Description

The 1990 Topps set consists of 792 standard-sized baseball cards. The cards are printed on gray stock. The card fronts have a non-glossy finish and feature color photographs of players. The card borders are colored with a fading rotating pattern in various colors (orange, blue, red, green, and purple) which don't relate to the player's team colors. The photo itself has a colored frame which, more-or-less, relate to the team colors. The card reverse is non-finished, with a mustard yellow color. As Topps has done for years, the backs contain player personal stats, career stats and a few lines of player trivia.

Tiffany Sets are identical to the regular set, except for white cardboard stock and a glossy finish. Tiffany sets were distributed exclusive to The Hobby and limited to 15,000 factory sets.

Key Rookie Cards include: Frank Thomas, Sammy Sosa, Bernie Williams, Larry Walker and Juan Gonzalez.

Distribution

Wax: 36 packs per box; 16 cards per pack (MSRP: $0.50); 20 boxes per case

Cello: 24 packs per box; 31 cards per pack (MSRP: $0.89)

Rack: 24 pack per box; 46 cards per pack (MSRP: $1.49)

Jumbos: 43 cards per pack (MSRP: $1.49)

Supermarket Jumbos: 106 cards per pack

Blisters: 100 cards per pack (exclusive to K-Mart stores)

Vending: 500 cards per box; 24 boxes per case

Factory Sets

Tiffany Factory Sets

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards
Base	792

Checklist

Base Set

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1 Nolan Ryan

Nolan Ryan Salute

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2 Nolan Ryan
3 Nolan Ryan
4 Nolan Ryan
5 Nolan Ryan

