2001 Topps Heritage questions

cmoking

Questions about 2001 Topps Hertage master set:

What are the variations? Is it only the red & black backs for cards 1-80, or are there other variations?

Mariano Rivera's card has the stat headings listed for hitters and fielders. Is this an uncorrected error?

Thanks in advance.

joestalin

There are red and black variations for all cards 1-80, there are also a few higher cards that only had red backs. Mariano was
never corrected

Kevin

cmoking

Kevin, thanks for the response. When you say that



<< <i>there are also a few higher cards that only had red backs. >>



Does this mean that other higher cards had both red and black backs?

parkerj

Cards 1-80 have both red and black back variations.

cards from 81-407 are only available with a single back color.

There are about 8-10 cards from 81-310 which have black backs only. All others have red backs only.

For example, card 171 is only printed with a black back.

This was done to mimic the 1952 set.

Something new for the board to consider: I have handled thousands of these cards and I am convinced that there are 2 distint tones of the gray back for some cards. Its not as drastic as the 2005 whitebacks, but is easily detectable nonetheless. I would like to know if anyone else has ever noticed this?

I will post a scan when i figure out how.

- Jim

RetroCards

I've got a page about the set on my Heritage site. 2001 Topps Heritage Baseball page.

2001 was the best year for Heritage ever! 2002 was great also.

cmoking

Thanks everyone! Retrocards, interesting site, I've bookmarked it and will reference it for other Heritage sets. Thanks!

parkerj

Here is the link for some samples of the 2001 light backs.

Here's the thing: they are ALWAYS the same brightness difference...there is not a varying level of shading. The card stock is either the lighter left column, or the normal right column.