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Description

1991 Topps is a 792-card set. Notable for being its 40th Anniversary, the 91 Topps set is excellent photography and design. Topps also began to transition away from wax paper wrappers in favor of plastic wrappers sealed with glue. An estimated 4-5 million copies of each card were printed.

40th Anniversary Promotion

In 1991 Topps celebrated 40th anniversary in the business of baseball trading cards with a sweepstakes and instant win game where 300,000 old Topps cards were randomly inserted into packs. According to an newspaper interview with Topps spokesman Dennis Liss, buy-back cards with a value of less than $50 were inserted into packs, while cards worth more than $50 and issued before 1957 would be redemptions. Based on data from collectors who opened large quantities of 1991 Topps packs, the buy-backs and redemption coupons were seeded into packs at the "case hit" level. Topps advertised that they spent $1 million on prior-year cards for this promotion.

The contest consisted of:

One contest card was seeded in every pack. Collectors could fill out the card with their name and address for a chance to win one of 41 different prizes. The first-place prize was every Topps complete set from 1952 to 1991. The forty second-place prizes was one Topps complete set from a random year.

Contest cards, which were seeded at one in every one thousand packs, contained an X were "instant winners" and could be redeemed for a vintage buy-back card.

Single-card Prize Winners:

1952 Topps Mickey Mantle by Mark Leffler, Shelbyville, IN
1952 Andy Pafko by John Grupp, East Meadow, NY
1952 Bill Dickey by Barry Black, Johnson City, TN
1953 Jackie Robinson by Wayne Curtis, Fremont, CA
1955 Willie Mays by Ben Phillip, Minneapolis, MN
1957 Mickey Mantle by Robbie Alter, Prosser, WA
1958 Mickey Mantle by Tracy Whitehead, Senora, TX
1960 Carl Yastrzemski by a man from PA
1966 Gaylord Perry by a man from VA
1968 Ryan/Koosman by Mark Mix, Saint Cloud, MN
1969 Reggie Jackson by Edward Thimons, Natrona Heights, PA

Complete set winners, who were randomly selected on May 1, Aug. 1, Sept. 15 and Nov. 1 of 1991.

1952 Topps Complete Set - David Mayberry, Comanche, IA
1953 Topps Complete Set
1954 Topps Complete Set
1955 Topps Complete Set
1956 Topps Complete Set
1957 Topps Complete Set - Tony Petronella, Chicago, IL
1958 Topps Complete Set
1959 Topps Complete Set
1960 Topps Complete Set
1961 Topps Complete Set
1962 Topps Complete Set
1963 Topps Complete Set
1964 Topps Complete Set
1965 Topps Complete Set - Clint Ratke, Custer City, OK

Grand Prize Set Winner (announced May 1, 1991)

Jack Glenn, New York, NY - All 40 sets (1952-1991)

Distribution

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds	Retail Odds
Base	792	-	?	?

