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[[1966 Bazooka]] is a 48-card set printed in three-card panels on the sides of boxes of Bazooka gum. Each cut-out card measures 1 9/16" X 2 1/2", while three-card panels measure 2 1/2" X 4 11/16". Uncut panels and whole boxes command a premium over cut-out single cards.
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[[1991 Bazooka]] is a 22-card set produced by Topps. Also known as the "Shining Stars," the set's design is similar to the year's Topps Baseball base set. One card was inserted into specially-marked boxes of Bazooka bubble gum.
 
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The design is identical to the previous year's set, with the exception of the cards being sequentially-numbered "NO. X of 48 CARDS" on the front.  
 
 
<h4>Previous Sets of the Month</h4>
 
<h4>Previous Sets of the Month</h4>
[[1993 Select]] - [[2007 SP Authentic]] - [[1998 E-X 2001]] - [[1997 Pinnacle Inside]] - [[2009 O-Pee-Chee]] - [[1997 Studio]] - [[2000 Pacific Invincible]] - [[2003 Victory]] - [[1994 Upper Deck The American Epic]] - [[2003 Topps 205]] - [[1992 Topps]] - [[1999 UD Choice]] - [[2003 Fleer Avant]] - [[1999 Topps Traded]] - [[1992 Leaf]] - [[1973 O-Pee-Chee]] - [[1977 Kellogg's]] - [[1994 Church's Hometown Stars]] - [[1990 Score McDonald's]] - [[1998 Topps TEK]] - [[1982 Topps]]
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[[1978 Hostess]] - [[2005 SPx]] - [[1966 Bazooka]] - [[1993 Select]] - [[2007 SP Authentic]] - [[1998 E-X 2001]] - [[1997 Pinnacle Inside]] - [[2009 O-Pee-Chee]] - [[1997 Studio]] - [[2000 Pacific Invincible]] - [[2003 Victory]] - [[1994 Upper Deck The American Epic]] - [[2003 Topps 205]] - [[1992 Topps]] - [[1999 UD Choice]] - [[2003 Fleer Avant]] - [[1999 Topps Traded]] - [[1992 Leaf]] - [[1973 O-Pee-Chee]] - [[1977 Kellogg's]] - [[1994 Church's Hometown Stars]] - [[1990 Score McDonald's]] - [[1998 Topps TEK]] - [[1982 Topps]]
 
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[[2016 Topps Update]] is a 300-card set (100 cards smaller than [[2015 Topps Update|the previous year's set]]), released October 19th, 2016.  As usual, each Hobby box will yield one autograph or Relic, while Jumbo boxes will have one autograph and two Relics.
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[[2017 Panini Stars & Stripes]] is a 100-card set featuring current and former members of USA Baseball national and junior national teams. Curiously, while the set was released during the 2017 World Baseball Classic, it does not feature the 2017 USA WBC team (Topps has the WBC license).
  
This set will have the first Topps flagship card of Baltimore Orioles All-Star catcher Matt Wieters.
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Each pack will contain one parallel and either an autograph or a game-used card.
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[[2017 Topps Opening Day]] will be released March 17th.  As usual, the base set is a rehash of 200 cards from the Topps flagship.  Each pack will yield one insert -- which are original to the product.  Unlike in previous year's, some inserts are noticeably tougher to pull.
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[[2017 Donruss]] is a 195-card set released by Panini America on March 8th. Each Hobby box will yield three autographs/game-used cards.  
 
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[[2016 Topps Five Star]] was released October 5th, 2016. All cards are autographed, and each box will contain two.  
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[[2017 Topps Heritage]] is a 500-card set based on the design of [[1968 Topps]] and was released March 1st. Each 24-pack Hobby box will yield either an autograph or a Relic.
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In a notable change to the base set's composition, the number of "high-number" short-prints has been increased from 75 to 100.
 
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[[2016 Triple Threads]] is a 100-card set originally scheduled for release September 14th, 2016, but was recalled due to undisclosed "packaging issues" and eventually released two weeks late on September 28th.
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[[2017 Topps Series One]] was released February 1st.  For the third consecutive year, Series One base set will consist of 350 cards. And for the second straight year, the set will have a borderless design.
  
