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Description

The first, and only, Topps National Chicle Baseball set is a 329-card, all-painted, set inspired by the 1935 football card set of the same name, and consists of 205 current players, 50 retried players, and 20 rookies all in an Art Deco design. The set also includes three, somewhat controversial, subsets: Retired Stars Revisited, Vintage Veterans and Rookie Renditions.

Retired Stars Revisited has 25 Hall of Fame-caliber players, painted in the modern uniform of the respective teams. This includes Babe Ruth in an Atlanta Braves uniform, and Lou Gehrig in a current Yankee batting-practice shirt with sideburns, a soul-patch, and a titanium necklace.

Vintage Veterans features ten current players painted into "throwback" style unis. Among the images include an Ichiro in a Seattle Pilots shirt, Albert Pujols wearing St. Louis Browns gear, and Ryan Howard in a Philadelphia A's uniform.

The Rookie Renditions have nothing to do with the 1935 National Chicle set. Instead collector's are treated to 20 different 2010 rookies painted into vintage Topps rookie cards of the past. For example, Chicago White Sox rookie Tyler Flowers is painted to resemble Frank Thomas on his 1990 Topps "NNOF" rookie, and Madison Baumgartner appears on a card inspired by Gaylord Perry's 1962 Topps rookie.

To say that Retired Stars Revisited, Vintage Veterans, and Rookie Renditions cards were not well received by collectors would be an understatement. The subsets, coupled with overall poor quality of the artwork led to National Chicle being discontinued after only one year.

Each 24-pack, 8-card, Hobby box is expected to yield two on-card autographs, one relic, one over-sized Cabinet box-loader and nine parallels.

Distribution

When first released, hobby boxes (24 packs per box, 8 cards per pack) cost $80-$90, individual packs were around $4 each.

Reviews

http://blog.stalegum.com/2010/05/card-ola-2010-topps-national-chicle.html

http://mrscotts.blogspot.com/2010/04/2010-topps-national-chicle-dual-box.html

http://www.cardboardconnection.com/2010-topps-national-chicle-baseball

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds	Retail Odds
Base	329	-	8:1	?
short set	275	-	?	?
Short Print	54	-	1:4	?
National Chicle Back	275	-	1:4	?
Short Print National Chicle Back	54	-	1:50	?
Bazooka Back	275	-	1:8	?
Short Print Bazooka Back	54	-	1:100	?
Umbrella Black Back	329	25	1:82	?
Artist's Proof	329	10	1:120	N/A
Umbrella Red Back	329	one-of-one	1:1200	N/A
Cowhide	329	one-of-one	1:1200	?
Printing Plates	329	4	1:300	N/A
Cabinet Card	25	-	1 per box	N/A
Cabinet Card Signature Series	25	50	?	N/A
MLB Batter Logo Patch Card	?	?	1:1543	?
Relic Group A	13	-	1:156	?
Relic Group B	22	-	1:65	?
Relic Group C	3	-	1:2061	?
Relic Chicle Back Parallel	35	199	1:87	?
Relic Bazooka Back Parallel	35	99	1:174	?
Relic Black Umbrella Back Parallel	38	25	1:688	?
Relic Red Umbrella Back Parallel	38	one-of-one	1:11,607	?
Autograph Group A	20	-	1:15	?
Autograph Group B	7	-	1:594	?
Autograph Chicle Back Parallel	27	199	1:126	?
Autograph Bazooka Back Parallel	27	99	1:188	?
Autograph Black Umbrella Back Parallel	27	25	1:745	?
Autograph Red Umbrella Back Parallel	27	one-of-one	1:15,623	?
Autograph Red Printing Plate Parallel	27	four for each	1:3,671	?
Dual Autograph	10	25	1:1,586	?

Checklist

Base Set

NOTE: Card #166 (originally of Detroit Tigers relief pitcher Fu-Te Ni) was pulled from the base set due to contract issues with the player. Ni's card was replaced by Duke Snider's Retired Stars Revisited card (originally #300), and Snider's card replaced by Ian Desmond (originally #330).

