1985 Leaf

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Description

1985 Leaf is a 264-card set produced by Donruss for the Canadian market. Similar to the O-Pee-Chee sets of the era, Leaf was a Canadian version of the current year's Donruss flagship, but with a smaller set size. Also, like OPC, all cards are in both English and French. 1985 would be the first of a three-year run for Leaf.

The set is heavily slanted towards players from the two Canadian teams and Canadian-born players. Cards #251 and #252 make up the "Canadian Greats" subset and are the only cards in Leaf that weren't also in Donruss.

Distribution

36 packs per box, 12 cards plus three puzzle pieces per pack (MSRP: C$0.35). Distributed in Canada only.

Reviews

Checklist

Diamond Kings

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Rated Rookie

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For some reason, Steve Kiefer the only Rated Rookie in the 1985 Leaf set.

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Canadian Greats

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These two cards feature original Dick Perez artwork and highlight one player from each of Canada's two Major League Teams: The Toronto Blue Jays (Dave Steib) and the Montreal Expos (Tim Raines). These are the only two cards that are original to the Leaf set.

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Checklists

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NOTE: None of the checklists have French text, nor are any marked as being from the Leaf set.

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Lou Gehrig Puzzle

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NOTE: As with the checklists, the Lou Gehrig Puzzle card does not contain French text, nor is it marked as part of the Leaf set. In fact, it is sequentially-numbered as card #635, the same as the Lou Gehrig Puzzle card in 1985 Donruss.

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