'89 Record Breaker

6 Vince Coleman
7 Rickey Henderson
8 Cal Ripken, Jr.

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9 Eric Plunk
10 Barry Larkin
11 Paul Gibson
12 Joe Girardi
13 Mark Williamson
14 Mike Fetters RC
15 Teddy Higuera
16 Kent Anderson
17 Kelly Downs
18 Carlos Quintana
19 Al Newman
20 Mark Gubicza
21 Jeff Torborg MGR
22 Bruce Ruffin
23 Randy Velarde
24 Joe Hesketh
25 Willie Randolph
26 Don Slaught
27 Rick Leach
28 Duane Ward
29 John Cangelosi
30 David Cone
31 Henry Cotto
32 John Farrell
33 Greg Walker
34 Tony Fossas RC
35 Benito Santiago
36 John Costello
37 Domingo Ramos
38 Wes Gardner
39 Curt Ford
40 Jay Howell
41 Matt Williams
42 Jeff M. Robinson
43 Dante Bichette
44 Roger Salkeld DP RC
45 Dave Parker
46 Rob Dibble
47 Brian Harper
48 Zane Smith
49 Tom Lawless
50 Glenn Davis
51 Doug Rader MGR
52 Jack Daugherty RC
53 Mike LaCoss
54 Joel Skinner
55 Darrell Evans
56 Franklin Stubbs
57 Greg Vaughn
58 Keith Miller
59 Ted Power
60 George Brett
61 Deion Sanders
62 Ramon Martinez
63 Mike Pagliarulo
64 Danny Darwin
65 Devon White
66 Greg Litton
67 Scott Sanderson
68 Dave Henderson
69 Todd Frohwirth
70 Mike Greenwell
71 Allan Anderson
72 Jeff Huson RC
73 Bob Milacki
74 Jeff Jackson DP RC
75 Doug Jones
76 Dave Valle
77 Dave Bergman
78 Mike Flanagan
79 Ron Kittle
80 Jeff Russell
81 Bob Rodgers MGR
82 Scott Terry
83 Hensley Meulens
84 Ray Searage
85 Juan Samuel
86 Paul Kilgus
87 Rick Luecken RC
88 Glenn Braggs
89 Clint Zavaras
90 Jack Clark
91 Steve Frey
92 Mike Stanley
93 Shawn Hillegas
94 Herm Winningham
95 Todd Worrell
96 Jody Reed
97 Curt Schilling
98 Jose Gonzalez
99 Rich Monteleone
100 Will Clark
101 Shane Rawley
102 Stan Javier
103 Marvin Freeman
104 Bob Knepper
105 Randy Myers
106 Charlie O'Brien
107 Fred Lynn
108 Rod Nichols
109 Roberto Kelly
110 Tommy Helms MGR
111 Ed Whited RC
112 Glenn Wilson
113 Manny Lee
114 Mike Bielecki
115 Tony Pena
116 Floyd Bannister
117 Mike Sharperson
118 Erik Hanson
119 Billy Hatcher
120 John Franco
121 Robin Ventura
122 Shawn Abner
123 Rich Gedman
124 Dave Dravecky
125 Kent Hrbek
126 Randy Kramer
127 Mike Devereaux
128 Checklist
129 Ron Jones
130 Bert Blyleven
131 Matt Nokes
132 Lance Blankenship
133 Ricky Horton
134 Earl Cunningham DP RC
135 Dave Magadan
136 Kevin Brown
137 Marty Pevey RC
138 Al Leiter
139 Greg Brock
140 Andre Dawson
141 John Hart MGR
142 Jeff Wetherby RC
143 Rafael Belliard
144 Bud Black
145 Terry Steinbach
146 Rob Richie RC
147 Chuck Finley
148 Edgar Martinez
149 Steve Farr
150 Kirk Gibson
151 Rick Mahler
152 Lonnie Smith
153 Randy Milligan
154 Mike Maddux
155 Ellis Burks
156 Ken Patterson
157 Craig Biggio
158 Craig Lefferts
159 Mike Felder
160 Dave Righetti
161 Harold Reynolds
162 Todd Zeile
163 Phil Bradley
164 Jeff Juden DP RC
165 Walt Weiss
166 Bobby Witt
167 Kevin Appier
168 Jose Lind
169 Rich Dotson
170 George Bell
171 Russ Nixon MGR
172 Tom Lampkin
173 Tim Belcher
174 Jeff Kunkel
175 Mike Moore
176 Luis Quinones
177 Mike Henneman
178 Chris James
179 Brian Holton
180 Tim Raines
181 Juan Agosto
182 Mookie Wilson
183 Steve Lake
184 Danny Cox
185 Ruben Sierra
186 Dave LaPoint
187 Rick Wrona
188 Mike Smithson
189 Dick Schofield
190 Rick Reuschel
191 Pat Borders
192 Don August
193 Andy Benes
194 Glenallen Hill
195 Tim Burke
196 Gerald Young
197 Doug Drabek
