Back in the 80s Topps produced All Star cards that were inserted into their cellophane wrapped multipacks of cards ('rackpacks') so that you could see the card in question. That was helpful if you had one particular favourite player, or were collecting the set. It also meant an extra Tony Gwynn card to collect in the seasons after he was an All Star.
Card Number 637: Topps Glossy All Stars, 1986; #17
This card has a varnish finish to make it glossy, however Tony's skin is noticeably shiny too! Although this looks like it was taken outdoors, I suspect that shine is caused by a lamp rather than the sun. It looks unnaturally lit.
The back is as boring as any other of these cards. The quirk with these is that they commemorate the game the year before, so it says 1985 in big numerals but it was released to accompany the 1986 flagship set.
I now have four of these cards, from 1985, 1986, 1987 and 1990. They look quite good together, so I have rearranged my binder to group them.
I'm also never sure whether to hyphenate 'All Star'. Topps do on these cards, but they don't always hyphenate it, even on cards released in the same year. Other card companies are just as inconsistent, and reviewing my previous posts about All Star cards, so am I!
Total: 637 cards
I think I'm inconsistent on the hyphen as well :D
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