Checklist

Base Set

1 Nolan Ryan

2 George Brett RB

3 Carlton Fisk RB

4 Kevin Maas RB

5 Cal Ripken RB

6 Nolan Ryan RB

7 Ryne Sandberg RB

8 Bobby Thigpen RB

9 Darrin Fletcher

10 Gregg Olson

11 Roberto Kelly

12 Paul Assenmacher

13 Mariano Duncan

14 Dennis Lamp

15 Von Hayes

16 Mike Heath

17 Jeff Brantley

18 Nelson Liriano

19 Jeff D. Robinson

20 Pedro Guerrero

21 Joe Morgan MG

22 Storm Davis

23 Jim Gantner

24 Dave Martinez

25 Tim Belcher

26 Luis Sojo

27 Bobby Witt

28 Alvaro Espinoza

29 Bob Walk

30 Gregg Jefferies

31 Colby Ward

32 Mike Simms

33 Barry Jones

34 Atlee Hammaker

35 Greg Maddux

36 Donnie Hill

37 Tom Bolton

38 Scott Bradley

39 Jim Neidlinger

40 Kevin Mitchell

41 Ken Dayley

42 Chris Hoiles FTC

43 Roger McDowell

44 Mike Felder

45 Chris Sabo

46 Tim Drummond

47 Brook Jacoby

48 Dennis Boyd

49A Pat Borders ERR

49B Pat Borders COR

50 Bob Welch

51 Art Howe MG

52 Francisco Oliveras

53 Mike Sharperson

54 Gary Mielke

55 Jeffrey Leonard

56 Jeff Parrett

57 Jack Howell

58 Mel Stottlemyre Jr.

59 Eric Yelding

60 Frank Viola

61 Stan Javier

62 Lee Guetterman

63 Milt Thompson

64 Tom Herr

65 Bruce Hurst

66 Terry Kennedy

67 Rick Honeycutt

68 Gary Sheffield

69 Steve Wilson

70 Ellis Burks

71 Jim Acker

72 Junior Ortiz

73 Craig Worthington

74 Shane Andrews RC

75 Jack Morris

76 Jerry Browne

77 Drew Hall

78 Geno Petralli

79 Frank Thomas

80A Fernando Valenzuela ERR

80B Fernando Valenzuela COR

81 Cito Gaston MG

82 Tom Glavine

83 Daryl Boston

84 Bob McClure

85 Jesse Barfield

86 Les Lancaster

87 Tracy Jones

88 Bob Tewksbury

89 Darren Daulton

90 Danny Tartabull

91 Greg Colbrunn RC

92 Danny Jackson

93 Ivan Calderon

94 John Dopson

95 Paul Molitor

96 Trevor Wilson

97A Brady Anderson ERR

97B Brady Anderson COR

98 Sergio Valdez

99 Chris Gwynn

100A Don Mattingly ERR

100B Don Mattingly COR

101 Rob Ducey

102 Gene Larkin

103 Tim Costo RC

104 Don Robinson

105 Kevin McReynolds

106 Ed Nunez

107 Luis Polonia

108 Matt Young

109 Greg Riddoch MG

110 Tom Henke

111 Andres Thomas

112 Frank DiPino

113 Carl Everett RC

114 Lance Dickson RC

115 Hubie Brooks

116 Mark Davis

117 Dion James

118 Tom Edens

119 Carl Nichols

120 Joe Carter

121 Eric King

122 Paul O'Neill

123 Greg A. Harris

124 Randy Bush

125 Steve Bedrosian

126 Bernard Gilkey

127 Joe Price

128 Travis Fryman

129 Mark Eichhorn

130 Ozzie Smith

131A Checklist 1 ERR

131B Checklist 1 COR

132 Jamie Quirk

133 Greg Briley

134 Kevin Elster

135 Jerome Walton

136 Dave Schmidt

137 Randy Ready

138 Jamie Moyer

139 Jeff Treadway

140 Fred McGriff

141 Nick Leyva MG

142 Curt Wilkerson

143 John Smiley

144 Dave Henderson

145 Lou Whitaker

146 Dan Plesac

147 Carlos Baerga

148 Rey Palacios

149 Al Osuna

150 Cal Ripken

151 Tom Browning

152 Mickey Hatcher

153 Bryan Harvey

154 Jay Buhner

155A Dwight Evans ERR

155B Dwight Evans COR

156 Carlos Martinez

157 John Smoltz

158 Jose Uribe

159 Joe Boever

160 Vince Coleman

161 Tim Leary

162 Ozzie Canseco

163 Dave Johnson

