2011 Topps Heritage Variations and SP's Announced

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A few comments:

Cards #139 (Joba), #279 (Molina), #478 (Wright), and #490 (A-Rod) are based on actual error cards in the 1962 set.

In the original set, Hal Reniff (card #159) mistakenly appears on two different cards numbered 139. One features the same picture as #159, the other with a completely different photo. For 2011 Heritage, Joba Chamberlain also appears on two different card #139s: one using the same photo as card #159, and the other with a different photo. Like the Reniff "139s," the Chamberlain "139s" were unannounced short-prints.

In the '62 set, Hobie Landrith's card (#279) lists an incorrect birthdate.

In the '62 Topps set, Don Zimmer (#478) was listed as a Cincinnati Red, despite being depicted as a New York Met. Zimmer began the season with the Mets, but a month into the season was traded to Cincinnati. Topps was unable to find a picture of Zimmer as a Red, so they used a current-year photo of him as a Met.

Clete Boyer's '62 Topps card (#490) was a reverse negative -- depicting him batting left-handed, when in fact, he was a righty.

In the case of the Landrith, Zimmer, and Boyer cards, all three errors were uncorrected. Unfortunately for 2011 Heritage, Topps decided to turn all three into gimmicked errors. So much for staying true to the original set.

As for the just announced Zimmerman and Guerrero gimmicks (#95 and #125, respectively), I could not find any error (corrected or otherwise) or variation on either Don Hoak's (#95) '62 Topps card, nor could I find the back of either one of Gene Woodling's card (#125), regular or Green Tint, listing him as a pitcher. Topps literally cooked up a couple of new gimmick cards just for the hell of it.

What made Topps Heritage such a special set, was that Topps stayed true to the original. Sadly, this is now no longer the case.

The Zimmerman error is actually on card #392, and it mirrors an error on the original card in the 1962 set, Ken Boyer's All-Star card.

No idea on the Vlad though.

 

[TNP777]

SSP pics

#125 Vladimir Guerrero - listed as a pitcher on the back. This card actually relates to card #521 in the '62. Jacke Davis is listed as an OF on the front, but a P on the back - this error was uncorrected.

#139 Joba Chamberlain (with the base #159 pose) and Babe Ruth - there may be a further cropping variation for the Babe

#163 Hot Corner Guardians - I'm not yet convinced this is anything but a regular green tint variation. Keith Olbermann and a couple others apparently feel differently

#279 Bengie Molina - correct birthday is July 20, 1974. The SSP has his birthdate as July 20, 1994

#392 Ryan Zimmerman - the base card has his correct batting average listed as .307, while the SSP has him batting .370

#478 David Wright: base SP Mets and SSP Reds

#490 Alex Rodriguez: reverse negative SSP and base SP

 

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SSP pics

#125 Vladimir Guerrero - listed as a pitcher on the back - this card has zero relationship with the original '62 set.

In the comments from the Beckett article Chris Olds posted: The 125 card corresponds to card No. 521 since there aren’t that many cards in this year’s release.

 

[TNP777]

Thanks for the clarification. I read right over that. I'll edit my post.