As usual, each seven-card Hobby pack will contain three base cards, two parallels, one triple Relic card serial-numbered to 36 copies or fewer, and an autograph serial-numbered to 99 copies or fewer.
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Once again, each 36-pack Hobby box will yield either an autograph or a Relic, while Hobby Jumbo boxes will one of each plus a manufactured "Relic."
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[[2016 National Treasures]] was released by Panini, exclusively to Hobby outlets, on December 30th. All cards feature an autograph and/or piece of game-used memorabilia. Every eight-card box will yield one "booklet" card.
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[[2016 Bowman's Best]] will be released December 21st. The base set is 65 cards and is supplemented by a 35-card Prospects set. Each 12-pack Hobby box will yield four autographs and an Atomic Refractor parallel.  
 
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[[2016 Panini Elite Extra Edition]] is a 180-card draft pick/prospect set scheduled for release December 14th. In a restructuring of the brand, every base card will be serial-numbered to 999 copies, and every pack will contain at least one autograph and either a second autograph or a game-used memorabilia card.
  
[[2016 Topps Heritage Minor League]] is a 215-card Minor League released September 28th.  Each 18-pack box will yield one autograph and one Relic card.
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Extra Edition will feature the first baseball card of former Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Tim Tebow.  
 
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[[2016 Bowman Chrome]] -- the 20th edition of this product -- is a 100-card set supplemented by a 100-card Prospects insert set, scheduled for release September 7th. Each 12-pack Hobby box will yield two autographs.
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[[2016 Bowman Draft]] is a 200-card set scheduled for release December 9th. After a one-year experiment featuring exclusively draft picks, the brand will feature both 2016 MLB Draft picks (120 in all) and 80 Prospects.
  
2016 BowChro seeing the return of "Vending Boxes." Unlike the Vending Boxes of old, these are not designed to restock baseball card vending machines, and are closer to [[1992 Bowman's|1992 Bowman]] "cartons."  Each 80-card Vending Box will yield three autographs.
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In addition, the conventional Hobby waxbox has been shelved in favor of Jumbo and Super Jumbo boxes.  
 
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[[2016 Topps Archives Signature Series All-Star Edition]] was released exclusively to Hobby outlets August 30th, 2016. As with the [[2015 Topps Archives Signature Series|previous year's product,]] each box contains one encased autographed buyback card which is stamped as coming from this product and serial-numbered.  
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[[2016 Topps Transcendent]] is scheduled for release December 9th.  Produced to commemorate the 65th Anniversary of Topps Baseball, this one-of-a-kind product, which will be limited to 65 factory sets, is the most expensive baseball card product ever released.
  
Rather than the plastic "slabs" Topps had used in the past (in brands like Topps Tribute and eTopps), each card is encased in an off-the-shelf BCW Mini Snap magnetic holder with a sticker sealing it shut. Since One Touch holders can only fit standard-sized (2 1/2" X 3 1/2") cards, all pre-1957 Topps cards (which measure 2 5/8" X 3 3/4") used in this product are encased in top-loaders.
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Each factory set, which is packaged in a Halliburton-style aluminum case contains the following:
  
As the subtitle of the product's name suggests, each player was at one point in their career an All-Star. New for 2016 are multi-player autographs and autographed game-used Relic cards.
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* One complete 50-card set -- each serial-numbered to 65 copies.
 
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* One complete 65-card Sketch Reproductions set -- also serial-numbered to 65 copies.
There appears to be a significant number deceased players -- some dead for over a decade. It is unclear how Topps acquired these cards (i.e. whether these players signed for Topps before their death, or if these autographs were purchased by Topps from third-parties).
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* One of the 65 sketches used to create the Sketch Reproductions.
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* 50 Framed Autographs -- all serial-numbered to 52 copies or less, with at least one being a one-of-one.
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* One one-of-one Kris Bryant autograph, done in the style of one of the ''Topps Baseball'' base set designs -- 65 total.  
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* One one-of-one Cut Signature Box Topper.
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* One invitation to a 65th Anniversary party in Las Vegas, featuring an appearance by Kris Bryant in January, 2017.
 