164 Edgar Diaz

165 Sandy Alomar Jr.

166 Harold Baines

167A Randy Tomlin RC ERR

167B Randy Tomlin RC COR

168 John Olerud

169 Luis Aquino

170 Carlton Fisk

171 Tony LaRussa MG

172 Pete Incaviglia

173 Jason Grimsley

174 Ken Caminiti

175 Jack Armstrong

176 John Orton

177 Reggie Harris

178 Dave Valle

179 Pete Harnisch

180 Tony Gwynn

181 Duane Ward

182 Junior Noboa

183 Clay Parker

184 Gary Green

185 Joe Magrane

186 Rod Booker

187 Greg Cadaret

188 Damon Berryhill

189 Daryl Irvine

190 Matt Williams

191 Willie Blair

192 Rob Deer

193 Felix Fermin

194 Xavier Hernandez

195 Wally Joyner

196 Jim Vatcher

197 Chris Nabholz

198 R.J. Reynolds

199 Mike Hartley

200 Darryl Strawberry

201 Tom Kelly MG

202 Jim Leyritz

203 Gene Harris

204 Herm Winningham

205 Mike Perez RC

206 Carlos Quintana

207 Gary Wayne

208 Willie Wilson

209 Ken Howell

210 Lance Parrish

211 Brian Barnes

212 Steve Finley

213 Frank Wills

214 Joe Girardi

215 Dave Smith

216 Greg Gagne

217 Chris Bosio

218 Rick Parker

219 Jack McDowell

220 Tim Wallach

221 Don Slaught

222 Brian McRae RC

223 Allan Anderson

224 Juan Gonzalez

225 Randy Johnson

226 Alfredo Griffin

227 Steve Avery

228 Rex Hudler

229 Rance Mulliniks

230 Sid Fernandez

231 Doug Rader MG

232 Jose DeJesus

233 Al Leiter

234 Scott Erickson

235 Dave Parker

236A Frank Tanana ERR

236B Frank Tanana COR

237 Rick Cerone

238 Mike Dunne

239 Darren Lewis FTC

240 Mike Scott

241 Dave Clark

242 Mike LaCoss

243 Lance Johnson

244 Mike Jeffcoat

245 Kal Daniels

246 Kevin Wickander

247 Jody Reed

248 Tom Gordon

249 Bob Melvin

250 Dennis Eckersley

251 Mark Lemke

252 Mel Rojas

253 Garry Templeton

254 Shawn Boskie

255 Brian Downing

256 Greg Hibbard

257 Tom O'Malley

258 Chris Hammond FTC

259 Hensley Meulens

260 Harold Reynolds

261 Bud Harrelson MG

262 Tim Jones

263 Checklist 2

264 Dave Hollins

265 Mark Gubicza

266 Carmelo Castillo

267 Mark Knudson

268 Tom Brookens

269 Joe Hesketh

270A Mark McGwire ERR

270B Mark McGwire COR

271 Omar Olivares RC

272 Jeff King

273 Johnny Ray

274 Ken Williams

275 Alan Trammell

276 Bill Swift

277 Scott Coolbaugh

278 Alex Fernandez FTC

279A Jose Gonzalez ERR

279B Jose Gonzalez COR

280 Bret Saberhagen

281 Larry Sheets

282 Don Carman

283 Marquis Grissom

284 Billy Spiers

285 Jim Abbott

286 Ken Oberkfell

287 Mark Grant

288 Derrick May

289 Tim Birtsas

290 Steve Sax

291 John Wathan MG

292 Bud Black

293 Jay Bell

294 Mike Moore

295 Rafael Palmeiro

296 Mark Williamson

297 Manny Lee

298 Omar Vizquel

299 Scott Radinsky

300 Kirby Puckett

301 Steve Farr

302 Tim Teufel

303 Mike Boddicker

304 Kevin Reimer

305 Mike Scioscia

306A Lonnie Smith ERR

306B Lonnie Smith COR

307 Andy Benes

308 Tom Pagnozzi

309 Norm Charlton

310 Gary Carter

311 Jeff Pico

312 Charlie Hayes

313 Ron Robinson

314 Gary Pettis

315 Roberto Alomar

316 Gene Nelson

317 Mike Fitzgerald

318 Rick Aguilera

319 Jeff McKnight

320 Tony Fernandez

321 Bob Rodgers MG

322 Terry Shumpert

323 Cory Snyder

