搶先看:2016 TOPPS HERITAGE BASEBALL CARDS

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It’s time to turn back the clock — and 2016 Topps Heritage will do just that next year.

Topps offered the first details and images for the throwback product readying for its 16th season — a year that will look back at 1967. Set to arrive on March 2, it will include one autograph or Relic in every 24-pack hobby box and 12 boxes per hobby case.



Basic set and parallels

The model here is the same as recent years with a 425-card base set capped by 75 short-printed cards. There will be three types of variations to chase in the set — Throwback uniforms, Action Images and Team Name Color Swaps just like in recent years as well with each of them using the simple 1967 Topps design. The basic set will have red-back parallels for all 500 cards as well as mini cards numbered to 100 copies for 100 cards and a Chrome version for 100 cards. Those will have a Refractor (/567), Black (/67) and Gold (/5) version, while there also will be Hot Box Refractors only found in Hot Boxes. A preliminary checklist was not released.




Autographs

The model for autographs in 2015 Topps Heritage is the same as in past years with Real One autos of active and retired players to be found along with a Red version limited to 67 copies. There also will be dual and triple autos limited to 25 and five, while Clubhouse Collection Relics and Flashback Relics also will have autographed versions. Those will be limited to 25 for standard cards and then the duals will be limited to 10. Also to be found will be 1/1 cut autos for celebrities as well as notable baseball names from 1967.




Inserts

No surprises in the lineup here. There will be New Age Performers, Then & Now, Baseball Flashbacks and News Flashbacks all looking back to 1967. Box-toppers will include 1967 ad panels, 1967 Topps buybacks that are foil stamped and 1967 Topps Posters that will be in the style of those past cards. These will be limited to only 50 copies with an autographed version limited to only 10. Also back will be punch-out cards — this time for 1967 with jumbo patch, autographed and signed patch versions. There will be just 25 of the Relics and only 10 copies per card on the autographs.




Memorabilia

The formula here also remains the same with Clubhouse Collection Relics for current and past players. Those will have a Gold parallel limited to 99, while the Dual Relics will be limited to 67, Triples will be limited to 25 and Quads will be limited to 10. Also back will be Mint coin Relics and stamp Relics. The stamps will be limited to just 50 copies per card, while the coins will vary by denomination — nickel (/15), dime (/10), quarter (/5) and 50-cent-piece being a 1/1.

             

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2016 Topps Heritage Baseball Variations Gallery, Checklist



The 2016 Topps Heritage Baseball variations and short prints have some things that are new and some things that are familiar with the brand. Coming in several different styles, the variations cover a lot of ground.

Action Image, Color Swap and Throwback Uniforms  were announced ahead of 2016 Topps Heritage Baseball‘s release. These are all carry overs for the brand and have been around for several years. Action Image Variations change the photos from the traditional Heritage portrait to something from a game. Color Swaps are easiest to spot with the black team name on the front.

It’s worth noting that Kris Bryant’s base card has the appearance of a throwback jersey. It’s not. Nor is it a short print. That said, he still has a Throwback Variation where he’s batting.

It didn’t take long for the 2016 Topps Heritage Baseball variations to reveal a new style, though. Single-Player Rookie Variations give select standouts with rookie cards in the base set their own card. This is instead of the regular dual-player rookie cards that were used in the original 1967 Topps Baseball set. As far as print runs go, they’re combined with the Action Image variations to land 1:22 hobby packs.

Another new category of variation can be found in the World Series subset. Regular versions have black and white photos. Variations switch to colorized shots.

Errors are back. As with past years, they play off of the errors and variations from the past. In this instance, the 2016 Topps Heritage Baseball Error Variations mimic some of the mistakes and quirks of 1967 Topps Baseball. With the codes in the fine print not acting as a tip for the errors, it can be tough to spot the variations. Or is it?



Similar to Errors are Traded variations. These add a small line of text in the featured player’s vital stats stating they were acquired in the off season. Base cards do not have this line in the vitals. It looks like only a couple of players have these.

We’re busy compiling a full gallery and checklist of all the 2016 Topps Heritage Baseball variations and adding more as they’re confirmed. What we do know is highlighted below.

2016 Topps Heritage Baseball Variations Checklist

The following checklist is a quick reference for all the 2016 Topps Heritage Baseball Variations. The final list of 2016 Topps Heritage Baseball variations will be much larger than this. A full gallery with images is below.



Variations are divided up by type for easy navigation. We’ll continue to add more details until the gallery is complete.
Error Variations

Error Variations are based on 1967 Topps Baseball errors.