198 Mike Marshall
199 Sergio Valdez
200 Don Mattingly
201 Cito Gaston MGR
202 Mike Macfarlane
203 Mike Roesler
204 Bob Dernier
205 Mark Davis
206 Nick Esasky
207 Bob Ojeda
208 Brook Jacoby
209 Greg Mathews
210 Ryne Sandberg
211 John Cerutti
212 Joe Orsulak
213 Scott Bankhead
214 Terry Francona
215 Kirk McCaskill
216 Ricky Jordan
217 Don Robinson
218 Wally Backman
219 Donn Pall
220 Barry Bonds
221 Gary Mielke RC
222 Kurt Stillwell
223 Tommy Gregg
224 Delino DeShields RC
225 Jim Deshaies
226 Mickey Hatcher
227 Kevin Tapani RC
228 Dave Martinez
229 David Wells
230 Keith Hernandez
231 Jack McKeon MGR
232 Darnell Coles
233 Ken Hill
234 Mariano Duncan
235 Jeff Reardon
236 Hal Morris
237 Kevin Ritz RC
238 Felix Jose
239 Eric Show
240 Mark Grace
241 Mike Krukow
242 Fred Manrique
243 Barry Jones
244 Bill Schroeder
245 Roger Clemens
246 Jim Eisenreich
247 Jerry Reed
248 Dave Anderson
249 Mike Smith RC
250 Jose Canseco
251 Jeff Blauser
252 Otis Nixon
253 Mark Portugal
254 Francisco Cabrera
255 Bobby Thigpen
256 Marvell Wynne
257 Jose DeLeon
258 Barry Lyons
259 Lance McCullers
260 Eric Davis
261 Whitey Herzog MGR
262 Checklist
263 Mel Stottlemyre, Jr.
264 Bryan Clutterbuck
265 Pete O'Brien
266 German Gonzalez
267 Mark Davidson
268 Rob Murphy
269 Dickie Thon
270 Dave Stewart
271 Chet Lemon
272 Bryan Harvey
273 Bobby Bonilla
274 Mauro Gozzo RC
275 Mickey Tettleton
276 Gary Thurman
277 Lenny Harris
278 Pascual Perez
279 Steve Buechele
280 Lou Whitaker
281 Kevin Bass
282 Derek Lilliquist
283 Albert Belle
284 Mark Gardner RC
285 Willie McGee
286 Lee Guetterman
287 Vance Law
288 Greg Briley
289 Norm Charlton
290 Robin Yount
291 Dave Johnson MGR
292 Jim Gott
293 Mike Gallego
294 Craig McMurtry
295 Fred McGriff
296 Jeff Ballard
297 Tommy Herr
298 Dan Gladden
299 Adam Peterson
300 Bo Jackson
301 Don Aase
302 Marcus Lawton
303 Rick Cerone
304 Marty Clary
305 Eddie Murray
306 Tom Niedenfuer
307 Bip Roberts
308 Jose Guzman
309 Eric Yelding RC
310 Steve Bedrosian
311 Dwight Smith
312 Dan Quisenberry
313 Gus Polidor
314 Donald Harris DP RC
315 Bruce Hurst
316 Carney Lansford
317 Mark Guthrie RC
318 Wallace Johnson
319 Dion James
320 Dave Stieb
321 Joe Morgan MGR
322 Junior Ortiz
323 Willie Wilson
324 Pete Harnisch
325 Robby Thompson
326 Tom McCarthy
327 Ken Williams
328 Curt Young
329 Oddibe McDowell
330 Ron Darling
331 Juan Gonzalez RC
332 Paul O'Neill
333 Bill Wegman
334 Johnny Ray
335 Andy Hawkins
336 Ken Griffey, Jr.
337 Lloyd McClendon
338 Dennis Lamp
339 Dave Clark
340 Fernando Valenzuela
341 Tom Foley
342 Alex Trevino
343 Frank Tanana
344 George Canale RC
345 Harold Baines
346 Jim Presley
347 Junior Felix
348 Gary Wayne
349 Steve Finley
350 Bret Saberhagen
351 Roger Craig MGR
352 Bryn Smith
353 Sandy Alomar, Jr.
354 Stan Belinda RC
355 Marty Barrett
356 Randy Ready
357 Dave West
358 Andres Thomas
359 Jimmy Jones
360 Paul Molitor
361 Randy McCament RC
362 Damon Berryhill
363 Dan Petry
364 Rolando Roomes
365 Ozzie Guillen
366 Mike Heath
367 Mike Morgan
368 Bill Doran
369 Todd Burns
370 Tim Wallach
371 Jimmy Key
372 Terry Kennedy
373 Alvin Davis
374 Steve Cummings RC
375 Dwight Evans
376 Checklist 3
377 Mickey Weston RC
378 Luis Salazar
379 Steve Rosenberg
380 Dave Winfield
381 Frank Robinson MGR
382 Jeff Musselman
383 John Morris
384 Pat Combs