324A Ron Kittle ERR

324B Ron Kittle COR

325 Brett Butler

326 Ken Patterson

327 Ron Hassey

328 Walt Terrell

329 David Justice

330 Dwight Gooden

331 Eric Anthony

332 Kenny Rogers

333 Chipper Jones

334 Todd Benzinger

335 Mitch Williams

336 Matt Nokes

337A Keith Comstock ERR

337B Keith Comstock COR

338 Luis Rivera

339 Larry Walker

340 Ramon Martinez

341 John Moses

342 Mickey Morandini

343 Jose Oquendo

344 Jeff Russell

345 Len Dykstra

346 Jesse Orosco

347 Greg Vaughn

348 Todd Stottlemyre

349 Dave Gallagher

350 Glenn Davis

351 Joe Torre MG

352 Frank White

353 Tony Castillo

354 Sid Bream

355 Chili Davis

356 Mike Marshall

357 Jack Savage

358 Mark Parent

359 Chuck Cary

360 Tim Raines

361 Scott Garrelts

362 Hector Villenueva

363 Rick Mahler

364 Dan Pasqua

365 Mike Schooler

366A Checklist 3 ERR

366B Checklist 3 COR

367 Dave Walsh

368 Felix Jose

369 Steve Searcy

370 Kelly Gruber

371 Jeff Montgomery

372 Spike Owen

373 Darrin Jackson

374 Larry Casian

375 Tony Pena

376 Mike Harkey

377 Rene Gonzales

378A Wilson Alvarez FTC ERR

378B Wilson Alvarez FTC COR

379 Randy Velarde

380 Willie McGee

381 Jim Leyland MG

382 Mackey Sasser

383 Pete Smith

384 Gerald Perry

385 Mickey Tettleton

386 Cecil Fielder AS

387 Julio Franco AS

388 Kelly Gruber AS

389 Alan Trammell AS

390 Jose Canseco AS

391 Rickey Henderson AS

392 Ken Griffey Jr. AS

393 Carlton Fisk AS

394 Bob Welch AS

395 Chuck Finley AS

396 Bobby Thigpen AS

397 Eddie Murray AS

398 Ryne Sandberg AS

399 Matt Williams AS

400 Barry Larkin AS

401 Barry Bonds AS

402 Darryl Strawbery AS

403 Bobby Bonilla AS

404 Mike Scioscia AS

405 Doug Drabek AS

406 Frank Viola AS

407 John Franco AS

408 Earnest Riles

409 Mike Stanley

410 Dave Righetti

411 Lance Blankenship

412 Dave Bergman

413 Terry Mulholland

414 Sammy Sosa

415 Rick Sutcliffe

416 Randy Milligan

417 Bill Krueger

418 Nick Esasky

419 Jeff Reed

420 Bobby Thigpen

421 Alex Cole

422 Rick Reuschel

423 Rafael Ramirez

424 Calvin Schiraldi

425 Andy Van Slyke

426 Joe Grahe RC

427 Rick Dempsey

428 John Barfield

429 Stump Merrill MG

430 Gary Gaetti

431 Paul Gibson

432 Delino DeShields

433 Pat Tabler

434 Julio Machado

435 Kevin Maas

436 Scott Bankhead

437 Doug Dascenzo

438 Vicente Palacios

439 Dickie Thon

440 George Bell

441 Zane Smith

442 Charlie O'Brien

443 Jeff Innis

444 Glenn Braggs

445 Greg Swindell

446 Craig Grebeck

447 John Burkett

448 Craig Lefferts

449 Juan Berenguer

450 Wade Boggs

451 Neal Heaton

452 Bill Schroeder

453 Lenny Harris

454A Kevin Appier ERR

454B Kevin Appier COR

455 Walt Weiss

456 Charlie Leibrandt

457 Todd Hundley

458 Brian Holman

459 Tom Trebelhorn MG

460 Dave Stieb

461 Robin Ventura

462 Steve Frey

463 Dwight Smith

464 Steve Buechele

465 Ken Griffey Sr.

466 Charles Nagy

467 Dennis Cook

468 Tim Hulett

469 Chet Lemon

470 Howard Johnson

471 Mike Lieberthal RC

472 Kirt Manwaring

473 Curt Young

474 Phil Plantier RC

475 Ted Higuera

476 Glenn Wilson

477 Mike Fetters