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[[2016 Bowman Platinum]] is a 100-card set, supplemented by a 110-card Top Prospects set, scheduled for release August 24th. Bowman Platinum is returning after a one year hiatus and will be available exclusively at Walmart stores.
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[[2016 Topps Dynasty]] was released December 7th. As with previous Dynasty sets, each box will contain an encased autographed patch card serial-numbered to ten copies or less.
  
2016 Bowman Platinum is the first product to be released to a specific retailer since 1994 Sportflics Rookie/Traded.  
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2016 Dynasty will feature the first Derek Jeter autographed cards Topps has issued since 2000 Topps HD.  
 
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[[2016 Topps Bunt]] is a 200-card "physical" card set based on, and with many ties to, the popular Topps Bunt digital card game.  
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[[2016 Panini Pantheon]] was released November 23rd, 2016.  The product will feature retired players exclusively and all cards will be either an autograph or a game-used memorabilia card.
 
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[[2016 Topps High Tek]] was released November 23rd. As usual, all cards are printed on acetate with multiple background pattern parallels. Each eight-card box will contain one parallel and one autograph.
[[2016 Panini Immaculate]] is a 138-card set released August 17th. Each base card is serial-numbered to 99 copies. Each six-card box will contain five autographs/game-used cards.  
 
 
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[[2016 Topps The Mint]] was released August 10th, 2016 -- a week earlier than previously announced. Each box will yield five serial-numbered on-card autographs with a limited checklist. On a box-per-box basis, this is the most expensive trading card product Topps has produced to date.
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[[2016 Topps Gold Label]] is a 300-card set scheduled for release October 21st. As with the Gold Label sets of the late-90s, the set features 100 different players on three different "Class" cards: 1, 2, and 3.
  
The Mint will feature the first fully-licensed autograph of Vin Scully.  
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Each seven-pack Hobby box will yield one Framed Autograph.  
 
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[[2016 Topps Strata]] was released August 10th, 2016. As with the the previous year's set, All cards are autographs and/or game-used Relics, with each two-card box yielding one of each. Every other box with have the Relic replaced with an Autographed Relic.
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[[2016 Topps Update]] is a 300-card set (100 cards smaller than [[2015 Topps Update|the previous year's set]]), released October 19th, 2016.  As usual, each Hobby box will yield one autograph or Relic, while Jumbo boxes will have one autograph and two Relics.
  
Each Relic will have an MLB-issued authentication sticker affixed with a unique serial number. When entered into the MLB Authentication website, the serial number will allow collectors to verify the "game used" authenticity of their Strata card.  
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This set will have the first Topps flagship card of Baltimore Orioles All-Star catcher Matt Wieters.
 
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[[2016 Topps Chrome]] is a 200-card set scheduled for release August 3rd, 2016. As usual, each Hobby box will yield two autographs and the usual slew of Refractor parallels are included.
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[[2016 Topps Five Star]] was released October 5th, 2016. All cards are autographed, and each box will contain two.  
 
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[[2016 Topps Allen & Ginter's]] is a 351-card set, released the week of July 22nd. As usual, each 24-pack Hobby box will include three of the following: Autographs, Relics, Rip Cards, or A&G Originals. After a year in which all 350 base cards were printed in equal quantities, the last 51 cards are back to being short-prints.  
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[[2016 Triple Threads]] is a 100-card set originally scheduled for release September 14th, 2016, but was recalled due to undisclosed "packaging issues" and eventually released two weeks late on September 28th.
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As usual, each seven-card Hobby pack will contain three base cards, two parallels, one triple Relic card serial-numbered to 36 copies or fewer, and an autograph serial-numbered to 99 copies or fewer.
 
