A couple of Fleer Star Stickers from the 80s for your enjoyment today... kicking off with a spot the difference challenge.
Card Number 933: Fleer Star Stickers, 1986; #50
"Wait, Jon, did Fleer use that picture of Tony on the Star Sticker from 1987 as well?
"Well, reader, it looks likes they did. That's very observant of you! However, if you look closely you will see there are some teeny tiny differences."
They fixed the over-exposure on the second picture and Tony's smile is a fraction different. There is a minute difference in the electronic scoreboard on the edge of the balcony to the right of Tony as we look at him here. But those are obviously the same fans in the seats. These photos must have come off the same roll of film.
The back has some stats and some factoids. As usual, I will highlight how interesting the factoids on these early cards are. They were soon eclipsed by other achievements as the awards piled up. This has interesting stats from Tony's batting title winning season in 1984 and showed how he was setting club records already.
Card Number 934: Fleer Star Stickers, 1988; #123
The year before Fleer used grey borders on their flagship set, they tried it out in the Star Stickers set. The little stars around the border are cool, though.
The back just had a stats box and no factoids. Fleer did add in a "stat breakdown" at the bottom of the card, dividing up the stats according to day and night games, and games at home in Jack Murphy Stadium compared to games out on the road.
Total: 934 cards
I don't think I ever saw the 1986, 1987, or 1988 Star Sticker at my local grocery stores. If I opened any packs, they were probably from my LCS. That stat breakdown on the back of the 1988 Fleer cards is really cool. Looks like Gwynn was really tough at night home games.
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