Veterans

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1 Albert Pujols
2 Grady Sizemore
3 Ichiro
4 Daisuke Matsuzaka
5 Prince Fielder
6 Joba Chamberlain
7 Joe Mauer
8 Jason Bartlett
9 Brandon Webb
10 Manny Ramirez
11 CC Sabathia
12 Raul Ibanez
13 Dan Uggla
14 Mariano Rivera
15 Brad Hawpe
16 James Loney
17 Ken Griffey, Jr.
18 Josh Johnson
19 Jay Bruce
20 David DeJesus
21 J.A. Happ
22 Tim Wakefield
23 Shane Victorino
24 Kevin Kouzmanoff
25 Aaron Hill
26 Rick Porcello
27 Jacoby Ellsbury
28 Andrew McCutchen
29 Hunter Pence
30 Michael Cuddyer
31 Jayson Werth
32 Andy Pettitte
33 Evan Longoria
34 David Wright
35 Justin Morneau
36 Derek Jeter
37 Ryan Howard
38 Russell Martin
39 Michael Young
40 Johnny Damon
41 Carlos Pena
42 Robinson Cano
43 Ian Kinsler
44 Jason Bay
45 Adam Lind
46 Kevin Youkilis
47 Brandon Inge
48 Jason Kubel
49 Adrian Gonzalez
50 David Ortiz
51 Joey Votto
52 Nick Swisher
53 Marco Scutaro
54 Yunel Escobar
55 Carl Crawford
56 B.J. Upton
57 Kosuke Fukudome
58 Matt Cain
59 Wandy Rodriguez
60 J.J. Hardy
61 Gordon Beckham
62 Chad Billingsley
63 Aramis Ramirez
64 Alex Rodriguez
65 Clayton Kershaw
66 Johan Santana
67 Mark Buehrle
68 Vladimir Guerrero
69 Jose Reyes
70 Cliff Lee
71 Miguel Cabrera
72 Jorge Posada
73 Nick Markakis
74 Ryan Zimmerman
75 Kendry Morales
76 Victor Martinez
77 Carlos Lee
78 Bobby Abreu
79 Russell Branyan
80 Jermaine Dye
81 Hideki Matsui
82 Josh Beckett
83 Brian Roberts
84 Hanley Ramirez
85 Justin Verlander
86 Adam Jones
87 Ted Lilly
88 Jorge Cantu
89 Chone Figgans
90 Miguel Tejada
91 Asdrubal Cabrera
92 Cole Hamels
93 Roy Oswalt
94 Nyjer Morgan
95 Ryan Braun
96 Derrek Lee
97 Matt Kemp
98 Troy Tulowitzki
99 Alexei Ramirez
100 Adam Dunn
101 Torii Hunter
102 Adam Wainwright
103 Pablo Sandoval
104 Justin Upton
105 Mark Reynolds
106 Todd Helton
107 Mark Teixeira
108 Josh Hamilton
109 Nelson Cruz
110 Curtis Granderson
111 Paul Konerko
112 Dustin Pedroia
113 Billy Butler
114 Felix Hernandez
115 Lance Berkman
116 Carlos Beltran
117 Jason Marquis
118 Ubaldo Jimenez
119 Jose Lopez
120 Tommy Hanson
121 Yovani Gallardo
122 Roy Halladay
123 Brian McCann
124 Carlos Zambrano
125 Luis Castillo
126 Melky Cabrera
127 Kyle Blanks
128 Michael Bowden
129 Nolan Reimold
130 Elvis Andrus
131 David Price
132 Bengie Molina
133 Andrew Bailey
134 Felix Pie
135 Chris Carpenter
136 Julio Borbon
137 Zack Greinke
138 Scott Kazmir
139 Yadier Molina
140 Javier Vazquez
141 Brett Anderson
142 Colby Rasmus
143 Chris Coghlan
144 Jhoulys Chacin
145 Kurt Suzuki
146 Scott Feldman
147 Jon Lester
148 Chris Young
149 Trevor Cahill
150 Zach Duke
151 Michael Bourn
152 Rick Ankiel
153 Alex Gordon
154 Derek Lowe
155 Vernon Wells
156 Luke Scott
157 Jimmy Rollins
158 Stephen Drew
159 Kenshin Kawakami
160 Jonathan Sanchez
161 Juan Pierre
162 Jonathan Papelbon
163 Erick Aybar
164 Andre Ethier
165 Jed Lowrie
166 Duke Snider RSR
167 Ryan Ludwick
168 Jake Peavy
169 Denard Span
170 Jair Jurrjens
171 Mike Cameron
172 Gavin Floyd
173 Jonathan Broxton
174 Marlon Byrd
175 Dexter Fowler
176 Aaron Rowand
177 Koji Uehara
178 Joel Pineiro
179 Carlos Quentin
180 Freddy Sanchez
181 John Maine
182 Neftali Feliz
183 Nate McLouth
184 Phil Hughes
185 Travis Snider
186 Alfonso Soriano
187 Joe Saunders
188 Rich Harden
189 Mat Gamel
190 Orlando Hudson
191 Chase Utley
192 J.D. Drew
193 Marc Rzepczynksi
194 Tim Lincecum
195 Alex Rios
196 Will Venable
197 Dan Haren
198 Michael Saunders
199 Trevor Crowe
200 Chipper Jones
201 A.J. Burnett
202 Ian Stewart
203 Edinson Volquez
204 Carlos Gonzalez
205 John Danks
206 Hank Greenberg
207 Johnny Bench
208 Luis Aparicio
209 Juan Marichal
210 Robin Yount
211 Jim Palmer
212 Ozzie Smith
213 Paul Molitor
214 Warren Spahn
215 Orlando Cepeda
216 Bob Gibson
217 Frank Robinson
218 Carlton Fisk
219 Eddie Murray
220 Dale Murphy
221 Dennis Eckersley
222 Lou Brock
223 Carl Yastrzemski
224 Al Kaline
225 Mike Schmidt
226 Phil Rizzuto
227 Rogers Hornsby
228 Pee Wee Reese
229 Lou Gehrig
230 Jimmy Foxx
231 Honus Wagner
232 Roy Campanella
233 Mel Ott
234 Tris Speaker
235 Jackie Robinson
236 George Sisler
237 Thurman Munson
238 Johnny Mize
239 Walter Johnson
240 Cy Young
241 Christy Mathewson
242 Mickey Mantle
243 Stan Musial
244 Eddie Mathews
245 Whitey Ford
246 Willie McCovey
247 Reggie Jackson
248 Tom Seaver
249 Nolan Ryan
250 Joe Morgan
251 Richie Ashburn
252 Duke Snider
253 Ryne Sandberg
254 Ernie Banks
255 Babe Ruth
256 Tyler Flowers RC
257 Madison Bumgarner RC
258 Gordon Beckham
259 Henry Rodriguez RC
260 Drew Stubbs RC
261 Kevin Richardson (RC)
262 Reid Gorecki (RC)
263 Eric Young, Jr. (RC)
264 Josh Thole RC
265 Neil Walker (RC)
266 Carlos Carrasco (RC)
267 Tobi Stoner RC
268 Luis Durango RC
269 Tommy Manzella (RC)
270 Adam Moore RC
271 Brent Dlugach (RC)
272 Michael Brantley RC
273 Juan Francisco RC
274 Ian Desmond (RC)
275 Buster Posey RC

