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This blog will explore the baseball card collecting hobby of the 1980s, particularly highlighting the Chicago Cubs. Unlike vintage baseball cards, most modern cards are quite budget-friendly. The different sets will be much easier to find. Therefore, with thousands of cards in the mix, we will begin with the 80 Topps and conclude with the highly valuable 1985 Topps Mini Test. The pinnacle of this era was marked by the Sandberg Rookie of the Year in 1983.


Thursday, February 3, 2022

1988 Topps All-Star Glossy + Glossy Send-Ins Cubs Checklist

Number of Cards

1988 Topps All-Star Glossy has 22 cards which there are 3 Cubs player

Size of Cards

The standard-sized cards are the following dimensions: 2-1/2" by 3-1/2"

Basic Features

This set contained 22 glossy cards. The starters (including manager and honorary captain) from the 1987 All-Star Game in Oakland. On the front of the card there is a red, white, and blue all-star banner with the year below. Most cards have an action shot of the players on the bottom with the national league emblem next to that player's name in yellow and red.

On white card paper, the backs have red and blue printing. The American and National League All-Star teams are represented by 11 cards apiece. There are two types of cards available for each one: One has a single asterisk * before the copyright line on the back, whereas the other has double asterisks * *.



Number of Cards

60 cards in the Topps Glossy Send-Ins collection included 3 all time great Cubs players.

Imagine the excitement in 1988 when Topps Wax Packs offered collectors an amazing opportunity. By simply collecting their special offer cards, you could unlock some truly awesome rewards. For just 1.25, you could select any one of the six 10-card subsets. And to sweeten the deal, if you included six of the Special Offer ("Spring Fever Baseball") insert cards, which were tucked away in every wax pack, the offer became even more enticing. If you were aiming to complete the entire set, all it took was sending 7.50 along with 18 special offer cards.

Chicago Cubs 1988 Topps Glossy Send-Ins + All-Star Glossy Checklist

Number Player
14 Ryne Sandberg
18 Andre Dawson
22 Billy Williams CAPT
Chicago Cubs 1988 Topps Glossy Send-Ins Checklist
1 Andre Dawson
14 Ryne Sandberg
56 Lee Smith


1985 Topps All-Star Glossy set of 22











1985 Glossy Send-Ins set of 60