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This blog will discuss the 1980s and the baseball card collecting hobby, with a focus on the Chicago Cubs. Contrary to vintage baseball cards, the majority of modern cards are affordable. The various sets will be considerably simpler to obtain. So, with thousands of cards in between, we'll start with 80 Topps and end with 89 Upper Deck. The apex of this period was represented by the Sandberg Rookie of the Year in 1983.


Thursday, February 29, 2024

1989 O-Pee-Chee Stickers Cubs Checklist

Number of Cards

326 cards in the 1989 O-Pee-Chee Stickers collection included 16 Cubs players.

Size of Cards

The size of the Stickers measure approximately 2 3/16" x 3"

Basic Features

Printed in Canada and distributed in one series (#1-326), these stickers feature one and two player cards. The stickers may be placed on an album, which was sold in retail establishments. The typical All-Star Players subset, which has a foil border, is included in this set. There are a lot of variables with different backs in this set, so for the master cubs collection, there's a lot of cards to hunt down.

There is also a sticker set that has different backs called Super Star Backs, which features legendary Cubs players.

Chicago Cubs 1989 O-Pee-Chee Stickers + Super Star Backs Checklist


Number Player
5 Andre Dawson
46 Vance Law
47 Rafael Palmeiro
48 Greg Maddux
49 Shawon Dunston
50 Mark Grace
51 Damon Berryhill
52 Rick Sutcliffe
53 Jamie Moyer
54 Andre Dawson
55 Ryne Sandberg
56 Calvin Schiraldi
155 Ryne Sandberg AS
156 Andre Dawson AS
318 Damon Berryhill
324 Mark Grace
1989 O-Pee-Chee Super Star Backs
38 Ryne Sandberg
42 Vance Law
43 Shawon Dunston
48 Andre Dawson
52 Rafael Palmeiro


















1989 O-Pee-Chee yearbook




1989 O-Pee-Chee Wax Box Cards Rich Gossage


Wednesday, February 28, 2024

1989 Kahn's Cooperstown Chicago Cubs

Number of Cards

11 cards in the Kahn's Cooperstown collection included 1 Cubs player.

Size of Cards

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

Basic Features

Every player in the set has been inducted into the Hall of Fame. The images are actually paintings that include facsimile autographs and are plaque-like. on the back, featured the player's statistics along with a brief career biography. Although it's not the best set ever, the painting on the front and career blurbs on the back make this set better than most junk-era cards.

Chicago Cubs 1989 Kahn's Cooperstown Checklist

Number Player
- Billy Herman



Monday, February 26, 2024

1988 Topps Stickers and Super Star Backs Cubs Checklist

Number of Cards

198 cards in the 1988 Topps Stickers collection included 19 Cubs players.

Size of Cards

The size of the cards measure approximately 2 3/16" x 3"

Basic Features

Printed in Canada, these stickers feature one and two player cards. The borders are highlighted by colored lines and baseball icons. The stickers are numbered on the lower left. The sticker Super Star Backs are considered a separate set. Stickers could be applied to the pages of a corresponding album that was sold separately. There are a lot of variables with different backs in this set, so for the master cubs collection, there's a lot of cards to hunt down.

Chicago Cubs 1988 Topps Stickers and Super Star Backs Checklist

1988 Super Star Backs
Number Player
6 Ryne Sandberg
11 Shawon Dunston
13 Andre Dawson
23 Jody Davis
27 Rick Sutcliffe
33 Lee Smith ERR
33 Lee Smith ERR, COR
33 Lee Smith COR
1988 Topps Stickers
56 Andre Dawson
57 Ryne Sandberg
58 Keith Moreland
59 Greg Maddux
60 Jody Davis
61 Rick Sutcliffe
62 Jamie Moyer
63 Leon Durham
64 Lee Smith
65 Shawon Dunston
1988 Topps Stickers All-Stars
147 Ryne Sandberg AS FOIL
148 Andre Dawson AS FOIL


1988 Super Star Backs






1988 Topps Stickers












1988 Topps All- Star Stickers


1988 Topps Stickers Alblum



Sunday, February 25, 2024

1988 Sporting News Conlon Set Cubs Checklist

Basic Features

American photographer Charles Martin Conlon's estate sold Sporting News the negatives following his passing. Many years later, they began producing these exquisite sets. These aren't reproductions.

Five sets of sepia-toned cards representing the best players in the history of the game from 1905 to 1935 were issued over the course of three years (1986–1988) and were marketed as a whole series by World Wide Sports.

Card Dimensions

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

1988 set info:

1988 Conlon World Wide Sports National All-Stars 60 cards which includes 3 Cubs players
1988 Conlon World Wide Sports Series 3 30 cards cards which includes 1 Cubs player
1988 Conlon World Wide Sports Series 4 30 cards cards which includes 2 Cubs players
1988 Conlon World Wide Sports Series 5 30 cards cards which includes 1 Cubs player




Chicago Cubs 1988 Sporting News Conlon Checklist


1988 World Wide Sports 1933 All-Stars
Number Player
- Guy Bush
- Riggs Stephenson
- Lon Warneke
1988 Conlon World Wide Sports Series 3
- Charlie Root
1988 Conlon World Wide Sports Series 4
- Charlie Grimm
- Riggs Stephenson
1988 Conlon World Wide Sports Series 3
- Herman


Thursday, February 22, 2024

1988 Card Collectors CCC Cubs Checklist

Basic Features

Issued in 1988 by the New York-based Card Collector's Company [C.C.C.], this set contains REPRINTS of cards. Reputable reprint producers like Card Collectors Company clearly mark their cards with "REPRINT" on the bottom back.