All-Stars

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385 Fred McGriff
386 Julio Franco
387 Wade Boggs
388 Cal Ripken, Jr.
389 Robin Yount
390 Ruben Sierra
391 Kirby Puckett
392 Carlton Fisk
393 Bret Saberhagen
394 Jeff Ballard
395 Jeff Russell
396 Bart Giamatti
397 Will Clark
398 Ryne Sandberg
399 Howard Johnson
400 Ozzie Smith
401 Kevin Mitchell
402 Eric Davis
403 Tony Gwynn
404 Craig Biggio
405 Mike Scott
406 Joe Magrane
407 Mark Davis

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408 Trevor Wilson
409 Tom Brunansky
410 Joe Boever
411 Ken Phelps
412 Jamie Moyer
413 Brian DuBois RC
414 Frank Thomas ERR NNOF
414 Frank Thomas COR DP RC
415 Shawon Dunston
416 Dave Johnson RC
417 Jim Gantner
418 Tom Browning
419 Beau Allred
420 Carlton Fisk
421 Greg Minton
422 Pat Sheridan
423 Fred Toliver
424 Jerry Reuss
425 Bill Landrum
426 Jeff Hamilton
427 Carmen Castillo
428 Steve Davis RC
429 Tom Kelly MGR
430 Pete Incaviglia
431 Randy Johnson
432 Damaso Garcia
433 Steve Olin RC
434 Mark Carreon
435 Kevin Seitzer
436 Mel Hall
437 Les Lancaster
438 Greg Myers
439 Jeff Parrett
440 Alan Trammell
441 Bob Kipper
442 Jerry Browne
443 Cris Carpenter
444 Kyle Abbott DP
445 Danny Jackson
446 Dan Pasqua
447 Charlie Haag
448 Greg Gagne
449 Dennis Rasmussen
450 Rickey Henderson
451 Mark Lemke
452 Luis DeLosSantos
453 Jody Davis
454 Jeff King
455 Jeffrey Leonard
456 Chris Gwynn
457 Gregg Jefferies
458 Bob McClure
459 Jim Lefebvre MGR
460 Mike Scott
461 Carlos Martinez
462 Denny Walling
463 Drew Hall
464 Jerome Walton
465 Kevin Gross
466 Rance Mulliniks
467 Juan Nieves
468 Bill Ripken
469 John Kruk
470 Frank Viola
471 Mike Brumley
472 Jose Uribe
473 Joe Price
474 Rich Thompson
475 Bob Welch
476 Brad Komminsk
477 Willie Fraser
478 Mike LaValliere
479 Frank White
480 Sid Fernandez
481 Garry Templeton
482 Steve Carter
483 Alejandro Pena
484 Mike Fitzgerald
485 John Candelaria
486 Jeff Treadway
487 Steve Searcy
488 Ken Oberkfell
489 Nick Leyva MGR
490 Dan Plesac
491 Dave Cochrane
492 Ron Oester
493 Jason Grimsley RC
494 Terry Puhl
495 Lee Smith
496 Cecil Espy
497 Dave Schmidt
498 Rick Schu
499 Bill Long
500 Kevin Mitchell
501 Matt Young
502 Mitch Webster
503 Randy St. Claire
504 Tom O'Malley
505 Kelly Gruber
506 Tom Glavine
507 Gary Redus
508 Terry Leach
509 Tom Pagnozzi
510 Dwight Gooden
511 Clay Parker
512 Gary Pettis
513 Mark Eichhorn
514 Andy Allanson
515 Lenny Dykstra
516 Tim Leary
517 Roberto Alomar
518 Bill Krueger
519 Bucky Dent MGR
