1991 Topps Traded

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1991 Topps Traded box

Description

1991 Topps Traded is a 132-card set released in late 1991 and was distributed in both factory set and pack form. The factory set cards were produced at Topps' Irish facility and are printed on white cardstock. The cards in packs were produced domestically and printed on gray cardstock. The pack version was released in limited quantities and graybacked singles are tougher to find than whitebacks. Despite this, each is valued equally.

For the first time since 1988, and the first time in a non-Olympic year, Topps included the 25-man Team USA National Team.

Notable rookies include Jeff Bagwell, Jason Giambi and Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez.

Distribution

Wax: 36 packs per box, seven cards per pack

Factory Sets: Hobby only

Tiffany: Factory set exclusive, Hobby only

Checklist

Base Set

Parallels

Grey Backs

For the third and final year, Topps Traded was made available in both factory set and pack form. While factory sets were produced by Topps' Irish factory, and printed on white cardstock, the pack edition was printed domestically with the same grey cardstock as the regular Topps flagship set.

Topps Traded Tiffany

For the eighth, and final, year, Topps issued a "high-end" Tiffany version. 1991 Topps Traded Tiffany cards are printed on white cardstock with a glossy coating and were produced at Topps' factory in Ireland. Although production figures were never disclosed, it is believed that the 1991 edition was the scarcest Topps Traded Tiffany set produced.