478 Kurt Stillwell

479 Bob Patterson

480 Dave Magadan

481 Eddie Whitson

482 Tino Martinez

483 Mike Aldrete

484 Dave LaPoint

485 Terry Pendleton

486 Tommy Greene

487 Rafael Belliard

488 Jeff Manto

489 Bobby Valentine MG

490 Kirk Gibson

491 Kurt Miller RC

492 Ernie Whitt

493 Jose Rijo

494 Chris James

495 Charlie Hough

496 Marty Barrett

497 Ben McDonald

498 Mark Salas

499 Melido Perez

500 Will Clark

501 Mike Bielecki

502 Carney Lansford

503 Roy Smith

504 Julio Valera

505 Chuck Finley

506 Darnell Coles

507 Steve Jeltz

508 Mike York

509 Glenallen Hill

510 John Franco

511 Steve Balboni

512 Jose Mesa

513 Jerald Clark

514 Mike Stanton

515 Alvin Davis

516 Karl Rhodes

517 Joe Oliver

518 Cris Carpenter

519 Sparky Anderson MG

520 Mark Grace

521 Joe Orsulak

522 Stan Belinda

523 Rodney McCray

524 Darrel Akerfelds

525 Willie Randolph

526A Moises Alou ERR

526B Moises Alou COR

527A Checklist 4 ERR

527B Checklist 4 COR

528 Dennis Martinez

529 Marc Newfield RC

530 Roger Clemens

531 Dave Rohde

532 Kirk McCaskill

533 Oddibe McDowell

534 Mike Jackson

535 Ruben Sierra

536 Mike Witt

537 Jose Lind

538 Bip Roberts

539 Scott Terry

540 George Brett

541 Domingo Ramos

542 Rob Murphy

543 Junior Felix

544 Alejandro Pena

545 Dale Murphy

546 Jeff Ballard

547 Mike Pagliarulo

548 Jaime Navarro

549 John McNamara MG

550 Eric Davis

551 Bob Kipper

552 Jeff Hamilton

553 Joe Klink

554 Brian Harper

555 Turner Ward RC

556 Gary Ward

557 Wally Whitehurst

558 Otis Nixon

559 Adam Peterson

560 Greg Smith

561 Tim McIntosh

562 Jeff Kunkel

563 Brent Knackert

564 Dante Bichette

565 Craig Biggio

566 Craig Wilson

567 Dwayne Henry

568 Ron Karkovice

569 Curt Schilling

570 Barry Bonds

571 Pat Combs

572 Dave Anderson

573 Rich Rodriguez

574 John Marzano

575 Robin Yount

576 Jeff Kaiser

577 Bill Doran

578 Dave West

579 Roger Craig MG

580 Dave Stewart

581 Luis Quinones

582 Marty Clary

583 Tony Phillips

584 Kevin Brown

585 Pete O'Brien

586 Fred Lynn

587 Jose Offerman

588 Mark Whiten FTC

589 Scott Ruskin

590 Eddie Murray

591 Ken Hill

592 B.J. Surhoff

593A Mike Walker ERR

593B Mike Walker COR

594 Rich Garces RC

595 Bill Landrum

596 Ronnie Walden RC

597 Jerry Don Gleaton

598 Sam Horn

599A Greg Myers ERR

599B Greg Myers COR

600 Bo Jackson

601 Bob Ojeda

602 Casey Candaele

603A Wes Chamberlain RC ERR

603B Wes Chamberlain RC COR

604 Billy Hatcher

605 Jeff Reardon

606 Jim Gott

607 Edgar Martinez

608 Todd Burns

609 Jeff Torborg MG

610 Andres Galarraga

611 Dave Eiland

612 Steve Lyons

613 Eric Show

614 Luis Salazar

615 Bert Blyleven

616 Todd Zeile

617 Bill Wegman

618 Sil Campusano

619 David Wells

620 Ozzie Guillen

621 Ted Power

622 Jack Daugherty

623 Jeff Blauser

624 Tom Candiotti

625 Terry Steinbach

626 Gerald Young

627 Tim Layana

628 Greg Litton

629 Wes Gardner

630 Dave Winfield

631 Mike Morgan

632 Lloyd Moseby

633 Kevin Tapani

634 Henry Cotto

635 Andy Hawkins

636 Geronimo Pena

637 Bruce Ruffin

638 Mike Macfarlane