520 Mitch Williams
521 Craig Worthington
522 Mike Dunne
523 Jay Bell
524 Daryl Boston
525 Wally Joyner
526 Checklist
527 Ron Hassey
528 Kevin Wickander UER
529 Greg A. Harris
530 Mark Langston
531 Ken Caminiti
532 Cecilio Guante
533 Tim Jones
534 Louie Meadows
535 John Smoltz
536 Bob Geren
537 Mark Grant
538 Bill Spiers UER (Photo is George Canale)
539 Neal Heaton
540 Danny Tartabull
541 Pat Perry
542 Darren Daulton
543 Nelson Liriano
544 Dennis Boyd
545 Kevin McReynolds
546 Kevin Hickey
547 Jack Howell
548 Pat Clements
549 Don Zimmer MGR
550 Julio Franco
551 Tim Crews
552 MikeMiss. Smith
553 Scott Scudder
554 Jay Buhner
555 Jack Morris
556 Gene Larkin
557 Jeff Innis RC
558 Rafael Ramirez
559 Andy McGaffigan
560 Steve Sax
561 Ken Dayley
562 Chad Kreuter
563 Alex Sanchez
564 Tyler Houston DP RC
565 Scott Fletcher
566 Mark Knudson
567 Ron Gant
568 John Smiley
569 Ivan Calderon
570 Cal Ripken, Jr.
571 Brett Butler
572 Greg W. Harris
573 Danny Heep
574 Bill Swift
575 Lance Parrish
576 Mike Dyer RC
577 Charlie Hayes
578 Joe Magrane
579 Art Howe MGR
580 Joe Carter
581 Ken Griffey, Sr.
582 Rick Honeycutt
583 Bruce Benedict
584 Phil Stephenson
585 Kal Daniels
586 Edwin Nunez
587 Lance Johnson
588 Rick Rhoden
589 Mike Aldrete
590 Ozzie Smith
591 Todd Stottlemyre
592 R.J. Reynolds
593 Scott Bradley
594 Luis Sojo
595 Greg Swindell
596 Jose DeJesus
597 Chris Bosio
598 Brady Anderson
599 Frank Williams
600 Darryl Strawberry
601 Luis Rivera
602 Scott Garrelts
603 Tony Armas
604 Ron Robinson
605 Mike Scioscia
606 Storm Davis
607 Steve Jeltz
608 Eric Anthony RC
609 Sparky Anderson MGR
610 Pedro Guerrero
611 Walt Terrell
612 Dave Gallagher
613 Jeff Pico
614 Nelson Santovenia
615 Rob Deer
616 Brian Holman
617 Geronimo Berroa
618 Ed Whitson
619 Rob Ducey
620 Tony Castillo
621 Melido Perez
622 Sid Bream
623 Jim Corsi
624 Darrin Jackson
625 Roger McDowell
626 Bob Melvin
627 Jose Rijo
628 Candy Maldonado
629 Eric Hetzel
630 Gary Gaetti
631 John Wetteland
632 Scott Lusader
633 Dennis Cook
634 Luis Polonia
635 Brian Downing
636 Jesse Orosco
637 Craig Reynolds
638 Jeff Montgomery
639 Tony LaRussa MGR
640 Rick Sutcliffe
641 Doug Strange RC
642 Jack Armstrong
643 Alfredo Griffin
644 Paul Assenmacher
645 Jose Oquendo
646 Checklist
647 Rex Hudler
648 Jim Clancy
649 Dan Murphy RC
650 Mike Witt
651 Rafael Santana
652 Mike Boddicker
653 John Moses
654 Paul Coleman DP RC
655 Gregg Olson
656 Mackey Sasser
657 Terry Mulholland
658 Donell Nixon
659 Greg Cadaret
660 Vince Coleman