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[[2016 Donruss Optic]] is a 175-card parallel brand scheduled for release July 20th. Each card is printed on what Panini calls "Optichrome" cardstock, and the whole product can be see as their rendition of Topps Chrome. The base set is a rehash of the 2016 Donruss base set with 30 short-printed Diamond Kings, 35 Rated Rookies (20 of which did not appear in Donruss Baseball) and ten Autographed Rated Rookies.
 
  
Each 20-pack Hobby box will yield two autographs.  
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[[2016 Topps Heritage Minor League]] is a 215-card Minor League released September 28th.  Each 18-pack box will yield one autograph and one Relic card.
 
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[[2016 Bowman Chrome]] -- the 20th edition of this product -- is a 100-card set supplemented by a 100-card Prospects insert set, scheduled for release September 7th.  Each 12-pack Hobby box will yield two autographs.
  
[[2016 Topps Tribute]] was released exclusively to Hobby outlets July 16th. Each six-pack Hobby box will contain one serial-numbered parallel, three Relics, and three autographs.
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2016 BowChro seeing the return of "Vending Boxes." Unlike the Vending Boxes of old, these are not designed to restock baseball card vending machines, and are closer to [[1992 Bowman's|1992 Bowman]] "cartons." Each 80-card Vending Box will yield three autographs.
 
 
In an effort to avoid [[2015 Topps Tribute|the previous year's smeared autograph debacle,]] Tribute will be printed on "Chromax" (i.e. Finest-style chrome) stock.
 
 
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[[2016 Bowman Inception]] is scheduled for release the week of July 6th, 2016. Again, as is standard for this brand, there is no "base" set in the traditional sense and all cards are autographed. New for 2016, is the inclusion of a limited number of veteran players.
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[[2016 Topps Archives Signature Series All-Star Edition]] was released exclusively to Hobby outlets August 30th, 2016. As with the [[2015 Topps Archives Signature Series|previous year's product,]] each box contains one encased autographed buyback card which is stamped as coming from this product and serial-numbered.  
  
Each five card pack contains four (on-card) autographs and an autographed (sticker) relic card.
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Rather than the plastic "slabs" Topps had used in the past (in brands like Topps Tribute and eTopps), each card is encased in an off-the-shelf BCW Mini Snap magnetic holder with a sticker sealing it shut. Since One Touch holders can only fit standard-sized (2 1/2" X 3 1/2") cards, all pre-1957 Topps cards (which measure 2 5/8" X 3 3/4") used in this product are encased in top-loaders.  
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As the subtitle of the product's name suggests, each player was at one point in their career an All-Star. New for 2016 are multi-player autographs and autographed game-used Relic cards.
[[2016 Stadium Club]] is a 300-card set to be released July 1st. Each 16-pack Hobby box is expected to yield two autographs.  
 
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There appears to be a significant number deceased players -- some dead for over a decade. It is unclear how Topps acquired these cards (i.e. whether these players signed for Topps before their death, or if these autographs were purchased by Topps from third-parties).
[[2016 Panini Flawless]] is a 103-card, jewel-encrusted, set released in June 24th. Each 10-card box (which is actually a Halliburton-style case) will contain two base cards serial-numbered to 20 copies or less, six autographs, and two memorabilia cards.  
 
 
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[[2016 Topps Series Two]] is a 350-card set that was released June 18th.  The product will feature, for the first time in a non-Allen & Ginter's product, Rip Cards.  
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[[2016 Bowman Platinum]] is a 100-card set, supplemented by a 110-card Top Prospects set, scheduled for release August 24th. Bowman Platinum is returning after a one year hiatus and will be available exclusively at Walmart stores.
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2016 Bowman Platinum is the first product to be released to a specific retailer since 1994 Sportflics Rookie/Traded.  
[[2016 Topps Tier One]] was released June 8th.  Each box will yield one Relic and two autographs. 
 
 
 
As with previous iterations of this product, there is no "base set" in the conventional sense.
 