Short Prints

Retired Stars Revisited

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This subset features vintage players in modern-era uniforms. With some exceptions, players are depicted in the uniform of the team or city they are most associated with. For licensing purposes, card #166 was pulled from the base set and replaced with Duke Snider's RSR card -- which was on the original checklist as card #300. Unlike the rest of the RSRs, #166 is not short-printed.

166 Duke Snider
276 Babe Ruth
277 Rogers Hornsby
278 Pee Wee Reese
279 Lou Gehrig
280 Jimmie Foxx
281 Honus Wagner
282 Roy Campanella
283 Mel Ott
284 Tris Speaker
285 Jackie Robinson
286 George Sisler
287 Ty Cobb
288 Thurman Munson
289 Johnny Mize
290 Walter Johnson
291 Cy Young
292 Christy Mathewson
293 Mickey Mantle
294 Stan Musial
295 Eddie Mathews
296 Ernie Banks
297 Ryne Sandberg
298 Joe Morgan
299 Reggie Jackson

Vintage Veterans

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301 Albert Pujols
302 Ichiro
303 Alex Rodriguez
304 Ryan Howard
305 Lance Berkman
306 Chipper Jones
307 Manny Ramirez
308 Dustin Pedroia
309 Ryan Zimmerman
310 Joe Mauer

Rookie Renditions

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NOTE: Card #324 does not exist.

300 Ian Desmond 56T
311 Buster Posey 52T
312 Tyler Flowers 90T
313 Madison Bumgarner 62T
314 Adam Moore 89T
315 Henry Rodriguez 66T
316 Drew Stubbs 57T
317 Kevin Richardson 60T
318 Reid Gorecki 54T
319 Eric Young, Jr. 93T
320 Josh Thole 84T
321 Neil Walker 56T
322 Carlos Carrasco 77T
323 Tobi Stoner 85T
325 Tommy Manzella 91T
327 Brent Dlugach 54T
328 Michael Brantley 58T
329 Juan Francisco 85T

Parallels

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All 329 base cards are available in the following parallels:

National Chicle
Bazooka
Umbrella (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
Artist Proof (serial-numbered to ten; autographed by the artist)
Umbrella Red (one-of-one)
Cowhide (one-of-one)
Printing Plate (four for each)

Chrome

See 2010 Topps Chrome

Inserts

Box loader Cabinet Cards

Each Cabinet Card is also available as a Signature Series parallel, numbered to 25 copies. Signature Series parallels are not signed by the player, they are signed by the artist who created the card.

