Source: Topps
November 4, 2005 - The all-new Topps Turkey Red Baseball has been a hit with collectors and now Topps is pleased to announce it is bringing the successful brand to the gridiron. Ready set…it’s 2005 Topps Turkey Red Football.
The original 1911 Turkey Red tobacco card set, considered by many hobbyists to be the most gorgeous trading card set ever produced, consisted of oversized “Cabinet” cards measuring 5 ¾” x 8” and featured some of the most stunning artwork ever captured on a trading cards.
Turkey Red Football captures the best players (active and retired) in the game and all the star rookies in a timeless design that screams instant classic. Whether you’re a set-builder, rookie card collector, relic card collector, autograph collector or all of the above, Turkey Red Football is the perfect set for you. (image attached)
And every 24-pack box guarantees one autographed or relic card!
The Breakdown:
300 Base Card Set (includes Veterans, 50 Rookies, Legends, Action Cards, Short Prints and Variations)
300 PARALLELS
Turkey Red Bordered
Turkey White Bordered
Turkey Black Bordered
Turkey Gold Bordered (#’d to 50)
Wood Frame (1 of 1)
AUTOGRAPHS
25 Turkey Red Bordered Autographs (includes Montana, Peyton Manning &
Bradshaw)
25 Turkey White Bordered Autographs (sequentially #’d)
25 Turkey Black Bordered Autographs (sequentially #’d)
25 Turkey Gold Bordered Autographs (sequentially #’d)
25 Turkey Red Autographs Wood Frame (1 of 1) 10 Turkey Red Cut Signatures (1 of 1)
RELICS
25 Turkey Red Bordered Relics (includes Roethlisberger, Brady & Chad
Johnson)
25 Turkey White Bordered Relics (sequentially #’d)
25 Turkey Black Bordered Relics (sequentially #’d)
25 Turkey Gold Bordered Relics (sequentially #’d)
25 Turkey Red Wood Frame Relics (1 of 1)
BOX LOADERS (1 per box)
21 Turkey Red Cabinet Cards (5 ¾” x 8”)
15 Autographed Cabinet Cards (5 ¾” x 8”) (Includes Marino, L.T. & Kyle
Orton)
10 B-18 Blankets
2005 Topps Turkey Red Football releases the week of January 23 and carries a $4.00 SRP for each 7-card pack.