 
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[[2016 Topps Archives]] is a 310-card set, released June 1st. As has been this brand's trademark, one third of the base set is done in the style of the 1953 Topps set, one third as 1979 Topps, and the final third 1991 Topps.
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[[2016 Topps Bunt]] is a 200-card "physical" card set based on, and with many ties to, the popular Topps Bunt digital card game.  
 
 
For the second consecutive year, Archives was solicited as a 300 card base set without short-prints, only for Topps to deliver a final product with ten SPed base cards -- 20 fewer SPs than the previous year's set.
 
 
 
Each 24-pack Hobby box will yield two autographs.
 
 
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[[2016 Topps Pro Debut]] is a 200-card Minor League set released May 25th, 2016. Each 24-pack Hobby box will yield two Relics and two autographs.  
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[[2016 Panini Immaculate]] is a 138-card set released August 17th. Each base card is serial-numbered to 99 copies. Each six-card box will contain five autographs/game-used cards.  
 
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[[2016 Topps The Mint]] was released August 10th, 2016 -- a week earlier than previously announced. Each box will yield five serial-numbered on-card autographs with a limited checklist. On a box-per-box basis, this is the most expensive trading card product Topps has produced to date.
  
[[2016 Finest]] is a 110-card set released May 18th. Each Hobby Master box will yield two autographs.
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The Mint will feature the first fully-licensed autograph of Vin Scully.  
 
 
On April 22nd, Topps announced drastic changes in 2016 Finest's distribution.  Those Hobby dealers who pre-ordered Finest directly from Topps would have their orders honored. (Finest was solicited to Hobby dealers from November 25th, 2015 to January 13th, 2016 at a direct price of around $600 for an eight-box case.) However, reportedly due to low pre-sales, Topps would not make Finest available to Hobby distributors or to online retailers and instead would sell it directly on the Topps.com website for $99.99 a box or $799.89 for an eight-box case.
 
 
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<b>October 21</b>
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<b>March 29</b>
* [[2016 Topps Gold Label]]
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* [[2017 Diamond Kings]]
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* [[2017 Honus Bonus Baseball]]
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* [[2017 Topps Gypsy Queen]]
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* [[2017 Topps Tribute]]
  
<b>October 26</b>
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<b>April 12</b>
* [[2016 Panini Prime Cuts]]
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* [[2017 Topps Inception]]
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* [[2017 Topps Museum Collection]]
  
<b>November 16</b>
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<b>April 26</b>
* [[2016 Panini Pantheon]]
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* [[2017 Bowman]]
  
<b>November 23</b>
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<b>May 5</b>
* [[2016 Topps High Tek]]
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* [[2017 Topps Definitive]]
  
<b>November 30</b>
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<b>May 12</b>
* [[2016 Topps Dynasty]]
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* [[2017 Topps BUNT]]
  
<b>December 7</b>
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<b>May 24</b>
* [[2016 Bowman Draft]]
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* [[2017 Topps Pro Debut]]
  
<b>December 21</b>
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<b>May 31</b>
* [[2016 Bowman's Best]]
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* [[2017 Topps Archives]]
  
<b>February 5, 2017</b>
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<b>June 7</b>
* [[2017 Topps Series One]]
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* [[2017 Finest]]
  
<b>March 1, 2017</b>
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<b>June 14</b>
* [[2017 Topps Heritage]]
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* [[2017 Topps Series Two]]
  
<b>March 17, 2017</b>
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<b>June 28</b>
* [[2017 Topps Opening Day]]
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* [[2018 Stadium Club]]
  
<b>March 22, 2017</b>
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<b>June</b>
* [[2017 Topps Tribute]]
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* [[2017 Topps Tier One]]
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<b>July 19</b>
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* [[2017 Topps Allen & Ginter]]
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<b>August 2</b>
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* [[2017 Topps Chrome]]
  
<b>March 29, 2017</b>
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<b>Summer</b>
* [[2017 Topps Gypsy Queen]]
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* [[2017 Topps Diamond Icons]]
  
 
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Set of the Month

1991 Bazooka is a 22-card set produced by Topps. Also known as the "Shining Stars," the set's design is similar to the year's Topps Baseball base set. One card was inserted into specially-marked boxes of Bazooka bubble gum.

