Superfractors (1/1).






Autographs have 25 copies each plus a one-of-one Superfractor.


2022 Topps Gypsy Queen Baseball cards at a glance:

Cards per pack: Hobby – 8
Packs per box: Hobby – 24
Boxes per case: Hobby – 10
Set size: 300
Release date (subject to change): May 18, 2022


What to expect in a hobby box:

• Autographs – 2
• Crystal Gazing Die-Cut – 2
• Gypsy Gems Minis – 4
• Gypsy Queen Chrome – 3 (in box topper bonus pack)
• Base Short Prints – 1