The reprints provide a real alternative for those who are attracted to vintage cards but can't afford them. With the price of old vintage baseball cards skyrocketing, so too are the vast numbers of counterfeiters out there.

1988 set info:

1988 Card Collectors 1911 T-201 Mecca Double Folders Reprint
1988 Card Collectors 1949 Bowman Reprint
1988 Card Collectors Home Run Derby Reprints
1988 Card Collectors T-205 Reprint
1988 Card Collectors T-206 Reprint
1988 Card Collectors 1887 Allen & Ginter (N28/N29) Reprint
1988 Card Collectors 1888 Goodwin Champions (N162) Reprint
1988 Card Collectors 1913 Fatima Teams (T200) Oversized Reprints





Chicago Cubs 1988 Card Collectors Checklist


1988 Card Collectors 1911 T-201 Mecca Double Folders Reprint
Number Player
- Mordecai Brown / Solly Hofman
- Johnny Evers / Frank Chance
- Johnny Kling / Leonard Cole
1988 Card Collectors 1949 Bowman Reprint
6 Phil Cavarretta
22 Peanuts Lowrey
38 Emil Verban
52 Johnny Schmitz
63 Andy Pafko
83 Bob Scheffing
99 Frank Gustine
115 Dutch Leonard
130 Harry Walker
152 Clarence Maddern
168 Doyle Lade
184 Bob Chipman
200 Jess Dobernic
212 Ralph Hamner
1988 Card Collectors Home Run Derby Reprints
3 Ernie Banks
1988 Card Collectors T-205 Reprint
4 Jimmy Archer
26 Mordecai Brown
31 Frank Chance
62 Johnny Evers
70 Bill Foxen
78 Peaches Graham
103 John Kling
107 Rube Kroh
131 Harry McIntire
146 Tom Needham
151 Orval Overall
156 Jack Pfiester
162 Ed Reulbach
163 Lewis Richie
170 Wildfire Schulte
174 David Shean
175 Jimmy Sheckard
182 Harry Steinfeldt
191 Joe Tinker
1988 Card Collectors 1888 Goodwin Champions Reprint
- Cap Anson
1988 Card Collectors 1887 Allen & Ginter Reprint
- Cap Anson
1988 Card Collectors T-206 Reprint
- Mordecai Brown Portrait
- Mordecai Brown Cubs on shirt
- Mordecai Brown Chicago on shirt
- George Browne
- Frank Chance Gold Portrait
- Frank Chance Red Portrait
- Frank Chance Batting; American Beauty back
- Frank Chance Batting; El Principe de Gales back
- Johnny Evers Portrait
- Johnny Evers Cubs on Shirt
- Johnny Evers Chicago on shirt; American Beauty back
- Chicago on shirt; Piedmont back
- Solly Hofman
- Del Howard
- Johnny Kling
- Rube Kroh
- Carl Lundgren
- Harry McIntire
- Pat Moran
- Tom Needham
- Orval Overall Portrait
- Orval Overall Before Throw
- Orval Overall After Throw
- Francis Pfeffer
- Jake Pfeister Throwing
- Jake Pfeister Sitting
- Ed Reulbach Glove Showing
- Ed Reulbach No Glove Showing
- Wildfire Schulte Front View
- Wildfire Schulte Back view
- Jimmy Sheckard Pitching
- Jimmy Sheckard Portrait
- Harry Steinfeldt Portrait
- Harry Steinfeldt Batting
- Joe Tinker Portrait
- Joe Tinker Hands on Knees
- Joe Tinker Bat off shoulder; Old Mill back
- Joe Tinker Bat on Shoulder
- Joe Tinker Bat off shoulder; Polar Bear back
- Heinie Zimmerman
1988 1913 Fatima Teams (T200) Oversized Reprints
- Chicago Cubs Team


1988 C.C.C. Bowman 1949 (Reprint) more on this set click here

Wednesday, February 21, 2024

1987 TCMA Chicago Cubs Checklist

Number of Cards

1987 TCMA 1907 Chicago Cubs has 9 cards which there are all Cubs players

Card Dimensions

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

Basic Features

This set of standard-size cards features several stars from the Chicago Cubs. 1987 TCMA, there are four primary sets, all in one post. The 1907 Cubs team is the first; the greatest hitters, pitchers, and sluggers are grouped in three sets; and Collectors Kits Reprints is the final, less well-known set.

TCMA is the initials of founders Tom Collier and Michael Aronstein

1987 TCMA Chicago Checklist


1987 Cubs 1907 TCMA
Number Player
1 Harry Steinfeldt
2 Three-Finger Brown
3 Ed Reulbach
4 Johnny Kling
5 Orvie Overall
6 Joe Tinker
7 Frank Schulte
8 Frank Chance MGR
9 Johnny Evers
1987 TCMA 1982 Greatest Hitters
25 Riggs Stephenson
27 Cap Anson
1987 TCMA 1982 Greatest Pitchers
34 Mordecai Brown
1987 TCMA 1982 Greatest Sluggers
8 Ernie Banks
13 Billy Williams
23 Hack Wilson
1987 TCMA Collectors Kits Reprints
1978-18 Ernie Broglio
1978-22 Ron Santo
1979-63 Chuck Tanner
1981-402 Billy Williams

Grover Alexander:

As you can see, he is wearing a Cubs uniform, but on the reverse of this card, they say he is a Philadelphia pitcher, but Grover was a Great Cub from 1918 to 1926.