Turn Back the Clock

661 Dick Howser
662 Mike Schmidt
663 Fred Lynn
664 Johnny Bench
665 Sandy Koufax

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666 Brian Fisher
667 Curt Wilkerson
668 Joe Oliver
669 Tom Lasorda MGR
670 Dennis Eckersley
671 Bob Boone
672 Roy Smith
673 Joey Meyer
674 Spike Owen
675 Jim Abbott
676 Randy Kutcher
677 Jay Tibbs
678 Kirt Manwaring
679 Gary Ward
680 Howard Johnson
681 Mike Schooler
682 Dann Bilardello
683 Kenny Rogers
684 Julio Machado RC
685 Tony Fernandez
686 Carmelo Martinez
687 Tim Birtsas
688 Milt Thompson
689 Rich Yett
690 Mark McGwire
691 Chuck Cary
692 Sammy Sosa RC
693 Calvin Schiraldi
694 Mike Stanton RC
695 Tom Henke
696 B.J. Surhoff
697 Mike Davis
698 Omar Vizquel
699 Jim Leyland MGR
700 Kirby Puckett
701 Bernie Williams RC
702 Tony Phillips
703 Jeff Brantley
704 Chip Hale RC
705 Claudell Washington
706 Geno Petralli
707 Luis Aquino
708 Larry Sheets
709 Juan Berenguer
710 Von Hayes
711 Rick Aguilera
712 Todd Benzinger
713 Tim Drummond
714 Marquis Grissom RC
715 Greg Maddux
716 Steve Balboni
717 Ron Karkovice
718 Gary Sheffield
719 Wally Whitehurst
720 Andres Galarraga
721 Lee Mazzilli
722 Felix Fermin
723 Jeff D. Robinson
724 Juan Bell
725 Terry Pendleton
726 Gene Nelson
727 Pat Tabler
728 Jim Acker
729 Bobby Valentine MGR
730 Tony Gwynn
731 Don Carman
732 Ernest Riles
733 John Dopson
734 Kevin Elster
735 Charlie Hough
736 Rick Dempsey
737 Chris Sabo
738 Gene Harris
739 Dale Sveum
740 Jesse Barfield
741 Steve Wilson
742 Ernie Whitt
743 Tom Candiotti
744 Kelly Mann RC
745 Hubie Brooks
746 Dave Smith
747 Randy Bush
748 Doyle Alexander
749 Mark Parent
750 Dale Murphy
751 Steve Lyons
752 Tom Gordon
753 Chris Speier
754 Bob Walk
755 Rafael Palmeiro
756 Ken Howell
757 Larry Walker RC
758 Mark Thurmond
759 Tom Trebelhorn MGR
760 Wade Boggs
761 Mike Jackson
762 Doug Dascenzo
763 Dennis Martinez
764 Tim Teufel
765 Chili Davis
766 Brian Meyer
767 Tracy Jones
768 Chuck Crim
769 Greg Hibbard RC
770 Cory Snyder
771 Pete Smith
772 Jeff Reed
773 Dave Leiper
774 Ben McDonald DP RC
775 Andy Van Slyke
776 Charlie Leibrandt
777 Tim Laudner
778 Mike Jeffcoat
779 Lloyd Moseby
780 Orel Hershiser
781 Mario Diaz
782 Jose Alvarez
783 Checklist
784 Scott Bailes
785 Jim Rice
786 Eric King
787 Rene Gonzales
788 Frank DiPino
789 John Wathan MGR
790 Gary Carter
791 Alvaro Espinoza
792 Gerald Perry

Variations

Missing Black Ink

Some cards with blank fronts exist as well as cards with missing black ink on the front. [According to researchers, http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.cfm?catid=11&threadid=709331] Topps printed this set in six separate sheets and a small percentage of cards from sheet "F" were printed and packaged with missing black ink on the front. The most popular card missing black ink on the front is the Frank Thomas "NNOF" ("No Name on Front") rookie card. Thomas happens to be the most sought after card in set; however according to researchers, printing the card without the name wasn't a deliberate act, or gimmick, by Topps.

The number of known missing black ink cards is listed below.

141 John Hart MGR
227 Kevin Tapani
302 Marcus Lawton
383 John Morris
385 Fred McGriff AS
386 Julio Franco AS
392 Carlton Fisk AS
395 Jeff Russell AS
404 Craig Biggio AS
406 Joe Magrane AS
414 Frank Thomas DP NNOF
624 Darrin Jackson
728 Jim Acker

Parallels

O-Pee-Chee

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The 1990 O-Pee-Chee baseball set was a 792-card set produced and distributed for the Canadian market. For the first time since 1976, O-Pee-Chee issued the exact same set as Topps. The only distinctions are the bilingual text (English and French) and the O-Pee-Chee copyright on the backs. The fronts still have the Topps logo.

Tiffany

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The penultimate year for the product, Topps Tiffany was a "high-end" version of Topps' base set. Available exclusively in factory set form and distributed directly to Hobby dealers, Topps Tiffany cards are printed on white cardstock, have a glossy coating and were printed in the same Irish facility where Topps Traded sets were produced. Only 15,000 1990 Topps Tiffany factory sets were printed.

The Frank Thomas "NNOF" card does not exist in the Tiffany set.

Inserts

George Bush USA Card

A card done in the 1990 Topps style of then-President George H. W. Bush also exists. Topps printed 100 cards of the President as a gift to the Commander in Chief. During his days at Yale, Bush played first base on the varsity baseball team and was team captain his Senior year. Over time, some these cards have made it into the secondary market and a few were pulled from packs. A photo in Topps Magazine from 1990 depicts President Bush being presented with a binder of these cards.

