2018 Topps Five Star Baseball ($139.95 per box) arrives Wednesday, October 17th at Sports Cards Plus. Topps super premium brand with a checklist that’s virtually all on-card autographs (only cut signatures aren’t) delivers two autographs per box.
In the days before Transcendent, Definitive and a couple of other ultra-premium lines, Five Star was the top of the Topps baseball portfolio. Although Topps Five Star has a moderate price tag, the quality of the cards are still very much on the super premium.
2018 Topps Five Star Baseball Overview
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Silver Signings and Golden Graphs both return, each getting their names for the signatures’ ink colors. Layouts for both are similar, using black as a backdrop to help the autographs pop. Parallels come in Purple (/25), Blue (/20), Green (/15), Gold (/10), Orange (/5), and Red (1/1).
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Five Star Signatures all have print runs of 20 or less. Some of the horizontally designed cards also have inscriptions with short notations from the player.
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Five Star Dual Autographs come with signatures from a pair of players. These aren’t easy to find with each numbered to 10 or less.
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For premium memorabilia collectors, there are Five Star Autographed Jumbo Patch cards. All are numbered and have a large patch piece along with the on-card autograph. Parallels start with Gold (/25 or less) and Silver Rainbow (/10 or less). These also have four different one-of-one versions: Laundry Tag, Majestic Patch, MLB Silhouetted Batter Logo, and Team Patch.
Cuts come in two forms. Five Star Cut Signatures have autographs from all-time greats. Celebrity Cut Signatures highlight big names from outside the sport. No matter the form, all are one-of-ones.
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