Source: Topps
August 19, 2005 - Topps announces that 2005 Topps Traded & Rookies Baseball has been canceled to make way for the ALL-NEW 2005 Topps Baseball Series 3.
Because 2006 Topps Baseball Series 1 will not release until February, Topps will offer a bigger and more thorough late season series to keep collectors busy through the holidays.
Topps Series 3, an exciting season-capper numbered T1 – T330, will cover the
2005 post season including the World Series, traded players in their new uniforms and 110 Rookie Cards featuring 20 of the top picks from the 2005 Amateur Baseball Draft!
In the inserts department, the popular Barry Bonds Homerun History Set continues as Series 3 offers career Homeruns 331-660. Series 3 will also feature a slew of exclusive relic cards from this year’s mid-summer classic.
And from the company that brought you the historic Presidential Cut Signatures Collection, Topps Baseball Series 3 will unveil one of the most fascinating signature programs ever created—The Declaration of Independence
Cut Signatures. This autograph program will feature 1 of 1 cut signatures
from 50 signers of the Declaration of Independence. (Stay tuned for more details on this program).
2005 Topps Baseball Series 3 releases November 7 and carries a $1.59 SRP for each 10-card pack.
BASE SET (T1 – T330)
85 Traded Players
20 Prospects
20 2005 Draft Picks
90 Rookies
5 Managers
5 Season Highlights
14 Post Season Highlights
12 League Leaders
33 Sporting News All-Stars
20 2005 MLB All-Star Game Starters
8 2005 Home Run Derby
18 2005 Futures Game Starters
PARALLELS
330 Gold
330 Black Bordered #’d to 30 (HTA Only)
330 (1 of 1 Parallel)
PRINTING PLATES
330 (featuring 1320 plates in all)
INSERT CARDS
10 Homerun History -- A continuation of Topps Series 2, featuring Barry
Bonds’ career homeruns 331 through 660.
11 Nationals Inaugural Line-up -- Featuring the Opening Day starting line-up
of the 2005 Washington Nationals PLUS a team shot.
12 Nationals Inaugural Line-up Relics
50 2005 All-Star Stitches -- Relic cards featuring the workout jerseys
from the 2005 All-Star Game.
10 Touch ‘em All -- Relic cards featuring the bases from the 2005 All-Star
Game.
10 Midsummer Covers -- Relic cards featuring the baseballs from the 2005
All-Star Game.
10 Derby Digs -- Relic cards featuring the jerseys from the 2005 Homerun
derby contest.
10 Celebrity Threads – Relic cards featuring the jerseys from the 2005
Celebrity All-Star game.
2 Hall of Fame Relic card –Relic cards of Ryne Sandberg and Wade Boggs
1 Hall of Fame Dual Relic card
Signature Moves Autographs
Signature Moves Autographs Notations (#’d to 25)
56 Declaration of Independence -- Features each signer of the Declaration
of Independence. The backs of these cards will feature puzzle pieces that,
when put together, will form the Declaration of Independence.
50 Declaration of Independence Cuts -- Cut signatures of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence.