639 Frank Robinson MG

640 Andre Dawson

641 Mike Henneman

642 Hal Morris

643 Jim Presley

644 Chuck Crim

645 Juan Samuel

646 Andujar Cedeno FTC

647 Mark Portugal

648 Lee Stevens

649 Bill Sampen

650 Jack Clark

651 Alan Mills

652 Kevin Romine

653 Anthony Telford

654 Paul Sorrento

655 Erik Hanson

656A Checklist 5 ERR

656B Checklist 5 ERR

656C Checklist COR

657 Mike Kingery

658 Scott Aldred

659 Oscar Azocar

660 Lee Smith

661 Steve Lake

662 Ron Dibble

663 Greg Brock

664 John Farrell

665 Mike LaValliere

666 Danny Darwin

667 Kent Anderson

668 Bill Long

669 Lou Piniella MG

670 Rickey Henderson

671 Andy McGaffigan

672 Shane Mack

673 Greg Olson

674A Kevin Gross ERR

674B Kevin Gross COR

675 Tom Brunansky

676 Scott Chiamparino

677 Billy Ripken

678 Mark Davidson

679 Bill Bathe

680 David Cone

681 Jeff Schaefer

682 Ray Lankford FTC

683 Derek Lilliquist

684 Milt Cuyler

685 Doug Drabek

686 Mike Gallego

687A John Cerutti ERR

687B John Cerutti COR

688 Rosario Rodriguez

689 John Kruk

690 Orel Hershiser

691 Mike Blowers

692A Efrain Valdez ERR

692B Efrain Valdez COR

693 Francisco Cabrera

694 Randy Veres

695 Kevin Seitzer

696 Steve Olin

697 Shawn Abner

698 Mark Guthrie

699 Jim Lefebvre MG

700 Jose Canseco

701 Pascual Perez

702 Tim Naehring

703 Juan Agosto

704 Devon White

705 Robby Thompson

706A Brad Arnsberg ERR

706B Brad Arnsberg COR

707 Jim Eisenreich

708 John Mitchell

709 Matt Sinatro

710 Kent Hrbek

711 Jose DeLeon

712 Ricky Jordan

713 Scott Scudder

714 Marvell Wynne

715 Tim Burke

716 Bob Geren

717 Phil Bradley

718 Steve Crawford

719 Keith Miller

720 Cecil Fielder

721 Mark Lee

722 Wally Backman

723 Candy Maldonado

724 David Segui

725 Ron Gant

726 Phil Stephenson

727 Mookie Wilson

728 Scott Sanderson

729 Don Zimmer MG

730 Barry Larkin

731 Jeff Gray

732 Franklin Stubbs

733 Kelly Downs

734 John Russell

735 Ron Darling

736 Dick Schofield

737 Tim Crews

738 Mel Hall

739 Russ Swan

740 Ryne Sandberg

741 Jimmy Key

742 Tommy Gregg

743 Bryn Smith

744 Nelson Santovenia

745 Doug Jones

746 John Shelby

747 Tony Fossas

748 Al Newman

749 Greg W. Harris

750 Bobby Bonilla

751 Wayne Edwards

752 Kevin Bass

753 Paul Marak

754 Bill Pecota

755 Mark Langston

756 Jeff Huson

757 Mark Gardner

758 Mike Devereaux

759 Bobby Cox MG

760 Benny Santiago

761 Larry Andersen

762 Mitch Webster

763 Dana Kiecker

764 Mark Carreon

765 Shawon Dunston

766 Jeff Robinson

767 Dan Wilson RC

768 Don Pall

769 Tim Sherrill

770 Jay Howell

771 Gary Redus

772 Kent Mercker

773 Tom Foley

774 Dennis Rasmussen

775 Julio Franco

776 Brent Mayne

777 John Candelaria

778 Dan Gladden

779 Carmelo Martinez

780A Randy Myers ERR

780B Randy Myers COR

781 Darryl Hamilton

782 Jim Deshaies

783 Joel Skinner

784 Willie Fraser

785 Scott Fletcher

786 Eric Plunk

787 Checklist 6

788 Bob Milacki

789 Tom Lasorda MG

790 Ken Griffey Jr.

791 Mike Benjamin

792 Mike Greenwell

Errors

49A Pat Borders (1986 - 40 steals in Kinston) 49B (0 Steal in Kinston)