In the Summer of 1990, White House Chief of Staff John Sununu, himself an avid card collector, appeared on The Tonight Show and traded a 1990 Topps George Bush card to Johnny Carson for a 1957 Topps Ernie Banks. In 2013, Governor Sununu submitted a Bush card to Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA) for grading; who then discovered a heretofore unknown variation.

Whereas, all other Bush cards that had been previously graded by PSA had a rough surface -- not unlike a regular 1990 Topps card -- the card Governor Sununu submitted to PSA had a glossy coating on the front. All glossy cards were from the batch Topps gave directly to President Bush, who then gave a few to Governor Sununu. Former Topps CEO Arthur Shorin (who also possesses a glossy) confirmed in a press release that only 100 glossy cards were produced. It remains unclear why or how the non-glossy cards were produced or distributed; however, some collectors in 1990 reported pulling them from packs.

Box Bottoms

These "cards" were featured four to a box on the bottom of each waxbox. There were four different panels for a total of 16 cards. The set is lettered A-P rather than sequentially-numbered. When individually cut out, each card measures 2.5" X 3.5".

Panel 1

A Wade Boggs
B George Brett
C Andre Dawson
D Darrell Evans

Panel 2

E Dwight Gooden
F Rickey Henderson
G Tom Lasorda
H Fred Lynn

Panel 3

I Mark McGwire
J Dave Parker
K Jeff Reardon
L Rick Reuschel

Panel 4

M Jim Rice
N Cal Ripken, Jr.
O Nolan Ryan
P Ryne Sandberg

Glossy Send-Ins

This 60-card set was available by mailing in the special offer cards found in 1990 Topps wax packs. With enough special offer cards, and a nominal shipping & handling fee, collectors could choose one of six different "series" of Glossies, with two cards per series (cards ending in 9 and 0) featuring a "young star." The design of the set is identical to previous year's Glossies, except for a thin, red, border.

After an eight-year run, this would be the final year for the Glossy Send-Ins.

Series A

1 Ryne Sandberg
2 Nolan Ryan
3 Glenn Davis
4 Dave Stewart
5 Barry Larkin
6 Carney Lansford
7 Darryl Strawberry
8 Steve Sax
9 Carlos Martinez
10 Gary Sheffield

Series B

11 Don Mattingly
12 Mark Grace
13 Bret Saberhagen
14 Mike Scott
15 Robin Yount
16 Ozzie Smith
17 Jeff Ballard
18 Rick Reuschel
19 Greg Briley
20 Ken Griffey, Jr.

Series C

21 Kevin Mitchell
22 Wade Boggs
23 Dwight Gooden
24 George Bell
25 Eric Davis
26 Ruben Sierra
27 Roberto Alomar
28 Gary Gaetti
29 Gregg Olson
30 Tom Gordon

Series D

31 Jose Canseco
32 Pedro Guerrero
33 Joe Carter
34 Mike Scioscia
35 Julio Franco
36 Joe Magrane
37 Rickey Henderson
38 Tim Raines
39 Jerome Walton
40 Bob Geren

Series E

41 Andre Dawson
42 Mark McGwire
43 Howard Johnson
44 Bo Jackson
45 Shawon Dunston
46 Carlton Fisk
47 Mitch Williams
48 Kirby Puckett
49 Craig Worthington
50 Jim Abbott

Series F

51 Cal Ripken, Jr.
52 Will Clark
53 Dennis Eckersley
54 Craig Biggio
55 Fred McGriff
56 Tony Gwynn
57 Mickey Tettleton
58 Mark Davis
59 Omar Vizquel
60 Gregg Jefferies

Glossy All-Stars

This 22-card set is exclusive to 46-card rack packs. The design of the set is identical to previous years Glossy All-Stars. The checklist consists of the starting line-ups for the 1989 All-Star Game, both managers, and both team's honorary captains.

1 Tom Lasorda
2 Will Clark
3 Ryne Sandberg
4 Howard Johnson
5 Ozzie Smith
6 Kevin Mitchell
7 Eric Davis
8 Tony Gwynn
9 Benito Santiago
10 Rick Reuschel
11 Don Drysdale
12 Tony LaRussa
13 Mark McGwire
14 Julio Franco
15 Wade Boggs
16 Cal Ripken, Jr.
17 Bo Jackson
18 Kirby Puckett
19 Ruben Sierra
20 Terry Steinbach
21 Dave Stewart
22 Carl Yastrzemski CAPT

Glossy Rookies

This 33-card set was available exclusively as an insert in 100-card "supermarket jumbo" packs. The design of the cards slightly resemble the Glossy All-Star set.

