![]() ![]() However for the most part I can’t really tell who the player is in the photo. I give a nice try to Topps on these, to punch up the cards they added a black and white action shot. There are 2 photos on each All-Star Card. For the subset the team name has been moved from the bottom of the card to within the circle. The circle is also the element of 1969 Topps that carries through from the base cards to the All-Star cards. The circle on 1969T ain’t no baseball, but it does conjure the image for me. I think of it as “The Baseball”, it was best executed on the 1964 Jumbos which had the player name in the center with position and team above and below the stitching respectively. The 1968 -> 1969 retained flair is the circle. Some folks may think this is redundant or lazy – for me it gives a sense of continuity from one year to the next. Often Topps ties designs in consecutive years by keeping an aspect of the previous release. The All-Star subset remains present in contemporary Topps issues typically appearing in Update/Series 3. Sport Magazine got the billing on the original All-Star Subset of 1958 followed by 1960,Īfter 1970 the All-Star subset disappears for a few years, returning unsponsored in 1974. The cards were often cross promoted with a magazine, in 1969 it was the Sporting News. The TSN masthead was present on All-Star Cards in 1959, 1961 (love these), 1962, 1968 and 1970. This is how the first All-Star set appeared in 1958 and periodically throughout the 1960s. ![]() Topps has chosen many ways to honor All-Stars, One of my favorites is via a dedicated subset. Today we are tackling the All-Star Subset. I know that has been building the original set and is sure to have some thoughts. I hope others will also contribute to the series. ![]() The annual release of Topps Heritage is always a good time to take a look back at the original set. If time permits I would like to create a series dedicated to the different aspects of 1969 Topps/2018 Heritage. ![]()
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