1989 Fun & Fact Sticker Book Cubs Checklist

Number of Cards

100 stamps in the 1989 The Official Hall of Fame Fun & Fact Sticker Book collection included four Cubs players and one "Cover" card.

Size of Cards

The size of the stamps are Approximately 1-5/8" x 2-1/8".

Basic Features

Simon & Schuster is the publisher. These stickers pay tribute to Baseball Hall of Fame inductees from its inception through the 1980s. They are part of a set of 100 numbered stickers with yellow borders. There are a few players with "cover" cards with blue borders, similar to the Red Foley issues.

Chicago Cubs 1989 The Official Hall of Fame Fun & Fact Sticker Book Checklist

Number	Player
Cover Card	Ernie Banks
5	Cap Anson
6	Ernie Banks
29	Billy Williams
60	Mordecai Brown

Cover Card Blue:

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1981 Sporting News Conlon Set Cubs Checklist

Number of Cards

Three all-time great Cub players were among the 100 cards in the Sporting News Conlon collection.

Size of Cards

The over-size cards measures approximately 4" x 5"

Basic Features

Photos from The Sporting News' archives between 1915 and 1935 were used for this set, which features the photography of Charles Martin Conlon. On the top of the card is a written logo for Sporting News. The card's top is adorned with the Sporting News text logo. The names of the players, their team from the time the picture was shot, and the position they played during the season are listed at the bottom. In the lower right corner is a card number. The set was packaged in a slip-cover case embossed in silver and cost $50 upon issuing directly from the Sporting News.

Chicago Cubs 1981 Sporting News Conlon Checklist

Number	Player
19	Rogers Hornsby
86	Hack Wilson
89	Gabby Hartnett

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Original slip-cover case all 100 photos stuffed in there:

1987 Canon Chicago Cubs Checklist

Number of Cards

The 1987 Canon collection contains 38 cards of Cubs players.

Size of Cards

The size of the cards are over-size 3 1/2" by 5 1/2"

Basic Features

This 38-card set features members of the 1987 Chicago Cubs. The fronts have a player photo with the player's name under the photo. At the bottom are the words "Canon" and "Chicago Cubs." The backs are blank.

Canon funded the images, which were created so that the players could use them to reply to autograph requests. Unfortunately, most of them were not signed!

Chicago Cubs 1987 Canon Checklist

Number	Player
n/a	Glenn Brummer
n/a	Phil Claussen SCO
n/a	Jody Davis
n/a	Ron Davis
n/a	Andre Dawson
n/a	Brian Dayett
n/a	Bob Dernier
n/a	Frank DiPino
n/a	Shawon Dunston
n/a	Leon Durham
n/a	John Fierro
n/a	Dallas Green
n/a	Les Lancaster
n/a	Frank Lucchesi
n/a	Ed Lynch
n/a	Greg Maddux
n/a	Dave Martinez
n/a	Gary Matthews
n/a	Gene Michael
n/a	Keith Moreland
n/a	Jamie Moyer
n/a	Jerry Mumphrey
n/a	Dickie Noles
n/a	Johnny Oates
n/a	Jimmy Piersall
n/a	Ryne Sandberg
n/a	Scott Sanderson
n/a	Bob Searles
n/a	Lee Smith
n/a	Jim Snyder
n/a	Herm Starrette
n/a	Jim Sundberg
n/a	Rick Sutcliffe
n/a	Manny Trillo
n/a	Steve Trout
n/a	John Vukovich
n/a	Chico Walker
n/a	Billy Williams

Young Greg Maddux makes this a great set to collect, and you could always try for an autograph:

To prevent purchasing a false piece of history, always get a professionally graded card from a recognized provider. In the future, graded cards will be significantly more valuable.

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1982 Baseball Card News Cubs Checklist

Number of Cards

20 cards in the 1982 Baseball Card News collection included 1 Cubs player.

Size of Cards

The size of the cards are standard-size 2 ½ x 3 ½

Basic Features

The glossy, staged, black-and-white player images on this 20-card standard-size set have rounded corners. Each card includes a section of Ken Cicalo's 20-part history of baseball cards, which is presented below the headline "Baseball Card News" on the backs of the cards. Roman numerals are used to number the cards on the back. These cards came with subscription offerbacks as well.

Chicago Cubs 1982 Baseball Card News Checklist

Number	Player
11	Ernie Banks Subscription Offer Back
XI	Ernie Banks

Subscription Offer Back:

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