Previous Sets of the Month

1978 Hostess - 2005 SPx - 1966 Bazooka - 1993 Select - 2007 SP Authentic - 1998 E-X 2001 - 1997 Pinnacle Inside - 2009 O-Pee-Chee - 1997 Studio - 2000 Pacific Invincible - 2003 Victory - 1994 Upper Deck The American Epic - 2003 Topps 205 - 1992 Topps - 1999 UD Choice - 2003 Fleer Avant - 1999 Topps Traded - 1992 Leaf - 1973 O-Pee-Chee - 1977 Kellogg's - 1994 Church's Hometown Stars - 1990 Score McDonald's - 1998 Topps TEK - 1982 Topps

Just released

2017 Panini Stars & Stripes is a 100-card set featuring current and former members of USA Baseball national and junior national teams. Curiously, while the set was released during the 2017 World Baseball Classic, it does not feature the 2017 USA WBC team (Topps has the WBC license).

Each pack will contain one parallel and either an autograph or a game-used card.

2017 Topps Opening Day will be released March 17th. As usual, the base set is a rehash of 200 cards from the Topps flagship. Each pack will yield one insert -- which are original to the product. Unlike in previous year's, some inserts are noticeably tougher to pull.

2017 Donruss is a 195-card set released by Panini America on March 8th. Each Hobby box will yield three autographs/game-used cards.

2017 Topps Heritage is a 500-card set based on the design of 1968 Topps and was released March 1st. Each 24-pack Hobby box will yield either an autograph or a Relic.

In a notable change to the base set's composition, the number of "high-number" short-prints has been increased from 75 to 100.

2017 Topps Series One was released February 1st. For the third consecutive year, Series One base set will consist of 350 cards. And for the second straight year, the set will have a borderless design.

Once again, each 36-pack Hobby box will yield either an autograph or a Relic, while Hobby Jumbo boxes will one of each plus a manufactured "Relic."

2016 National Treasures was released by Panini, exclusively to Hobby outlets, on December 30th. All cards feature an autograph and/or piece of game-used memorabilia. Every eight-card box will yield one "booklet" card.

2016 Bowman's Best will be released December 21st. The base set is 65 cards and is supplemented by a 35-card Prospects set. Each 12-pack Hobby box will yield four autographs and an Atomic Refractor parallel.

2016 Panini Elite Extra Edition is a 180-card draft pick/prospect set scheduled for release December 14th. In a restructuring of the brand, every base card will be serial-numbered to 999 copies, and every pack will contain at least one autograph and either a second autograph or a game-used memorabilia card.

Extra Edition will feature the first baseball card of former Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Tim Tebow.

2016 Bowman Draft is a 200-card set scheduled for release December 9th. After a one-year experiment featuring exclusively draft picks, the brand will feature both 2016 MLB Draft picks (120 in all) and 80 Prospects.

In addition, the conventional Hobby waxbox has been shelved in favor of Jumbo and Super Jumbo boxes.

2016 Topps Transcendent is scheduled for release December 9th. Produced to commemorate the 65th Anniversary of Topps Baseball, this one-of-a-kind product, which will be limited to 65 factory sets, is the most expensive baseball card product ever released.

Each factory set, which is packaged in a Halliburton-style aluminum case contains the following:

  • One complete 50-card set -- each serial-numbered to 65 copies.
  • One complete 65-card Sketch Reproductions set -- also serial-numbered to 65 copies.
  • One of the 65 sketches used to create the Sketch Reproductions.
  • 50 Framed Autographs -- all serial-numbered to 52 copies or less, with at least one being a one-of-one.
  • One one-of-one Kris Bryant autograph, done in the style of one of the Topps Baseball base set designs -- 65 total.
  • One one-of-one Cut Signature Box Topper.
  • One invitation to a 65th Anniversary party in Las Vegas, featuring an appearance by Kris Bryant in January, 2017.