1 Jim Abbott
2 Albert Belle
3 Andy Benes
4 Greg Briley
5 Kevin Brown
6 Mark Carreon
7 Mike Devereaux
8 Junior Felix
9 Bob Geren
10 Tom Gordon
11 Ken Griffey, Jr.
12 Pete Harnisch
13 Greg W. Harris
14 Greg Hibbard
15 Ken Hill
16 Gregg Jefferies
17 Jeff King
18 Derek Lilliquist
19 Carlos Martinez
20 Ramon Martinez
21 Bob Milacki
22 Gregg Olson
23 Donn Pall
24 Kenny Rogers
25 Gary Sheffield
26 Dwight Smith
27 Billy Spiers
28 Omar Vizquel
29 Jerome Walton
30 Dave West
31 John Wetteland
32 Steve Wilson
33 Craig Worthington

Batting Leaders

This set depicts the 22 active Major Leaguer's with the highest lifetime batting averages going into the 1990 season. The cards were distributed one per 100-card blister pack available only at K-Mart stores. Many of the photos are the same as those used in the 1989 set of the same name.

1 Wade Boggs
2 Tony Gwynn
3 Kirby Puckett
4 Don Mattingly
5 George Brett
6 Pedro Guerrero
7 Tim Raines
8 Paul Molitor
9 Jim Rice
10 Keith Hernandez
11 Julio Franco
12 Carney Lansford
13 Dave Parker
14 Willie McGee
15 Robin Yount
16 Tony Fernandez
17 Eddie Murray
18 Johnny Ray
19 Lonnie Smith
20 Phil Bradley
21 Rickey Henderson
22 Kent Hrbek

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Topps (flagship) Junk Wax Era: 1988 - 1989 - 1990 - 1991 - 1992 - 1993
Topps (flagship) Post Strike Era: 1994 - 1995 - 1996 - 1997 - 1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 - 2006 - 2007 - 2008 - 2009
Topps (flagship) Exclusive License Era: 2010 - 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020 - 2021 - 2022
Topps (flagship) Fanatics Era: 2023 - 2024

Topps (flagship) Update Sets
Traded 1974 - 1976 - 1981 - 1982 - 1983 - 1984 - 1985 - 1986 - 1987 - 1988 - 1989 - 1990 - 1991 - 1992 - 1993 - 1994
Traded & Rookies: 1995 - 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004
Updates & Highlights: 2005 - 2006 - 2007 - 2008 - 2009
Update: 2010 - 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020 - 2021 - 2022 - 2023 - 2024

Topps (flagship) Parallel Brands
Chrome: 1996 - 1997 - 1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 - 2006 - 2007 - 2008 - 2009 - 2010 - 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020 - 2021 - 2022 - 2023 - 2024
Chrome Update: 1999 - 2000 - 2005 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020 - 2021 - 2022 - 2023 - 2024
Super Chrome: 1998 - 1999
Sapphire Chrome: 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020 - 2021 - 2022 - 2023
Holiday: 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020 - 2021 - 2022 - 2023
Mini: 1975 - 1985 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020 - 2022
Opening Day: 1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 - 2006 - 2007 - 2008 - 2010 - 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020 - 2021 - 2022

O-Pee-Chee
Pre-War Era: 1937 O-Pee-Chee Batter-Ups (V-300)
Topps Replication Era: 1965 - 1966 - 1967 - 1968 - 1969 - 1970 - 1971 - 1972 - 1973 - 1974 - 1975 - 1976 - 1977 - 1978 - 1979 -1980 - 1981 - 1982 - 1983 - 1984 - 1985 - 1986 - 1987 - 1988 - 1989 - 1990 - 1991 - 1992
Original Era: 1993 - 1994
Upper Deck Era: 2009

O-Pee-Chee Premier: 1991 - 1992 - 1993