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2019 Topps Chrome Baseball
When 2019 Topps Chrome Base-
ball hits store shelves on July 31 it will
showcase the season’s biggest debuting
stars with rookie cards and on-card rookie
autographs.
The base set
will include the
biggest stars from
Topps Series 1
and 2 Baseball on
chrome technol-
ogy, including the
most collectible
rookies. The base
set will also include
limited base card
image variations of
notable subjects from
the base set.
Collectors can also
look for the follow-
ing parallels: Refrac-
tor, Prism Refractor,
Negative Refractor, Purple Refractor,
Blue Refractor, Green Refractor, Green
Wave Refractor, Blue Wave Refractor,
Gold Refractor, Gold Wave Refractor,
Orange Refractor, Orange Wave Refrac-
tor, Red Refractor, Red Wave Refractor,
SuperFractor,
and Printing
Plates.
The 1984
Topps Baseball
set is high-
lighted with
the 1984 Topps
Baseball insert.
This insert cel-
ebrates the 35th
anniversary of
the 1984 set.
Subjects will include a mix of veterans
that were featured in 2019 Topps Series
1 and new rookies and veterans.
Other inserts include: Future Stars,
Freshman Flash, and Greatness Returns.
The Rookie Autograph Cards insert
features on-card autographs from the top
2019 MLB rookies on chrome technol-
ogy. There are also 12 different parallels.
The Dual Rookie Autographs insert
features autographs from
two top rookies on one
card. Each is sequentially
numbered to 25.
Other autograph
inserts include: Future
Stars Autographs, 1999
Topps Chrome Baseball
Autographs, Freshman
Flash Autographs, and
1984 Topps Baseball
Autographs.
New in 2019 is De-
but Gear cards, which
showcase established
veterans and retired
players on their MLB
debut organization,
along with a swatch relic
from that team.
2019 Topps Luminaries Baseball
Topps’ high-end offering of Luminar-
ies Baseball returns in 2019, featuring
the best the diamond has ever seen – past,
present, and
future.
Each card
in 2019 Topps
Luminaries
Baseball is
encased, auto-
graphed and
numbered to 15
or less. Each
pack is guaran-
teed to include
an autograph or
an autographed relic.
With a scheduled release date of Aug.
7, 2019 Topps Luminaries Baseball will
also include a variety of other inserts that
feature autographed cards. ◆
Baseball in the air
Plenty of baseball card products for collectors to chase after
New Releases
New Card
Release
Calendar
AUGUST
7: 2019 Donruss Football
7: 2019-20 Upper Deck MVP Hockey
7: 2019 Topps Luminaries Baseball
10: 2019 Topps National Baseball
Card Day
14: 2019 Bowman Sterling Baseball
14: 2019 Panini Unparalleled Football
14: 2019 Topps Heritage High Number
Baseball
14: 2018-19 Upper Deck Clear Cut
Hockey
16: 2019 Leaf Memorabilia Treasury
21: 2019 Panini Chronicles Baseball
21: 2019 Panini Origins Football
21: 2019 Panini National Treasures
Collegiate Football
21: 2019 Topps Archives Baseball
28: 2019 Topps Five Star Baseball
SEPTEMBER
4: 2019 Bowman Chrome Baseball
4: 2019-20 O-Pee-Chee Hockey
4: 2019 Topps Gold Label Baseball
21: 2019 Upper Deck Team Canada
Juniors
25: 2019 Topps Heritage Minor
League Baseball
25: 2019-20 Upper Deck Artifacts
Hockey
OCTOBER
2: 2019 Topps Archives Signature
Series Retired Player Edition
Baseball
9: 2019 Topps High Tek Baseball
16: 2019 Topps Update Series
Baseball