BR Babe Ruth
CM Christy Mathewson
CY Cy Young
CYA Carl Yastrzemski
EM Eddie Mathews
GS George Sisler
HW Honus Wagner
JF Jimmie Foxx
JM Johnny Mize
JR Jackie Robinson
LG Lou Gehrig
MM Mickey Mantle
MO Mel Ott
NR Nolan Ryan
PWR Pee Wee Reese
RC Roy Campanella
RH Rogers Hornsby
RJ Reggie Jackson
SM Stan Musial
TC Ty Cobb
TM Thurman Munson
TS Tris Speaker
TSE Tom Seaver
WF Whitey Ford
WJ Walter Johnson

Manufactured Relics

MLB Logoman Patch

See 2010 Topps Manufactured MLB Logoman Patch

Autographs and Game Used

Relics

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The odds of finding a Relic are as follows.

Group A: 1:156/packs
Group B: 1:65/packs
Group C: 1:2061/packs

Each Group A and Group B Relic is available in the the following parallels:

National Chicle (numbered to 199)
Bazooka (numbered to 99)

All Relics are also available in the following parallels.

Black Umbrella (numbered to 25)
Red Umbrella (one-of-one)

AE Andre Ethier A
AP Albert Pujols B
AR Alex Rodriguez A
AS Alfonso Soriano B
BR Babe Ruth C
CB Carlos Beltran B
CJ Chipper Jones A
CR Colby Rasmus B
DM Dale Murphy B
DO David Ortiz B
DP Dustin Pedroia B
EA Elvis Andrus B
EL Evan Longoria B
EM Eddie Murray A
HG Hank Greenberg A
JC Joba Chamberlain B
JH Josh Hamilton A
JM Justin Morneau B
JPA Jim Palmer A
KF Kosuke Fukudome B
LG Lou Gehrig C
MM Mickey Mantle C
MR Manny Ramirez B
MT Mark Teixeira B
NM Nick Markakis B
NR Nolan Ryan A
NS Nick Swisher B
OS Ozzie Smith A
PF Prince Fielder B
PH Phil Hughes B
PM Paul Molitor A
PR Phil Rizzuto A
PS Pablo Sandoval B
PWR Pee Wee Reese A
RC Robinson Cano B
TM Thurman Munson B
VG Vladimir Guerrero B
WF Whitey Ford A

Autographs

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The odds of finding an Autograph are as follows.

Group A: 1:15/packs
Group B: 1:594/packs

Each Autograph is also available in the following parallels:

National Chicle (numbered to 199)
Bazooka (numbered to 99)
Black Umbrella (numbered to 25)
Red Umbrella (one-of-one)
Printing Plate (four for each)

AB Andrew Bailey A
BD Brent Dlugach A
CC Carlos Carrasco A
CR Colby Rasmus B
CY Carl Yastrzemski B
DS Denard Span A
DST Drew Stubbs A
GB Gordon Beckham B
HR Henry Rodriguez A
ID Ian Desmond A
JB Jason Bartlett A
JF Juan Francisco A
JT Josh Thole A
KU Koji Uehara A
LD Luis Durango A
MB Madison Bumgarner A
MB Michael Brantley A
NF Neftali Feliz A
NM Nate McLouth A
NW Neil Walker A
PS Pablo Sandoval A
RH Ryan Howard B
RP Rick Porcello B
SM Stan Musial B
TH Tommy Hanson B
TM Tommy Manzella A
TS Tobi Stoner A

Dual Autographs

Each Dual Autograph is serial-numbered to 25 copies.

BK Ryan Braun / Matt Kemp
CH Miguel Cabrera / Ryan Howard
LB Evan Longoria / Gordon Beckham
MY Stan Musial / Carl Yastrzemski
PP Dustin Pedroia / Jonathan Papelbon
SG Alfonso Soriano / Vladimir Guerrero
TP Troy Tulowitzki / Dustin Pedroia
UR Koji Uehara / Nolan Reimold
VH Shane Victorino / Ryan Howard
ZF Ryan Zimmerman / Chone Figgins