2016 Topps Dynasty was released December 7th. As with previous Dynasty sets, each box will contain an encased autographed patch card serial-numbered to ten copies or less.

2016 Dynasty will feature the first Derek Jeter autographed cards Topps has issued since 2000 Topps HD.

2016 Panini Pantheon was released November 23rd, 2016. The product will feature retired players exclusively and all cards will be either an autograph or a game-used memorabilia card.

2016 Topps High Tek was released November 23rd. As usual, all cards are printed on acetate with multiple background pattern parallels. Each eight-card box will contain one parallel and one autograph.

2016 Topps Gold Label is a 300-card set scheduled for release October 21st. As with the Gold Label sets of the late-90s, the set features 100 different players on three different "Class" cards: 1, 2, and 3.

Each seven-pack Hobby box will yield one Framed Autograph.

2016 Topps Update is a 300-card set (100 cards smaller than the previous year's set), released October 19th, 2016. As usual, each Hobby box will yield one autograph or Relic, while Jumbo boxes will have one autograph and two Relics.

This set will have the first Topps flagship card of Baltimore Orioles All-Star catcher Matt Wieters.

2016 Topps Five Star was released October 5th, 2016. All cards are autographed, and each box will contain two.

2016 Triple Threads is a 100-card set originally scheduled for release September 14th, 2016, but was recalled due to undisclosed "packaging issues" and eventually released two weeks late on September 28th.

As usual, each seven-card Hobby pack will contain three base cards, two parallels, one triple Relic card serial-numbered to 36 copies or fewer, and an autograph serial-numbered to 99 copies or fewer.

2016 Topps Heritage Minor League is a 215-card Minor League released September 28th. Each 18-pack box will yield one autograph and one Relic card.

2016 Bowman Chrome -- the 20th edition of this product -- is a 100-card set supplemented by a 100-card Prospects insert set, scheduled for release September 7th. Each 12-pack Hobby box will yield two autographs.

2016 BowChro seeing the return of "Vending Boxes." Unlike the Vending Boxes of old, these are not designed to restock baseball card vending machines, and are closer to 1992 Bowman "cartons." Each 80-card Vending Box will yield three autographs.

2016 Topps Archives Signature Series All-Star Edition was released exclusively to Hobby outlets August 30th, 2016. As with the previous year's product, each box contains one encased autographed buyback card which is stamped as coming from this product and serial-numbered.

Rather than the plastic "slabs" Topps had used in the past (in brands like Topps Tribute and eTopps), each card is encased in an off-the-shelf BCW Mini Snap magnetic holder with a sticker sealing it shut. Since One Touch holders can only fit standard-sized (2 1/2" X 3 1/2") cards, all pre-1957 Topps cards (which measure 2 5/8" X 3 3/4") used in this product are encased in top-loaders.

As the subtitle of the product's name suggests, each player was at one point in their career an All-Star. New for 2016 are multi-player autographs and autographed game-used Relic cards.

There appears to be a significant number deceased players -- some dead for over a decade. It is unclear how Topps acquired these cards (i.e. whether these players signed for Topps before their death, or if these autographs were purchased by Topps from third-parties).

2016 Bowman Platinum is a 100-card set, supplemented by a 110-card Top Prospects set, scheduled for release August 24th. Bowman Platinum is returning after a one year hiatus and will be available exclusively at Walmart stores.

2016 Bowman Platinum is the first product to be released to a specific retailer since 1994 Sportflics Rookie/Traded.

2016 Topps Bunt is a 200-card "physical" card set based on, and with many ties to, the popular Topps Bunt digital card game.

2016 Panini Immaculate is a 138-card set released August 17th. Each base card is serial-numbered to 99 copies. Each six-card box will contain five autographs/game-used cards.

2016 Topps The Mint was released August 10th, 2016 -- a week earlier than previously announced. Each box will yield five serial-numbered on-card autographs with a limited checklist. On a box-per-box basis, this is the most expensive trading card product Topps has produced to date.

The Mint will feature the first fully-licensed autograph of Vin Scully.

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