80A Fernando Valenzuela (104 ER in '90 Tied League Lead) 80B (Led League)

97A Brady Anderson (Sept 2 RBI and 3 Hits) 97B (Set, 3 RBI and 14 Hits)

100A Don Mattingly (10 hits in 1990) 100B (101 hits in 1990)

131A Checklist 1 (#727 Phil Bradley) 131B (#727 Mookie Wilson)

155A Dwight Evans (Lead league w/162 games in 1982) 155B (tied for lead.....)

167A Randy Tomlin (Harriburg) 167B (Harrisburg)

236A Frank Tanana (Tied for lead w/269 K’s on 1975) 236B (Lead League w/269....)

270A Mark McGwire (1987 Slug % 618) 270B (1987 Slug % .618)

279A Jose Gonzalez (Photo Billy Bean) 279B (correct photo)

306A Lonnie Smith (136 Games in 1990) 396B (135 Games in 1990)

324A Ron Kittle (set another standard) 324B (tied another standard)

337A Keith Comstock (Cubs logo on front) 337B (mariners logo on front)

366A Checklist 3 (#19 Carl Nichols) 366B (#119 Carl Nichols)

378A Wilson Alvarez (1989 & 1990 minor league stats deleted) 378B (stats included)

454A Kevin Appier (1990 Omaha Stats deleted 454B (stats included)

526A Moises Alou (37 runs in 2 games for 1990 Pirates 526B (0 Runs in 2 games)

527A Checklist 4 (#105 Keith Miller #719 Kevin McReyolds 527B (#105 Kevin McReyolds #719 Keith Miller)

593A Mike Walker (1990 Canton Stats deleted 593B (Stats included)

599A Greg Myers (1990 Syracuse stats deleted 599B (Stats included)

603A Wes Chamberlain (Photo Louie Meadows) 603B (correct photo)

656A Checklist 5 (348 Palacios, 381 Lind, 537 Lavalliere) 656B (438 Palacios 537 Lind 665 Lavalliere) 656C (433 Palacios)

674A Kevin Gross (1988 Tied for lead) 674B (1988 Lead league)

687A John Cerutti (4.46 ERA in 1990) 687B (4.76 ERA in 1990)

692A Efrain Valdez (Born 6/11/66) 692B (Born 7/11/66)

706A Brad Arnsberg (68.2 IP in 1990) 706B (62.2 IP in 1990)

780A Randy Myers (15 Career losses) 780B (19 Career losses)

Parallels

Desert Shield

1991 Topps Desert Shield is a 792-card parallel of the Topps set. Produced as a "thank you" to American troops serving in the Gulf War, this special run was supposed to be sent to the Middle East (in reality, a large amount of the print run never made it past an Air Force base in South Carolina). Cards were distributed in 15-card packs that look and feel like an ordinary 1991 Topps wax pack and each service member was entitled to one pack. All cards have a special "Desert Shield" gold-foil logo stamped in the upper-left corner.

Collectors should be advised that Desert Shield cards are very easy to counterfeit. Unopened Desert Shield wax packs are extremely rare and should only be purchased from a reliable source. Under close inspection, one can spot a fake by the orientation of the palm tree in the foil stamp. The bottom left tip of the tree should point between the R and A in OPERATION. If it doesn't, the stamp/card is most likely fake.

Approximately 6313 copies of each Desert Shield card were produced.

Tiffany

1991 was the eighth, and final, year Topps would produce a Tiffany factory set. Like with all previous Tiffany sets, each card was printed on white cardstock and has a glossy coating.

Of all the Tiffany sets, it is believed that the 1991 set is the scarcest.